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Subframe

Dec 14, 2013

Nick

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Today I did the subframe – it is complete over-engineered.

baroque subframe

with thanks to Mondrian for the design inspiration

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Workshop interior - cabinets and benches

I popped to Ikea yesterday and spent £360 on the frames, doors , hinges etc and £80 on the worktop counter for the bench. This was a bit more than I had hoped to spend, so to compensate I am going to try and create the workbench and shelving from three pieces of 8’x4′ plywood...

I popped to Ikea yesterday and spent £360 on the frames, doors , hinges etc and £80 on the worktop counter for the bench. This was...

12-Apr-2015 workshop design

Workshop - Interior design

Here are my first thoughts on the layout – given limits of time and cash I am planning a combination of ikea cabinets and a hand-made workbench. I would like to make this a dual purpose entertainment and (small) project space, but this plan tends to favour the latter activity. Unless you count a bench as...

Here are my first thoughts on the layout – given limits of time and cash I am planning a combination of ikea cabinets and a hand-made...

09-Apr-2015 workshop construction

Installing the footings

I laid out the footings at the weekend. Finally place the concrete mini-plinth concrete tops and steel supports on to the grids:...

I laid out the footings at the weekend. Finally place the concrete mini-plinth concrete tops and steel supports on to the grids:...

03-Dec-2013 workshop foundations

Clearing a Space

I finished clearing the site at the weekend: I then realised – rather belatedly – that: 1. the tree I had planted 7 years ago will be pressed right up to the front of the new building 2. a 3.6×3.6×2.7 meter building is actually pretty big compared to your typical shed These...

I finished clearing the site at the weekend: I then realised – rather belatedly – that: 1. the tree I had planted 7 years ago will be...

20-Nov-2013 workshop foundations

Building with Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)

what is a SIP? A SIP is a prefabricated panel consisting of two layers of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) sandwiching a layer of expanded polystyrene or urethane foam. The history of building with SIPs SIPs are a relative novelty in the UK – the majority of our houses are still built with brick and block – but...

what is a SIP? A SIP is a prefabricated panel consisting of two layers of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) sandwiching a layer of expanded polystyrene...

13-Nov-2013 workshop construction

Workshop drawing tools: SketchUp

When thinking about how to design my workshop I did some cursory research on design software and found most were both expensive and complicated to use. Then I had a thought – surely this is something that Google will have sorted out by now? And it turns out that they’d had a hand in doing...

When thinking about how to design my workshop I did some cursory research on design software and found most were both expensive and complicated to...

03-Nov-2013 workshop costs

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