Hello again.
Today I'm going to talk about how I set up my studio.
in 2014 I was able to convince my wife that parking her SUV in the garage during the winter created an incredible mess and that the facility would be better used if it was a workshop / studio. My wife agreed and she is indeed awesome.
I bought a small unit heater which was easy enough to install as I had fortunately gotten gas, power & thermostat wiring roughed in during a reno a few years earlier. I built an 8 ft long workbench with a metal surface and large drawers beneath to handle my home's recycling, garbage and empty bottles as well as my hand held power tools. I arranged to have conduits surface mounted to provide power to the various work stations and the drill press / grinder area. I bought a mig welder and oxy/acetylene torch assembly c/w bottles to add a little heat to things. I organized a lifetime's worth of nuts, bolts, washers and screws into a 10 drawer cabinet that used to be in an opticians office. Canadian Tire had a humongous drawer cabinet on sale which now handles my hand tools, drill bits and other odds and sods. Basically, the place looks like it's got it's shit together.
I built a sturdy work table under the window looking out into my backyard which serves as a great spot for design as well as hanging out with visitors. I set up a set of steel shelves which can handle all sorts of weight to house a selection of materials for projects, a rack on a wall for the long stuff and a corner for small sheet metal scraps (An area in the backyard serves as storage for the bigger iron bits). Lastly, I installed a shelf above my workbench where I display old tools that my Grandfather once used, some of which get put to work to this day.
Next blog: Now what?