30th January 2014 - Various Hobbies - Workshop Update

Published on 1 November 2022 at 07:16

been a busy morn, ,sorting the last of ebay sales this week,

and what listings are left all finish on Monday. 

Nipped over to Anglia Motel near Holbeach to pick up some fresh veg that will last us the next 3 weeks or so.

So as I am in a fowl depressive state,

I head down the workshop as I want to be alone n just sit n chill in piece n quiet,

but things don't always go as we plan....

Bummer must have left the paint brush down here last nite

 

Bummer must have left the paint brush down here last nite 🙁.jpg
I fit the 1st strip light over the bench.jpg
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Wire it up.jpg
feed some trunking thru the roof beam, that will be access point for all mains wires-1.jpg
and its finally ready to be plugged in.-1.jpg
At the moment, I still have not wired in the RCD box, so still running off extension leads. As I still have lights to add to the circuit and figure out how to wire the switches up. It will stay like that for a while longer 🙂.jpg
and it works, Tims camera has auto dim on it, but its nice n bright 🙂.jpg
The Piller Drill is placed were it will sit on the bench, once I have sorted out and moved all the stuff from underneath will bolt it down 🙂 I have drilled thru the bench and fed the wire thru and put the plug back on. Once I have sockets under the bench
Time to clear this side of the bench 🙁 It seems thats all I do is clean up the workbench at the moment.jpg
This lots not needed for a while so is placed tidily out of my way.jpg
mm a job for-1.jpg
Gay Graham the hoover 🙂 Dont ask me, ask Strawbs he named it 🙂 - Gary Strawbridge Men use a brush, as we did for 11 months on this project!.jpg
Right time to move this lot out of the way.jpg
which shows of the frame work and strengthening we did last week..jpg
As can be seen theres still daylight poking t6hru, but as its pouring it down out there, can wait for another day 🙂.jpg
Right lets see if i can do anything with this are 🙂.jpg
using off cuts from the off cut bin and the base of the frame is screwed into place, with another offcut joining up to the frame joist we fitted last week..jpg
mmm thought i would just check yep bloody level .jpg
mmm thought i would just check yep bloody level .jpg
upright goes in .jpg
the side is now rock solid, but still more beams going in .jpg
more offcuts.jpg
make this spacing baton, between the new frame and the outside boarding..jpg
and its finally done, i have been hanging of these timbers and pulling myself up and at 30 odd stone it don't move at all .jpg
time to fit the lining .jpg
and after raiding the polystyrene off cut bin, the top is done .jpg
the next bits come from the box of offcuts i brought a while back .jpg
that's the lot done
The offcut was just laying around in here .jpg
I measure it carefully check the easurements 3 times!.jpg
the 3rd back of kindling is about half full - ready for when Jan Horton comes round next 🙂.jpg
and its bloody short! Ah well by the time i put the roof beam over the top for the roof hardboard, it wont be seen (luckily).jpg
its soon all screwed in place .jpg
Time for another clean up of the bench
i don't like it .jpg
so the side wall gets its first coat of paint .jpg
whilst, i am using the heater to dry that, I give the back wall its 2nd coat .jpg
and the side gets its 2nd coat as well .jpg
shame about the auto darken as it is actually very bright and looks loads better 🙂 Thats it for today, not sure yet wether gonna start tidying up the stuff i put on the dining room table when i sorted around my computer desk the other day or pick up the

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