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welder
good security
closed storage - try to keep tools and kit in cupboards etc - means stuff is out of site when the doors are open

Edited by Rob Gavin on 27th Apr, 2009.

Whatever you buy make sure it's not cheap crap stuff, (like screwdrivers from Poundland) just put a little bit more money extra for good quality stuff. It doesn't need to be really expensive. Screw fix are pretty good for hand tools and power tools. Aldi sell 1mm cutting discs for grinders which are exceptional, and their air tools are okay. Also try and get some shelving, this gets everything off the floor and saves you loads of room.
I find that having room to work on something a god send, being all cramped up is a shit. and have a piece of sponge on carpet for ya knees.

Having good storage space is a real must. Its really shit having stuff on the floor and in your way.
The one whole side of my workshop is selving but its still not enough.

"So wat we gonna do tonight Brain?"
"Same thing we do evernight Pinky!"
"Try to take over the world!"

Compressor.....

Apart from the angle grinder and welding, I use air tools for just about everything else and obviously the compressor is needed for spraying.

Totally knackered at the moment as my big compressor failed just over a week ago (I haven't dug my way into that corner of the garage to find out why yet) and am currently relying on my old little one....

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Compressor is easy I work for HPC Compressed air systerms. I've got alittle unit.
Only air tools i have is a 1/2 ratch, die grinder and a blowgun.

Own the day

this is ridiculous

1) titty calendar
2) kettle
3) biscuits

the rest is optional

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Axel stands!!

You are so wrong

1) Classic Steam Train Calender
2) Intercom to wife to make a brew (an old baby monitor is perfect)
3) For biscuits see 2

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A man without a project is like a like a woman without a shopping list.

theres a massive flaw with your plan though ben....the wife coming to the garage could start nagging at you to stop working on the car and go and spend time with them....

Perhaps he could rig up some sort of miniature railway between the house and garage.

This way he can get on the intercom then send the train to pick said brew up.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

those little hang on rack box's for nuts and bolts...which i add should be full at all times!!
a decent vice and very steady bench bolted to the floor and wall if required, bench grinder/wire wheel, good for shaping and cleaning up parts.
Heating!
compresser with for air and whizzy guns.
decent flooring

David.

Decent mig

I quite like the wife poking her nose in though, is that not normal?

http://www.twin-turbo.co.uk
http://www.hillclimbandsprint.co.uk/default.asp

A man without a project is like a like a woman without a shopping list.

The girlfriend of the tme came into the garage to see what was so important that I spent so much time out there. A lot of naughtyness insued.

She was wearing those killer heels and no undies

Own the day

Sounds like a good missus to me!

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

On 29th Apr, 2009 minimadmotorman said:


Sounds like a good missus to me!

Own the day

This post is completly pointless - unless pictures follow shortly...

On 29th Apr, 2009 Mr Joshua said:
The girlfriend of the tme came into the garage to see what was so important that I spent so much time out there. A lot of naughtyness insued.

She was wearing those killer heels and no undies

LOL. Almost sounds the sister picture bit. I got my girlfriend to do alot of interior work on mine. She screwed the interior mirror on all by her self!

Is it time for the sister section to be extended to include ex'es as well?

Should we have a readers wife section?