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Another vote for the pallet racking as work benches. As well as the work surface you can still store stuff above it. The local computer guy on here [biggrin] set up his whole workspace and storage from pallet racking. The is some pics on the forum somewhere.
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I have made 80% of the shelves in my shed some from skip bin formply and others from pine studs and ply shelves, my widest is the length of those plastic tubs with lids you can get for around $12, I find shelves about 400mm wide ideal.
I have used mdf for a 500 mm shelve with no cross bracing and it bowed like a boomerang will redo them with ply one day.
I do have a lot of woodworking gear in the shed, l wouldn't want to build everything i have with a circular saw and drill.
Will post photos if you want any ideas.
Some pine and t&g particle board flooring make a cheap and strong workbench.
The Bunnings hammerlock shelving (or whatever it’s called - similar to pallet racking but black and smaller) is very strong, but not real cheap. I’ve done a whole wall of my garage in it - it’s very good.
I made my workbench out of timber (100x100 for the legs, and studs to joint it all together with coach bolts and screws) with a top made of a single sheet of thick MDF. It's held up well, and when eventually the top is too wonky I'll just replace it. I use it as a router table too, with a router mounted underneath raised by an old bottle jack.
For cupboards I've collected a few second hand steel cupboards over the years - they tend to be flogged off as businesses shut down/move (old stationary cupboards) etc and come onto the second hand market from time to time. It's nice to not have things get so dusty as they do with open shelving.
I have a tool chest on wheels which I thought was excellent quality for the $
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I think the most important thing is powerpoints everywhere, and if you can plumb in compressed air to have that wherever you might need it. It would be nice to have a clear workshop ... I have cables and air line all over the joint ... must clear that up.
Old pantries work well for tool storage.
.Metal Plan drawers are great for storage but prices have skyrocketed as everyone wants one
Lots of great ideas. I've also been looking at Pinterest and various other websites for ideas. It's amazing what some people manage to pack in, with things like drop down cupboards from rafters/joists and those pull-out floor to ceiling shelves you see in kitchens. I think the pull-out units would be really good if you could find ones capable of carrying the weight.
I'm also looking at lighting ideas and agree with the post about lots of power points and dedicated compressed air lines. I will probably mount a bench grinder outside to cut down on the mess inside, but I'll have to think about that.
Anyone got any pictures of nice workshop set ups?
I got my shelving from Supercheap, and it was super cheap and pretty good. It's the same sort of stuff that is a Bunning that HomeStar was talking about. I've bought 2 sets for about $160 each and have them conncted along one side of the garage. They are 1800mm wide and 600mm deep and have 3 adjustable shelves. I use one of the shelves for my workbench which I have a rollcab underneath.
Also on the epoxy flooring it is a MUST HAVE!! I did mine myself for $280 for a double garage. Just get the Rustoleum product from Bunnings or Supercheap and give it a go. Very easy and they have a DVD istruction disc in the package. Just remember to throw the chip up in the air and not straight at the floor for a nice even coverage.
Also if you have a panel lift door you can do what I have done and mount flat panel LEDs to the door. For thouse of us with panel lift doors it was always a problem for me with light down that end of the garage when I'm painting or working on something. My solution was to mount the flat panel LEDs to the door so when the door is up I have overhead lighting, and when the door is down while I paint I have side lighting. Works a treat.
Don't have very good photos of my set up but here a couple. Sorry about the mess [thumbsupbig]
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Few things I have learnt with workshop;
Before you move in do the floor. It makes clean up of oil a diddle
I went with light acid etch then a few coats of resene pavement paint
Sure not as tough as epoxy but still hard wearing and very easy to touch up
Before painting drill a bunch of holes in appropriate locations and sink
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Drill them below surface and countersink then you can run a CSCap screw in at floor level
This gives you pull points where needed that are good for 55kN in shear and 33kN in tension
Perfect for winching dead vehicles around , straightening axles , or pre loading beams etc etc
A few of these suspended over workshop (and benches) are more used than wall GPO
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Come up with an effective offcut storage system before you start making offcuts of wood/steel/aluminium/uranium or titanium whatever it is you play with
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