I’ve got a ramp in another shed but probably won’t move it as they take up a fair bit of space. Pit is better in in my opinion for get under drills
Building new workshop
- Thread starter Chunka87
- Start date
Yeh already built the benches in the workshop I’ve got now. And I helped build an overhead about 5 years ago with another farmer so got the plans already ?
- Location
- North West Wales
I’ve actually seen a workshop with a Hiab type crane concreted in which looked very useable around workbenches
- Location
- Huntingdon, UK
If you want work to get done probably better off with a phone signal blocker!
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
I was only joking ?
Tomr10
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Lol
Paddington
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- Location
- Soggy Shropshire
A planning corner with table, paper, pencils, laptop, comfy chair, footstool etc where you can plan your next project on wet days zzzz.
- Location
- British Isles
As you have lorry’s a brake tester would save 6 week testing hassle as you can do it in house
Goggles
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- Location
- Hertfordshire
We’ve got a quarter size shipping container in the back corner of the workshop to house power tools, chainsaws, etc. It adds another level of security and we try to put all tools away at night, so you can lay your hands on anything you need straight away. We have a light inside to help.
We built a strong room in our new one, inch thick flooring as the walls with racking in front of that screwed through the walls so they will have to get all the stuff off the racking cut the heads off the bolts then cut the flooring off, unless they have a chainsaw or circular saw with them they will struggle, proper security door too,
- Location
- our house, Norn Iron
If you are putting a bandsaw & roller feed table in put a door beside it, means if you get new steel supplies you can carry it in beside where you are going to use it.
- Location
- British Isles
What is the main roll of the workshop repairs and servicing of machinery or is it fabrication shop to assist Be it steel or wood as they are two very different jobs and you have muddled the water slightly as to it’s main job as one minute it’s fabrication next lorry servicing
That requires different spaces layouts let alone tools ( sone tools will be shared) and health and safety requirements
That requires different spaces layouts let alone tools ( sone tools will be shared) and health and safety requirements
It both really but say 75% of the time farm and lorry repairs and servicing. The rest of the time fabricating stuff but I’m tempted to build this shed then add a lean to on for fabricating in the future depending on work
fermerboy
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- Location
- Banffshire
Only thing Id add to the list is proper oil dispensing kit. Preferably bulk oil with retracable hoses to put in machines.
Bloody hate barrel pumps and jugs etc.
Bloody hate barrel pumps and jugs etc.
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Working in mine, one thing that came to me - an oven for keeping welding rods in.
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Welding rods went out of fashion with the introduction of mig welders .
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Sometimes you just cant beat MMA.
- Location
- west mayo ireland
Gantry crane or some form of lifting gear is essential.even if ya don't put it in straight away keep it in mind when sizing ur steel etc...