Summer 2020 - Workshop Completed
The workshop known as Filtonia has reached completion in 2020. Well a working space is never completely done however, it is fully functional for now and houses:
The workshop known as Filtonia has reached completion in 2020. Well a working space is never completely done however, it is fully functional for now and houses:
- 4 Axis CNC Mill
- Colchester Bantam 2000 Lathe
- Universal Tool and Cutter Grinder
- Prusa Mk3s 3D Printer
- Horizontal and Vertical Holzman Bandsaw
Feb 18 - New Workshop facilities
My new property was mainly purchased as it had an existing double garage approx 6.5 m square, which in comparison with the last tiny workshop presented many opportunities for more tools and space. The draw back was the house needed renovating and this had to take priority over converting a bar, old, dirty, knackered in places garage into a proper model making work space. This is where it all started:
My new property was mainly purchased as it had an existing double garage approx 6.5 m square, which in comparison with the last tiny workshop presented many opportunities for more tools and space. The draw back was the house needed renovating and this had to take priority over converting a bar, old, dirty, knackered in places garage into a proper model making work space. This is where it all started:
The workshop plan
There were two main aims for the new workshop, 1. An engineering work space and 2. A soundproof man cave with all the trimmings. With over 36 m^2 available there was plenty of space to work with. However, the structure of the building needed a lot of attention, the power supply wasn’t big enough and it needed a significant amount of tlc and insulation.
I decided two split the room down the centre, either side of the main beam, with the left hand section being a sofa area with large TV, speakers and a toilet. Then the right hand side can be set as an engineering space.
There were two main aims for the new workshop, 1. An engineering work space and 2. A soundproof man cave with all the trimmings. With over 36 m^2 available there was plenty of space to work with. However, the structure of the building needed a lot of attention, the power supply wasn’t big enough and it needed a significant amount of tlc and insulation.
I decided two split the room down the centre, either side of the main beam, with the left hand section being a sofa area with large TV, speakers and a toilet. Then the right hand side can be set as an engineering space.
The first step of the build was get more power out there! I opted for a 10mm cable from the house consumer unit, which will then be linked to a new consumer unit in the workshop.
The next was to fix and upgrade the exterior fabric of the build. This mainly consisted of covering one of the old garage doors with insulation and timber; a new (well second hand) uPVC door; new window, fascias and guttering. Plus, I also took the option of fitting a water supply and toilet. This was a significant amount of digging and in hind sight would have been a good idea get a mini digger in, however, good exercise, so a weekend with spade it was!
From here the focus moved to the interior. Firstly all the gaps, there were many, were filled with gripfill and the interior walls made good. I decided to build a timber frame toilet cubical and line the roof and all the walls with 100mm of sound insulation and OSB boards.
I chose to keep one garage door operational, however this now presented the last week point with respect to noise and thermal insulation. To solve this I pop riveted 70mm C section steel studding to the garage door ribs, filled the cavity with 100mm of insulation and covered it with ply. The additional weight was solved by doubling up on torsion spring lifting mechanism by fitting the set I had removed form the other garage door. This involved replacing the cable with a longer piece and generally cleaning and maintaining the joints.
From here, the man cave and toilet was was decorated.
Nov 05 - Jan 17 Old Workshop Facilities
The original facilities I had for building this model:
The original facilities I had for building this model: