Month: December 2018

Sorted out the mounting today and got it all up in place:

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Just used some 50×50 alloy angle that i had lying around spare.

Its mounted to the bracket that holds up the chain for the garage door opener, which in turn is mounted off the spring mount.

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None of the stuff up there is remotely square to the roof, except my lights. But that does mean every time i look at the bracket it all looks out. More importantly it all clears the roller door as it moves.

Put some 3M hooks up on the ceiling to clip the wire into, but while im waiting for them to set i temporarily hooked it up to see how it goes:

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Casts quite a lot of light for such small things. Well worth the $25 or so each.

Also got around to welding up a clamp holder thing on Boxing Day, which gets the majority of the clamps out of the way:

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Those single hooks for the Rackit units are excellent for modifying to hold other things. The powdercoat/crinkle stuff does burn pretty well though.

Had a chance to keep unpacking the garage yesterday, decided to swap around the bandsaw and drill press, mainly to make access to power easier, and then able to keep the welding stuff together on the other side:

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[QUOTE=36;843068312]I really like the castors, nice being able to wheel things around.

Layout.. I think you’ve got it pretty spot on to be honest. Shelving storage on one side of the shed, (left hand side, if you always drive the car nose in) and doing stuff on the other side. Tool chests near the work bench. Most car work happens at the front so work bench near there. And maximise vertical usage, which you’ve done really well already. If you need more storage you could put a shelf/some racking above the toolbox/bandsaw. Similarly above the rubbish bins.
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Funnily enough that is exactly what i did above the bins:

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[QUOTE=Tripper;843069973]a couple of these above the roller door

[url]https://www.bunnings.com.au/philips-11w-2ft-diffused-lp20-smartbright-daylight-led-batten_p4371385[/url]

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Was planning on a pair of these actually: [url]https://www.bunnings.com.au/philips-21w-4ft-diffused-lp20-smartbright-cool-white-led-batten_p4371386[/url]

Reckon i can put a steel angle bracket in up there off the center of the spring mount, and keep them tucked away above the door.

Just need another few hours to finish unpacking and its almost ready to go.

So i managed to start getting stuff setup and in place over the weekend. We brought over the main racks already complete, so just a matter of rewiring everything.

I mounted one LED panel light off a pair of clearance aisle brackets from Bunnings, with a chunk of 70×35 from the previous garage:

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On the other side (forgot to grab a pic) i have chain hooked up to the racking with the other LED panel hanging from the chain (you can kind of see where the electrical lead goes in that photo.

The lighting down the other end of the garage sucks though:

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So im trying to figure out some way of mounting lights on that end of the garage so that its not a dark dungeon down there.

Cabinet wise everything is roughly where it was in the old garage, except taking advantage of the width of this place by turning the workbench around.

I reckon in the long run ill put the bandsaw and drill press between the fridge and workbench, and then have a slightly more dedicated welding space next to the roll cab.

[QUOTE=F3ARED;843065969]How’d you go with the new place? Interested in how you go setting that one up, currently working out my joint now – will be stealing the individual platforms for pedestal drill etc on castors off you :)[/QUOTE]

Funny you mention this, we only just finished moving in on Monday. Still tons to go in the garage, but for now its all there.

Snapped these photos half way through moving the racks, and before we started running out of time and just jammed everything in there. Its about a meter wider than the old garage i reckon

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This weekend I should get enough time to start sorting out the garage properly, and put up the new lighting etc.