Fall and winter projects

ktrain said:
I don't know if I'd be able to do that, this room looks like a tinkerers haven. lol
Where will you tinker? :)
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I haven't been using that room. Lately the only tinkering I have been doing is some work on handguns. Trigger jobs, replacing springs, polishing parts, etc.. I do that on a TV tray while sitting on the couch watching TV.
 
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ETXfigs said:
I haven't been using that room. Lately the only projects have been doing is some work on handguns. Trigger jobs, replacing springs, polishing parts, etc.. I do that on a TV tray while sitting on the couch watching TV.
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I actually need to do some of that myself if I can find the time.
 
ktrain said:
I actually need to do some of that myself if I can find the time.
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I got a Sig Sauer P229 a couple months ago. I installed a lighter hammer spring and sear spring and polished the hammer strut and trigger bar. That gun is so sweet now. Then I installed a short reset trigger kit. The kit is only two parts, sear and safety lever. With those parts installed the trigger doesn't reset now. It won't fire in single action. I can't figure out why. I put the original sear and safety lever back in it. I will have to figure it out. It's still excellent without the SRT. It's my one of my favorite handguns. My other favorite is a S&W 6906 that is a former Israeli police gun. It seems that I have a thing for handguns that are 20 years old and not made anymore.
 
ETXfigs said:
It's not a real workshop, just a spare room in our house that I use as a workshop but it works for the little projects that I do. It's a mess right now. I need a welding shop.
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I love it, from the pegboard to the benchtop drill press, grinders and sanders - a good collection of paints, solvents and glues and quite a few handtools.

I would put it some shelves, probably 12-14" deep and running about 4 to 5 feet on each wall at the top. That would let you get your workspace clear.

Then I would get some shelves, maybe 2" x 2"s and concrete blocks if money is tight. I would do keep the shelves about 34" apart vertical, 24" - 32" deep and 3-5 feet long. That means 3 tiers is really pushing it. You'll probably want to get 4 foot LED lights so make your shelves 4-5 feet long. I would look for cheap metal shelves if you can find them, even heavy duty plastic would work.

I would avoid wood, unless you build them yourself from 2x4, which is a possibility, but dimensional lumber prices are high. A CMU (concrete block) is about, let's say $2, and it's 8" high so stack four high and put your boards on. Lights are gonna cost about $40-$100 per 4 foot section, so that is probably gonna limit your number of tiers/shelves. This is basically how I do it in my shop windows over the winter.

Whatever flooring is in a bedroom, it's probably not waterproof - so you should also look for large, shallow trays to catch any runoff. You're gonna need a little bit of a system.
 
PapaFig said:
I love it, from the pegboard to the benchtop drill press, grinders and sanders - a good collection of paints, solvents and glues and quite a few handtools.

I would put it some shelves, probably 12-14" deep and running about 4 to 5 feet on each wall at the top. That would let you get your workspace clear.

Then I would get some shelves, maybe 2" x 2"s and concrete blocks if money is tight. I would do keep the shelves about 34" apart vertical, 24" - 32" deep and 3-5 feet long. That means 3 tiers is really pushing it. You'll probably want to get 4 foot LED lights so make your shelves 4-5 feet long. I would look for cheap metal shelves if you can find them, even heavy duty plastic would work.

I would avoid wood, unless you build them yourself from 2x4, which is a possibility, but dimensional lumber prices are high. A CMU (concrete block) is about, let's say $2, and it's 8" high so stack four high and put your boards on. Lights are gonna cost about $40-$100 per 4 foot section, so that is probably gonna limit your number of tiers/shelves. This is basically how I do it in my shop windows over the winter.

Whatever flooring is in a bedroom, it's probably not waterproof - so you should also look for large, shallow trays to catch any runoff. You're gonna need a little bit of a system.
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I actually have a place for everything on the work bench. I just need to clean it off. Thank you for the advice on the shelves. I have some 2"×4" that a friend gave me when I helped him move. I like the idea of using concrete blocks because I can move it higher or lower by adding or removing blocks. I will eventually figure out a way to adjust the height of the light, or the height of the plant closer or further from the light. I have one fig that is growing indoors, I have to keep moving the light up higher as it grows. I don't know how close the light needs to be to the plant.
 
ETXfigs said:
I actually have a place for everything on the work bench. I just need to clean it off. Thank you for the advice on the shelves. I have some 2"×4" that a friend gave me when I helped him move. I like the idea of using concrete blocks because I can move it higher or lower by adding or removing blocks. I will eventually figure out a way to adjust the height of the light, or the height of the plant closer or further from the light. I have one fig that is growing indoors, I have to keep moving the light up higher as it grows. I don't know how close the light needs to be to the plant.
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I like to hang the lights. Chain makes it easy to adjust, or paracord. I like to keep the lights about 18 inches from the canopy.
 
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