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Chas Jones

Chas Jones

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In the first week of august with a steady 28 deg.C weekend forecasted we took delivery of 15 Sq. Mtrs. of Galvanized steel roofing sheet weighing some 120kilos. and we started moving it part way up the plot towards the shed.

On the Friday the better half and I started stripping the deteriorating Onduline sheeting off the shed and got a couple of new sheets moved up the other half of the plot and fitted having installed new breather membrane and checked the fixing laths.
Saturday saw the remaining three sheets installed just in case the forecast storm for Monday arrived early, Sunday saw the rain guttering installed and roof trims fitted to keep nesting birds out.
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Having fixed the not so weather proof roof, internal ceiling lining and insulation has been replaced together with half of the internal wall linings and fixings so we now have a a more respectable Lathe Shed, just need enough hours in the day and energy to use its facilities.
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Partway through the shed refit after new wall linings.
 
Darren Wright said:
Looks like a nice place to work with all the natural light.
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Also gets a considerable amount of direct sun warmth in the winter daytime, it faces south, mid day summer can be a little on the warm side but plenty of opening lights and large extractor fan help.
All the steel window frames on three sides came about as a 'design opportunity' and a way of reducing the spend and time taken when I put it up as they had been removed from the main residence during an insulation upgrade.

It was not a pretty project but easy on the pocket money and workable.
The rough wood store subsequently tacked on the west end was added as an afterthought and considered as a major overkill in volume just to make use of an existing concrete base has for some reason proved to be totally inadequate.
 
Mike Stafford said:
By the way, Chas, I really like, no, I admire the beautiful glass cabinet you have storing your finishing supplies. I don't know anyone who has such a lovely glass front cabinet in their shop except you. :p:D (y)
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Made circa 1933 by my Father as part of wedding trousseau gift to my mother, like all the furniture he made, the carcase is in Oak with mixture of oak and pine shelves.
Close inspection will show that it has some outstandingly wide planks in its construction and some novel use of basic joints, wood screws and nails and some embellishment with trimmings available in that era from hardware/wood merchants.

The mock ledded light panels use flat lead strips bonded to the glass, bonded with what I do not know, but it shows no sign of debonding.

How he managed to achieve such construction, seeing as how all the workshop he had was a few lean-to sheets of corrugated Iron as a rain shelter in the small back yard of his mothers small terraced inner city house is a mystery to me.
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Chas Jones said:
Nothing exotic equipment wise but gives me what I need most of the time on the actual turning front.
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Perhaps nothing exotic, but it has the necessities (and then some) all within easy reach. Looks pretty efficient to me. And I'm envious of how well it's organized. :thumb:
 
I am a bit envious about how well organized your shop is, and all those windows, wow. My shop is about the same size and has a window in the door with a similar sized window in the opposite wall across from it. Both are small and inadequate, and the rest of the shop has no windows at all. The lights need to be on whenever I am in there, day or night.

Charley
 
Ted Calver said:
Chas, As wonderful as your shop is, I can’t help also admiring your greenhouse and garden beds. Seems to me you have a very therapeutic back yard…rain or shine :thumb::thumb::thumb:
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Thanks for the comments, I guess that's one way of describing the plot, there are more and more times when it is a little much for us to keep under control I'm afraid these days and becoming more a case of trying to keep it tidy rather than showcase..

Here's some shots of it from some 12 yrs ago when it was looking reasonably tidy.
 
Chas Jones said:
Thanks for the comments, I guess that's one way of describing the plot, there are more and more times when it is a little much for us to keep under control I'm afraid these days and becoming more a case of trying to keep it tidy rather than showcase..

Here's some shots of it from some 12 yrs ago when it was looking reasonably tidy.
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I checked the pictures. All I can say is WOW!!!
 
That is an impressive yard. It must have kept you very busy to keep it looking that good. Now I can see how the upkeep must be daunting. But it is a very beautiful space.
David
 
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