Subject: Re: NEEDED: home shop construction tips

From: [email-masked] (Alan Frisbie)
Date: 2 Dec 96 16:36:46 PDT

In article <[email-masked]>, 
yudi <[email-masked]> writes:

> As i am setting  my new homeshop in a garage,
> i will be happy to get some advice or layout plans,
> also on must-to-have tools.

Install the electrical outlets high enough so that you can
lean a full sheet of plywood against the wall and still use
the outlets.   Just out of curiosity, what is the size of
a metric sheet of plywood?   Here, they are 48" x 96".

--  Alan E. Frisbie               [email-masked]
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From: [email-masked] (Fitch R. Williams)
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 1996 07:00:10 GMT

[email-masked] (Peter Brooks) wrote:

<SNIPed good stuff>

>I like pegboard on walls for light tools.  For heavier stuff, I use
>1/2" ply and nails.  For really heavy stuff, I'll do shelf units and tie
>them to the walls.  (I live in earthquake country.)

So do I.  I have curio cabinets in the house tied to the
wall by lagscrews and heavy metal brackets.  The mill is
fastened down with 4 inch lead sheathed anchors.  I built my
lathe stands so they can be tied to the floor with self
drilling anchors and 1/2" bolts.  There is nothing heavy on
the shelves over the lathes - all the heavy stuff is down
low.  I don't keep volitle flammable liquids in the house
anyplace with the exception of a can of kerosene like
solvent.  My extra oxygen tank  not in rigidly bolted metal
bracket is chained to the wall.  

My extra can of Diesel for the tractor and gas for the
welder is stored outside.

<SNIPed more good stuff>

Fitch