m00k
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Must get a decent wee bench vice on the go myself
RMS Epic Workshop/ Garage Thread: Show me your bench/garage
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natogreen16v
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@Lyons we did similar to the above in dad's garage only used kitchen worktop for the working surface. Brilliant job. His vice is underslung and bolted to the metal frame (could be done from above too) but gives you peace of mind that when you are welting away with a hammer the bench won't break
thefool1983
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Hi. I used a company called north antrim steelworks.
I put the slab in and did ground works and they put frame up and sheets on .
I went for insulated sandwich panels and insulated automated doors. This made it (much) more expensive. Still much cheaper than a block build though .
There are a load of companies now .
Washing bay sheds is a good website to give an idea of sizes n prices
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thefool1983
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Whered u get that made @kenG
Legend, don’t know how I couldn’t find it!
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@Lyons
fella at dundrod (i have his number )
top is 4mm sheet steel, he also offered me 5mm and 6mm. (was just getting too heavy for my purpose.)
no flexing, but he can use heavier cross bars or "X" it
i only have one thunderbolk in each foot (but 4 holes in each)
delivered it too as he has a big van.
fella at dundrod (i have his number )
top is 4mm sheet steel, he also offered me 5mm and 6mm. (was just getting too heavy for my purpose.)
no flexing, but he can use heavier cross bars or "X" it
i only have one thunderbolk in each foot (but 4 holes in each)
delivered it too as he has a big van.
bora-gav
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Finding it hard to judge a garage size but would a 8mx8m be a decent 2car garage with some room left over for moving around easily/storage etc?
Rocko
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Yes.
bora-gav
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I've quite abit of space left over from my build to work with from the fence on the far left right over to the right hand side of that wee shed. But now the wife has decided she wants to move her salon from her dad's house so will have to add abit onto the garage I'm looking
Not like it has all the words you need to find it in the title lol
I searched "Garage" for thread titles and it didn't come up, I looked through the last 5 pages of the Car Chat and Member Lounge too, odd place for it to be in Technical and Mechanical imo!
Aye I knew to search epic garage which gets it easy lol.
Kinda is in an odd sub forum tbf
Well that was quick. Didn’t really bother me to be honest as I didn’t even notice
Thanks Cooper!
thefool1983
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thefool1983
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Got it a bit more tidy outside as well. So here is finished article .just need to redo driveway (prob in 10 years!)
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Plenty of room there mate and good access. sorting groundworks and a slab should be easy enough. The steel buildings are pretty adaptable too so should be able to sort something for the wife with a wee lean-to etc as well .
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but watching it go up, id do it myself next time.
no, not if you have the space and can afford bigger. iv a 8x12 m , wish tafk id done 12x16 now. dont second guess it, make it big. consider doing a lot yourself, i did the slab digger and cement work, then the ramp in and wired it myself, after i let a team build the metalwork.
but watching it go up, id do it myself next time.
variant
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Found one bench under the clutter tonight, one more to find. Major garage envy with all this 8x8m chat. Struggling with a family worth of bikes, wet suits, surf boards, camping kit and general stuff in a 3x6m single garage.
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definately, should have gone bigger , Ya can hardly walk round in the place 
