MetalMonkey
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Look identical to my "U.S. Pro" branded ones - they are O.K for lighter stuff but not all that substantial.
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On their own they are a tad flimsy but bolted together like they are makes them more rigid, I fixed a batten to the wall and they sit on that, I also screwed through the top corner holes in the internal pegboards to anchor them back, made a huge difference.
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Quick, get a bench in there, for clutter and half finished projects.
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There's a steel beam right next to the end cupboard, I am going to have a swing out vice attached to that with a lift up leaf attached to the wall, they will become one when needed. Really don't want a table or worktop/clutter trap hogging floor space so going for this option.
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I'm as impressed by your discipline as I am by the organisation.
I'd like more wall storage, but that ship has sailed because of the stuff in front of the walls. Racking, bench etc seemed like a great idea at the time and give great storage and working space, but the problem with having storage space is that you fill it.
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Only use shadow board next to welding table. Instead of nails use stainless bolts screwed in then cut head off and round off - much better than nails.
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I'm as impressed by your discipline as I am by the organisation.
I'd like more wall storage, but that ship has sailed because of the stuff in front of the walls. Racking, bench etc seemed like a great idea at the time and give great storage and working space, but the problem with having storage space is that you fill it.
Yes a variation of Parkinson's law - stuff will always expand to fill the space allocated to it.
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You clearly haven't seen the rest of his yard
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Don't spoil it, let me have my illusion.You clearly haven't seen the rest of his yard
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I beefed up some of the fastenings too if I recall correctly. It is the shelves I find flimsy as they are just resting on bent wire hooked in the pegboard.
I wasn't too worried as I think I only paid £49 each for them a few years back and you couldn’t even buy the material for that - seems they have gone up a bit now.
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A close relative of First Available Surface.
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Yep, floor space is for toys only, whatever can hang off a wall will. Air and leccy reels going in and even thinking of a swing out gantry for the mig, carefully thought about it could swing out/reach anywhere I need it and the gas bottle could live outside. There will be no waist height clutter traps
Even the telly is on a wall bracket
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Been tinkering.
Got the drill, recip and angle driver in one section.
Got the 1/4" drive gear and bits cupboard sorted
Started on the leccy cupboard, found these dinky bins with lids. thought I would ID the contents by hot glue gunning a sample to the front
Got the drill, recip and angle driver in one section.
Got the 1/4" drive gear and bits cupboard sorted
Started on the leccy cupboard, found these dinky bins with lids. thought I would ID the contents by hot glue gunning a sample to the front
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Do that with drill, thread, decimal equivalent charts etc.
