Fletty's new shed WIP ....or is it a retrospective??

[wheelinround]

Doors and shed look great Alan but for the life of me I keep wanting to call you Willber

Or maybe even Biggles like the sign too.

The waste concrete ramp is a good idea more traction.

[Greg Ward]

Um Fletty.....
Love the green doors.
But there appears to be one thing missing?
Perhaps two if you consider toys plural as a singular?
What's the plan post shed construction? Any new metal bits planned?

Greg

[fletty]

Um Fletty.....
Love the green doors.
But there appears to be one thing missing?
Perhaps two if you consider toys plural as a singular?
What's the plan post shed construction? Any new metal bits planned?

Greg

ahaa...... DOOR KNOB/S?

Hi Greg,
Ive been thinking about that. What l would REALLY like is arty wrought iron gum or grape leaf handles .... but I don't have any. Apparently there are smithing classes in Sydney and, should I ever sign up, that's what I would make. Until then, l'll enter through the old door and open these from the inside.
Im glad you liked the green though

fletty

[NCArcher]

What l would REALLY like is arty wrought iron gum or grape leaf handles .... but I don't have any.

But you do have carving chisels (? I think) and a couple of pieces of hard wood..... Go on. They'll look great.

[fletty]

But you do have carving chisels (? I think) ........

....but they won't be sharp until March 13?

[shanesmith80]

I realise you have made up your mind on the racking, but just in case

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[fletty]

[artme]

I share your pain re offcuts!!

[fletty]

For those who may face the same choice in the future, here's a few things to consider if you want to compare 'agricultural' shelving such as mine and steel shelving either brand new or second hand such as being auctioned on Grays in Shane's post above.
Flexibility,
Agricultural allows you to fill the available space AND divide it any way you want, steel shelving has stepped heights, lengths and gaps between shelving which may not allow you to fill the available space
Cost
My agricultural shelving below.....

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..... (so far!) contains an amazing 30 lengths of 90 X 35 X 3000 structural pine at <$8 per length and $40 worth of bugle head screws for a cost (excluding my labour) of about $280. The ply shelves are expected to add another $75. New steel shelving to fill the whole available volume was going to be about $1000 but, from Bunnings, seemed quite flimsy even for that price? Second hand Dexion however seems to go for amazingly low prices via on-line auctions but NOT via the second hand suppliers. It is flexible in terms of shelf spacing although much less so in height, length and width. As shown n the post above, it is also virtually NEW!
Resale/re-use value
This is a very important consideration IF you may have to move in the near to medium future and pack up and relocate your shed. My assessment of resale value is;
new steel (Bunnings style) say 25% of purchase price
second hand (Dexion style) say 100% of purchase price
Agricultural = NIL!

Under the scenario of do-as-I-say not do-as-I-did , second hand Dexion via on-line auction would seem to be the best choice with the only downside being a potential lack of flexibility but much higher re-use and re-sale price potential.

With my shelving, l have tailored it to also suit the plastic bins that currently house my book and magazine collection even though I know that the final outcome for those is the GARBAGE BIN .... but I am hanging on as long as I can! I have AT LEAST 16 of the smaller tubs containing magazines sorted by title and date and I have 10 of the bigger tubs for things like electrical, plumbing and dust collector components.

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Bays 5 and 6 (above) will have 1 and 2 more shelves respectively. The bottom 2 shelves are continuous over the whole 6 metre length and are to store long goods which can, if necessary, be loaded from the PA door at the end.
The GRAND PLAN for the shed extension is to have my 'prep' machinery, jointer, thicknesses, drum sander and probably pedestal drill (when set up as a bobbin sander) which are all mounted on castors, parked against the end wall....

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...but wheeled into the middle under a boom-mounted dust collector duct and hanging powerpoint for operation. All of these machines will soon be modified to 150mm diameter, top mounted and upward facing DC outlets.
Im still about 2 weeks away from having a working shed ....and the separation anxiety is killing me......

fletty

[DaveTTC]

Great run down fletty. Thanks

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[Bushmiller]

Alan

Really excellent use of shelving. I have used both Dexion and agricultural shelving in the past although my agricultural shelving was more so being recycled (the uprights were formerly farrowing slats from a piggery so when cut they smelt as though somebody needed to apologise).

I particularly like the vertical provision for sheet material between the bays.

Regards
Paul

[artme]

Love agricultural shelving!

I have to - it's the only variety I can afford and I make it from recycled timber!!

[fletty]

I've been away for 10 days, mostly visiting a couple of mates who are doing it tough at the moment AND maintenance and repairs at Number 1 daughter's place. While l was away, the shed wasn't really weatherproof nor secure so, in many ways, it was nice to get back last night even though it was in the middle of a doozy of a storm. Having taken out a second mortgage and sold one of the grandchildren to pay for it, the 4mm toughened glass was ordered before l left and arrived yesterday so.....

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.... the shed is now weatherproof..... I left the glass dirty just so you could see it.....

I have often admired the decoration and personalising of others' 'man caves/garages/sheds/pool rooms etc' and, in particular I like old 'porcelain' signs and how they hark to a bygone age, so I have been on the look out for a few relevant signs to personalise my space. For some reason I am drawn, like many others, to transport memorabilia and particularly rail, motor bike and air subjects.
Therefore, as you can imagine, I was over the moon to see this one in an antique/collectables shop up North....

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.... but traumatised to see that the shop was closed ......... UNTIL I SAW THE PRICE!
Rather than set my sights lower, I have decided to learn how to silk screen my own!

fletty

[Big Shed]

Like the doors

They're probably not original (nor would your own screen printed ones be) but there are quite a few on Ebay

sign aeroshell | eBay

I have quite a few Route 66 signs in my shed, reproductions off Ebay as well.

[fletty]

Thanks for the heads up Fred. As I have posted before, I am a babe in the woods when it comes to eBay etc but I'd better learn fast because I very much doubt that I could buy, cut the steel and silk screen my own for <$60!
I wonder what patent and copyright lawyers think of this


fletty