The Gorby sanctuary resurrection.
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Thanks mate, it's a much nicer place to work so it was worth the effort. It's not so tidy now.
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looking good gorbygould. i have to finish my space now... so i may actually copy some of your ideas!
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Thanks Spanjaard. I'm making minor improvements to the set up as I use the space, but it's much more ergonomically laid out. I also raised the worktop level so that I'm not bending over as much as I used to, and that's much better for my back. Just make sure you have plenty of storage when you do yours. I've filled all the drawers and have still got stuff that needs a home.
The magnetic, under-shelf tool storage works very well so I'd recommend that.
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Great looking work area, gorby! If only mine was as neat and organized...
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Thanks mates.
That's a good name for the room Urban, although I'm not sure I would be classed as entirely sane.
Gordon: I wish mine was that neat and organised as well! The photos are before any plastic was mangled. I've added another photo on the end to give a more accurate image of what's it's like in use.
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Well, of course you're not able to classify as sane. You're after all a modeller...
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😄 (I assume that is supposed to represent laughing – it looks more like constipation to me).
Spanjaard: The ducting was one of my slightly better ideas. It doesn't get rid of the paint smells completely, but it's much better than it was. Incidentally the stuff I used is called 'Kair System 100 Rectangular'. I bought it from a well known South American river😉 and it was quite a reasonable price - £37 all in. The brackets are overpriced but I managed to do it with just one of them.
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Very nice job Gorby, and considering your self-reported aversion to labor a laudable effort indeed. I envy the natural light (my cave is in the basement, so no cigar). Nice work on the tool storage and compressor mounting as well 👍
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Thanks Alec. I had hoped those years of manual labour were behind me, it's not good for your health you know. The compressor mounting works well – the rubber shelf mounting and the rubber mat absorb quite a lot of the vibration, so it sounds much quieter.
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i actually have part of the stuff already... i had a couple of tubes leftover from some crazy idea during the renovation of our place... i just need the ends of it, and i have it almost done. well, i need to connect it to the window, but i have an idea about it 🙂
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Mrs Gorby's been on at me for years about sorting out what she calls 'That doss-hole', and I've finally given in – the carpet monster was nearly thirty years old after all and getting to the end of its natural life span, so I painlessly put it out of its misery (by slashing it into small pieces with a Stanley knife). During the autopsy of the carpet beast, the contents of its gut included several parts that I didn't know that I'd lost. The room ended up being a bigger job than I first thought, but I've finally got to the end – well …… sort of……… nearly….. almost. It's the sort of project that gets added to or altered as you use the space.
It was a lot of work, but it's a much nicer place to be in.
This is the link to how it was:
My work area. Is this the smallest work-space? | Album by gorby