{"id":1082,"date":"2021-09-23T17:34:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T17:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kerrygalloway.com\/kerryswebstudio\/?p=1082"},"modified":"2021-09-24T22:54:44","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T22:54:44","slug":"build-diary-teensy-workshop-1-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerrygalloway.com\/kerryswebstudio\/2021\/09\/23\/build-diary-teensy-workshop-1-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Diary: Tiny Workshop #1 \u2013 design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u2019m starting to get excited about the idea of working with my tools again, and investigating some of the new creation technologies. The problem is space: I need a small space I can afford to get “shop dirty”. And in an urban environment, space is always at somewhat of a premium. I don\u2019t need a large woodshop in which one might, say, create furniture, but I’m going to need something<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m going to need natural light; warm and dry; secure; stable\/level floor; easily cleaned; dust and fume extraction system for sanding and soldering. For some of the projects I have in mind, I\u2019m also going to need reasonably consistent draft and temperature control – nothing extreme, but a 3-D print can be ruined by a draft cooling the filaments. I\u2019ve been chatting with my instructor in 3-D printing, and there is a great machine available for a ridiculously low price – but it\u2019s going to require a cubic half-meter of space to operate in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I turn my attention to the last unallocated space on our property – the quick and dirty shed that we built beneath the laundry room to hold the contents of my garage when I turned it into a recording studio many years ago. Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oh dear. Nasty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For a moment I\u2019m tempted to quit before I begin. Cold, chilly, cramped, dirty, stuffed with half sorted rubbish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A good friend comes over to help me muck it out. In the course of a hard afternoon we get it cleaned out and make a number of discoveries. It’s been inhabited by rats; the concrete is rough and chunky; the wall of steel cabinets on the right will have to go. But it’s something – and I’ve also found some useful tools left over from previous jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That’s better. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First up – the slab is rough and won’t make a good floor, but the ceiling is too low for me to lay a subfloor, so I investigate a floor leveling concrete product which is rated for final surface as well, and get to work mixing and pouring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple of hours of hardening later and – that looks a lot better. I can work with that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OK, that’s a start!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Test<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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