This is why my vehicles have been neglected of late

"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228) 08/04/2013 at 16:40 • Filed to: Workshoplopnik

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Our new house didn't have a proper garage, just a big open-faced car-port thing. We've put a stud wall in one side, put big doors in the other, and built this workshop area. Rather proud how it's turned out, if I do say so myself.

The cupboards are Ikea, but the worktop is a pine framework with thick chipboard screwed on top, then a varnished layer of hardboard to provide a good work-surface.

Next-up is drilling holes through for the vice and pillar drill, and running some electrics through to power everything.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/04/2013 at 17:04

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No beer fridge? Pah! And you call that a garage!

desertdog5051 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/04/2013 at 17:13

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Nice. You going to paint/finish the wood?

ttyymmnn > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/04/2013 at 17:37

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Very nice. I admire your skills; I generally have trouble driving a nail straight.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > desertdog5051 08/04/2013 at 17:40

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I was thinking of woodstaining it, but I've already varnished the edging strip of the worktop. I might varnish them actually.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > PanchoVilleneuve ST 08/04/2013 at 17:41

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How could I forget?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > ttyymmnn 08/04/2013 at 17:46

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Oh, don't worry, I miss-hit a ton of nails during this.

The worst thing was knocking down one of those brick pillars to put the doors in. We had to do it brick-by-brick to try and save some of the woodwork on the outside. The sheer number of times I hammered my fingers and wrist rather than the chisel. Learnt me some hand-eye-co-ordination. Learnt the hard way.

desertdog5051 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/04/2013 at 18:10

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That would work very good, too.

davedave1111 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/04/2013 at 18:28

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You might consider oiling the wood. Looks nice, and a lot less effort than multiple coats of stain or varnish.

davedave1111 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/04/2013 at 18:36

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I think hammering's a technique thing, more than strength or co-ordination, because I can do it and I don't have either strength or co-ordination. Sounds like you may be over-hitting. You need to drive through the point of impact, but not to hit particularly hard or give the hammer a big swing.

If you ever get the chance to watch a skilled chippy driving in a row of nails, you'll see what I mean. You know that whole double-tap thing they do? A tap to set, then drive the nail all the way in with one hit? I tried for years, swinging the hammer harder and harder, with a bigger and bigger backlift, and kept getting it wrong. Then I actually watched properly and saw how it's done. After the initial tap, the hammer doesn't lift more than about an inch or so from the head of the nail. You don't need more force than that if you hammer through instead of checking the blow, and you won't miss from there.

Also, plastic handles on cold chisels make life a fuck of a lot easier:

But then, these days instead of buying cold chisels you can usually buy a masonry disc for your angle-grinder instead.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > davedave1111 08/04/2013 at 18:38

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That's a good idea. Should have considered that before varnishing the worktop.

Part of it was to protect the worktop and cabinets from the inevitable deluge of oil and grease that will come fairly soon.

ZeroOrDie - Powered By MZR > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/05/2013 at 10:59

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Looks damn good man. Keep at it. Youll have a jalop dream car garage soon enough.

ddavidn > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/05/2013 at 11:15

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Looks nice! Someday I wish to build a similar setup in my garage.

William Byrd > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/05/2013 at 11:38

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That's awesome! Nice work. I would throw some poly on there and call it a day. It will protect it from moisture, spills, etc. and bring out more of the woodgrain.