The "Air Raid Shop"

[jackal]

Looks good, Buster. I started machining at that age but didn't realize I wanted my own shop, until a few years ago.

My shop is also a Quonset hut. The shape is a little different. My walls are vertical and then round up to a triangle roof with a round peak.

Also, the tar on your roof was to stop the leaks, I guess???? Someone put it on years ago. Do you still have a any leaks??? They are a booger to stop.


The instructions with my building and the different things I have read all say it is real hard to put in a side door and not have it leak. If you want I can scan and e-mail you some of the stuff that came with my building that tells about sealing and trimming the side doors. They all recommend putting any doors in the ends, and not the arches.

That entrance way would make a good compressor room, with an inside access door.

I am sorry to hear about your Dad.

Glad to see another quonset hut on here.

Keep us posted on the work. I may steal a few ideas from you.


JAckal

[Buster87]

Originally Posted by jackal

Looks good, Buster. I started machining at that age but didn't realize I wanted my own shop, until a few years ago.

My shop is also a Quonset hut. The shape is a little different. My walls are vertical and then round up to a triangle roof with a round peak.

Also, the tar on your roof was to stop the leaks, I guess???? Someone put it on years ago. Do you still have a any leaks??? They are a booger to stop.


The instructions with my building and the different things I have read all say it is real hard to put in a side door and not have it leak. If you want I can scan and e-mail you some of the stuff that came with my building that tells about sealing and trimming the side doors. They all recommend putting any doors in the ends, and not the arches.

That entrance way would make a good compressor room, with an inside access door.

I am sorry to hear about your Dad.

Glad to see another quonset hut on here.

Keep us posted on the work. I may steal a few ideas from you.


JAckal

Hi Jackal, Nice to see someone else has a quonset hut s a workshop too. You'll have to start your own thread.

With regards to the tar on my roof, i think you miss read it for the tar that was on the floor. The roof on mine is just plain asbestos.

Good idea about the side door. However it think eventually i will buy some metal corrugated sheet and return the side door back to how it was originally. It currently leaks quite alot and it's not be built well at all, so i think its best to pull it down.

All the best.

[Buster87]

Finally got the lathe now. Was a right hassle trying to arrange delivery. 2 companies wouldn't even collect. The 3rd want £700 + VAT. The 4th want £600. In the end and luckily, the seller who i bought the lathe off said the he had a drive coming my way and if i payed £250 he would deliver it next day. I was pretty happy with that as it would of been a 7 hour round trip.

Took some random pics, though some of you may be interested. The lathe is mint. I'm really happy with it.

Next task is to get it of the pallet. Any advice on how to do it?

Also had a blo*dy good tidy up and move the mill to its new home too.

Slowly getting there.


Christmas has come early.

[Buster87]

Well i managed to move the lathe off the pallet on wednesday which was easier said than done. I borrowed a machine toe jack from work, a ratchet type one. I struggled to lift the bloody thing on my own its that heavy. Took a good couple of hours to get the lathe off the pallet. As the pallet was longer than the lathe i couldn't get the toe of the jack under the lathe to lift it. I had to inch the lathe off one end of the pallet about 6" and then saw the excess off. Then i had to slide it back and block it up higher than the pallet so i could slide it out.

I've got to turn some feet pads for the leveling jack screws, so that they don't eat into the concrete floor, then level it up at i'll be good to go.

Then i've got to do it all again for the mill.

[Dave K2]

Nice shop, it'll work well. If you think about getting shot of the roof etc, do some homework first, my garage roof was the same stuff and i immediately though 'oh no, asbestos' i rang around and got silly quotes then stumbled across some useful info.

Its not asbestos, its an ACM or asbestos containing material, it is regarded as low risk as its only about 2% asbestos and the rest is cement. If cutting or drilling it, just wet it down first, aparently the dust from the cement is likely to be more harmful than the asbestos. Double bag it and enquire with the local council about getting rid, some have tips that will take it.

Nothing worse than getting ripped off for big ££££ just because it contains Asbestos.

More info here...

http://www.asbestoswatchdog.co.uk/index.htm

I wish i had the bottle to set my own shop

Dave