Steve_Wright Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 getting up there isn't my issue, its how I keep the planes up there! Going to need to look how I hang them off the roof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 How about these? Alternantively I use old electric cable screwed into the rafter at each end to form a long loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wright Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 Going to be some sort of Z bent steel covered in pipe insulation screwed into the trusses which will hold the models under the wings. Biggest (at the moment) is a Wot 4 XL, and with the depth of the trusses most of the tailplane will sit between them out of the way. Will need to look carefully at where the strip lights are going to be placed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecchio Austriaco Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 If the room is high enough - and this is the case - you can also store smaller models ( her I mean less than 1.8m span or whatever your space is) assembled under the roof. Good for foamies, brings them out of the way and makes less hangar rush. I have posted this solution before as some of the readers may remember. I made a plywood bracket which can be made individual for every plane but it may also take a range of similar planes. Have a look as a photo describes it much better than text. this was in my garage in Italy some years ago, now I have a bit less space but I still have the foamies hanging as this is in my opinion a good way to store these delicate models. VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wright Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Doing fitting out buying at the mo, like the look of these on ebay They are 1.2m wide, so I think 2 of them wall mounted will be enough One of these: 2 lots of these, 1 set at 1/2 height, so will give me benches under the blue wall cabinets Just leaves me with sorting out the main workbench, which I am still unsure of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masher Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Nice idea VA, I will steal that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wright Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 May have just blown the shelving budget on a stainless cabinet unit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben goodfellow 1 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 very nice steve . may i ask where you obtained that ss unit from ..fly low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben goodfellow 1 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 very nice steve . may i ask where you obtained that ss unit from ..fly low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wright Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 they are on ebay, been outbid, unsure if to go higher, BIN they are £550 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben goodfellow 1 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 im planning a workshop and one of them with some castors on is exactly what i want.. fly ;low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wright Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 heres the link to them http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126-US-PRO-TOOL-CHEST-BOX-BENCH-ROLL-CAB-STAINLESS-STEEL-72-CUPBOARD-10-DRAWERS-/311171391584?pt=UK_Garage_Equipment_Tools_Tool_Boxes_Storage&hash=item487342a060 Edited By Steve_Wright on 13/11/2014 18:45:49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben goodfellow 1 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 thats great thanks alot . dont worry i wont be bidding for a little while yet . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wright Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 Ones man cave will be sporting a stainless steel workbech/cabinet, ebay strikes! Need to make the top longer, will go & see local blacksmith to build a frame for the rest of it & plank it out with timber & steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben goodfellow 1 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 ah well . i just so happens i work in a blacksmiths . would you believe it .i was thinking the exact same some sort of box section frame to make it more of a table so you could get legs under it...fly low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wright Posted November 18, 2014 Author Share Posted November 18, 2014 Roof felted & battened, roof tiles start going on tomorrow after a tidy up first thing. Just ordered roller shutter door for the front, sparky has been round to look today also. Local handyman chap is coming over later as I am getting him to self level the floor (I am rubbish at floating concrete!) and do the epoxy floor coating. Oh and the tool box stuff arrives friday! All done in 3 weeks.....maybe Edited By Steve_Wright on 18/11/2014 16:36:44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 You'll be in for Christmas Then a nice quiet festive season in your shed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wright Posted November 18, 2014 Author Share Posted November 18, 2014 oh yes, 2 weeks off over xmas and a cave to hide in and play.....bliss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wright Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 Roof nearly complete, short of 20 tiles, will get finished tomorrow morning. Jeep has a home now Edited By Steve_Wright on 19/11/2014 17:15:49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wright Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Roof is complete, glass in the windows & frames sealed. Side door frame going in after the F1, front door wont be here for 2 weeks so made a door from plastic sheet LOL Steam cleaned the floor and walls today, hope to put the self leveler down next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wright Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 front roller shutter door now finished, floor chap is coming tuesday to level/seal it, then epoxy painting it week before xmas. Walls are getting painted this weekend if lazy offspring #1 gets out of bed . Kingspan for the roof comes next week too, sods law the spacings between the trusses are 50cm and the kingspan comes in 120cm widths, going to have a lot off offcuts, may stick it in the attic as extra insulation. Can move my planes in once the kingspan is fitted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Dav 2 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Gosh Dave, you're not going to waste all of that lovely building space on a car are you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wright Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 First coat of paint done inside, fresh blockwork is like a sponge, 30 litres of masonary paint used. Hopefully a bit less on the second coat! Edited By Steve_Wright on 14/12/2014 17:20:51 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luther Oswalt Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Steve - How did you anchor the Brick walls to the cement blocks. I may have missed seeing a tie between the two. Leo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wright Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 Stainless steel brick ties, difficult to see in the photos. Insulated the roof last night, will give the walls another coat then just the floor to paint. Still waiting for the sparky to turn up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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