Howdy y'all and a Happy New Year!! I'm currently working my way through my first big winter project and whilst I'm learning lots about the bike, I'm also building and planning my workshop. As the toolbox grows, days get cold and the bike is stripped and rebuilt, I'm looking for tips and inspiration for the workshop itself. Currently aside from the bike, I'm looking at 3 things. 1) Electrics 2) Floors 3) Benches Before I start doing anything big, I want to ensure I have enough power and connectivity in my workshop. So I'm starting with the electrics. So far I have a 25amp supply to the house with a tiny branch into the garage. I mean I can't even run a small chop saw off the supply in there. Has anyone rewired their workshop, and if so, do you think the three pictures will cover everything? Any advice, tips, observations? After the electrics are done, I'm thinking about the floor. Currently I have a smooth concrete floor but I see it is already suffering from cleaner and petrol. What are you guys and gals using on the floors of your workshops? Now before you all go down the Abba Skylift route, I want something solid that doesn't move if I bump into it. I'm fairly certain I will use a compressor and build an airlift bench (well, two anyway) but I'm interested in the best designs. What's the benefit of a scissor lift bench against say a bike hoist and fixed bench? What do you like best about your bench? What have you all done with your workshops?
I only have 18 amps to the shed. You would need to look up local regulations for the electrics. In this country 3 phase is a separate installation, although you can get a 3 phase convertor. I put an old carpet down, so comfy on the knees its hard to see how rubber matting can beat it. When it gets dirty you dump it and get another free from a neighbour. I have been staying away from lifts for the simple reason, I need the exercise. Good luck and post pics.
Yeah, here too. I've got some sort of 3-phase in there but I wouldn't dare plug anything into it at the moment. I'm gonna have to get the supplier in to upgrade my main box anyway so thought I'd get it all done in one go. Carpet's not a bad idea, but I'm trying to get off the floor. I have a few injuries and have learnt through working on the car that it's not going to get any better. I'd rather be comfortable and ride for longer than brake myself in the garage fixing them up. I try to keep the build project up to date, but I'm not much of a blogger. It may be a little dull https://www.thetriumphforum.com/threads/2001-s3-955i-and-so-it-begins.26159/#post-505731
when I got my house during the re-wire I ran a huge thick armoured cable underground from fuse board cupboard to the garage and wired to to its own garage consumer panel. Electrician did the rest, I also have concrete floor and use carpet tiles came across loads that were being replaced from office building rubber backed thick good as new, loads of spares spill anything just change out really easy, and great to work on. As a lift I use/ prefer a Easy Riser Big Blue from Quaser lifts - https://on-bike.com/motorcycle-lifts I find lift tables take up a lot of space unless to go flush into a floor pit. Dont ya knoow ,
Lots of electrical load diversity in a one Man shop. If the house supply capacity is running short, LED light fixtures will gain you some capacity. Older electrical power charts for appliances will be not be current with many modern more efficient appliances.
Hardly posh !!!! more Industrious, Honest and Trustworthy, Anyway lad I cant be that posh as I do still talk to you, and that bloody @Sprinter agreeing with ya. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1870718759725920
My workspace now with 2 bikes on it electric consists of an extension lead passed through the window, but I plan to put an outside socket out there soon. Nothing but the best for me although no bike lift so will make do with lying on the floor.
that FZR . Long time ago as I lived in Paris, I removed the carb ramp of my GSX "sur le trottoir". The only advantage working outside is the natural light. My workshop has 20A for the plugs, another 10A for lights. I have wood machinery and usual stuff (compressor, welder, etc). As not much works at the same time it's ok.
I'm kinda hoping our power suppllier here will run the cable from the main fuse box at the front gate to the garage. Running anything from the house would actually be more of a pain in the arse. Those lifts still worry me. If I'm going to have a bike in the air for 4-6 months (maybe longer) all kinds of trouble could occur and I know myself, I'd get an airline or something hooked up on it whilst I'm outside. Give it a tug and hear the bike topple. I'm lucky, living out in the sticks means I have a bit of space, this area will only be for the bike and my tools Image 1 = Workshop, Image 2 = Garage (cars), Image 3 = Parking I'd never really thought about those carpet tiles, there's always an office getting rid of them somewhere.. Cheers
Yeah, should be enough to get me through most things, even if I start making gates and fencing again. I'm one of those people who would rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it. At the moment I'm reducing load to the house, like you say with LED's and smarter machines (energy savers) as they need replacing. But when they built the garage and the barn, power supply wasn't a huge part of it and the boards look like they are 100 years old.
Nothing wrong with a cable out the window, it's how I've been working now for the last few years I think if I left them outside my house for any length of time, they'd grow legs. You're a lucky guy, I'd love an old Yami. Would take me back to my first bikes
