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Digital Print Room Build Thread
Thought you guys would enjoy watching this take shape.
Got my steel today for the new print room and mezzanine floor level.
Also ordered the cleats to get done laser cnc and the purlins as on their way also. Concrete cutting guys coming in next week to reinforce the slab for the posts. Hopefully we can also get welding as of next week and get this up the week after.
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Just waiting on the council and engineer to get it all approved. Then we are in business.
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looks like it has millions of potential Jason, best of luck with it and look forward to seeing its progression mate.
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Update: Got my purlins, cleats and printer. Aiming now for end of July to be up and running.
Was pretty lucky they all arrived at the same time and my very good neighbor let me borrow the forklift.
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Small update. All the drilling for all the holes is done. Were getting the printer setup in the downstairs office for now. Isn’t totally ideal but we can start playing with the white ink.
Got all my plates delivered to supported the c channel as well.
Still aiming for the end of July to at least have the structure up and then finish the wiring etc.
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Still going 😀 Got the council approval for the holes we had to cut out in the slab. Welding should be finished this week and we get the structure up next week. Dragging on a bit I guess this always happens.
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Get the finger out Jason! 🙄 🙄 😀 😀
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Here you go Mr Cleary.
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the secret basement is uncovered!
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I think we nearly hit England while excavating.
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That’s incredible Jason, well done on your success and great to see your progress.
cheers
warren
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Up she goes. Finally coming together now. Just need to wack all the purlins up square and level it then concrete the posts in. I enjoy doing this work actually building something.
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Framework done.
Concrete Monday then I turn into a carpenter to finish it off.
Let the sparky and plumber do their things and we’ll be away.Still holding out for the end of August. Hopefully we’ve left enough room for the new machine planned 🙂
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Fascinating to watch Jason….gonna be a fab space.
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Curious as to why you concrete the legs in Jason?
Over here, our mezzanine floors are bolted through base plates into the concrete slab.
Look forward to seeing more pics as it progresses.
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quote Chris Dowd:Curious as to why you concrete the legs in Jason?
Over here, our mezzanine floors are bolted through base plates into the concrete slab.
Look forward to seeing more pics as it progresses.
Hey Chris. It has all to do with the permit down here. Because I only have 7.5 car spaces in my car park I am not allowed to have any more office space. So the extra space on the mezzanine level is considered storage space. This means it needs to take a load of 35 tonnes on the top. The engineer gave us the option of having really big metal plates on the bottom of the posts or putting them into the ground. I didn’t want the plates getting in the way (walking over them etc) so we went with putting them in the ground.
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7.5? Who’s the unlucky driver of the half a car?
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quote Gareth Lewis:7.5? Who’s the unlucky driver of the half a car?
Pretty sure 1.5 car spaces is for a disabled car space.
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Aha! I just thought it was a bit odd, with the .5 of a space, but now makes perfect sense to a dullard like me.
Thrilling stuff watching this all take shape by the way.
Having knocked a couple of buildings about, I personally always found it a bit disappointing once the walls go up, being sort of shut in after being able to take an unspoilt-ish view of the outside from inside while the build takes place. Perhaps that’s what the person who built the first space with all glass walls thought too.
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Been busy with work. But the timber frame is up. All the plaster is hung. The sparky has run his wires.
Blocking up the plaster tomorrow. Should have good progress made within a week.
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I’m about to start painting. Here are some pics from the last two weeks. Beyond this the plaster has been hung and blocked up. Sanded everything. These were just before the sparky put his stuff in. Exciting stuff now.
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It’s coming along nicely Jason. 😉
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the place is coming together now Jason, looks like you are making a good job of it too, well done mate.
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I agree, what amazes me is how tidy it is too. Or do you tidy up for the photos :lol1:
Cheers
Gary
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quote Gary Birch:I agree, what amazes me is how tidy it is too. Or do you tidy up for the photos :lol1:
Cheers
Gary
My parents are cleaners they make me clean up after each step 🙂
Back to painting. Jamie took a photo tonight showing me doing some work for a change 🙂
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Some more pics and proof that I work.
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Is the mess on the floor just to prove me wrong :lol1:
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I swept 5 times and vacuumed it see the two brooms lol. Bloody plaster still everywhere.
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Nearly there. Paint the floor and were moving in.
Hurahhhhhhhh (:)
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Great space Jason.
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its looking good jason, great clean space, perfect for getting your layout spot on and keeping it tidy 😀
nik
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Cheers Nic. That’s the main reason. We want to employee someone and systemise the business and have it totally organised.
We also wanted to create the most perfect environment we could for digital printing, storing digital media and out gassing of prints.
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That’s great – looks almost as nice as my place! 😮
Will you be using the roof space as a mezzanine or storage area or is that a possible plan for the future?
John
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quote John Dorling:That’s great – looks almost as nice as my place! 😮
Will you be using the roof space as a mezzanine or storage area or is that a possible plan for the future?
John
We’ll use it for storage and layout out big banners for now. It’s been engineered to take 35 tones on the top. So 500kg per square metre.
Don’t really have any plans for it just wanted to build it properly cause you never know in the future what you’ll need. We plan on being in here for 5+ years.
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wow… nice work, hm… lights look a little yellow, dont know if u spied the lighting thread the other day 😉
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quote Dave Rowland:wow… nice work, hm… lights look a little yellow, dont know if u spied the lighting thread the other day 😉
Good Grief Charlie Brown! 😕 😉
loving the progress Jason, top notch mate… well done!
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quote Dave Rowland:wow… nice work, hm… lights look a little yellow, dont know if u spied the lighting thread the other day 😉
All Cool White Dave standard office tubes.
I’ll put a 5000k light in somewhere or get a viewing booth.
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Very nice Jason. Looks the dogs. Be nice to see what it looks like when all your kit’s in there.
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Can not wait to see the machines the rest of the equipments in !!!
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ok Just some quick snaps. Still want to put in a few things but Jamie had the camera out and took a few snaps.
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Hi what extractor is that and did you have it fitted, also with out been too cheeky how much was the false roof and lighting. (How many watts)
Thanks Shaun
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that better… looks great and lights are white!
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quote Shaun Cleary:Hi what extractor is that and did you have it fitted, also with out been too cheeky how much was the false roof and lighting. (How many watts)
Thanks Shaun
Hey Shaun,
Down here the drop ceiling installed is about $25 a square metre. Australian dollars.
I don’t have an extraction fan in there yet I need to fit one. I just wasn’t quite sure how many times an hour I had to cycle the air. I am thinking of also have the extraction at floor level to remove the solvents from the room.
Pretty sure they are 36w double fittings and I’ve got 16 of them in the room on two circuits. I really like all the light it makes working in there a lot easier.
Anyone have any ideas on the air extraction requirements?
The two printers working at the same time can get heavy on the noise. I also want to keep the temperature constant as well.
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Is that a big mirror in the middle of the room that reflects your 2 plotters? Or do you really have 4 of those 😮 😮
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2 printers, 2 cutters and laminator in middle bart. 😉 :lol1:
we have 2 per room jason. one bringing in air from outside and one next to the printer sucking air out the room.
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I’m very JEALOUS! 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 😉 BRILLIANT MATE!
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nice one! look big clean and tidy
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agree Jason, if you lighting is poor or incorrect colour it can play havok with how you work, but too much white light can take it’s strain on you.
good room mate… you sure sticker printing is your trade or building rooms now?
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Hi jason
Is your laminator cold kala 140 cm ? can you use it to laminat vinyl for vehicle wrapping ?
reagrdes
Arslan
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