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Pictures of our work room/shop
Got a banner printing thought I’d show you guys some pics of our messy work room. It looks nicer on Monday mornings after we clean up on weekends.
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I was going to take photos of my place too, but your is so much tidier then mine, now I’m embarrassed 😳
Interesting footwear too. WPH&S would love to see that 😛 I won’t show the wife then… (She’s a WPH&S Officer). I can only dream of the day I don’t have to wear steel caps (or footwear) at the office 😕
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We actually using acrylic clear safety boots at the moment. That’s why you can’t see them 🙂
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Maybe an idea to start a general "workroom" topic?
I’ll take some pictures of ours today too.
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quote Shane Drew:I can only dream of the day I don’t have to wear steel caps (or footwear) at the office.As my house is attached to my workshop I can often find myself sitting here at lunchtime in my slippers. Don’t tell your wife though. 😀
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quote John Childs:As my house is attached to my workshop I can often find myself sitting here at lunchtime in my slippers. Don’t tell your wife though. 😀same here ………… in fact not only slippers ………. I’ve been known to still be sitting in pyjamas working!!!!!!! 😮
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mine was once the place where the coop kept their horses for milk deliveries
my workshop is in a really old building in a courtyard , it has a big double door and i was curious as to what it was in its previous life . i asked and was quite surprised to learn that it was the stables where the co-op used to keep the horses in the days when milk was delivered by horse and cart . anyone else have an unusual workplace ?>
not allowed any signs outside at all as it is a listed building but the windows are lettered (only allowed on the inside !! ) and the cars dumped at the door so people can see where i am ! .
pics not great ~ car kind of dominates it , but you can see how old the building is
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i’m nt so proud that i can’t show you why i need to do my big things outside !! my workshop felt big when i first built it, now, partially due to having more work on, and jobs sitting around until fitting, the place feels tiny !
i had a quick count up yesterday, i have over 70 rolls and part rolls of mostly oracle vinyls, even several 5×3 sheets of foamex that i’d long forgotten are hidden behind where the bait fridge and vinyl is ! ya can see now why i’m about to extend the workshop !!!
ps, the workshop is currently ‘mid job’ so is exceptionally messy right now ! i’ve just not had the time to do anything than shove things in free spaces for the past two weeks !
is there a prize for the messiest workshop ? 😀
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Just an outside shot of our unit for the minute (until we clear up inside that is!).
The mini is actually yellow wrapped in Black cast. The roller door is in MD5.
Cheers. Nick.
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quote Hugh Potter:is there a prize for the messiest workshop ? 😀
If there was, you’d win it. Hands down. 😀
Seriously, we all get untidy from time to time, especially when we are busy, but, having just tidied ours up a bit I can afford to be a bit pompous about it. 😀
I’ll try to post some piccies tomorrow.
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Nick,
Are they Linde Lift Trucks on your door?
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Hi John
Yes they are Linde – I believe we have a mutual client. Ian gave me permission to use their image which was really good of him.
Its actually been a good advert for us, we have had 2 jobs and a few enquiries as a direct result of the doors.
Another sign co just around the corner copied the idea but were made to take it down by their landlord.
Cheers. Nick.
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Small world. We’ve been doing vans for Linde since 1990. That’s seventeen years now. 😮
Ian gave us a glowing reference when I was pitching for the Virgin Media job, which was a big help.
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quote Marcella:quote John Childs:As my house is attached to my workshop I can often find myself sitting here at lunchtime in my slippers. Don’t tell your wife though. 😀same here ………… in fact not only slippers ………. I’ve been known to still be sitting in pyjamas working!!!!!!! 😮
Slippers & PJ’s…….. Snobs, I’m lying in bed *NAKED* with my laptop doing some work 😮
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quote John Wilson:Slippers & PJ’s…….. Snobs, I’m lying in bed *NAKED* with my laptop doing some work 😮too much info mr wilson 😮 or are you just teasing big dave 😉
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now if marcella had said that it might be a more interesting post 😳
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quote John Wilson:Slippers & PJ’s…….. Snobs, I’m lying in bed *NAKED* with my laptop doing some work 😮
oh please…. way too much information….. and I’m eating 😕 …. that’s turned me of my sausage and mash now 🙁
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Lol naked? whats loaded in your other firefox tabs. Do we want to know.
Nick I like your door.
Were working out of home at the moment thats our parents home. I wonder if theyll be up for us wrapping the roller door.
We could like put an image of a ferrari parked in there. That would get a few people looking.
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while we are at it…….. here is mine!
that banner is 12ft long so you get the idea. Just after refitting and moving a few things around to gain the extra inches all round.
Oh, please dont laugh at my customised plotter stand!! Hope you like the nifty catching device made from an old towel 🙄
All vinyls stored in roof compartments that I made. Keeps them out the way and easy to get to. Got utterly p*ssed off with app tape, so the dispenser for that is what is nearest to the camera on the right.
Worktop not doing too badly… 3mm coated hardboard!! Need to replace soon for polypropylene at some stage.
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looks like you n me have a similar sized workshop, except mine is, well, not exactly less organised, just very much more full !
i hadn’t noticed the plotter add on until you said, even then i looked hard to see it, it’s not a bad idea !!! i clean my floor regularly but i still get muck picked up on the vinyl, something like that could sort me out, i keep thinking about buying the proper one that fits to a summa, but thatta-do-me !
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John, if there was a prize for the messiest work space Hugh wouldn’t stand a chance I can assure you. I don’t have a workshop at all so at the moment I pretty much live, work and sleep in my bedroom. I am not allowed to use any other part of the house so everything is crammed into the one room.
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Here’s mine. Not sure if I should show this. Makes me feel like my place is a palace compared to some here. And I still need more room 😕
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i’ll swap ya Shane ?
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quote Hugh Potter:i’ll swap ya Shane ?
😳 erm.. no thanks… I’m not sure how you guys produce such brilliant stuff out of such a small area, that some of you guys work in….
I’ll never complain again… well not until next week anyway 😕
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quote Shane Drew:quote Hugh Potter:i’ll swap ya Shane ?
😳 erm.. no thanks… I’m not sure how you guys produce such brilliant stuff out of such a small area, that some of you guys work in….
I’ll never complain again… well not until next week anyway 😕
lol, i’d feel agorophobic in there (be careful how you spell that one !) with all that space !!
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quote Shane Drew:Here’s mine. Not sure if I should show this. Makes me feel like my place is a palace compared to some here. And I still need more room 😕Dad it’s me your long lost son.
Please send me my passport so I can come home to work with you in that lovely shed( (?) ) -
quote Andrew Bennett:quote Shane Drew:Here’s mine. Not sure if I should show this. Makes me feel like my place is a palace compared to some here. And I still need more room 😕
Dad it’s me your long lost son.
Please send me my passport so I can come home to work with you in that lovely shed( (?) )worth a shot dude hey ! your secrets safe with me !
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quote Andrew Bennett:Dad it’s me your long lost son.
Please send me my passport so I can come home to work with you in that lovely shed( (?) ):rofl:
gee whiz guys…. not that big is it? I’m seriously in need of more space, but the council will not cut me any more slack in my home license. As it is I’m using more space than I’m technically licensed for…
Got our local politician coming to see me on monday…(looking to discuss a community issue – whatever that means?) wondering how I can explain my situation actually….
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hi all, quick question to nick..
i have a customer that is looking for a shutter door covering with something based closely on your shutter with the fork trucks on, would it be possible to scrounge a copy of the image?? please..
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I would love to have a workshop that size Shane. Beats the shed situation!! get by with most jobs. done a few large signs and banners recently, and the size didnt help at all. Got there in the end, just takes a bit longer.
With regards to vinyl catcher as Hugh mentioned, it works well, although when it feeds backwards it can drag on floor – which at minute is very dusty! Soon to be solved…. just been given a lot of laminate flooring for free! Will be the classiest shed around :lol1:
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Hugh,
Is that trophy on the back wall there your ‘prize’ for messiest workshop?
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quote Gareth Lewis:Hugh,
Is that trophy on the back wall there your ‘prize’ for messiest workshop?
i’d wondered where that had gone too ! probably for pool of darts i imagine, had a clear out of many of them, i think that was the only one i kept, other than the fishing trophies !!
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Nice place shane, well kept mate 😉
shane, is that a glass topped work bench you have there?
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quote Robert Lambie:Nice place shane, well kept mate 😉
shane, is that a glass topped work bench you have there?
if so, what size and thickness in one bit do you have there?Yes Rob, 3600mm x 1200mm 6mm thick toughened glass, with polished edges. Its been on this table top for 11 years now…..
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Hi Stephen
Sorry the image is owned by my client – don’t think they would be too happy for me to hand this one out!
Cheers. Nick.
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Here’s my workshop, most of this equipment used to be in my house, now it fills my office!
Through the door with the typeface library on it’s the same size again but a real mess with saw’s and other stuff
John I’m often in slippers as well, sometimes forget to change them when I’m picking up the kids from school, never managed to work in pyjamas though.
Steve
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Here are some pictures of my workshop.
It looks real tidy, but that’s mainly because i just moved to this location 😉If you wonder where i put all my color vinyl: on the second picture there’s a stair to my storage behind the wall.
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quote Stephen Morriss:Here’s my workshop, most of this equipment used to be in my house, now it fills my office!Through the door with the typeface library on it’s the same size again but a real mess with saw’s and other stuff
John I’m often in slippers as well, sometimes forget to change them when I’m picking up the kids from school, never managed to work in pyjamas though.
Steve
Steve this may interest you its my accountant, do a google for "mike sutcliffe buses"
Many years ago, i worked on buses and trams for blackpool corporation
so I have a soft spot for old stuff
Peter
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Shan thats a very nice shed.
Were looking at moving in a few months into a 300m2 warehouse. Will give us tones more room and we’ll be able to do vehicles indoors.
Benno very tidy setup.
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like the seperate room there benno. Bet it helps to keep it dust free and tidy – must make life a lot easier I bet!!
Liking some of the ideas here……….. NEED A UNIT! 🙄
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Hugh i see your workplace is a shed workshop, how big is it?
With a baby on the way in September i have to move my stuff out of the spare room and will prob be getting a shed , i want to get it pretty big but i already have a 12×8 and a 6×4 shed i have loads of tools and need to keep these sheds.
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Stephen, you need to call the local scrapyard mate, someones dumped a load of old buses in your fitting shed :lol1:
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quote leemorris:Hugh i see your workplace is a shed workshop, how big is it?
With a baby on the way in September i have to move my stuff out of the spare room and will prob be getting a shed , i want to get it pretty big but i already have a 12×8 and a 6×4 shed i have loads of tools and need to keep these sheds.
Leemy workshop is 12×8 i think, it’s almost like a chalet type in construction, all the tounge and groove (1" thick) interlocks at the ends, and i then insulated it with polystyrene and platerboarded the interior, i’m soon gonna either get another, or extend this one, to house all the non sign stuff (fishing gear etc!) and build another workbench on the right hand side too, along with additional storage for vinyls underneath it.
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quote martin:Stephen, you need to call the local scrapyard mate, someones dumped a load of old buses in your fitting shed :lol1:
That’d make me really popular 🙂
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