06-01-2022, 12:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-01-2022, 04:26 PM by Tony Griffiths.)
I suppose the list might be almost endless but as a start I'd go for a heated and insulated workshop minimum 12m x 12m with 1000+ lux shadowless indirect lighting, high enough to have a mezzanine floor, a 4-post or similar lift and shelving all round to take masses of labelled plastic storage boxes to keep everything in order.
3-phase electric supply with multiple outlets
Sink and hot water supply
Carpeted floor? Epoxy floor? Rubber tiled floor?
Failing a lift, a pit.
Rails down the sides carrying a cross beam with an electric hoist
Strong workbench with a high-quality, swivelling and rotating vice, cupboard and drawer storage and, of course, all the spanners and other tools.
A second steel-topped mobile workbench with fitted tool storage
Lathe with a spindle bore of 1.25 inches minimum http://www.lathes.co.uk/faq/page2.html;
Vertical miller with a power-feed table (this would double as a co-ordinate drill) http://www.lathes.co.uk/faq/page3.html.
A small, high-speed 10,000 – 20,000 r.p.m. precision drill http://www.lathes.co.uk/faq/page20.html
Multi-speed metal and wood-cutting bandsaw
Toggle press - or hydraulic
Welding equipment.
A large propane bottle and torch.
Cleaning bath with pumped supply.
3-litre ultrasonic cleaning tank
Hydrovane compressor and bead-blasting cabinet.
Wall-mounted hose reel
Powerful vacuum cleaner
Bisley-type small-drawer storage cabinets packed with every BSF, Whitworth and BA fastening known to man
..etc!
3-phase electric supply with multiple outlets
Sink and hot water supply
Carpeted floor? Epoxy floor? Rubber tiled floor?
Failing a lift, a pit.
Rails down the sides carrying a cross beam with an electric hoist
Strong workbench with a high-quality, swivelling and rotating vice, cupboard and drawer storage and, of course, all the spanners and other tools.
A second steel-topped mobile workbench with fitted tool storage
Lathe with a spindle bore of 1.25 inches minimum http://www.lathes.co.uk/faq/page2.html;
Vertical miller with a power-feed table (this would double as a co-ordinate drill) http://www.lathes.co.uk/faq/page3.html.
A small, high-speed 10,000 – 20,000 r.p.m. precision drill http://www.lathes.co.uk/faq/page20.html
Multi-speed metal and wood-cutting bandsaw
Toggle press - or hydraulic
Welding equipment.
A large propane bottle and torch.
Cleaning bath with pumped supply.
3-litre ultrasonic cleaning tank
Hydrovane compressor and bead-blasting cabinet.
Wall-mounted hose reel
Powerful vacuum cleaner
Bisley-type small-drawer storage cabinets packed with every BSF, Whitworth and BA fastening known to man
..etc!