(06-01-2022, 09:12 PM)Ruairidh Dunford Wrote: This is very interesting Stuart, thank you.
I think I will also need other garages to store the cars. Is having a workshop that remains just for work fanciful?
No i dont think it is! However the "workshop" tends to get clogged up and then the storage side ends up as a workshop aswell fpr smaller faster jobs
One thing i have added to my newbuild garage is a wood stove - iam however totaly parranoid by fire, so i had one of these installed - https://www.tecnikstoves.co.uk/
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They load from the top, so no fear of doors opening and things rolling out, last weekend i had the double doors open, t shirt on with 43deg heat over 200m2 garage! Not bad for January in Scotland!
I also installed two Amazon Alexa smart speakers at each end of the garage - they are linked for radio, can do fast maths when asked, note taking etc - but also they can be used in an emergency should the worse happen and you are stuck under a car etc, i can shout on "Alexa" to call my neighbour, Friend or even 999 should i be unable to move, so far i have not had to use this feature, but it does also phone my own phone when it is lost down an engine bay etc to help me find it when lost.
I also purchased one of these, was around £35 from Amazon - you can indeed spend £200+ on some Pro quality ones but i find for the money these are pretty good. I removed the gearbox on my pearl in around 10min lastnight as there was no struggle with spanners, ratchets etc just break the nut, then use this to spin it off. Ive had it around 6months now, and ive used it for all sorts of restrictive jobs, from building furnuture, engine swaps & rebuilds a fantastic bit of kit. Ive recomended it to several people, and they have all said the same - should have bought one years ago!