Creating the workshop I always promised myself
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2022 2:03 am
Well, the house that I've existed in these past 16 years is now gone, and I am technically homeless at present...well sort of...my fleet of rusty tat is all now in one place for the first time, as are nearly all my tools. Much to the chagrin of my family down here in Kent.
With everything in one place I have commenced fully reclaiming my workshop in an effort to create the metalworking shop and garage I've craved for so long. Unfortunately it's not as simple as it should be and me being me, surfing ebay when I have some money in my bank account leads to accidents, accidents in the shape of a Bridgeport Series 1 2hp Mill...which, while it should fit in my workshop, currently can't due to the stuff that shouldn't be in a workshop being stored there. I'm trying to clear it, but it's not easy when there's no obvious place to clear it to without causing a family rift.
There's also the slight snag in getting it here. Having destroyed myself and all my friends in February moving, in the middle of the worst storms since 1987, I have been looking to pay to have the Mill collected and dropped off, but being tight I have been baulking at the prices I've been quoted to shift it the 30 miles from Sydenham (in the LEZ) to the farm. The main issues are the offload options this end; I fear that at around 1 tonne the Mill might be a bit much for the JCB after seeing it grunt with offloading the Bradbury 4 poster. It also doesn't help that the P38 is being a P38 and features air suspension with a mind of its own so still has no ticket, mind you it probably can't set foot in the LEZ even if I wanted to use it and my trailer to go fetch it. I have no desire to attempt an offload with a pallet truck down my trailers beaver tail ramp
Anyhoo, I shall document how I get on with this little project...if anything to give you all a laugh at my misjudged take on what constitutes a simple task
With everything in one place I have commenced fully reclaiming my workshop in an effort to create the metalworking shop and garage I've craved for so long. Unfortunately it's not as simple as it should be and me being me, surfing ebay when I have some money in my bank account leads to accidents, accidents in the shape of a Bridgeport Series 1 2hp Mill...which, while it should fit in my workshop, currently can't due to the stuff that shouldn't be in a workshop being stored there. I'm trying to clear it, but it's not easy when there's no obvious place to clear it to without causing a family rift.
There's also the slight snag in getting it here. Having destroyed myself and all my friends in February moving, in the middle of the worst storms since 1987, I have been looking to pay to have the Mill collected and dropped off, but being tight I have been baulking at the prices I've been quoted to shift it the 30 miles from Sydenham (in the LEZ) to the farm. The main issues are the offload options this end; I fear that at around 1 tonne the Mill might be a bit much for the JCB after seeing it grunt with offloading the Bradbury 4 poster. It also doesn't help that the P38 is being a P38 and features air suspension with a mind of its own so still has no ticket, mind you it probably can't set foot in the LEZ even if I wanted to use it and my trailer to go fetch it. I have no desire to attempt an offload with a pallet truck down my trailers beaver tail ramp
Anyhoo, I shall document how I get on with this little project...if anything to give you all a laugh at my misjudged take on what constitutes a simple task