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| − | Some people are welders, some are painters, some are mechanically inclined. We all have our specialty and usually build our shops around it. Big is not always better, you just have to walk further to get what you want. Well organized is better. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to weld up a project, reach over pickup a grinder and polish up the welds, turn around and pick up some nuts and bolts as you place a new piece of equipment on the part you just completed, without spending hours looking for tools and parts? If you are a fabricator, you know you need a place for plans, materials area, a welder, a cutting wheel or set of torches, grinders, drills and bits, supply of fasteners, parts and an area to paint it in. Why not plan your space efficiently? | + | Some people are welders, some are painters, some are mechanically inclined. We all have our specialty and usually build our shops around it. Big is not always better, you just have to walk further to get what you want. Well-organized '''is''' better. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to weld up a project, reach over pickup a grinder and polish up the welds, turn around and pick up some nuts and bolts as you place a new piece of equipment on the part you just completed, without spending hours looking for tools and parts? If you are a fabricator, you know you need a place for plans, materials area, a welder, a cutting wheel or set of torches, grinders, drills and bits, supply of fasteners, parts and an area to paint it in. Why not plan your space efficiently? |
| − | If you are working with old iron, try building a separate area for racking your steel, | + | If you are working with old iron, try building a separate area for racking your steel, or, a separate sanding blasting room with proper ventilation and good lighting. If you work on auto fabrication, why not have a frame jig table or a rolling overhead crane to move frames and engines into place. If auto body work is your game, how can you design it to keep the dust from overtaking all of the building? Maybe a simple divider and an exhaust fan will keep the dust and dirt under control. There are many considerations, plan them out and be open to new valid suggestions. |
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