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Setting up a workshop

  • Part 1: A New Workshop

    Part 1: A New Workshop

    by

    Arianne Davey

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    Peter Seymour-Howell builds a new workshop before continuing work on Flying Scotsman.

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  • Health and Safety in Engineering Workshops

    Health and Safety in Engineering Workshops

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    Neil Wyatt

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    Accident statistics aren't broken down in a way that lets us really understand how dangerous  (or not) our workshops are. According to the 2002 HASS report furniture accidents are over four times as frequent  as "DIY, Building, tool or machine" accidents, and similarly accidents in "tool/potting/coal etc. shed/outbuilding" are relatively rare compared to bedrooms! Of…

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  • WORKSHOP LIGHTING

    WORKSHOP LIGHTING

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    Neil Wyatt

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    Recently, I moved both house and home workshop. The new workshop had minimal lighting and unsafe electrics, so a complete rethink was called for. The existing lighting and power points were ripped out and a fresh start made using more suitable modern equipment, selected to make the best of the space available. On the lighting…

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  • The editor’s workshop part 1

    The editor’s workshop part 1

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    Richmond

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    Many visitors to this website probably don’t have a clue about fitting a backplate to a chuck. This article aims to rectify that. At one time, my only workshop tool was an old second hand Myford. I did not even have a drilling machine. The lathe had to do everything. Although I purchased a brand new…

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  • A Shed Too Far

    A Shed Too Far

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    Richmond

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    As readers will be aware if they have read Editors Bench that I am moved to Scotland. One of the problems faced was moving my workshop at the same time as the house but there was no outbuilding to store the tools and machinery in. So, a major priority was to get a suitable size…

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