10 minute workshop, 20 minute tour...
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- So it’s been a long time coming and lots of people have asked about it, but I’ve finally got the place mostly empty and mostly clean, so here’s the ‘shop tour; I dunno, 10-minute workshop, but a 20-odd minute tour - how does that work? Enjoy!
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10mins in the workshop is 10mins never wasted.. Very nice..
Maybe a small shop, but absolutely the best channel for inspiration and tips for beginners. At the age of 47 you inspired me to begin playing with wood. And now in the process of building workshop for woodwork on my farm 😊👍🏻
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No need for high tech or super tight and clean workshop. This is 110% functional, and that is what counts. What you make in it is amazing and inspiring. Great tour, thank you so much!
Thanks! 👍
Hey Peter, your shop is an inspiration. I've had a few shops over the years, different shapes and sizes. I'm not self employed anymore so I rarely take on outside jobs for people. I have about a 27' x 10' garage but it's less than 8' high ( very frustrating) sheet wise 🙄 anyway, be grateful for what we have eh?! Any space is better than no space! I agree with the one comment about the US RUclips videos about endless space and budgets. They can come across as very intimidating for anyone starting up a shop. Thanks for keeping it real and the no BS English approach 😉💪🏻❤️🇬🇧🇨🇦
Thanks Nigel! 👍👍
Great point Nigel. Not everyone in the USA can have a mega-shop; in my case, I live in a very urban area and any kind of space is extremely expensive on a per-square-foot (or meter) basis, whether it’s green space or constructed space.
Vids, such as this one, drive home the point that the single most impactful tool in the shop is the workshop itself. It is also easily the most expensive tool in a non-industrial context, so it pays huge dividends later to make sure the shop is well conceived and well built prior to adding in the other tools. Incidentally, a gigantic shop is not always a good thing, but an efficient shop that is the “smallest acceptable” shop for a given type of work will likely be more productive than the big trophy shops. An important strategic step is to understand that storage and execution are different needs, and generally speaking , the storage should be selected/built to a lower threshold and budget than the work space(s). This is what Peter has done and it works, because it is an efficient use of his space at an affordable cost. Okay, my architect’s hat is now off.
I have an 8' x 12' garden shed for a home workshop. Over the years I have accumulated a small mitre/drop saw. a table saw , a router table, a pillar drill and a band saw. They are all moveable, on castors, They share the space with two workbenches and an alcove of steel shelving on which enough paint to do the London Bridge is stored, along with the necessary accessories. My battery operated drills , clamps and other hand and power tools are ranged on hanging shelves. A shopvac is hidden under one of the benches and there is still room to hide the lawn mower Like you I have about 4' x 6' within which to stand and work. I'm very happy with the setup
Howdy Peter,
i do not know how long i follow you now.
It is fascinating to watch this old videos and how your shop developed. Seen the roomtour 2023 just yesterday 😊
It's changed a little bit since then! 😂 👍
“Lifes too short for that” - +1 . Loved your comments on the radial arm saw- the ultimate exercise in frustration imho. Cheers
Ha. Thank you! 👍
Hi Peter, just started watching your videos and really enjoying them. Nice to see an actual small workshop tour as opposed to a 'small' US shop tour in a triple / quad garage! Keep it up, Luke.
+towns84 Thanks! Just keepin' it real, lol!
Thanks for keepin' it real. I work out of a small shop in the US that I'm in the process of building still. It actually is smaller though at 13 ft by 20 ft in a basement. When space is at a premium, creative solutions and multi-purpose areas are necessities.
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I have about 2/3 of your one room, let's say.
You can make anything work. I just can't use anything other than hand tools... But with track saws and whatnot, that's not really a problem. The local shop sells both 1200mm and 2400mm sheets of mdf/plywood... So I buy a lot of 1200mm :P
Thanks for the tour! Really good to see how you work within a small space. So many RUclips videos assume infinite space/resources. Also great to find a RUclips channel without an American voice! 🇬🇧
Thanks! 👍
Brilliant video! Your dust extraction system is genius!
More is often less. I owned and used a small DeWalt radial arms then remortgaged to buy their biggest baddest and I've been working around the damn thing ever since! Spot on
Yep. Great saws, but compromised in many ways, and really a tool from another era. 👍👍
Hi Peter, I’m a carpenter/joiner living in north Essex. I also have a small workshop that I work out of at the bottom of my garden. Thank you for sharing your videos with us, they are very informative and inspirational. I’ve not done much on RUclips but after seeing you videos it’s inspired me to build my channel. Keep them coming mate. Regards Tony
Got One in The Shed Thanks Tony! Great to hear that they’re of some use - look forward to seeing what you do with your channel, too! 👍👍
Once I shared a 5,000 square foot (1,524 meters) shop with another woodworker. We had very little money at the time to buy tools. I remember it was funny, one day a cabinet door salesman came to our shop and looked around and said "where's the shop?" as I guess he didn't really see what few tools we had. Now I work out of my basement and while it's still way too small, I do seem to have a better balance of space to tools now. Thanks for the video of your shop. Love the way you store your router bits.
It's clear that a lot of thought and planning went into this super little workshop.
Yep - seems to be working OK so far 😆👍👍
Hi Peter, I've been watching and enjoying your videos for some time and stumbled upon this shop tour. Really nice to see a real working shop instead of some of the fancy "for youtube only" shops you see with other creators, mainly filled with sponsored tools looking as new as when they came out of the box. Can't say that about your area of drills and routers.- :-) This video also lead me to your website which initiated this comment. Just wanted to say how honest and straight forward your website and your communication there comes through. Fits 100% with the impression I got from your videos. Thank you for all the time you put into your videos and for sharing your craft. Gave a great day.
Hi Klaus, and thanks so much for your kind comments! Haha, yes, there’s no question that my tools have had an honest working life! Thanks also for your comments on the website - I tried to answer all the questions a potential customer might have, as straightforwardly as I could, and it’s really good to hear that it comes across that way. 👍👍
The thing about an open-ended video like this is that you can never tell what a viewer will take away with them.. I learned lots of stuff - like things don't have to be perfect to be functional, make a lot out of a little, you've also got bike-rash, dust extraction is a must in a small space. Thanks for making the effort. Ian
Thanks Ian. TBH you can never tell from any video what someone will take away from it, all you can hope is that the video will in some way inform, entertain and occasionally educate. 👍
Definitely going to be taking some ideas from your shop! I like the recess for the drill and kapex, that's a neat idea, as is the router station. Thanks.
This is easily the best work shop tour
So many great ideas (I’m going to use myself)
Enjoying your videos
Niall from ireland
Thanks Niall, 👍👍
Peter, fascinating tour. I’m a DIY-er just starting out on my new-found hobby and even in your tour I’ve picked up some great tips for my own ‘half garage’ workspace - about 3/4 the size of one of your rooms - at my home here in Dublin. Now to hone the skills!!!
Thanks again 👏👏👍
Thanks Michael! 👍
Hi Peter, I know it's been a while since you made this video and things have probably changed a bit but I am just trying to plan out a small workshop in a spare bedroom as unfortunately that's all I've got, for some reason I hadn't caught up with this vid until now. It's given me a few good ideas to save space, particularly the fold up leaf extending your bench. It's really good that you don't have to spend your day commuting across London. I'm envious of your setup despite it being small.
3 years later I watch this video and come to say thanks. Very nice and functional workplace you have. Loved the router-ready workbench.
Hah, thanks! I need to remake the router bench, so more to come before too long! 👍👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop looking forward to it
Your disregard for the tabe saw was fantastic. Lol.
Just not on my radar 😆👍👍
Most cabinet makers trust their table saws more than their wife. The track saw changed alot.
You’re Inspiring me to convert my 10’ x 20’ basement.. love your videos , thank you.
Glad to hear it, thanks! 👍👍
Hi Peter. Enjoyed your tour. But just one small bit of advice from experience. Try pick up a steel cupboard for your flammable paints and thinners. If you were ever to get an inspection from authority it’s the first thing they will pick up on . ( paints, thinners, glue. )
Thanks. This is quite an old video, see ruclips.net/video/gDqp6EsL8Ac/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/RcxrZGYNYXk/видео.html 👍👍
It reminds me of a swiss army-knife. All important funktions compressed in a small room. Limited to what is really necessary. Big is beautifull, but big is also expensive and leads to a lot of funny but useless stuff. So keep on working in your way, it is a real inspiration for me. Thanks for your videos!
Thank you! 👍👍
Fantastic shop, great tour and I have got so many ideas to use in my small and humble workspace. Only just discovered your channel and I am so glad I did. Thank you.
Thanks, and welcome! 👍👍
Sitting board re watching some RUclips videos ( never know I may have missed something ) and then I saw the router bits in the end of shelf 🥰🥰🥰
Just simply genius and now stolen ( too late to patent that now mate !!!)
Haha! Old vid, but thanks - and welcome! 👍👍
great show... i feel so happy and proud when i see a lots of organised tools in small space .....
Thanks! 👍
Great tour - your workshop is not much larger than the workspace I have available, and your tour has given me some great ideas!
I noticed a few little custom touches when you popped open your systainers - may be worth an episode to show how you set them up (assuming you have not already, I'm going through your videos in order now, so ignore this if you've done it already).
Funny you mention the dewalt powershop radial arm saw... I just got a free Delta RAS last week, made in about 1963, from a retiring woodworker. Radial arm saws are a dime a dozen here in Canada, but this double arm Delta is not as common. It is a rock solid saw but it takes some care to use that’s for sure. A commercial shop bought all his tools except the RAS which they wouldn’t touch! Anyway...I’ve wanted to try one for doing dados, but the cross cutting is limited to about 15”. Good for bookshelf’s made of pine, or melamine chip board but maybe not kitchen cabinets. The Makita track, with a router sled might be more useful after all, or.. what I see you doing is butt joints using the Festool domino, which done right avoids the rabbet/dado altogether. Lots of options, without needing a huge cabinet saw!
Nice! If you have the space for them then they’re a good option to have for cross cutting/dados, but they’re machines conceived well before things like dust extraction were a consideration, and they do need careful setting up. 👍👍
I just celebrate your channel. Her calm demeanor is a balm after a hard day's work. the workroom is larger than expected and yet small for such a large number of tools. may there be many more videos of them. Greetings from the carpenter from Schaumburg Germany
Thank you! And greetings from London! 👍👍
Lots of very clever ideas on how to do a lot in a small space. The benches at the same height and the multi-functionality for different bench tools is really neat. Well organised workshop and a great video explaining everything.
+Ian Shortland Thanks!
Packed w'shop! Well sorted. Again, the 'median' worktop height to which you adjusted everything!
Peter, you said you'd measure the height of your MFT workbench?
Did you check please - hours spent on a 'wrong' height are good for backache - I'm assuming yours is set well for your height.
Really enjoyed the workshop tour. Very interesting video and I'm looking forward to others.
Your certainly right when you say that unless items are directly to hand they tend not to be used as much as they should.
Cheers...
+TEMPORE CUSTOS Thanks! Be sure to check out the back catalogue 👍
13:36 change benchtops as i'm planning to do 😂
Took 5-6years to decide which color 😂😂😂
We are all in same situation. It is good as long it is good 😅
Your workshop is one of the best organised I have seen for working in limited space. I am definitely going to be cashing in on some of your ideas. I like the idea of the worktop that converts into a router table and the removable top is also a good idea. For years I have used a table saw but I am going to be making a lot of base units in the future and I think an MFT table would make sense for getting accurate consistent square cuts. These are some of the things I like.
great use of space, ill be nicking a few of those ideas
Old vid, but thanks! Whole space is getting a makeover at the moment, but the basic layout remains the same. 👍👍
Brave, smart and skilled craftsmen are working in small spaces..
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Thanks a lot for all your inspiring woodworking vids.. 🤝 Kind regards, Richie.
A great use of space peter, I think the router slung straight under the bench is a great idea and one I might use myself. Thanks.
The one item that impresses me the most is how you have optimized the table space. Right now I have 3 different heights of tables/saws/homemade MFT/benches. This is a function of moving too much between houses/garages/workshops. In this rather small space you can cut up most anything that one can buy. From 4x8 sheet goods to 12 ft. long boards. Everything is right at hand, no wasted movements. In a 3000 sq. ft. shop, it appears to me that one does a LOT of walking around to get stuff in one place enough to actually do something. You just turn around, grab a tool, and do whatever it is you have to do. Also you have a lot more wall space than I do. This is incredibly important. Without it, one does have to store items in cabinets. I am sure a few more square feet wouldn't hurt, but you probably have the most efficient woodworking shop in London for what your business is. AND it across the street from where you live!!!
Thanks! Yes, I actually had this conversation what seems like a lifetime ago now at the hardwood offcuts shop - an amazing space, but a long way between machines! And yes, I’d love a few more sq feet, but making the best of what you have is a good start!👍👍
Love the bench that the drill press and kapex will drop into. I'm building a workshop / shed in the garden soon and watching this is gold.
Glad it's helped! 👍
And I thought I was limited by my 20 x 22 car garage. Brilliant! I never considered that you actually have the ability to work on a large object that spans across the width of your two work surfaces. That is definitely a good use of your space.
I really enjoy your videos, especially the honesty! It makes me feel better about the mistakes I have made over the years. I am retired and have 2 basic hobbies, woodwork and golf: I'm average at both. I built a 5m x 3.5m workshop last year and it is just about big enough, but, like you say, it only functions well if it is kept tidy. Not easy, if , like me, you're not a tidy person. Keep the vids coming and have a successful 2022.
Thank you! 👍
Thanks for the tip to look at this video. I am amazed at what you have accomplished in such a compact space.
Thanks! Yep, pretty cosy in there 😆👍
Im now feeling very envious and motivated to get my workshop more organized 👌
+peter fido Haha, it’s never been this tidy before this video, or since! 👍
Imagine he leaves his home and crosses the road to go make bread and wine, in his shop way to go, no job anymore but personal business, small space inspiration, have loved the idea because I rent a shop too.
Yep, that’s pretty much the vibe. 👌👍
I imagine you watch a lot of Dr. Who. You really have a mini Tardis then created a huge workspace for it. Thanks for sharing. Love your videos and ideas.
+bish2t Thanks! Now if only I had an assistant... 😯
Your work area is about the size of the space I have to install my work shop in, so lots of ideas to add to what I already have in mind. I’m also a retired photographer as it happens. Love the channel, I only discovered it recently but have found it very interesting. Cheers
from down under.
Thanks Craig, and welcome! Quite an old vid now, there are some updates coming 👍👍
Thanks for the shop tour. I work out of my garage and you gave me some great ideas for utilizing my work space.
Fascinating Peter. As a hobbyist, I used to work in a small corner of my double garage. The rest of the garage was full of detritus. Have recently moved to a rural setting (I'm an Englishman in exile in New Zealand) and have set up shop in a spacious barn. It's great not to work under space constraints. Nice to see your solution to a cramped space problem. Have just recently subscribed and I'm really enjoying your channel.
Flaxen Saxon
Thanks, and welcome! 👍👍
Interesting tour. I’m hoping to have my garage/shop built in the next 6 months and enjoyed seeing how you have maximised the space. I’m thinking of building a number of square rolling worktops, all the same height and with clamps to combine them into bigger “worktops”. Each configured to have one or more tools like miter saw, track saw and so on. We’ll see how that all pans out. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Just building my own at the bottom of the garden - a swanky (on the outside) looking home office type building, but with a workshop in instead - if we leave the house all I have do is convert the interior. Great to have some inspiration for the layout. Thanks.
Thanks for your tour - some great bench ideas as well.
It’s like Aladdins cave...fantastic use of space. Just goes to show we don’t need huge sheds 👍
OTOH, I'd lobe a huge shed! 😂 👍
Hi Peter, with regards your aluminum clamps. A good tip I picked up from Paul Sellers, was to insert a length of pine, planed to size, inside the channel. This will strengthen and improve useabillity significantly.
+Fizzy Yam Thanks! Yes, it’s something I plan to do when I replace these ones - these aren’t worth the effort tbh, they’re all a bit chewed up! 👍
great tour! thanks for sharing. I had a feeling you were a photographer before. Same stoy here brother .
You can’t say “Nothing much to see” after 20 mins of explaining how much there is to see! 😂 Great wee place you have, cleverly laid out!
Thanks! 👍
Was really interested to see the installation of your hinged track in particular how it is setup for different thicknesses and how you use it but it was one item that you missed out. Really enjoy your videos. Thanks
+Rob Bristow Thanks! I didn't dwell on it as it's an absolutely standard feature of the Festool MFT - the hinged rail, the adjustable height, all that. I do have a few ideas I'm working on, so 'stay tuned' 👍
Hi Peter. Thanks for the tour. I'm new to your channel, so there are a few things I haven't worked out yet - like what most of the work you undertake consists of! You don't appear to have any large machines - no surfacing, no thicknessing, no spindle moulding, not much ripping capacity etc. I'm currently working on some porch furniture for a customer, and I've designed it in a modular fashion so that none of the cabinets are too large for my workshop (a double garage) or for me to handle on my own. Even so, I can't imagine how I would manage in the space you have available. Clearly, I will have to continue exploring your very enjoyable videos!
I really hope your RUclips career doesn't lead to less and less woodworking on your part! Cabinet-making is what gives my worklife meaning, and I abandoned a career in the Legal profession to take it up. I fear that too many RUclips 'woodies' fall by the wayside once they achieve a degree of success, and I only hope it doesn't happen to you.
Looking forward to the rest of your clips!
Thanks! I've published almost 400 videos since this one, so there's plenty to catch up on, but I've been full-time on youtube for the last year, and while there's a lot less client work, there's still plenty to be getting on with. As for the kind of work I did, it was 99% sheet goods for fitted furniture, so no need for any 'big iron' machines. 👍
Great video Peter as always. Inspiring to see that creativity can take you a long way when space is in demand but not necessarily forthcoming!
One of the bits I enjoyed the most was the bench recess for the pillar drill and other tools you use in there.
You don’t see many RUclipsrs with that setup!!!
Thanks Clayton! No, the bench recess isn’t something I’ve seen elsewhere - simple idea, really, to bring the tables in line with the bench-tops 🤔👍👍
Another Great Video Peter , "Nice Planter Box "I love it , ha ha ha . Some great Tools and setup , great use of your Space
+Robe999 Thanks! 👍
gonna build a workshop at the bottom of my garden to compliment my tiny 17x10 garage shop. it should be about the same size as your shop 24x15. it's gonna be a fresh build incorporating built-in rail tracks to slide a planer, a thicknesser, and table saw underneath same height work benches in order to make full use of the space. gonna devide the build with a wall with sliding door and do the dustiest work like sanding and routing in there. Took some great ideas from this video Peter. Thanks for uploading this.
+From this to that Sounds great! Be sure to make a video about it 👍😄
Lucky bastard... The time you save by being able to walk in a matter of minutes is priceless
It certainly is! 👍
Great tour, I have a little workshop (8x4) and you have given me a few ideas on how I can get the best use out of my shed. Cheers
Thanks Fred! Yikes - 8x4 would be just a bit too cosy for me! 👍👍
TY Peter... great workshop tour.
Cheers Alex. 👍👍
Thanks for the tour. Lots of little hints to improve my own.
+Muru Roa 👍
I have to get from Haggerston to Brixton every time I want to use my - even smaller - workshop. I'm so jealous.
it's crazy, i have the same floor space (5x6 meters) except i don't have the wall in the middle, and i can't get to have something so organized and so well thought ! Well, in my defense my walls consist of one side plaster, one side uneven rocks where you brake absolutely EVERY bit you try to drill with, and two metal shelves, and a magnificient floor made out of holes because it was just a concrecete slab poured into dirt 60 years ago , terrible condition to build anything flat!
But your shop is very inspiring , at first i thought it was too tiny and clogged up, but everything is actually very organized, i can see how you have everything on hand and it would make working there a breeze ! Also i'm glad to see someone else with Trend Routers :D ! i Have two of them and i'm so pleased with it , especially the T11e , that thing is under a table and it would eat a whole tree without a hastle !
Thanks! I’d love to have 5x6 metres of clear space! And a taller ceiling. Not cure I could cope a hokey floor though! And yes, just starting to get to grips with the T11, solid machine 👍👍
Superb walk round - quite inspiring what can be achieved in a modest shop.
Thanks! 👍👍
22:06 It is "only" a small shop... there is "nothing MUCH TO SEE" he said...
That Place good Sir, is a hell of a very good organised, compressed to the max and absolut nearly perfect example/paragon for my 2x5m Workspace!
This video is absolutely loaded with good Ideas for organisation. I.E.: Drilling Holes into the shelves for the Routerbits.
Thank you and
Greetings from Germany
Thanks Martin! That’s an older video now, I just do an updated version - it’s nowhere near as tidy! 😬 Best wishes from London! 👍👍
Great idea for the dust extraction
Thanks! 👍
Great video Peter, one can't but admire what you've achieved with the space, you certainly have a creative mind. Excellent stuff.
Peter, thanks so much for the tour. I have always been impressed how you work in that space. Interesting that you used to be a photographer who has turned to woodworking, I have come across that a bit on youtube, me included. Keep up the good work.
+DownUnderWoodWorks Thanks! I think a lot of photographers are quite practical people - well, maybe not the fashion photographers 😂 - but an interest in woodworking does seem to be a theme amongst the ones I know 👍
Love it. But for me it's lacking a kettle and tea station and a comfy workshop chair for cogitating..... And a bunk bed.
Nice tour of the workshop.
Thanks! 👍👍
Thank you! I'm moving to a small shop, like 3x5 meters, and I like a few ideas from this video to build! Thank you again
+Nabil Saez Thanks👍
I'm about to set up a tiny workshop (5m by 3m) in my backyard and I'm pleased to say you've provided me with quite some tips and tricks :-)
+Gregory Van Vooren Glad to hear it! You can pack a lot in to a space that size 👍
Thankyou Peter, great tour, I have a workshop measuring about 16 by 15 foot so every inch is precious, you have give me some great ideas, keep up the brilliant work, stay safe, Louie from Ireland. I have a RUclips channel not as good as yours mate, take a look sometime, it's called Louie's Workshop.
Thanks Louie! I’ll take a look for sure. 👍👍
Interesting and useful information. You are a very talented performer, could be a great teacher!
Thanks!
Recently started binge watching your videos because your channel kept popping up on things that I wanted to learn more about. I appreciate your direct communication style about what you are doing and why. I am impressed with the efficiency and effectiveness it appears you have built into such a compact workshop.
I believe most of your worktops are mdf, but they appear to be painted or laminated based on beinga dark color (black?). Are they coated and what are they coated with?
One significant difference noted between your setup and many others I have been watching is your lack of a large table saw and your statement it doesn't get used much. Most people have claimed that the table saw is the heart of the work flow and shop, the other is your lack of a dedicated router table. With that said you appear to be able to do most of what others do, but then again milling of lumber was not discussed. After thinking back, the videos I have watched is pretty much focused on cabinetry with dimensioned lumber and mostly mdf. Maybe that is the big difference, knowing what you really want your shop to do - if not building big table projects and using lumber needing to be milled the not much need for planers, jointers, and large table saws. Overall very impressive.
I am not sure my opinions above make much of a difference, but if I understand correctly, likes and comments help you with your RUclips channel. So, wanted to make a comment and if going to do that thought I would communicate what i was thinking as I watched your video. I look forward to more insights as I watch more of your videos. I am subscribed. Once again, well done and keep the information flowing --- thank you.
Hi Rob, and thanks so much for taking the time to share your thoughts. Yes, I mostly make fitted furniture - built-ins - so the workshop is very much geared towards working with sheet goods, around 96% of projects being painted, 3% baltic birch, and ~1% veneered or solid. If I need solid timber machined to size I have a couple of good yards locally who will do that, but as the percentages suggest, it's not something I need often! Thanks again, and best wishes, Peter.👍
I'm a cabinet maker been over 44 years in the trade. My commute to work daily is even faster than yours. I simply walk down stairs to my large workshop where the whole down stairs is commited to a wood work machine shop. No more EXSPENSIVE rents or traveling costs plus the waste of time getting to and from work. Over 25 years I've lived above my workshop with many benefits saving a fortune.
Great tour Peter,thanks,
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it - must update it sometime! 👍
Watched lots of your videos thought you worked out of a shed at the bottom of the garden , nice work keep them coming !
Wish Inhad a garden - or a shed - this size! 😂👍
I suppose the only area of the shop you left out is the overhead lighting. Looks nice and bright on camera.
+laws1524 Ha! Literally replaced it all yesterday with LEDs - much brighter & more video-friendly now! The LEDs make a tangential appearance in an upcoming 'quick tip' video - be sure to watch out for them 👍
Thanks for the tour, really informative. I was hoping you will describe the role of your trousers with all those pockets or any other apparel you use in doing the work in shop or on site.👍🙏
🤷♂️They're just workwear with lots of pockets - links in the video description/companion website if you want some, but I don't have a whole lot to say about them tbh. 👍
Thanks for the tour Peter. I think having a storage space to hold timber and paints is the way to go when you're working in a small space. I ended up taking out a wall to increase the space but I think I lost storage space (but it is easier to move around). Also having similar bench heights as your table saw helps. One thing I need to get around to one day ;)
At last, a woodwork channel from Blighty. As good as the many U.S. ones are, telling me how much it costs in Lowes or Home Depot doesn't cut it. (Pun intended) Screwfix and Toolstation, now those I understand. I was a chippy in a past life now turned First Aid instructor, but Covid has buggered that up. I even started a first aid RUclips channel. BUT... Now I'm looking to go back into sawdust manufacture in a car port that I'm planning on turning into a workshop. Might even put that on RUclips, who knows, be rude not to.
Thanks Steve, and welcome! Quite an old video this one - from my first year on RUclips - so there's plenty of back-catalogue to catch up on! 👍👍
Nice you've got a lot of capabilities from a small space☺️
+jrichardsonsix Got to make the most of what you have 👍
Amazing workshop Peter. Would you show us how you made the fold out extention table, sometime?
+Bulwul Thanks! It’s just hinged at the top with legs that fold down, but sure, next time I use it I’ll make sure I show the mechanics 👍
Great shop tour !!!! As I'm building my wood work shed at the moment i may copy the ingenious bench design . Great job !!
Thanks! And don't just copy it - improve on it 👍
Will watch this later after morning chores but....1) I love London(for a Yank who lives across the channel and only gets there once every 10 years, and 2) you're inspiring me to sheetrock(plaster board,) my workshop(when son returns from uni at Xmas Break!) Best of both worlds; living in such an exciting city(we live on a farm in Normandy,) and being able to walk to work and build things for a living(and produce YT videos!)...rr
+Richard Rider Thanks! Glad you're enjoying the vids, and yes, I love London too - all too easy to take it for granted 👍
Very cool workshop! That looks smart organized and well to use. For me its an inspiration...thanks man!
Thanks! 👍👍
Hi peter, love the tour of your workshop, very well organised unlike mine, you have given me some good ideas which i hope to use
when i get time. i am a london black cab driver, hopefully one day i might pick you up and we can talk tools, workshops, and woodworking, love the videos keep them up. regards kevin benstock
Thanks Kevin! Really appreciate the feedback and delighted you’ve found something useful in the tour 👍
Loved the tour Peter! The youtuber Samcraft had a clever build idea for his small workshop, it was a DIY tool carousel, never seen one before but neat way to house 4 bench-top tools in a tight space!
Thanks! 👍
Hi Peter very well thought out workspace thanks for sharing 👍
+Dean Johnstone Thanks!
Systainers are so handy I'm always finding good uses for them. Had to fit a big double oven this week on a kitchen I'm doing and thought how the hell am I gonna lift that on my own. I used two sys carts and a few systainers and slid the oven from one stack to the other adding a systainer each time until it was high enough the roll up and slide into place.
Hey Chris. Yep, been there. Systainers on rollboards are very useful for all kinds of things they weren't intended for 👍
Peter Millard luckily I bought a second cart only last week as I thought I'd need one
Peter. New to your videos after watching your Festool/Titan plunge review and have now subscribed. Just build myself a workshop from scratch and wished i had thought about posting videos of my attempts. Great workshop tour and really liked the neat use of the worktop space, something i will look at in my fit out. Have subscribed and look forward to more very informative videos. By the way i brought the Titan plunge saw to fit plywood boarding my workshop and have to say it is simply brilliant for the money. Maybe i will upgrade at some point but for now it suits my needs.
+Richard Rayson Thanks! Lots more to come 👍
Now here i thought it was just me ,i put as much as i can on wheels and have to share it with snow blower and lawn equipment ,and we cant forget the bikes...lol,and that cut off ...save it can use it some day
Hey, you *know* it'll come in handy one day - usually a couple of days after you binned it! 😂
Thanks peter interesting as always some great tips on extraction you have given me some ideas. Like the router table & my workshop is in my cellar so is small thankfully it’s dry and warmish.
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