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My Workshop (shed).
Can you see me?
This characterisation of myself in my workshop that chugalone100 has produced is worryingly accurate.
It depicts my fondness of the LesRo Rapier and my embarrassingly large ensemble of them and all things LesRo and Rapier related that I have “hidden away” in my workshop.
Cats also feature in the picture (another interest) and even my Snap-On tool cabinet is depicted.
Some cartoon like exaggeration is also shown as the workshop is unusually clean and tidy and the hobo cat that we are currently feeding and looking after is white with some black patches, and the Record BS250 bandsaw is missing, but the rest is surprisingly accurate !
An awful lot of information has been absorbed there and it shows that my various blogs, building notes, pictures and restoration work (especially on the Rapiers) has been read and appreciated by a future Rapier devotee, one that I am very pleased to help.
We must get Julian some plans and drawings so he can build a Rapier of his own so he can enjoy driving his as much as I enjoy driving mine.
Bob.
Can you see me?
This characterisation of myself in my workshop that chugalone100 has produced is worryingly accurate.
It depicts my fondness of the LesRo Rapier and my embarrassingly large ensemble of them and all things LesRo and Rapier related that I have “hidden away” in my workshop.
Cats also feature in the picture (another interest) and even my Snap-On tool cabinet is depicted.
Some cartoon like exaggeration is also shown as the workshop is unusually clean and tidy and the hobo cat that we are currently feeding and looking after is white with some black patches, and the Record BS250 bandsaw is missing, but the rest is surprisingly accurate !
An awful lot of information has been absorbed there and it shows that my various blogs, building notes, pictures and restoration work (especially on the Rapiers) has been read and appreciated by a future Rapier devotee, one that I am very pleased to help.
We must get Julian some plans and drawings so he can build a Rapier of his own so he can enjoy driving his as much as I enjoy driving mine.
Bob.
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I just noticed that you have included another updated rendering that includes a bandsaw and a face update.
Thank you - it is really good . 👍
And the re-styled Rapier looks superb too.
Bob.
Hi Ryan,
Meet the Team 😂
Sue also did this one of us together based on a recent photograph, but she has now retired from her brief interest in rendering and returned her other crafts.
….so I am afraid that any chance of getting the BS250 included in any future rendering is looking unlikely.
Stay safe, and thank you for your kind comments that I have passed on to Sue.
Bob.
Bob, there’s just one thing Sue missed in the picture — your favorite tool, the trusty Record BS250! 😂 No proper workshop portrait of you would be complete without it! 😄
And Sue, you deserve a compliment too! ❤️
It’s lovely to see how you take such an interest in Bob’s hobby and even go to the trouble of creating something special to make him smile.
That’s a wonderful gesture, and it’s clear there’s a lot of love and humour behind it. You make a great team! 😊
Will
Hey Bob! 😂
First of all, congratulations to Sue! She’s done a wonderful job with that rendering.
I love the story behind it, too.
Will certainly seems to have worked out where the good company, comfortable caravans, and reliable food supplies are! 😹
I think it’s hilarious that he divides his time between his different homes but seems to have a special preference for the Classic Model Power Boat enthusiasts.
Maybe he recognizes people with good taste when he sees them! 😂⚓
Please pass my compliments on to Sue.
It’s lovely to see her joining in the fun, and I think she’s captured you and Will beautifully. And as for Will, he clearly knows that classic boats and their owners make for excellent company!
Bob, you may have to accept that you’re not the only one who has adopted a classic hobby — it looks like Will has adopted the whole gang! 😄
Will is a hobo that has more than one caravan home (and feeder) and shares his favours between us…..but he seems to prefer his Classic Model Power Boat enthusiasts the most, and can usually be found in our caravan or Adam’s caravan.
Will has good taste 😂
Bob.
Well, Zooma, knowing how much you enjoy your trusty Record bandsaw, I couldn’t resist doing a little something in its honour! 😄
After all those years of faithful service in your workshop, I thought your favourite tool deserved a tribute of its own. Hope this brings a smile to your face, Bob!
It is only a budget model, but I have used it a lot since I first bought it new about 10 years ago .
Behind the bandsaw, some of the adjustable steel shelving that I have fitted can be seen. I have this on two walls of the workshop (shed) and each shelf has a 12” wide 30mm thick plywood base fitted so that I can store my birch plywood sheets on them.
New plywood seldom arrives flat - it is more likely to be bowed or twisted when the cardboard packaging is removed.
All my plywood and skins are bought 12” wide, so they fit onto the flat shelves perfectly. New arrivals are placed at the bottom of the pile on each shelf and left for weeks to be slowly pressed back flat again.
Sometimes the plywood sheets are turned-over from time to time, but they are usually nice and flat by the time that I want to use them.
These shelves have worked well since I rebuilt the workshop about 12 years ago when it was falling down and needed some fresh wood here and there.
When I rebuilt or replaced the workshop (shed) softwood frames and outer covering, I lined the inside walls with waterproof flooring grade chipboard with insulation sandwiched between it and the outside walls of the shed.
The workbench was also made from thick softwood with the same grade of chipboard used on the worktop to give a really solid working area on all four walls with shelving underneath.
Every square inch of worktop and under shelving is now fully covered with…stuff! All the wall mounted shelves are fully loaded with plywood and hardwood strips.
Hand tools litter the wall space above the worktops, held on with hooks and magnetic strips, with glues and other liquids etc stored on narrow shelves over the main working area.
The workshop looked quite spacious when I rebuilt it at 17feet long by 10 feet wide, but now it is cramped and cluttered with hardly any room to move without having to move something else first.
My milling machine and my Myford lathe still reside in the garage that used to be my metalworking area, but theses are seldom used these days and my large milling machine was sold a few years ago……..but I am still short of space !
Bob.