Giving back to the TC community


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Hi everyone,
Just wanted to start by saying how much I love this forum. The idea of people with mad skills and knowledge in the field of composites dishing out information absolutely free with the genuine inttention of helping people is very commendable, considering how many times I've been told nothing in this life is free.
Thanks to the people who answered my questions even though they probably herd them a million times before(standard newbie questions) yet you people still take the time to answer.
Anyways....what I'm trying to say is I'm asking and recieveing all this help and due to my limited knowlege and experience in composites I can't give anything back(not for a while anyway) so I thought I'd give people my experience of building my small deticated composites workshop.

I started out by building my base out of decking 11ft by 9ft

http://www.talkcomposites.com/Uploads/Images/276baabb-e409-462a-a3ce-688a.jpg
http://www.talkcomposites.com/Uploads/Images/2a692e98-0f7c-440e-9c9d-c0d3.jpg
Then I bought my flat pack metal shed I would suggest buying a lot of silicone sealant and expanding foam to fill all joins and gaps otherwise you will get water inside but don't permantly block the air vents or you will get a problem with condensation and humidity.
http://www.talkcomposites.com/Uploads/Images/f30b2c26-753c-4396-9e2a-9132.jpg
Luckily we had just replaced the flooring in the house so I used that to put down two layers of tounge and groove wood flooring for added insulation
http://www.talkcomposites.com/Uploads/Images/c1d35a80-dcf9-4219-b4b6-299d.jpg
Then I built a stud frame all around the inside using 2×2 CLS untreated(cheapest best option)
http://www.talkcomposites.com/Uploads/Images/7b4bcdf2-125e-43ec-bbe4-ecc7.jpg
Lined it with rock wool insulation (cheapest best option) will absorb excess moisture
http://www.talkcomposites.com/Uploads/Images/726daa0d-563e-4d15-afc8-079c.jpg
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Davidpetty1988 - 9 Years Ago
     Then I used 11mm OSB board to line it out I also used 25mm polystyrene sheets and stuck to the...
Davidpetty1988 - 9 Years Ago
     Nice workshop. Are you planning on having some form of heating? Most resins are fairly temperature...
Warren (Staff) - 9 Years Ago
     Oh yeah ambient temperature is a big factor hence the insulation overkill. Even at -1°c outside my...
Davidpetty1988 - 9 Years Ago
     Nice,these are the type of threads I enjoy, lots more images of the workshop progress please! The...
davro - 9 Years Ago
     That looks great Dave; I set my workshop up a couple of years ago and unfortunately its already been...
Rich (Staff) - 9 Years Ago
     Davro I've seen your heated glass worktop on many occasions(not peeping through your window, but on...
Davidpetty1988 - 9 Years Ago
     Never played with OOA prepreg, only ever done resin infusion not really sure about the...
davro - 9 Years Ago
     Yeah I got my mate who does house clearance is sourcing me a glass table top of some sort and will...
Davidpetty1988 - 9 Years Ago

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