The Bunker

[Lee Celtic]

Time for an update on the refit.

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So heres how I left the last update.. one unit almost finished.. I spent an hour going through the waste board at work and found enough to make another unit then set about it.. The internal design was changed after I watched a few youtube vids and it worked much better and went together easier too. (bonus) There are two strips per draw and 5 strips in the bottom draw fronts so a bit of glue time required.. all done with a frame and wedges..

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New draw design works well and means I can slide the draws all the way out and put them on the bench when I want to use multiple tools without having to go back and forth..

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Once the draw unit was finished I had a few pallet strips left over so I added two more doors to the side of the new bench done the same as the ones on the end..

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After sooooo much work on the workshop I decided to do something in it.. I have a few old chisels I made handles for when I was at school.. I was young and stupid and made them out of Pine..lol

So last weekend I was at a local carboot sale and spotted an old Bridges of London drill powered lathe.. I asked how much and the guy let it go for £3... Yes £3...

Now it didn't have a drill with it and old drills tend to be short stubby things and I only had a massive Bosch thing so I had to adapt it a little but all the original lathe is still there if I choose to sell it on later.

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And I had no lathe tools so again adaption.. I ground up a couple of old chisels to do the job.. worked pretty well and I loved turning again after nearly 30 years..lol

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Not bad for a bit of old pallet..

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Also snagged a steel stool from the returns pile at work.. a few scratches but very useful.. Starting to look the part.. I need to paint the floor and get some more varnish.. More draw units being built this weekend..

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[BoilermakerFan]

The pallet wood drawer fronts and doors look great!

 

[Lee Celtic]

Thanks Boilermaker.. there are more to come..

Thanks for reading.. keeps me going..lol

 

[15til3]

Any pics of the defender Td5?

 

[Lee Celtic]

Any pics of the defender Td5?

It was a discovery TD5 not a Defender unfortunately... I'd love a Defender but funds just won't stretch that far..

Sold the Discovery for parts after the anti roll gave up and the chassis needed a lot of welding.. Got myself an S60 D5 Volvo now.. fastest armchair I've ever driven..

 

[Lee Celtic]

Not much to report this week..

I was planning to do a lot over the bank holiday but great weather and beer got in the way..

Did manage to put new blades on my hand held Bosch electric planer.. what a difference they made. I've never changed them as I only use it for getting wood roughly down to size but after fitting new blades I'll be using it a lot more..

I also knocked up another two draw units along with all the draws for them so I'm 2/3 of the way there.. All the board for the last two is cut but I'll leave it until Friday to put them together.. hopefully by then I'll have the boards for the last ten draws too.. That will be 30... yes 30 tool draws on one wall.. I've already started sorting out a few boxes of tools to fill them.

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lick of varnish needed to bring out the colours like the first row.. then on to cleaning up my old tools..

 

[Grumblebum]

Great space LC. Followed you here from BD's **** shack thread.

Love the use of the reclaimed materials.

Draws are the best, I made a big stack not long ago also.

Following along.

Cheers GB

 

[BUGTHUG]

wow nice cabinets. I like the Mc Gyver lathe, nothing beats homemade as last resort to make something work.

 

[Lee Celtic]

Not too much to report this week.. It's been heavy going at work so I've been getting home late..

I have managed to get all the boards cut ready for the last two draw units along with the pigeon hole shelves to go inside my main bench where all my powertools will have their own hole to live in..

So while I was only able to go in the bunker for a short time I started sorting out tools into the finished draws.. I mentioned at the beginning I wanted a place for everything and everything in it's place, well most of the draws are done so I made a start..

I've gathered a fair mix of drifts and punches all a bit of a mishmash of brands and shapes over the years and after seeing them in one of the draws they were looking a little sad and neglected.. Well no more I said to myself..

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The stupid plastic sleeves that make them slippy when oil gets on them was removed and they were hit with a wire wheel then reground before shooting them with the blue I use on my vises..

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I found a few more while the paint was drying and the bolster was in use but has been finished since the photo.. they look much happier now..lol and I'm hoping this is the shape of things to come..

While I had the rattle can warm I shot the stool I got from work.

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And I also shot Clock with his new coat..lol He's just waiting for the new center insert my son the Tattooist is drawing before he goes back together..

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While going through one of the tool boxes I found my first pair of professional scissors bought almost 30 years ago. they cost me a weeks wages back then and I've only bought two pairs since.. I used them last 10 years ago cutting fiberglass for the roof of the bunker and they were covered in resin.. Soooo....

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They got a makeover too.. good as new and twice as sharp..

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And after noticing how dark the back end of the bunker was I went looking for a few strip lights to brighten it up.. spotted an auction on ebay and put in a cheeky bid.. and won.. don't think I have room on the ceiling for them all.. Picked them up today.. all as new for less than a pound..

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[rd65]

Sweet build. Love all the hand crafted units.

 

[BUGTHUG]

the wood leg almost looks like walnut it has pretty dark streaks.

 

[Lee Celtic]

Thanks for looking guys.. Bug I think it is walnut but can't be sureas I didn't buy it.. t came off a pallet..lol.. . And thanks Rd65.. they are a bit of work but cost nothing..

I have a week off work as of today so I'm painting the outside of the bunker and trying to finish off the draws ..

Today I gave away a few things on Freecycle , some were collected today some will go tomorrow freeing up some more space .. nothing garage or workshop based just garden junk but space is the best thing I can get right now..

 

[oldironfarmer]

Wow! What a change to your shop. Looking great!!

 

[Pathfinders]

Hello Lee, the shop has changed so much. Keep up all the good work.

 

[Lee Celtic]

No more boring people with tales of draw making... They are all done.!!!

Well just one small post about them then they are all done..

So I was waiting until the next supply of handles arrived which they did this morning.. As soon as I got home from work I went in the Bunker to finish the Draw units.. I have to say I'm very happy with them though the floor has a dip in the middle so they will need to be leveled .. And they will need a quick sand down and a rub over with oil but thats all they are getting.. Total cost for the Draw units £6.16 for the handles (and £6 for runners I didn't use in the end..) everything else was free.

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You can see the large pile of strip lights I got off Ebay sitting on top.. I've only replaced one of the four foot ones with the new six foot and the difference is amazing..

Can't wait to get the other five up on the ceiling then a couple under the wall cupboards over the worktop.. I'll have them on a separate circuit so they can be left off when not in use.. But that won't happen until the new power cable is fed through from the house..

I Also bought an old Record plane to restore so thats now soaking to get the rust off it though it's only lightly rusted. more on that later..

Gave the floor a coat of primer to seal it before the new paint..

And finally I picked up a scrap blade from work.. it's just dropped down below it's regrind limit so I fished it out of the metal bin... I'm thinking new Shop Clock as it won't fit my skill saw..

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Thanks for looking.

 

[Lee Celtic]

Well it's been a while.. I've been neglecting the workshop (Bunker).. I hope everyone out there is safe and well...

What with covid reducing staff at work meaning I've been doing 12 hour shifts and being too tired to go in there and the Death of my mother-in-law meaning I spent months clearing her property and dealing with probate I've done very little for nearly a year..

I'm kinda seeing light at the end of the tunnel and plan to get in there tomorrow for a good clean up..

In better news I've earned more this year than ever so I got myself a wood lathe and table saw and a new (to me) car.. Being in the UK I had the choice of a small euro box or a large euro Box..

However since we Have just left Europe I went for something a little different for over here.. Hopefully there will be more updates soon stay safe...