PAUL'S
RC PAGE
The New Workshop.
for the last 16 years I have been doing all my building in a 10 foot by 8 foot workshop (shed)
for the first 12 months I stored my aircraft in there to, but there was not enough room, so I built a 5x10 extension ( the hanger).
Well the time has come to build myself something a little bit bigger and that needs less maintenance.
It all began whilst working away on a site, and 3 guys pulled up to build a maintenance workshop on a new theme park ride I was managing. I was quite impressed with it,it was a steel frame with steel cladding built up in a few hours.
I asked one of the guys for a ball park cost for a 14 x 8 (4 foot longer than mine) he came out with a price of £ 2 ½ -3 K.
over the next few days I kept looking at it and took a few photos, the more I looked at it the more I thought I could make one my self.
So as soon as I had some time at work I ordered the box steel with angle and a window frame and so the welding commenced.
Workshop and hanger as it is now.
The new frames before paint.
All timbered out ready for the polystyrene insulation.
Partition wall up!
Insulation and internal cladding going in.
a lick of paint and the worktops going in.
Time to bring all the contents back,and find them a home!
All in all its taken around 5 weeks at home of building etc. ( every weekend and evening). but at last I can say its finished,apart from a few minor jobs.
The Hanger side (where I keep all the completed aircraft has just been organised tonight )
it is now 00:05 in the morning having just come in and I am rounding this page of the website off.
It has been hard work but with the help of a few of my buddy's and a very understanding wife it has been worth it. I am a happy bunny.
Just one last thing to say :-
Time to get on with some
building and flying !