Basement & shop makeover

[Cliff_Jennings]

I’m not usually quiet in LSC, so I figger it’s time to explain.

A month ago, we decided to reorganize the basement over the next year, with the objective being clearing out the main part and making a decent den area. Which would require moving the laser & materials stockpiles.

For my part of the renovation, the Tetris game would involve:

• Getting rid of the crate-shelf, with its antiques and my RR magazine collection
• Building a long storage closet against the wall of the main basement (where the crate-shelf was)
• Clearing out the unfinished storage room next to my office / model shop for the laser operation
• Creating a ventilation system for the laser’s new location
• Moving the 3d printing area into my office shop (away from the laser)
• Moving the flammable storage cabinet to the new long storage closet (away from the laser)
• Finishing the exposed wall of the new laser room with studs and plywood paneling
• Getting rid of all kinds of stuff by way of FB Marketplace, Freecycle and the landfill
• Moving almost everything except contents of my office-shop

I have another weekend on this, but after that my bit will be done, and later in the year we’ll have flooring, painting & etc. done.

Next post will be some progress shots.

[Cliff_Jennings]

First to go, out of the main basement. Almost a complete set of MR was taken via Freecycle.

Crates were FC’d as well.

The laser room next to my office was a storage room that needed temp clearing.

Most of those shelves got moved to where the crate shelves were.

Long way to go though!

The largest turd in the punchbowl was getting the new vent duct past the foundation. The penetration would be above the concrete, at the upper right.

Serious pucker factor here. But It’s non-load-bearing, and as I learned fairly typical for ductwork.

Meanwhile, the shelf units on the main closet got framed in and tied into the ceiling joists. this “closet” will get a bunch of doors later in the year. Notice the new locale for the flammable cabinent.

Next was finishing the metal studs in the new laser room.

And running electrical.

The vent system ducting started at the wall penetration, and teed down for the laser.

I continued it to a ceiling louver over the relocated 3d printing area.

More later…

[Korm (Korm Kormsen)]

would it be in order to condole?

sometimes i am suspicious, that all the landgrabs, we achieve in our 50ies and 60ies, get renegotiated when we come near the 70ies. piece by piece…