the ideal Shedio - gimme your thoughts :)

[Krysia@No98]

I was going to say, Golf Digest!!!  (that must have a very small customer base)

[flaming beads]

Genious idea!!

[dinah46]

I was going to say, Golf Digest!!!  (that must have a very small customer base)

What can I say - closet golfist ( with my dodgy knee it'd take a week just to get round the course )

[Krysia@No98]

and that's holding the golf club the other way 

Do you think they'll feature it on 'have I got news?'

I used to work with this bloke that didn't do anything else for leisure, nothing, EVER!  Every night after work, all weekend....

[Blue Box Studio]

There used to be a publication called 'Trellis monthly' about fencing trellis!  DH received it for a whole year after they had a wrong address and kept posting to him (he says!).  Must be up there with paint drying weekly?

[Krysia@No98]

You wouldn't think much changed in trellising month on month

[Pat from Canvey]

I hasten to add that I just grabbed this off google, it's definitely not my choice of magazines

No. Playgirl is the brown wrapper one delivered to you. isn't it. http://www.playgirl.com/ Burt Reynolds in his glory days (about 40 years ago for you youngsters)

[flaming beads]

Well now..that's brightened my day

[jobead]

Storage, storage, storage I am still struggling with where to put everything and the best thing to buy to put all my bits in.

Carbo monoxide do-da (has someone already said that?)

[dinah46]

Ok, time to bump this thread again as I've just had a phone call to say the shedio will be starting it's journey to me next monday 

They've taken the full 4-6 weeks they quoted plus a couple more so I'm getting a tad impatient

So, any more hints. tips, words of advice, must haves, shouldn't dos etc  

[Maria Louisa]

Diane, congratulations, I'm sure it will become a lovely chedio for you.

[Linz]

Congratulations on the new shedio!  Thank you for starting this thread, mine will be arriving this week and I've been scratching my head trying to get to grips with the best way to have it set up inside. But you've all given lots of brilliant suggestions and ideas to work on so thank you to you all!!  Enjoy the shedio when it arrives!!  x

[helenfc]

enjoy it diane keep thinking storage storage storage!

[GordonS]

Slightly bizarrely, as someone who hasn't yet set up a glass workspace, I'm going to add to this thread, which has also been interesting and useful for me.

As an electronics engineer I have spent 40-odd years working with desks and benches.

Personally I like a bench and a desk if possible.
PC-related work, writing and small-ish drawings are easiest when sitting at a desk.
A bench allows you to sit on a tall chair or stand and both postures work well. A bench is also good if you need to stretch over your work as it's much easier to maintain posture. Desk, high-chair, standing and walking around together allow lots of opportunities for posture change to avoid aches and strains.

When I say "tall chair", I really recommend one of the high "architect chairs" with a proper adjustable back support and a footrest ring part way up the base. Without both of those, sooner or later your back and/or thighs will tell you they no longer like your work.

With a bench, consider also a bum-rest like those in bus shelters and on tube trains.

I suspect the next thing is blooming obvious with hot glass, but in electronics engineering designers often give us carpets. Bad idea in both worlds, I think. A smooth floor is pretty easily cleared of stuff like glass flakes, bits of wire and so on. Any texture just makes cleaning difficult. Carpets obviously also smoke and/or burn.  For comfort wear trainers or similar.

If mirrors are a problem, consider a PIR motion detector like those used in burglar alarms and outside automatic floodlighting. Just turn on a 20W bulb or similar where you'll notice it. There are also some doormat-type doorbell switches around.

Gordon.

[dinah46]

Thanks Gordon, good advice   I am trying to think of ways to fit in 2 heights of worktop as would like to be able to move my jewellery torch and setup into the shed as well as the lampworking tools.

There's still plenty of time to keep the suggestions coming as I was obviously being a little optimistic expecting it to turn up this week   No idea where it is atm but am doing my best to locate it