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[Keith ABS]

  Bloody hell, 63 amp supply? What were you going to run in there?  good thread twiglet. If only I was in a position to have one as well.
Keith B

[henryd]

Just get a proper 4 post lift and be done with.Its not like you to go for 2nd best option.







Besides.I dont want a half equipped workshop when I bring my car up to work on it.

You joke, but I have seriously considered it!  The problem with a fixed ramp is it's in the way when you're not using it.  And I want to be able to have a nice clear space for when I'm detailling. 

How's about a single phase two poster,doesn't take up so much space and not much different in price to those resto ramps

[twiglet]

Just get a proper 4 post lift and be done with.Its not like you to go for 2nd best option.

Besides.I dont want a half equipped workshop when I bring my car up to work on it.

You joke, but I have seriously considered it!  The problem with a fixed ramp is it's in the way when you're not using it.  And I want to be able to have a nice clear space for when I'm detailling. 

How's about a single phase two poster,doesn't take up so much space and not much different in price to those resto ramps

Funny you should say that mate.  That's exactly what I've been looking at this evening.  About £1200 for a brand new, single phase 2 poster, with 3.5T capacity.  It still leaves me with the problem of it being in the way when not in use though. 

[henryd]

Just get a proper 4 post lift and be done with.Its not like you to go for 2nd best option.

Besides.I dont want a half equipped workshop when I bring my car up to work on it.

You joke, but I have seriously considered it!  The problem with a fixed ramp is it's in the way when you're not using it.  And I want to be able to have a nice clear space for when I'm detailling. 

How's about a single phase two poster,doesn't take up so much space and not much different in price to those resto ramps

Funny you should say that mate.  That's exactly what I've been looking at this evening.  About £1200 for a brand new, single phase 2 poster, with 3.5T capacity.  It still leaves me with the problem of it being in the way when not in use though. 

Scissor lift set into the floor,but you need more wonga

summit like this         http://www.valuegarageequipment.com/index.php/products/scissor-lifts/3-tonne-full-rise-scissor-lift

[paul.lovejoy]

Excellent stuff James great to see it all under way etc but wow all that spoil/top soil never imagined that .Is the front garden now 6ft higher

be interesting to see what the costs are, cant find the pm now, anyway all looking good mate looking forward to more pics etc

[Marks DTM Calib]

Do you mean something like this...

http://www.screwfix.com/p/mk-commando-interlocked-angled-socket-32a-200-250v-ip44/45929

Yup that's the badger I had one put in (16A, I think, I'd have to go and check the breaker, but the wiring etc is sized for more) for future expansion, so to speak.. the spark thought I'd gone mad - then again all three that quoted looked at me like I'd gone nuts when I said 11 double sockets at 16mm SWA feed! (Settled on 10mm in the end as 16mm wouldn't go through the conduit )

To be honest, there are not many occasions when you need greater than a 135amp welder and they will run of 13A and on the very rare occasion you do, therfe are techniques to weld the thicker stuff. To put it into perseptive, I often weld BIg stuff (much larger than vehicle metalwork) and have never wished I had a bigger welder (although I do have access to larger if needed). 

As for the mm feed, the length from the supply is critical as to how much current draw you can support.

[aaronjb]

As for the mm feed, the length from the supply is critical as to how much current draw you can support.

That's why I was planning on 16mm2 Naturally I ditched the first spark who quoted who suggested 1.5mm2 SWA..

[cleggy]

I must admit this is a brilliant thread  Jealous as hell, add a sink, bog and shower and SWMBO could live in it 

[pauls]

I must admit this is a brilliant thread  Jealous as hell, add a sink, bog and shower and SWMBO could live in it 

I thought it was going to be a oof hotel

[Mart280]

Great thread, I was just wondering about the bloke who buys your house in 60 years time and decides to clear the back garden to grow some carrotts, man will he be cursing you for "over engineering" 

[twiglet]

Just get a proper 4 post lift and be done with.Its not like you to go for 2nd best option.

Besides.I dont want a half equipped workshop when I bring my car up to work on it.

You joke, but I have seriously considered it!  The problem with a fixed ramp is it's in the way when you're not using it.  And I want to be able to have a nice clear space for when I'm detailling. 

How's about a single phase two poster,doesn't take up so much space and not much different in price to those resto ramps

Funny you should say that mate.  That's exactly what I've been looking at this evening.  About £1200 for a brand new, single phase 2 poster, with 3.5T capacity.  It still leaves me with the problem of it being in the way when not in use though. 

Scissor lift set into the floor,but you need more wonga

summit like this         http://www.valuegarageequipment.com/index.php/products/scissor-lifts/3-tonne-full-rise-scissor-lift

Considered these too, but I think they limit what you can do under the car.  Things like exhaust and gearbox work would be impossible. 

I would if it would be possible to mount a 2 post lift on heavy duty castors, so that it could be pushed out of the way when not in use.  That would be the ultimate solution for me. 

[twiglet]

Excellent stuff James great to see it all under way etc but wow all that spoil/top soil never imagined that .Is the front garden now 6ft higher

be interesting to see what the costs are, cant find the pm now, anyway all looking good mate looking forward to more pics etc

More like 10ft!    I'll take some pictures of the 'mountain' at the weekend. 

[Lazydocker]

What about Portable Single Post Lift?

Like this: http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/power-tec-mobi-lift-mobile-vehicle-lift?da=1&TC=GS-020112340

[05omegav6]

If you're going to do summat

Though at two grand each, and you'll need four of them... if it were me I think I would live with a post possibly being in the way some of the time

Coming along nicely though

[twiglet]

So next job was to fit the roof trusses, and get everything braced.  I decided to tackle this job myself, with the help of a couple of mates.  Surprising, it only took 1 day to get all 14 trusses in position, and all the bracing cut and fixed.  I was really chuffed with the result, and even more so when the Building Control inspector signed off the roof, complimenting me on the thoroughness of the work. 









More to come...