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   * Milling machine e.g. [[https://www.chesterhobbystore.com/shop/metalworking-machines/mills/626-turret-mill/| 626 Turret Mill - Metalworking Milling Machine]]   * Milling machine e.g. [[https://www.chesterhobbystore.com/shop/metalworking-machines/mills/626-turret-mill/| 626 Turret Mill - Metalworking Milling Machine]]
   * Pillar drill + float-lock vise    * Pillar drill + float-lock vise 
-  * Sheet metal bender+  * Sheet metal bender e.g. [[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Industrial-W-2420A-Removable-Fingers-Fabrication/dp/B0DCPBCCXQ| Amazon]] [[https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-cbpf1-box--pan-folder/ | MachineMart]] [[https://www.warco.co.uk/sheet-metal-fabrication-machinery-metalwork/303435-24-box-and-pan-folder.html | Warco]]
   * Guillotine (sheet metal cutter)   * Guillotine (sheet metal cutter)
   * Induction heater and/or Electric kiln. Rejected 13-01-2026 due to safety concerns.   * Induction heater and/or Electric kiln. Rejected 13-01-2026 due to safety concerns.
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   * Heavy-duty metal fabrication workbench.   * Heavy-duty metal fabrication workbench.
   * Standing belt sander to use with metal   * Standing belt sander to use with metal
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 +=== Handtools ===
 +  * Files
 +  * Tap & dies
 +  * Reamers
 +  * Deburring tool
 +  * Riveter
 +  * Wirelock tool
 +  * Others? (please add here)
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 +=== Consumables ===
 +  * Nuts & bolts. Sizes? Head types? Materials?
 +  * Rivets
 +  * Rivnuts
 +  * Locking wire
  
 === Decisions === === Decisions ===
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   - Grinding. There is a wide range of use-cases to consider. Some may have stricter contraints (ventilation, hotworks area) than others (also see 4 below).   - Grinding. There is a wide range of use-cases to consider. Some may have stricter contraints (ventilation, hotworks area) than others (also see 4 below).
     * Categories     * Categories
-    ** Hand tools. Under consideration.+    ** Hand tools. Under consideration. (See above)
     ** Tool sharpening. TBD     ** Tool sharpening. TBD
     ** 'Sword-making'. Hotworks area only.     ** 'Sword-making'. Hotworks area only.
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       * Level 4: Needs to be enclosed. Hotworks e.g. intense grinding. Any (fully) enclosed space will need its own fire sensor. (TBD. Hoping we can do all grinding in the general/fabrication area)       * Level 4: Needs to be enclosed. Hotworks e.g. intense grinding. Any (fully) enclosed space will need its own fire sensor. (TBD. Hoping we can do all grinding in the general/fabrication area)
       * Level 5: Needs to be next to the shutter. Currently only welding is in this cateogry.       * Level 5: Needs to be next to the shutter. Currently only welding is in this cateogry.
-  - Curtain. Did consider removing it but as of 2026-04-09 we think we need a larger fabrication area where we can do all forms of grinding including use of hand-held grinders. So the plan for now is to keep the curtain but move it to just in front of the duct to the laser room. +  - Curtain. Did consider removing it but as of 2026-04-09 we think we need a larger fabrication area where we can do all forms of grinding including use of hand-held grinders. So the plan for now is to keep the curtain but move it to just in front of the duct to the laser room. We currently plan to build a partition wall on the LHS (looking in from the front). 
-  - Smaller machines. There appears to be interest in supplementing full-size machines with smaller benchtop machines for model-making etc. A small lathe and mill has been suggested. Do we have support for this approach?+  - Smaller machines. There appears to be interest in supplementing full-size machines with smaller benchtop machines for model-making etc. A small lathe and mill has been suggested. Do we have support for this approach? Update (22-04-2026): Currently plan to have a workbench by the door to the woodshop. The original plan was for a workbench 2m x 1m but this looks to be too large, so will aim for 160cm x 80cm (same size as the CNC table). 
 +  - Workbenches. These will be in the middle of the machine shop and the general fabrication area. What size do we want? We will have limited space, particularly in the machine shop if we opt for the larger machines. So the current plan is to have 3 small workbenches 80cm square fabricated from square section steel, with holes so that we can bolt them together to form a larger surface area. 
 +  - Parition wall. We want to build a partition wall in place of the curtain between the lathe and the general/fabrication area. The idea is that we can then attach bins for consumables such as nuts & bolts, or maybe smaller hack-rack items. Since these items might be quite heavy in total, the partition wall needs to be strong. The options so far are: Breeze block, metal frame + plywood or timber frame + plywood. 
  
 === Floorplan === === Floorplan ===
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   - Move the welding area to the far end of the old woodshop, making use of the extractor. [[https://bristolhackspace.discourse.group/t/metal-workshop-expansion-planning/3925/53]].   - Move the welding area to the far end of the old woodshop, making use of the extractor. [[https://bristolhackspace.discourse.group/t/metal-workshop-expansion-planning/3925/53]].
     * Rejected for welding. Still a possibility for some types of grinding.     * Rejected for welding. Still a possibility for some types of grinding.
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