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While waiting for delivery of the kit, it is time to prepare my garage for the build. This is very important as trying to build without the appropriate space and surrounded by clutter makes every job twice as long. So that meant I had little choice but to clear the garage. The main jobs are:
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Clear garage of clutter (into a skip).
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Seal and paint garage floor.
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Paint walls white.
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Add 3 strip lights and 2 extra double power sockets.
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The picture above shows one side of my double garage, with the sockets and lights installed, floor painted and have painted half of the walls. It is much harder painting masonry than plasterboard walls, but should be a much nicer place to build in when it is done. As the temperatures have started to fall I have also realized that I may need a heater in there as well!!
I will also need to build some kind of permanent work bench, but until such time as I can build one I have decided to buy a 'workmate' equivalent from Homebase. Less than 12 quid all in, so even it it only lasts during the refurbishing of donor parts stage then it will have been worth it.
I have also started preparing the shelves of consumables that I predict I will need during the build. These include:
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P-clips
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Cable ties
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Nyloc nuts
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Bolts
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Washers
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Hose clips
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Rivets
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Cabling
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Threadlock
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Cable ducting
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Brake pipe
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and a shiny alloy gearknob (not strictly a consumable but i couldn't resist at 7 quid!!)
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I also took the opportunity to purchase a load of drill bits from www.screwfixdirect.com. 4mm drill bits are sold in packs of 10 for 2 quid, and given the number of holes I have to drill I have decided to buy 20. I can't imagine anything more frustrating than snapping your last drill bit right in the middle of a job, so would rather buy loads and have a few spare at the end (hopefully!!).