Recent content by LizBurg

I think you'll find the relevant ground level is the 'original ground level'. So 3.4m in a 1 metre deep pit would be fine, building a mound above the original ground level wouldn't help. Similarly, if you dug out a 1m deep terrace on sloping ground then it would be the ground level by the...

So now we've reached time for some concrete. Of course the obvious course of action is to get a mixer, sand, cement and aggregate and water and off you go. Now according to Selco's calculator, that would need about 1.2 tons of cement, 2.2 tons of sand, 4.5 tons of aggregate and about 650...

The pit is for an in floor motorcycle lift, in floor simply because I don't have room to store a lift when it's not in use. Why do I need a lift? Firstly because I'm gettig too old to be up and down on the floor all the time fixing bits low down and some of the bikes are in bits for restoration...

Thanks for the comments guys. I have some ducting set to take a hydraulic line into the pit, will hopefully show it next week, but tbh found it easier to use a diamond blade in the angle grinder to cut the concrete after pouring, then use an SDS on hammer to remove the channel in between...

OK, so last post I had finally arrived back at ground level, but why stop there? Forgive me for expanding a bit on the thinking at this stage as I hope it will make the rest of the build log look more rational. I'm not suggesting this is right for everyone, but it will I hope show what I...

Hi everybody, OK, I admit I've been lurking quite a while, well, almost forever actually, whilst building myself a new workshop but since I may be seeing light at the end of the tunnel now I thought it time to put up a bit about it. Lot of catching up to do, this will probably take several...

Does anyone have experience with the Evolution Rage5 table saw? From the reviews it seems to be a bit marmite, people love them or hate them but it would certainly be within budget here.