Workshop and Tools
Our garage is on the opposite side of a small courtyard from our house,
and there is no electricity or heating. And it's winter so there's not
much daylight either. And it's stuffed to the gunnels with firewood,
sea kayaks, bikes, and all of Lisa's posessions while she floats around
the Southern Ocean. So several days were spent making the place
habitable. All I need now is a kettle.
I toyed with the idea of building an invertor to light the garage from
a car battery, but eventually decided to make up a hefty extension
cable and bought a length of 1.6mm² rubberised cable. I bought a
£10 56W flourescent light fitting and suspended it from the
rafters in the garage, but it was still a bit on the gloomy side, so I
made a reflector out of cardboard and tinfoil. This made a lot of
difference and the garage is now well lit.
At the beginning of each session in the garage I trail the extension
lead across the courtyard and poke it through my letterbox.
My first extravagance was a Black and Decker workmate. I'd always
thought these things looked a bit flimsy in the past, but having used
it now for several weeks I can vouch for their worth. I've found myself
spending a fortune on tools for this project, as I've always relied on
pilfering my fathers tools in the past. Now I live in Devon and he's in
Derbyshire, so I've got to fend for myself in the way of tools.
