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Hi all,
so, i'm currently 34 and enjoying an early midlife crisis
recently married and to be honest, after all that time planning and saving we're both feeling a little lost as to what to do with ourselves, kinda need that next big thing to concentrate on....that's not work! who wants to concentrate on work when there's hobbies to do!
I've always enjoyed martial arts but over the last couple of years it's starting to hit my knees and back more and more and i'm thinking a change of lifestyle is in order.
Now, the garage is where I tend to spend most of my daydreaming as it's the part of the house I have complete control of so I'm thinking of creating a bit of a flexible space.
as per standard midlife crisis it'll need to include a gym area, but i'm hoping to begin my journey into making things, generally based around wood however being as I do work for a steel fabrication company i'll probably do the odd bit of metal work too.
To be honest i'm not even sure what I want to make but i'm starting to enjoy DIY more and more and would like to start creating something in my spare time.
The garage is 9m x 3m but we're currently planning a bit of a remodel of the house which will change it into a 9m x 4.5m space, now it will need to have room to park a car occassionally but mainly it'll be for the above.
So, this thread is really a chuck some ideas at me! I put up some kitchen cabinets in there as a starter (and a beer fridge) but other than that there's nothing in there that can't be moved around. I can't see us making the garage bigger for the next couple of years but wouldn't like to make anything so permanent that it can't be moved when the walls are adjusted.
I'd like to make a mitre saw station as my hand cuts are AWFUL! and a main downfall of my home projects, and would like to incorperate space for a welder under that bench so I can keep things tidy.
Other than that, HI! and what would you do?
so, i'm currently 34 and enjoying an early midlife crisis
recently married and to be honest, after all that time planning and saving we're both feeling a little lost as to what to do with ourselves, kinda need that next big thing to concentrate on....that's not work! who wants to concentrate on work when there's hobbies to do!
I've always enjoyed martial arts but over the last couple of years it's starting to hit my knees and back more and more and i'm thinking a change of lifestyle is in order.
Now, the garage is where I tend to spend most of my daydreaming as it's the part of the house I have complete control of so I'm thinking of creating a bit of a flexible space.
as per standard midlife crisis it'll need to include a gym area, but i'm hoping to begin my journey into making things, generally based around wood however being as I do work for a steel fabrication company i'll probably do the odd bit of metal work too.
To be honest i'm not even sure what I want to make but i'm starting to enjoy DIY more and more and would like to start creating something in my spare time.
The garage is 9m x 3m but we're currently planning a bit of a remodel of the house which will change it into a 9m x 4.5m space, now it will need to have room to park a car occassionally but mainly it'll be for the above.
So, this thread is really a chuck some ideas at me! I put up some kitchen cabinets in there as a starter (and a beer fridge) but other than that there's nothing in there that can't be moved around. I can't see us making the garage bigger for the next couple of years but wouldn't like to make anything so permanent that it can't be moved when the walls are adjusted.
I'd like to make a mitre saw station as my hand cuts are AWFUL! and a main downfall of my home projects, and would like to incorperate space for a welder under that bench so I can keep things tidy.
Other than that, HI! and what would you do?