Work space

[JoanFrances]

here is a picture of my glass cabinets that I am working hard to fill up LOL.  My 6x6 stuff is in bins

[PiscesGlass]

Cool Joan, looks nicely organized...you'll have it filled before you know it.  Then you'll wonder what happened!

De

[Scooch]

Very nice.  Are they on wheels?

[Anne]

Cool Joan, looks nicely organized...you'll have it filled before you know it.  Then you'll wonder what happened!

De

and then you'll be saying how did I get all this glass and I need more room!!  Great bins Joan Frances, and it does look like it's all on wheels. Smart thing to do.

[Audrey]

Get me a rag! I am drooling all over the key board!

[JoanFrances]

thaks everyone.  here are pictures of the rest of the workspace.

I will try to put them all in one post, hope they fit

the first picture is where i have bins for the smaller pieces of glass and special glass in the milk crates
the second on is my layout, soldering and light table, with storage above and below
the third is the 2nd of the 3 work spaces, there is another at the back of the room with the beetle bits on it
the forth more storage

[JoanFrances]

thanks everyone.  Yes Scooch, the glass cabinets are on wheels.  Wish the wheels were larger though.  The step son wouldn't believe me when I told him how heavy the glass was going to get. LOL  I designed the cabinets and he helped me build them.  Can't argue with free help LOL

[Audrey]

A fire place????? Now that is too much!

[JoanFrances]

A fire place????? Now that is too much!

Audrey, that is how I heat the studio

[Anne]

that's a super studio JoanFrances, and the fireplace really adds a homey touch.  Your students should love it.

[Kev]

Gee...to have so much space and a fireplace too! Where's the wine! Looking good Joan!

[PiscesGlass]

Hey Joan, I'll take the bed (w/wine) in front of the fireplace....

De

[ct4mom]

Great space Joan, Love the fireplace too. dont forget the  with the wine

[Linde]

Very nice studio, Joan Frances. Love the fireplace, is it gas?

[JoanFrances]

Very nice studio, Joan Frances. Love the fireplace, is it gas?

Oh, yes.  This old lady has long since gotten over hauling wood for the fireplace.  Had it converted about 3 or 4 years ago.  Love it.  Turn the dial and instant fire and heat. 

[lambo]

here is a picture of my glass cabinets that I am working hard to fill up LOL.  My 6x6 stuff is in bins

That is nice use of cabinet space.  My husband made me a tall glass holder but it is only 12" wide.  Me thinks he needs to make me another one, since this one is getting full.  That or he needs to move over his wood shop....

[JoanFrances]

Thanks Lambo. 

Be sure to talk him into larger that you think you need casters.  You will be surprised just how heavy the cabinets get when you begin to load them up.  My cabinets are 17" (inside dimension) deep, and I wish I had, had them done at least 19" or 20" deep. There have been times I had to cut a piece of glass to fit it into the cabinet. They are constructed out of the pressed wood and the shelves are supported by L brackets and screwed in. With the cost of glass, I didn't want to take any chances with a shelf letting go.  I choose the pressed wood because of the $$$$'s, being cheaper than plywood.

I did do one shelf that is removeable, just in case I need the extra height, for taller mirrors or such.  The backs are made from louon (sp?) (as it is very inexpensive too), to cut down on the number of sheets I would need for the pressed wood.  Empty, the largest cabinet weighs about 100lbs+-.  I want to cover the top with flashing so I can use it for a grinder along with using the saw there.  I don't know how well the pressed wood would hold up to being splashed repeatedly with water.  Floor space being a premium, every surface needs to serve more than one use where ever possible.

You will see that many cabinets for glass have dividers in them, like dowels, to keep glass upright and separated.  I did not choose to go that route in designing mine, as I thought it was an unnecessary use of space.  I am happy that I made that decision, however, you may find you would like to do it that way. Just another way to design it.  (LOL, like going out to eat, to many choices)

Happy Glassing, JF

[Anne]

That is nice use of cabinet space.  My husband made me a tall glass holder but it is only 12" wide.  Me thinks he needs to make me another one, since this one is getting full.  That or he needs to move over his wood shop....
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Lambo - my glass storage bins are very similar to JoanFrances' bins but some of them are 27" deep.  I wish I'd had my husband build them all that way as the glass generally comes in 24" pieces.  I don't like having to cut them to fit in my bins.

Something else we did when we were building my work area is we went to a cabinet shop and bought laminate countertops (you could also get them at Revy/Home Depo etc).  The beauty of the laminate countertops is the ease of cleanup.  I got a pretty good deal on them at the cabinet shop because I didn't make an issue of color so he gave us a great price on some pieces he had on what I thought was probably his junk area. Anyway, just fyi!

[PiscesGlass]

Yes, the tops of all the counters in my space (except the work table in the center of the room) are made out of laminate...nice easy cleanup..spray and wipe...easy!  I went to our local fabric center and bought naughahyde (sp?)
to put on top the the table where I cut..it's a nice fairly non slippery surface to work on and also cleans up easily..it might be easier to apply than flashing also JF.

De

[Alan]

Gee...to have so much space and a fireplace too! Where's the wine! Looking good Joan!

I totally agree, but if I were to have that fireplace and glass of wine, the only glassing that would be getting done is the clinking of the bottle and the glass and then a lot of  the next morning.