[Milsurplus] workshop

[Robert Nickels]

On 12/1/2017 10:26 PM, Peter Gottlieb wrote:
> What has everyone else done and are you happy with it?

I put flat pile carpeting in the "museum-operating area" of my basement 
and while it looks nice and it easy on the feet, things like desk/table 
legs and casters do settle in and leave "dents". Fortunately there's no 
mastic just double-sticky tape, although I'd need to invent an 
anti-gravity machine to even thing about replacing it with tile, which 
would be my choice if I were doing it over again.

The floors in the shop-storage areas are concrete, which works fine and 
can be painted using the modern materials to provide a very nice 
appearance if desired.   But since I prefer "standing" benches I added 
some anti-fatigue mats on the floor, which are basically 1/2" thick 
rubber mats with about 1" diameter holes throughout.   They do make it 
more comfortable to stand for long periods of time, but have another 
side-benefit - the holes tend to catch a lot of dropped objects (like 
that odd thread screw you don't have any spares of) so they don't bounce 
or roll off into the 4th dimension.   I've even had tubes survive the 
drop to the floor, which would never happen with bare concrete.

Back in the 70s there was kind of a trend to put that type of carpet on 
benchtops and I did so at one location.  It actually worked out quite 
well, and I'd do it again,  especially on a bench where things with nice 
cabinets and panels were being handled. Definitely not a good choice for 
wood or metalworking!

73, Bob W9RAN