We are running out of space. Badly.
Maybe it’s our obsession with used machines, or the fact that we like cosplaying as a proper shop floor, but one thing is clear: the barn is full, and we needed a better solution to store all our stuff.

After some thinking (and a bit of staring at the mess), we realized we could extend the workshop into two additional sections of the barn—if we properly separated them. So that’s exactly what we did. One room is now dedicated to all the grinding and material prep (and later also welding), and the other one is purely for storage: projects that are still waiting their turn, spare parts, and all the other “we’ll need this someday” things.

For the storage room, we picked up some Euronorm boxes without holes in them, which is perfect for keeping the dust out. I mean, the drywall already does most of the job, and the sliding doors help as well, but better safe than sorry. We originally planned to buy ten boxes, but buying twelve saved us the shipping costs—so naturally we now have twelve boxes for the price of ten. No regrets.

We also had an old storage rack lying around. The metal frame itself was fine, but the wooden shelves were absolutely horrible. So we made new ones from scrap wood we had laying around. Actually, all the wood used for this project is reclaimed. Sometimes it looks a bit sketchy, but honestly, we don’t care. What matters is what’s on the inside—and that it doesn’t collapse.

The walls we added are fully backed with wooden planks, so the drywall is supported over the entire area. The beams we used are… generously sized. Definitely oversized. But they were already there, so why not use them?

The sliding are also a bit oversized. We built a proper frame, used full sheets of Spanplatte (chipboard), and then added drywall on top to visually tie everything together. The downside? Each door ended up weighing around 120 kg. Lifting those into place was, let’s say, an experience. Fun in hindsight. Mostly.

And that’s where we’re at now: a proper storage room and a separate grinding room, both with sliding doors. There’s still plenty left to do—as always. The grinding room needs a serious clean-out, and we still need to add a particle filter for the air. But hey, one step at a time.

(We did not take any videos of building the grinding room. Upsi, but believe us, it exists and will be used in the future)