For tinkerers, the technically inclined or because you wish to earn money with it – or save some. In all these cases it would be nice to have an own workshop, where there is everything one needs.
Since not everyone has the money for a fully equipped workshop with all the trimmings or because not everyone needs all the tools there are, there are various graduations of workshops, that are explained in the following page.
Workshop Class E
or
Simple Workshop
Workshop Class D
or
Hobby Workshop
Workshop Class C
or
normal pre war workshop
Workshop Class B 1
or
Special Workshop Metal and Wood
Workshop Class B 2
or
Special Workshop Electronics and Plastics
Workshop Class A
or
Non-plus-ultra-Workshop
The simple workshop has the most basic tools to hang a picture on the wall, tighten a loose screw or do the most simple wood working.
Equipment:
Hammer, wood saw, sand paper, nails, screws, screwdriver, simple hand drill
The
Hobby Workshop offers a bit more possibilities of woodworking as well as simple metal working, like making a new grip for your knife or pistol, building a wooden horse for your child or small repairs to your
weapon.
Equipment:
Basic equipment Class E, wood rasp, metal rasp, metal saw, smoothing plane, pliers, chisel, wire cutter, screw wrench, screw-nuts, a can of grease, better hand drill, emery cloth, work bench with bench vise
The normal pre war workshop eases the work considerably since it comes with many electrically driven tools and even some for more coarse works. It also allows work on electric devices.
Equipment:
Basic equipment class D + E, sledge hammer, ripsaw, jigsaw (battery powered), cordless screwdriver, cables, voltage tester, soldering-iron, soldering wire
Since you specialized on metal and woodworking, the workshop class special workshop metal and wood offers several devices and gadgets, that help you with the professional processing of these materials. A
special bonus: you have all you need to do your own pottery.
Equipment:
Basic equipment class C – E, wood lathe, gas welding equipment, mechanical potter’s wheel, furnace, rabbit, die, screw tap, hammer drill, chain saw, buzz saw, anvil, smith’s hearth, milling machine, glue, hand ax
As an electronics nerd, you can retreat into this nice
special workshop electronics and plastics and build your own, small robot or just repair your own energy weapon. Also useable for work with plastics.
Equipment:
Basic equipment Class C – E, gas welding equipment, milling machine, glue, furnace, hammer drill (electric), circuit analyzer, oscilloscope, various electronics stuff
With a
non-plus-ultra workshop, you basically need nothing else in your life. You can retreat there for weeks and produce the finest components. You should however have the according skills, else it won’t be of much
more use to you than a bottle opener
.
Equipment:
Basic equipment class B 1, B 2, C – E, grinding machine (electric), stationary buzz saw, stationary drill, lathe (electric), welding equipment (electric), electric potter’s wheel, jigsaw (electric), Swiss army knife