[Jewelry making - Article 00082] - Re: [Orchid] Setting up my first home studio

[David Phelps]

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Sounds like you've got a good start.

    The basic rule of a home shop is you won't have enough room or
    enough light. No matter how you set it up to start you will change it
    and then change it again as you acquire new equipment and new skills,
    so don't worry too much about where you should put what at first.
    Just get it up and running as soon as you can and sort it out as you
    need to. If you're worried about holes in walls and floors and that
    kind of thing, you might want to reconsider. It will tear up your
    spare room and most likely the hallway leading to it as well. 

    You might want to consider some cleaning equipment like an
    ultrasonic, steamer and pickle pot as well. Used equipment is fine,
    as long as it's not worn out internally. It can often be impossible
    to tell what kind of shape it's in until you plug it in and try to
    use it, so beware. I stick with buying used equipment that isn't
    prone to wear I can't see, like hammers, draw plates stakes, etc.
    Anything electrical or with internal moving parts I buy new with a
    warrantee unless I know where it's from and how it was used. 

    Good luck and have fun. Most fun I ever had was working out of my
    home. The only problem was I couldn't go home from work!
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