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Decorative Inlaid Vinyl Floor Installation and Workshop Layout

Bob and Gregory Rochlin talk about the new workshop layout and show off a custom circular sawblade floor from Amtico.
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Decorative Inlaid Vinyl Floor Installation and Workshop Layout

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" You know one thing that's very important when you're in the woodworking shop is to stay alert. And with that in mind my architect Gregory Rockland specified more product that is almost hazard yellow as they cause it'll definitely keep UH hey guys hi Anthony. Greg house ago on this is. This -- called weapons -- vinyl makes exactly and I Stephanie just built stable blue -- that goes right in here yeah. Good will will talk hit a minute about the layout of the workshop but first let's talk about this 400 like this problem I love this product -- Marvelous to work with I sent them a cad drawing. Well of the saw blade which that they cut into the floor. It's just remarkable what these people can do it is amazing so we've got. All of this field of diamonds in yellow and and metallic silver and then a dark gray saw blade and it it was fun to watch them do it of course we have some flashbacks to show you. Well we've got. Richard welcome from antique oak flooring Carter Richard my good Bob and Doug just break from Harry's installation services. Quincy mass and boy what part got here well what -- product is an empty. And -- it was appealed vinyl product. Which means you will not -- so it's a 100% behind -- it is good product used in a workshop from the durability perspective and also I guess. From the installation but what I love is that versatility of the design how many colors you guys -- we manufacture a 160 different colors -- a standard recognition. And this particular design which. Our architect came up with is basically you know all of a big power saw blade this being -- you're right down here onto the floor now how did he do that. He actually read it yet he drew the do the design Tony's case. Nonsense he's continued to discount while cutting room in Atlanta through -- program right try to reproduce the cat. And then the cap program that we produce these then automatically put into the cutting room."

" Now don't what do you involved in doing right now is just -- This is a dark long about laying these out just to see that everything -- words from the aluminum well. -- here and what an environment aboard. OK and what kind of an adhesive will you be using this and acrylic big cities. It. Goes into a way to get troll who under our roller and it's very very strong case. That is Q what part of the equation we have here what's this post and it. That's your -- from the --"

" We saw how perfect. Well I can't wait to get it all finished. Well it's really turning attributable shop discourse -- my favorites this tenants which is so personally -- out of the way. Let's talk about your lay out your design for the space how big is the space space is about fifteen by thirty which is a good sized space for a home workshop generous and the only given the only thing had to deal with. With over here right right analysts and basically massive chimney supporters call a natural division -- my face so how did you proceed. Well we divided the two areas that got out. Metalworking. Area over here -- require a lawnmower. Or are your bicycle or something like that it's -- here. Wrenches and screwdrivers will be story here exactly and my big growing toolbox we're going to corner eventually and then in the middle of the space we got the radial arm saw which is a very versatile tool that should always be kind of -- those spaces to maximize how much room you have for the boards for the -- And then on the other half of the space Bob what's the logic here right. Well got to have a spaces where you work your bench and this is of the woodworking eventually you can put together projects you're doing. On your edged tools of the start over here on planes chisel and then underneath. We've got all you have to -- your hand tools laid out. And so everything's readily at hand and what I loved it is the contrast between these floors and just having plain wood and plywood. No paint no stain we'll have plenty of room to put hooks and nails and hang things."

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