LAYING OUT A WORKSHOP

摘要

When I first saw the letter in MEW 133 asking about laying out workshops, like the editor I thought that I was bound to have that information as I've been doing layouts in factories (off and on) for the last 20 years. Looking through some of the handbooks I have, I was surprised to find that only one of them mentioned clearance distances around machines and then only in passing. Having failed in this respect, it was time to fall back on plan 'B' - trying to formulate rules based on my practical knowledge. I realised that there are some slight differences between industrial practice and what would be done in the home workshop, but these are not significant.