OneMoreFarang Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Until now I use from time to time an electric drill at home or other tools which don't make much noise. But now I think about maybe buying an electric saw or other power tools which make some or even a lot of noise. I don't plan to use them very often, and definitely only in daytime. But where? Would it be possible to sound isolate a room in a condominium enough to use such tools? I guess if that is possible then there is still the problem with air which has to be extracted to the outside. So how about a hobby room or something like that? Is it possible to rent maybe a 20 sqm room in which I can use power tools without problems? Such a room should have good enough security to leave a couple of tools in there without worrying about burglars. A shower would also be nice. This is about someone (me) who lives in a condominium in the middle of Bangkok. What are the options? Does anybody of you have such a workshop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sometimewoodworker Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 I would look around local places to see if there is a local workshop that allows for outside users. Up here in Udon there is a workshop that charges ฿180 per hour including the use of all the power tools and machines they have. That could be an option. 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 17 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said: I would look around local places to see if there is a local workshop that allows for outside users. Up here in Udon there is a workshop that charges ฿180 per hour including the use of all the power tools and machines they have. That could be an option. Thanks, do you know how Thais would call such a place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post onebir Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said: Thanks, do you know how Thais would call such a place? There's 'makerspaces': https://www.facebook.com/BangkokMakerSpace/ They're usually for electronics, 3d printing etc, but some projects may need heavier tools, so it's possible some of these have them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said: Thanks, do you know how Thais would call such a place? No, it’s in front of Home Pro centre and has a sign in English and Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 15 minutes ago, onebir said: There's 'makerspaces': https://www.facebook.com/BangkokMakerSpace/ They're usually for electronics, 3d printing etc, but some projects may need heavier tools, so it's possible some of these have them. Thanks, but: Permanently closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post transam Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said: Thanks, but: Permanently closed I'm not surprised, even a work bench can be destroyed here, especially if its somebody else's........???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post daveAustin Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 14 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: Would it be possible to sound isolate a room in a condominium enough to use such tools? I guess if that is possible then there is still the problem with air which has to be extracted to the outside Nope, but just do it, Thais love noise lol. Can't beat having the space to tinker, but in the city with condo?, sometimewoodworker's idea probably best. Or, chase up condo management, see if they have a maintenance room onsite you could play in. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Look around the condo for an empty shop house. You'll need to instal your own AC maybe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted December 13, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2020 4 hours ago, daveAustin said: Nope, but just do it, Thais love noise lol. Can't beat having the space to tinker, but in the city with condo?, sometimewoodworker's idea probably best. Or, chase up condo management, see if they have a maintenance room onsite you could play in. Maybe I should make sure to select a condo/room near a family with small kids. Then we can compete. ???? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaLa Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Headphones with Metallica on 11 should help drown out the noise if that's the problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onebir Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 23 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: Thanks, but: Permanently closed There could be others (you could search on "makerspace bangkok" or perhaps the Thai equivalent if that page has it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runamok27 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I would hope that there are no condos in the entire world that would allow someone to use power tools in their condo on an ongoing basis but if there is one country that would be okay with it, it would be Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 I would think is you are using them intermittently between nine and five I doubt it would be much of an issue. Most power tools make far less noise than does a hammer-drill. Buy a few things and see if you lose interest quickly. If you really get into it you could rent (as someone else suggested) a shophouse pretty cheap (~10-20K) if you can travel a little bit. You can do most anything you want and it gives you a butt-load of storage as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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