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WORKSHOP PICS, TIPS, & INSPIRATION
BadMouth:
A couple people in Ond's workshop build thread commented that they would be building workshops soon.
IMO, a one stop thread of pics, tips, & inspiration would be a pretty good resource to have here.
Here's mine which has been evolving for 3 years and is still far from complete:
Way nice for my skill level. People have done much more with much less, but I kept falling into deals or needed another machine to accomplish a particular project.
It started with just the outer workbench, which was constructed before I had any of these nifty bigger machines.
The jointer sold too cheap to pass up at an estate sale, then I got a pile of hardwood for free, but needed to buy a planer to make it useable.
Extended saw fence was a "maybe someday" thing sitting in my amazon cart when the price dropped by 1/3rd one day. etc. etc.
Router area still needs a LOT of work.
Wood cart is a mix of designs found online. It's 6ft because I never have full size 8ft sheets sitting around, but 4ft seemed too short.
The backside is for sheet goods.
Before I bought the house, as a renter I kept all my tools in these bins with all the needed accessories, bits, etc in the bin with the tool.
It worked great when moving around and working out of a shed. Now it just results in a lot of bins sitting around on work surfaces when I'm using the tools.
Most tools have migrated out of the bins.
BadMouth:
The pile of hardwood I got for free always falls just short of delivering enough of the same wood to make what I want.
Managed to stretch the walnut far enough to make this audio rack. ;D
The boards for the bottom shelf were horribly warped and the wrong color, but with some bracing and danish oil it all worked out.
Best boards on top of course.
BadMouth:
These leg levelers aren't cheap, but make leveling things easy. If you need to adjust them fast, you can use a hex bit in a drill.
Originally I tried to just use blocks or wedges to get work surfaces level, but they never stayed put.
opt2not:
Fantastic thread idea. :applaud:
BadMouth:
Harbor Freight foot switches can be useful. They sell both a momentary and latching one. I have the latching one by the table saw to turn the dust collection on and off.
It's a lot cheaper than those automatic or remote control setups. (They are rated for 15A)
https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=foot%20switch
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