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| Driath:
hey i live in an apartment (3rd floor) in a college town and i was wondering where other apartment people get the space to work on their cabs? i can't find anywhere right now :-\ |
| SNAAAKE:
--- Quote from: Driath on March 24, 2003, 03:42:15 am ---hey i live in an apartment (3rd floor) in a college town and i was wondering where other apartment people get the space to work on their cabs? i can't find anywhere right now :-\ --- End quote --- I am currently suffering from same crisis :'( and I plan on building my new cabinet outside.. :P then bring all the pieces and put em together. I got a friend(actually my dad's friend) who has a table saw and will either cut there or just old school way right outside my apartment. :D |
| kalkin:
It all depends on the size of the apartment, now doesn't it. For the past half year my bedroom has been my arcade workshop while my livingroom has been my bedroom. It isn't practical nor comfortable but it works. One thing I had to watch out for was that the width of the cabinet didn't exceed the width of the doorway. Wouldn't want to leave it when I move :) What's worse than the lack of space in an apartment is the presense of loud noise when woodworking. Sheesh, everytime I start that circular saw or sander I'm almost sure neighbours will start filing complaints. Well, so far so good and I'm about 80% done now with most of the woodworking behind me. Woop-de-doo :) |
| Frostillicus:
I just spent the last week making so much noise and dust in my apartment I was sure I'd get complaints, but nothing yet 8) I set it all up in my living room. Router's are the worst, I think - If you're looking for the maximum amount of noise and fine sawdust to vaccuum up for the least amount of work, a router is the way to go. Mostly I just had to be careful to vacuum up the sawdust everyday or else it got tracked everywhere...and to lay sheets over the carpets when I painted. I would go insane if my apartment was like this for half a year (gotta be neat and clean), but everyone's different ;) |
| rampy:
I'm currently in an apartment but was in condo when i did most my major work. (i.e. in the garage or in the basement) I'd recommend doing as much as you can outside if possible on a warm weekend (with no chance for rain) and then (*gulp*) move it up 3 flights of stairs (actually if you did it in pieces and brought it up it wouldn't be so bad) Have you considered getting an existing cabinet that was in decent shape and converting that? (the only trick being getting up the stairs) at least that'll minimize the scale/scope of the work you'll be doing... *shrug* we finally had a warm weekend in the northeast and I took off my control panel and went out side to route out for t-molding and apply laminate n' stuff... no way I coulda used a router in the apartment - although I do occasionally drill/etc... inside. rampy |
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