Workshop updates 2012

[bj383ss]

Hello all,

Ever since Xmas I have been working on updates in the shop. This is all the wifes fault as she bought me a new Dewalt 12" CMS that was much bigger than my POS Ryobi. So I had to rebuild my miter saw station and the bug bit me.


Here is the new saw installed with a new dust shroud and dust collection hooked up.
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I kept adding shelves to the bench until it looked like this.
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With all this new shelving I was able to elimnate this small bookshelf I was using.
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Then I moved my OSS Sander into its spot. It is also hooked up to dust collection.
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Here is the dust collection.

Tee fitting with blast gate for the miter saw. The gate extends to the front of the bench so I can reach it.
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Blast gate on the right side is for the hose going to the sander.
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The CMS and the sander are hooked to an I vac tool that turns the vacumn on when either tool starts.
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I made a new lumber storage rack to get rid of a bin I had on the floor.
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Here is it loaded up.
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The bin is empty bye bye.
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With the sander moved and the storage bin gone I freed up all this floor space.

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In these pictures from last year you can see the difference in floor space.
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I moved the lathe into its new home and the next update will be a new workbench for it to go on and a tool cabinet or pegboard on the wall above it.

[wheelinround]

Just love dust free sheds looks tops.

[artme]

Yep! Top Job!!

[FRB Design]

Man after my own heart, very well set up and organised.



Regards,


Frank.

[Scott]

Wondered where you've gotten to. Been doing the same really, for the last two weeks except space has tightened a little.

Great little review though Bret, thanks for the update. Now for the train

[BobR]

Looks good

[bj383ss]

Well I got lucky again and happened upon some more free timber from work. I got enough to build the Lathe workbench and the small tool bench next to it. Only catch was it was wood that was used in the garden center so I spent an entire day jointing, planing and sawing to get it all cleaned up and ready to use.

Here is the wood when I got it.
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I think it was 18 8ft 2x4's altogther.

Here it is all cleaned up and ready to put together. I used plans from Shopnotes #59.
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Main structure put together. Each section is bolted together with carriage bolts. So you can add or change it later on down the road.

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The top is solid 1 1/2" oak from an old desk that was being thrown away at my mom's work. It was too short and too wide. So I ripped 5" off of it, cut the round off the ends, cut the piece I ripped in half and then glued those halfs back onto the ends to stretch it 10" and make it the right length.
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Shopmade levelers for the base
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Here is the top on and the cabinets on the base and leveled. I also bolted it to the wall so this thing is solid and won't move.
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And Finally the Lathe mounted on top.
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2 flourescent lights I got from work for free I am going to mount under the cabinets over the lathe.
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Next up is making the 10 drawers that go in it. And then the cabinet that goes to the left on the step. I'm also getting a squirrel cage fan from a member of another forum I'm on for free this weekend. It is a big one used in a house HVAC. Going to make a shopmade air cleaner with it.

Bret

[mn pete]

Nicely done Bret! I love all the re-use of materials in your shop and everything you've built there is top notch.

[greek carpenter]

hi. great gift you got mate, ive bought the same one 5-6 years ago. where is it made in german or usa, does your one vibrate when its starts up(till it picks up sreed).got a new one last year with with sliding arms and a laser. must say thats one great-clean workshop you got.

regards micheal

[Sawdust Maker]

Nice work

It's funny - when I do a tidy up the shed doesn't look any different

I'd watch the strobe effect with the flouros over the lathe

[bj383ss]

Sawdust Maker,

Crowie mentioned the same thing about the lights. How do I avoid it. Do I need to use a different kind of light?

Bret

[Sawdust Maker]

use one of the new globes or different lighting

the problem is that if flickering at the right frequency an item turning at a certain speed can appear stationary on the lathe - dangerous if you grab it

here's a link to Wiki

[crowie]

You have sure been putting in some time and effort into making a great workshop even better Bret.
A HUGE VERY WELL DONE.
Cheers, crowie

[A Duke]

Hi most of the time the light is not a problem, but if you want to see what they are talking about, get a big bench grinder or something else that takes a long time to stop and light it only with a flouro and get it up to speed, switch it off and watch it come to a stop. I will appear to slow down ,stop,go backwards, stop and start again about 4 times before it really comes to rest.
Have fun

[BobL]

We have fluoros above all our lathes and mills at work and in 40 odd years I have never seen the fluoro problem. I understand that is because there is always more than one fluoro on in the room at the same time. An old techie told me that the easiest way to get around the fluoro flicker issue is to have another non fluoro light on nearby. It doesn't take much of a light to do this.