Thread: A Real Workshop

interesting collection of containers (or supports?) in the 1st piccy in post #449

The top part of the cabinet is a Rose Butternut frame.

I used Dominoes to join the top frame together so I wouldn't accidentally drill or saw into a screw.

A bit traumatic spreading all the glue, tapping in the dominoes ( a couple intersected so I cut them to fit.) then trying to match up all the dominoes and hole. A 3.6m timber frame isn't very easy to maneuver.

Not quite perfect. I put two dominoes into both sides. The only option was to saw them off.
There are plenty of dominoes and glue so missing two shouldn't hurt.
I used clamps to pull a couple of sections into line then clamped everything tight.

I'll screw the base to the top and use thin ply to catch any dust that falls through the hole. Maybe incorporate a downdraft?

The Film ply top will be recessed into the top frame.

Yes Sawdust maker, and more colourful supports than what are really in my shed.
I was worried that no one noticed the Bra Bar.
Glad to see that someone looks at the photos.

cheers

Scally its come along way since I last stuck my head round the corner well done

I guess the Gymnastics idea didn't go down well.

Oh Happy 60th by the way.

I like those rocker switches for lighting so much easier to turn on and off.

The old laundry tubs have a million and one uses, even seen one used as a BBQ pit I wonder if one could be used as a forge.

Thanks Wheelinround, you don't need to check in too often to keep up.

The rocker switches are great. Easy to find and flick a switch. They don't seem to get stuck like the standard switches. I'm really enjoying having permanent power set up in the shed and all the powerpoints along the wall will be very convenient once I finish the new bench.

I wasn't sure about the laundry tubs. I had bad memories of getting my hand stuck in a wringer when I was a kid.
A good friend had two of them and said she kept getting people wanting to buy them but she was saving one of them for me.So I really had to take them. Heavy buggers to move but they will stay where they are for a long while now.
They worked great as ice tubs but I will probably turn them into flower pots.

Thanks for the birthday wishes. I am still waiting to get smarter as I get older.

Originally Posted by Scally

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Thanks for the birthday wishes. I am still waiting to get smarter as I get older.

this is not working for me either!

this is my workshop, there is no bench area.

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Great workshop Albert.

I would love a Wide Belt Sander.

You ducting is fantastic. Where did you get it?

This will be my next major project after I finish the bench and cabinets.

My glue-up was successful.
I have screwed the top to the base.
Then routed a roundover along the front edge because it was a bit sharp and splintery.

I had to do a test run with the Festool drawers. A lot of fiddling around inside the frame.........I must have head-butted every sharp edge. Maybe I will sand a few of them to reduce the pain.

thanks bud.

I actually have 2 WBS, both SCM, the old one is a 920mm single header, the new one is a 1100mm double header, the WBS is really nice to have, gives you a flat surface guaranteed (if you keep up the maintenance and servicing)

The ducting I got them from NZ Duct and Flex, the ducting is lip lock system from JKF Industri of Denmark. pricey but really good quality and you can reuse them, no welding required.

I am having a fire sprinkler system installed in my workshop next year.

Envy your bench especially the Festool drawer, I rarely put my Festools back into their boxes as I use them on daily basis after daytime work.

I have similar if not the same mortiser like yours, upgraded to a chisel mortiser that gives me a slot of 25mm x 110mm x130mm with each stroke.

Your single head WBS would be enough for me, albert.
They do a great job on big slabs and panels.

I will have to look for a supplier of your ducting on this side of the ditch.

I found an off-cut of the film ply that was big enough to do the bench top on one end.

There wasn't quite enough room to use the router guide so I tacked plywood guides to the frame of the bench top.
A bearing guided router bit gave a reasonable finish.
There was a bit of work with a chisel and shoulder plane to get a neat fit.
This gives me a good idea about how the complete bench will look when I buy a full sheet of film ply.

That kind of ducting is available in Oz from Airtight Solutions. There may very well be other suppliers around. I got a quote from them for my ducting for my workshop when I was living close by to their Sydney office a couple of years ago. Unfortunately their product was outside my budget so I went with PVC pipe. If I could have afforded it, that kind of ducting would have been great. They had software to calculate the necessary diameters for the lengths of runs you were using, the machines, and number of concurrent users, etc. They also could supply all sorts of fancy junctions and transitions including custom made.

Will consider it again when I get to build my dream workshop.

I cut 17mm ply for the bases of each section of the bench.
They rest on plywood strips nailed to the sides of the cabinet.

I couldn't resist fitting a couple of drawers.

The thin drawer is a Smeg stainless steel buy from a cabinet makers auction. It finally has a home and is off the floor.

The main reason for the wider opening is to fit the Festool belt sander systainer.
I went out to buy some full extension ball bearing guides and found there wasn't much difference in price for the Soft-Close version. So I bought two pairs of them and two pairs of the manual ones.

Lots of measuring and cutting.
Then I made a jig and template for drilling the screw holes in the cabinet.
I decided to make a temporary drawer to test the design. I used 65mm Tassie Oak for the drawer frame and some 10mm cabinet grade ply that wasn't being used, for the base.
It is all screwed together.
The tape measure made a mistake so I had to adjust the drawer wide a couple of mm.

It looked pretty good and is nice and stable. The soft-close is a bit over the top but I like it.

So I thought I would try the Manual Slides.
What a surprise, the holes for the screws are in different places to the soft-close slides.
So much for the jig.
But is still holds the guides square while I mark the location of the new screw holes.
Same design for the drawer but the tape measure wasn't needed this time. I used the final dimensions of the first drawer and it worked.
The only available ply for the base was 12mm thick. I trimmed the edges down to 10mm with the table saw.

So now I think I have worked out how to fit the drawer slides and the design for the drawers.
I will use more traditional joinery for the final drawers and do away with the screws.

I haven't decided on the timber I want to use for the drawer fronts yet but it will be the same for all the drawers.
They are really trays so I wont need to try to get a matching grain pattern across the full length of the bench. As long as it is the same timber it should look fine.

Originally Posted by Scally

......The tape measure made a mistake so I had to adjust the drawer wide a couple of mm.......

I am laughing with you.

No problem Christos.
I don't mind even if you laugh at me.
I am usually pretty good with measurements but my brain does strange things when it comes to fitting drawers.

Thanks for the contact Marwood. They might be out of my budget too but it will be worthwhile checking them out.......in the New Year.

So many little jobs and big jobs to finish before Christmas.
Including two temporary clothes rack for a mate who has moved into a house without built-in wardrobes.
We added a "Shoe Rack" to this model.
He said his wife is pleased.

Maybe I can defer it until say March?