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Thanks, yeah, I've skimmed all four stickies multiple times.

Ok, so 5 micron bags, how is the housing "perforated" to allow large escaped stuff to fall down but avoid back-pressure while simultaneously stopping things getting wet in the rain?

So, now I'm...

For the outbox, would I basically just line a wooden box (with a roof and holes in the sides) with 30 micron bags?



Understood.



A photo of both if these would be nice as this is a...

Thanks.


More than enough space.

Because the TS is in the centre of the room and the blower can go under it or under the bench beside it (its the power tool I use most).

I'm "right behind...

Hi,

Today I decided that I:



Don't really have space for filtering to happen in the workshop
Don't want a cyclone (see 1.)
I want to keep my 2HP generic blower close to my table saw
...

I wasn't going to cover all the holes, I did want to close off the rear dust port "slot" and some of the "lower" holes, I was wanting to have matching inlet/outlet surface areas (cm2) from the saw...

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I'm not going to necro an old thread, basically the illustrious BobL (thank you Bob!) mentioned: Massive lightbulb moment!

So my SawStop Jobsite has the standard 2.5" port :(, it basically...

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I just picked up a used 2hp generic dusty (I didn't buy the filter and I'm going to wall mount the blower), I want to hook it up with a cyclone, which cyclone should I get?

I only use one...

Thanks, ply, just pine I take it, what thicknesses, 3/4" on the sides and 1/2 on the bottom?

How to join it, pocket holes for the sides, route out a recess for the bottom?

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I want to build 5 large shallow drawers for my workbench, dimensions of the drawers, height varies:

Height - 80-200mm
Width - 800mm
Depth - 700mm

What would be the best way for a well...

Thanks, I picked some of this up, what would be the best way to cut it and also should I just plonk it on top of the bench or affix it on some way, both of the sheets I got have a very slight bow in...

Thanks everyone, I want to add a stiff, tough and flat replaceable "topper" to my benchtop, what would you use, preferably around 10mm thickness?

I was thinking I could get meaty screws into the ply and through the ply into the legs, I don't really want to buy more ply, I could use bolts and/or threaded inserts for the slider mounting holes...

Thanks, should I just attach some pieces of 15mm ply to the inside of the legs then, to attach the slides to?

Also the centre, slides from both of the drawer "columns" will be attached there,...

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I have a small workshop and so I want to have storage built in to my bench, I'm just going to use a project panel for the top, I can't really get my head around the best way to do this, let's...

Thanks, yes, please provide some photos and also the make/model/specs and you mention layout changes, you haven't made any unreversible physical modifications (like drilling holes in the unit)?

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I'm looking for a dust extractor, I have a small shop and so it will need to be able to be modularised, basically so I can wall mount the guts of it and use standard 4-6" hoses on the outlet,...

Thanks, I hadn't thought about noise, what about an internal compact "modular" unit that can be wall mounted up and out of the way, maybe I could put a cyclone separator outside?

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I have a 16sqm workshop and I want to have a nice dust collector on the wall outside, ideally wall mounted and outdoor rated, is anything like that available in Australia, my budget is $2K, my...

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I'm a beginner, have a small workshop and would like quite a complex bench (with storage) to best make use of the space.

I don't really have space for a bench with my jobsite saw in there...

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To maximise space in my small workshop I want to make a 1100x1400mm centre bench that integrates my SawStop Jobsite saw and Triton router table.

I have a bunch of 90x45mm pine and some 26mm...

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Would you like some cash to create some plans for a workbench, I'm a beginner and so I'm looking for a well designed bench for my small workshop.

Some key specs:

1.1m wide x 1.4m deep...

It's probably two benches now:

The first bench will have my jobsite saw and router integrated, this is definately going to be pine, storage on the sides.

The second bench is a more traditional...

Thanks, it's Lane Cove, I was thinking sellers that have a flat delivery fee for Sydney, a Ute rocks up on the day kind of thing?

Thanks!

Where would I find cheap Tassie/Vic Oak and pine in Sydney, that deliver?

Obviously I don't want DAR, what do I want though, lol I don't even know what the "rough cut" timber is even...

Thanks, I'm going to go with pine for now.

Thanks, is Snakewood Dillenia more suitable then, I can't find any info on it?

Does AU$880 for 15M of 250x50mm tallowood and 10M of 250x75mm snakewood dillenia sound about right then?

Thanks, it's NSW, Australia, so maybe locally one of our natives is also known as that?

I tweaked my post, it's not 30M it's 10M.

Thanks, it's not all JUST for a bench, it's $880 for 15M of 250x50mm tallowood for the top and 10M of 250x75mm snakewood for the frame.

Hi,

I'm planning a hardwood workbench, Boutique Timbers has lots of Snakewood that's a good size for my frame but I read here that extremely dense timbers are bad news for cutters, for example, on...

No plans, just a sketch and some notes

It's a builder we have used a couple of times before, unfortunately he hasn't quoted me yet.

Thanks, the DC2 is all I could afford.

I'll remove the cyclones then, I didn't realise they dropped the flow that much, and there will be no requirement for all those extra 2.5" connections.
...

Thanks Chris, its Lane Cove.

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I had an old 4.5x3m Absco colorbond shed, now its just the slab it was on, I had a builder lined up to extend the slab and put a nice workshop on there but he's fallen (seriously) ill.

I...

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I’m trying to work out what I need to buy and from where (I'm in Australia) and would really appreciate some pointers, I've spent the entire afternoon trying to figure this out.


I have...

Thanks, "down" the garden path, literally, my workshop is down the back of the garden, about 30m from the nearest vehicle access and about 10m of the path is only earth, I plan on rectifying the path...

Thanks BobL.

~AU$3000 is just for the machine and doesn't include work holding/tooling/cutters. I could go higher than $3K, not more than $4K though.

I will read your thread now!

I should...

Hi,

I have a backyard 18sqm workshop and would like a to get my first vertical mill (I'm a beginner), something quality, for timber and mild ferrous.

It shouldn't be too bulky and should arrive...

Thanks Bernmc!

Hi,

Just wondering why nearly all the crosscut sled designs, apart from this one Table Saw Cross Cut Sled - Canadian Woodworking Magazine don't seem to cutout the entire tilt range (45 degrees on...

Thanks BobL do you have any links, photos, drawings or a description of this, sounds like a great idea?

Thanks everyone.

I'm looking at the SawStop Jobsite Saw 2100W now, it's just within budget and with the limited space in the shed I'm starting to think I should keep the saw mobile and maybe have...

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My workshop is a colourbond, I'm planning to go back to the 4.5 x 3m slab and build a wooden shed.

I plan to integrate my router and table saw into a wooden bench in the new shed. The...

Thank you DTH1, the drawings are AWESOME. I was thinking of having the outside door going into the 800mm wide office, that runs along the 2.2m wall (double doors would probably be overkill for...

The existing shed is going for a number of reasons...

The roof is pretty crumpled (an arborist dropped a huge branch on it) and it's full of little dents from falling gum tree branches.

I won't...

Thanks all, I had previously googled "laminated timber" and found plenty of "engineered" products you could buy, I was aware that you joined multiple 90 x 45mm for strength but I wasn't aware that it...

Thanks again. No cavity door, top advice.

Is there somewhere online you can recommend where I can order the nail laminated (I hadn't heard of this before) studs to be delivered to me in Sydney...

Thanks everyone.

3DP in the office is a great idea.

I figured if I wanted to rip a 3m sleeper the only way I could do that was with an opening to the outside, I liked the idea of wall mounting...

Thanks BobL!

Amazing idea on the 3DP, it's a Guider II and pretty bulky but I reckon I could put a deep shelf above the computer.

Oh, you think for me fixed benches are a bad idea, I was doing...

Hi All,

I have a 4.5x3.0m colorbond shed on a concrete slab, I hate it, I'm ripping it out and reusing the slab.

New shed will be timber, soundproofing/insulation in the walls. I'm thinking a...