Popular Post BrandonD Posted February 21, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Here are some pictures of my two car garage shop. My wife has never parked her car in a garage before, so when we moved here it was easy to call dibs on the garage. Around half of the big tools are Craigslist finds. The lathe is the most recent addition, and I just did the cleats in December. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwalter5110 Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 That's one impressive shop! It looks like you have all the big tools purchased. What's next on the list? I ask because the list never ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Looks like a fun place to play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Nice shop Brandon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonD Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Thanks guys. It's a nice place to be. I'm in IT and have found woodworking to be the creative hands-on outlet I need. That's one impressive shop! It looks like you have all the big tools purchased. What's next on the list? I ask because the list never ends. I am building the split-top roubo bench now. That's what the lumber on the ground is for, and the vise hardware on the outfeed table. you guys want to follow along. There's actually a couple others starting now or soon in there too. The only "big" tool I still want (for now!) is a drum sander. I need to figure out the logistics of how I'd use it first. I can't think of anywhere that I'd be able to have it setup permanently, so that leaves putting it on a mobile base and also figuring out how I can easily/quickly tap into my DC ductwork. Speaking of that, I need to modify the ductwork and put a drop on the wall with the lathe and disc/belt sander. I'm sure that will be fun. Of course there are smaller tools that I want to get into as time goes on... I don't have much in the way of hand tools right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Brandon, great looking shop. I like the cleats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Great looking shop! I too find woodworking is a nice way to leave the software development world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davestanton Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Bet you have a ball in there, looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcarswell Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Man very nice . Love the setup. If you go with. Drum sander I am stuck in a passionate love affair with my supermax 19-38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisG-Canada Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Nice shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Sweet shop!! How do you like your grizzly jointer? What model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 What is the tall square thing by the door ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Great shop!! Very neat and well arranged. And a nice stack off lumber! What's on the drawing board?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Looks great! Would love to see some more hand tools in the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 What is the tall square thing by the door ? Door stop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Nice shop Brandon! Looks like you have everything very well laid out. What size is you garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davestanton Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 What is the tall square thing by the door ? Laundry basket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonD Posted February 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Sweet shop!! How do you like your grizzly jointer? What model? It's one of my used CL finds, I bought it off a guy along with the planer for a steal. I have the G0490 and upgraded from an old 6" small jointer. Love the 8" capacity, long bed (6'), and the parallelogram setup. No complaints other than of course it's not a bigger jointer What is the tall square thing by the door ? That is the last thing I've not managed to get expelled from my shop... a shoe rack. You'd wonder why my wife and kid would need it since they just leave their shoes on the ground, but it turns out they have a lot of "outside" shoes that they use enough to need at hand (read: once in a blue moon, when their other pairs on the ground are missing.) Great shop!! Very neat and well arranged. And a nice stack off lumber! What's on the drawing board?? The split top roubo build is first and it's what that lumber is destined for. I want to build a rolling cabinet/stand thingy for my miter saw to reduce its footprint a bit and catch most of the dust that gets dumped on my sheet goods. Then a few smaller shop improvements... I need to mount the grinder and sharpening jigs to the other side of the flip top stand I have made for my Rigid sander, make a rack for lathe tools on the side of the cabinet of drawers that my big belt/disc sander is on, run a DC drop to that wall for that sander & lathe, put a mobile base on my bandsaw, etc... the list never ends Nice shop Brandon! Looks like you have everything very well laid out. What size is you garage? Thanks. It is about 19x20 ish with a tad above 8' ceilings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Brandon you might want to think about a UTS for your rolling miter stand. A lot of uses for it and I plan on keeping mine in my bigger shop. http://suiteronline.com/2005/01/01/ultimate-tool-stand/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Damn that's a good looking router table! I love it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Nice! Design looks very efficient. What's the size of your shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonD Posted February 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Damn that's a good looking router table! I love it. Thanks. It was actually one of my first projects. It's a Norm Abram's style, based on these plans. Nice! Design looks very efficient. What's the size of your shop? ~19x20x8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryo99 Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Great looking shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acajun Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Damn that's a good looking router table! I love it. I like it too. I'd like to build one like that one when I move into my bigger shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Thanks. It was actually one of my first projects. It's a Norm Abram's style, based on these plans. ~19x20x8. Mine is 24 x 20 with no where near that much organization. I need to re-evaluate or simply throw some S*#t away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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