RichardA Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 I knew you were a fan... We're losing Abby and Ducky this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 2 hours ago, wdwerker said: I looked into that Harvey DC a few days ago. The CFM kinda limits it to being moved between machines or a very simple duct system. I've learned to let the early adopters take the hit and see what the consensus is in a few years. The sound levels look impressive but I haven't heard one running yet. Agreed... The good thing about my setup is with the combo machine, I have less ducts to run. And since it's beside my TS, that's one main drop for the "big 3" (although it's the big two ) The CFM is the biggest appeal for me. I think rockler is going to sell them, maybe they will have one in the store to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 3 hours ago, wnaziri said: Having the cart makes using the combo device really easy because it lets you keep your lumber close by and organized. Agreed! I don't have a cart, but I do keep a small assembly table by the combo machine and I use that to put boards on while milling them. I do need to make a cart, or three... I'd like to keep project parts with each other during the process. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post krtwood Posted March 7, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Four "if you have to ask you can't afford it" tools and Nordfab ducting. But the thought of buying two gallons of paint and you're like, gosh, I don't know if I want to invest that much into making my shop nicer. Really got to think this one through. Don't want to rush into a big commitment like that. That ship got torpedoed in the harbor and rebuilt already. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaziri Posted March 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 3 hours ago, krtwood said: Four "if you have to ask you can't afford it" tools and Nordfab ducting. But the thought of buying two gallons of paint and you're like, gosh, I don't know if I want to invest that much into making my shop nicer. Really got to think this one through. Don't want to rush into a big commitment like that. That ship got torpedoed in the harbor and rebuilt already. Well said but cost of the paint is not the real issue. The issue is the time and effort spent beautifying a building that I may move out of when and if I decide to build my own shop. When I spend time in the shop, I really want to use it to do projects. My time can be limited and I want to make the most of it. I am on call (translate: can't spend much time in the shop) every other week. However, I do really appreciate an impeccable workspace. We shall see how I feel as I make more progress in my shop overhaul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Screwing a few sheets of white melamine along the wall would be a quick way to brighten up the space. Easy to remove when you leave too. There are 1/4 ply white faced sheets available too. I had the landlord spray the entire warehouse white before I moved in. My previous shop was a photographers before me & already came painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Incredible shop! One of these days I hope/plan to have something like that... Regarding changing over between planer/jointer modes, I have a newer Hammer A3/31, which has no motorized assistance. It takes maybe 40 seconds to make the switch and most of that is winding down the planer bed. Someone's suggestion of drill powered assistance sounds interesting, but the pace I work at and the quantity of work I do is so low and slow that I likely wouldn't even bother with that. For me the benefit of a compact machine, and so much capacity for the price (relative to equivalent quality standalone machines) made the decision very easy. My only real complaints on my machine are the relatively short jointer beds, which can be addressed with bed extensions, and the somewhat flimsy fence, but that is a discussion for another thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankstick Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 I was in a local pawn shop that had loads of paint- quart sizes to 5 gallon sizes. Thinking about going there and getting paint for my shop to brighten it up a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krtwood Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 11 hours ago, wnaziri said: Well said but cost of the paint is not the real issue. The issue is the time and effort spent beautifying a building that I may move out of when and if I decide to build my own shop. When I spend time in the shop, I really want to use it to do projects. My time can be limited and I want to make the most of it. I am on call (translate: can't spend much time in the shop) every other week. However, I do really appreciate an impeccable workspace. We shall see how I feel as I make more progress in my shop overhaul. I can tell you from experience that we make it out to be more effort and time than it really is. I spent over 10 years in my shop with uninsulated basement walls because it was too much hassle and I'm going to be moving soon anyway. Best time and money I ever spent once I finally did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 I'm going to stand by my opinion not to bother with painting. That kind of thing always looks worse in pictures than in reality. If would be different it it belonged to him, but I wouldn't put any effort into it, unless I owned it. Then I would have painted it before I moved anything into it. It's not like that sheetrock is anywhere near ready for paint anyway, and some of it is pretty high off the floor. Paint on poorly finished sheetrock is like nails on a chalkboard to me. I have finishing sheetrock down to an efficient science, and expect perfection, but will still go to lengths to avoid it. It's a temporary space, owned by someone else. Then there are the other walls that don't even have anything on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 4 hours ago, krtwood said: I spent over 10 years in my shop with uninsulated basement walls because it was too much hassle and I'm going to be moving soon anyway. Best time and money I ever spent once I finally did it. I understand what your saying but you a made your basement look better and that helps when you sell. The Op will be spending time and money on a place that's not his and get nothing in return when he moves on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwk5017 Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Screw the paint and level 5 drywall finish, i want this guy to build a shop! He just dropped $50k+/- on tools, i can only imagine what the shop would look like. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post legenddc Posted March 8, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Don't forget about the thousands of dollars worth of computers he ruined when we drooled all over our keyboards. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wnaziri Posted March 11, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 On 3/8/2018 at 8:56 AM, Pwk5017 said: Screw the paint and level 5 drywall finish, i want this guy to build a shop! He just dropped $50k+/- on tools, i can only imagine what the shop would look like. Here is what I have in mind. I hope this matches what you had imagined. Can't wait to move in! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wnaziri Posted March 11, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Rather than start a new thread, I will add a few additions to the theme of shop upgrades. One of the major benefits of my shop rearrangement is that I have space for shop items. The first item I built was a clamp / supply / tool rack. It is a mobile rack based on a Bob Claggett design. I did not like to idea of a fixed rack on a wall. This is serving me very well. Plus, all Felder tools were shipped in containers that used about one hundred 2 by 4's. So, I now have lifetime supply of 2 by 4's to use for shop projects: The back is a French cleat system and I will populate it over time as needs arise: The next item was an outfeed table for the band saw. I had initially built just the top and two legs, hooked onto the back of the band saw table. I decided I could make better use of the space to I editorialized the original design by just adding to it: The top shelf is dedicated to band saw related items and the bottom is for the sliders. When I get a couple of right sized pieces of plywood scraps, I will add doors to keep the dust out: I finally built a sharpening station. I use Shapton stones for all my sharpening. The cabinet has one shelf to sharpening tools box and two drawers: Here is the milling cart that I mentioned before. At the time of the pic, I was trying to learn how to use my newest shop addition, the Leigh FMT Pro. My cart is designed with 3 shelves to keep components for 3 projects isolated at any one time: Finally, I built a jig that is handy for anyone who has a sliding table saw. A youtuber has a video on such a jig and I thought it would be useful. I have used it a lot more than I thought I would. It is made out of plywood but I added some bling with Zebrawood because I had some thin stock: 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Very nice additions. So the lifetime supply of 2x4's is the unspoken added value to going Felder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaziri Posted March 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 10 hours ago, Woodenskye said: Very nice additions. So the lifetime supply of 2x4's is the unspoken added value to going Felder? I only paid $480 apiece. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwk5017 Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 22 hours ago, wnaziri said: Here is what I have in mind. I hope this matches what you had imagined. Can't wait to move in! I think it is a perfect site. When do you imagine your contractor will commence demo and site work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 I've fixed worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesota Steve Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 On 3/11/2018 at 10:08 AM, wnaziri said: Here is what I have in mind. I hope this matches what you had imagined. Can't wait to move in! That's going to take a lot of paint to cover up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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