drzaius 2635 Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 You won't need much. I clean my filter every year or so & empty the little catch bin at the same time. Very little collects there. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BillyJack 361 Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 I wish it was worth organizing my shop. But I need to eliminate more than organize. Glad your getting it's value.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robby W 267 Posted October 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 The getting rid of is part of the next step of reorganizing. Some of it will be easy, some will be harder. I have quite a bit of stuff from my father's shop, much of which are duplicates of what I already have. Getting rid of those things will be a bit harder. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BillyJack 361 Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 Mines mainly lumber. Had a lot of projects to use a lot of it up on but my lack of woodworking interest has paused that... when a commercial shop I worked for retired he Gave me all the lumber. I should have declined... Everyone one thinks more is better, it's a nightmare. ... I'm looking for a jon boat and trailer to rework this winter. If that happens I'll need the space. Meaning I'll have to part with the lumber. I offered this on letgo one time and everyone declined. Said they didn't want scraps. Scraps are in top the 8/4 mahogany, walnut board 8+ feet are on the bottom... stupid people won't come and look.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
curlyoak 844 Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Robby W said: he getting rid of is part of the next step of reorganizing. Some of it will be easy, some will be harder. I have quite a bit of stuff from my father's shop, much of which are duplicates of what I already have. Getting rid of those things will be a bit harder. Possibly compare all duplicates and choose the best one. If they are equal keep your fathers tools. Just an idea... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robby W 267 Posted October 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 The tools are the easy part. The memories going to be harder. Part of them are things like the records from my Boy Scout Troop. The Troop no longer exists, so I don't really know what to do with them. Bunch of stuff like that. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Mark J 2268 Posted October 28, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 When we were going through our father's estate something my brother said to me was helpful: "You know, we're not throwing out Dad". 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BillyJack 361 Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 The kids can get rid of all my tools.My skills are in my head , not in the tools. The things I've made should be more valuable. .... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wtnhighlander 7710 Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 I have several of my Grand-dad's tools, but most of them are so worn out that they are little more than sentimental nick-nacks. Grand-dad believed that tools were for working, not saving. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robby W 267 Posted October 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Mark J said: ...."You know, we're not throwing out Dad"..... That isn't a problem. He is on my brother's mantle Good words! I'll have to remember that when I am going through things. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Robby W 267 Posted November 2, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 So I decided to finally replace the dust collection adapter on my Grizzly G0586 jointer. The plastic thing that came on it doesn't funnel the shavings correctly and J's up the dust chute. Plus it cracked while cleaning it out. Enough is enough. I grabbed a Big Gulp dust good I had laying around and, after a bit of measuring, cut it down to size. I made a plywood frame for it and went to bolt it on. Dang. The bolts are too short. Since it is from Taiwan, everything is metric, fo I grabbed an original bolt and headed down the the big orange store. The bolt didn't fit in there sizer. Seemed like it was 6mm x. 1.25, but they didn't have any. Wait, that doesn't seem right. Wouldn't you know it, it was actually a 1/4x20 bolt. I only have a few hundred of those on my shelves. Back home, grab a few 1 inch bolts and it tightened right up. 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Robby W 267 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 It's been awhile since I was able to work on my shop. This last weekend my oldest son and his son helped me with the rearrangement of my shop. A clamp rack was removed from the wall (I made a new one, shown earlier in this thread). My lathe was out on dollies and moved out of the way. The power tool case and the mechanic's chest were moved in to resulting hole. I was tighter than I thought it was going to be. I moved all of my stationary tools to their new positions in a tool island and my shop lost its gloomyness. The big issue was that I found out I had a lot of little hidey holes where I stashed things that I don't have now. Looks like I am going to have to do a lot of weeding out of stuff. Oh, joy. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Coop 7623 Posted December 4, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, Robby W said: Looks like I am going to have to do a lot of weeding out of stuff. Oh, joy. Robby, that’s a rough row to hoe! We are in the middle of adding on to our house and in doing so, our existing closet and bathroom will become part of our bedroom. This means moving all of our clothes to another bedroom closet. A perfect time to get rid of clothes that I grew out of. I ended up only throwing out one shirt, and it was folded and in a drawer. I feel certain I will get back into the other shirts some day! When hell freezes over my wife told me. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Robby W 267 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 @Coop - I don't know about others, but I quit outgrowing things vertically. It's the horizontal dimensions that get bigger. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Minnesota Steve 290 Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 50 minutes ago, Robby W said: @Coop - I don't know about others, but I quit outgrowing things vertically. It's the horizontal dimensions that get bigger. I've found clothes tend to shrink while in the closet. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chestnut 5684 Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 I must be living life wrong my pants have stretched out same with my belts.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coop 7623 Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 I used to could see my belt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robby W 267 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 57 minutes ago, Coop said: I used to could see my belt. I see mine when I take it off 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Coop 7623 Posted December 5, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Me too and then forget where I put it the next morning. I consider it a challenge and not senility. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Robby W 267 Posted Tuesday at 05:51 PM Author Popular Post Report Share Posted Tuesday at 05:51 PM It has been awhile since I have been able to update this post. I have accomplished several things, not all related to the shop. There is a bathroom with a tub/shower above my shop. My youngest son moved back in for awhile. I don't mind him moving in. He is quiet, helps around the house and pays a good amount in rent. The tub in his bathroom caused a leak into the shop below. We investigated and found a couple of things. The biggest was that there was a gap between the tile backsplash, the tub and the glass enclosure that the water was funneling water down and into the shop. We dug all of the old grout and caulking out and packed it full with fresh, good quality caulk and that seems to have solved the issue for now. We also found a gap between the wall and the floor that you could stick your hand through. Had to fix that too. And, to top things off, as my son was replacing the glass door in it tracks, it exploded in his hands.... literally exploded. It was made of tempered glass and I guess it decided it didn't want to exist anymore. We swept up glass from 25 feet away. Luckily, my son wears glasses, so he didn't suffer anything more than a couple of tiny cuts. The look on his face when it happened as priceless. One minute, he is holding the glass and the next his hands are holding air. He had the most bewildered look on his face. Scared the hell out of the cat too! So we got the shop ceiling patched up and my lumber rack reinstalled. While I was at it, I added the necessary electrical to hang some additional ceiling lights, which I have started to install. Plus started the weeding out process, so I have more room in the shop. Tossed out a bunch of scraps and clutter. One dust collection project I have had in mind for awhile was to replace the main duct elbows with PVC electrical conduit elbows where possible. My ducts are 4" schedule 40 ABS drain pipe. The elbows are fairly tight. They worked ok all these years, but I was curious to see if they would improve things. The conduit elbows are 16" radius vs maybe 5" radius and much smoother. I replaced one of elbows in one of the main branch lines. Here is what the original elbow next to the conduit elbow looks like: Lots smoother. After cutting the old elbow out and replacing it, the duct piece looks like this: It seems to flow better, so I am happy with this change. I still have to dig the one in the back of my tablesaw out and replace it. That is going to be fun because it runs around my 80 gallon air compressor that is bolted to the floor. Then I will extend the duct shown here to the new tool island, add electrical, and I can get back to woodworking. There is light at the end of the tunnel, and I don't think it is a locomotive. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark J 2268 Posted Tuesday at 08:22 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 08:22 PM 2 hours ago, Robby W said: Scared the hell out of the cat too! I'm with the cat. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chet 4946 Posted Tuesday at 11:31 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:31 PM I hate plumbing, I will do it if needed but I hate it. 5 hours ago, Robby W said: And, to top things off, as my son was replacing the glass door in it tracks, it exploded in his hands... This is the second time I have heard of this. My brother in law was re-hanging their master bath shower door. As he was lifting it he barely bumped the track over head and the door instantly shattered. He was extremely lucky because in my opinion he was being extremely stupid in doing something like this in his flip flops. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tpt life 2779 Posted yesterday at 12:33 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 12:33 PM I shattered a pane setting a window on Saturday, but that was my own stupidity as I am out of practice. I supported it improperly as I mulled a set of windows into a single unit. The glass was a $300 mistake, but it was only one of a dual pane assembly, so I installed it while I had help. That means my mistake is on display until the replacement arrives. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robby W 267 Posted 22 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 22 hours ago The glass people said that any hip on the edge will cause tempered glass to blow. @Chet Funny, my son was in flip flops too Must be a thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coop 7623 Posted 20 hours ago Report Share Posted 20 hours ago Robby, glad to see you are back in the shop. Progress is being made! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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