pkinneb Posted October 7, 2021 Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 Its really coming together nicely gee-dub!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post legenddc Posted October 7, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 I'm sure gee-dub feels differently, but I'm glad this is coming together slowly and with lots of updates. There's so many little genius things I would have overlooked if this was just a few pictures of a finished shop. The painters-pyramid holder seems so simple and smart 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted October 8, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 I remember posting a shop-tour-2018 and a few folks commented that it looked a bit claustrophobic . . . understatement. I wish I had video of me building a project in that shop. At high speed it would look like I was doing some techo-dance moves the way I had to Outside Turn, Pirouette, Inside Turn my way through the shop. The biggest gift to myself in building this shop is space-to-work. Still in motion but, here's some more progress pics. The Dual Reverse Giggle Bearing Influx De-modulator . . . I mean the ceiling plate to flex to EMT section. Inside the wire ways. It's starting to feel like home. Milling area looking toward the jointer. Milling area looking toward the planer. 90 more degrees clockwise. The tablesaw area looks the same but has new power cords run. Most importantly I jointed a board, planed it, re-sawed a plank off and sanded it testing all the blast gates and dust collection. Although a few machine are still using 4" hose I will call the DC a success so far. Shop made 6" hoods will bring the jointer and planer to 6" direct connections. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 Ok now I’ve got shop envy, man that shop looks awesome @gee-dub well done 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 Looks great! If you get a chance can you take a few close up pics of your clamp racks? I have out grown mine and yours look to be reconfigurable which would be appealing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted October 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 Thanks all! @pkinnebI can do better than that. Here's a link to the thread on a variation that I built for large or odd clamps. The originals are shown as well. There should be a SketchUp screen capture in there with dimensions. The arm spacing and length will vary with your clamps. I make mine so that they hold 90% of my clamp types. I'll see if I posted the original build here . . . Nope. Let me know if you need more info. Basically a 3/4" oak dowel acts as dowel nuts. A pilot hole is drilled and a long, high quality, wood screw is driven in. A second slightly shorter wood screw is piloted and screwed about 1-1/2" below the first to prevent twisting. Double head nails are cut short and inserted to keep things from lifting off the cleat. Unnecessary most places by I live in earthquake country. These have been holding heavy, heavy clamp loads for years of dynamic use without failure so I feel pretty confident about them. The modified version (three arms versus three pairs of arms) is for large head or wide bar clamps that do not fit the standard 3-pair of arms version. Their value will depend on your arsenal. Easily modified. The thing that pays off for me is a pretty standard width and height so things interchange nicely. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted October 9, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 Glenn, is the floor space filling up pretty much as you expected? I’m pretty much a creature of habit in that when I put my machines in place, although all are on casters, they have stayed in their original position, moved only for cleaning then back again. The only exception is my drum sander on a cabinet that gets rolled around quite often to allow more room for longer pieces on my ts and to provide better access to my bs. In one of your pics above, I see the orientation of your drum sander next to your bs and I thought, that makes better sense. I just rotated my drum sander 90* and it gives me another 12” clearance to the infeed side of my bs and a complete clearance for longer cross cuts on my ts.! Wish you had built your new shop 10 years ago! 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted October 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 My small bandsaw gets waltzed around a bit. I move other machines as you describe; a little angle or nudge here and there for convenience. Despite the wheels they mostly stay put ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted October 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 Son in law and his brother came by and moved a couple of large metal cabinets for me. This one is an IBM mainframe tape reel storage cabinet. Notice the family resemblance? It now serves a higher purpose. On to cabinet number two . . . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted October 9, 2021 Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 On 10/9/2021 at 12:34 PM, gee-dub said: This one is an IBM mainframe tape reel storage cabinet. Half the members here probably don't know why a mainframe computer needed "tape" on a reel. Just the color of blue would almost give away the origins of the cabinet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted October 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 You just can't dodge that IBM Blue ;-) Things don't always unpack in the order that suits you best. Three containers had about 80% of what goes in this cabinet though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 10, 2021 Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 Do you use the Dewey Decimal System for that cabinet? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted October 10, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 On 10/9/2021 at 7:27 PM, Coop said: Do you use the Dewey Decimal System for that cabinet? More like the Dopey Decimal System 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 On 10/9/2021 at 3:37 PM, Chet said: Half the members here probably don't know why a mainframe computer needed "tape" on a reel Probably from old fashioned IT guys but the company I currently work for and the company I used to work for both still do daily server backups to tape. Mind you the tape drives and tape reels were a hair smaller, Ok like 10 fold smaller, but my point is tape is still used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Yeah, but on the mainframes referenced, tape was the primary storage, not inexpensive backup. I have worked with machines that used paper tape (linear version of punch cards) to load programs. Matter of fact, I've used punch cards, too. Even done some repairs on a punch card "writer" from IBM that was old enough that it used "multitransistor" modules, not integrated circuits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted October 12, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 The right end of my tablesaw has always been no-man's-land. I used to use that area for ducting, electrical and a gateway to the Twilight Zone. That area is now wide open and requires a change in my thinking. I have things that stay at the saw like . . . . These items used to hang from the side of the cyclone that was ear-blisteringly close to the tablesaw operator position on the right side. I have planned a swath of wall behind me for such things in the new shop but then I notice the right end of the saw as it appears now . . . Some scrap strips and some of that pegboard my dad got scads of for free when a paint store was going out downtown . . . we're talking the '60s here. Dad stored and used it for years. I got a couple dozen 2'x4' panels when he was thinning the heard years ago. Still using it . . . Anyway . . . presto. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Looking better all the time @gee-dub well thought out, I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 Looking good bud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 gee-dub, It appears that you are close to take on projects that your magnificent shop will produce. And you will be grinning a lot. Recently you indicated that you want to build 2 walnut bathrooms. Is that still high on your list? Or is there something else that has moved up the list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted October 14, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 @curlyoak Priorities shift based on the ability to get things done by others. Current layer cake of honey-do's is to trick out the kitchen cabinets (custom features and so forth), redo the cabinets in the baths after someone else remodels them, then make a full bedroom set while the master bedroom is getting re-done (by someone else). The honey-do's will wait on some shop fixtures to some degree. I have a few items that need to be made for the shop in order to start some parts of things for the house. I foresee a lot of tandem activities ;-) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted October 15, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 Lots of putting things away and throwing things out so not a lot to show . . . that shows. Upped the jointer to 6". The difference in performance? Substantial! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 Glenn, is your jointer a straight knife unit? The larger port should make a substantial difference, just by virtue of passing the long shavings. Added air flow is a side benefit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted October 16, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 It is an insert head. The chips are very small similar to what you get from a sharp chainsaw. Clogging has never been a problem but I get spoil kicked up onto the infeed table area from the head. That is no longer happening :-) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted October 17, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 Maybe worth posting - Dust Bin Bag Holder Thingy. My method to date for cyclone dust bin bag management has just been to keep an eye on it till enough spoil is in there to hold the bag well. With the DC out in a shed this would be problematic. Granted I am one of those that sometimes solves a problem no one has but, this has been planned for a couple of years. Finally . . . Measure the circumference of your barrel. Add about 6" for overlap. Measure the depth. I left it about an inch short in case any bag material or spoil got trapped under it. Grab your FRP panel that has been patiently waiting in the garage since 2019. Cut your strip to size. Test fit, clamp to hold position and mark for rivet positions. Grab that handy pop rivet kit you can't remember why you bought but use at least once a decade. This one is from Sears back when you could walk in, buy a discount tool, and expect it to work for awhile. I chose to use a washer on the inside of the rivet to provide more grip on the fiberglass panel. Drill a hole, push the rivet through, place the washer over it and cycle the tool. . . A post riveted test fit. I drilled a couple of holes on opposite sides of the fiberglass tube and slipped sections of rope through to act as handles. I failed to take a pic of this for some reason. Oh well, slip the tube into the bag and slip the whole rig into the barrel. . Wheel the new conglomeration out to the shed and install the barrel. . That's one more off the list! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 18, 2021 Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 What are you using for a bag? It looks different from a trash bag I might find in a store. I've always mentally pushed back on the bags as unnecessary but i am getting sick of having to empty out my dust can. Oh also how does the bag impact the seal between the bin and the lid? I know from experience any air leaks there would dramatically increase the fines that get sent to the filter stack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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