Southwood Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 I guess if I am going to play here, I should offer up a couple pictures. My shop is small. Like one side of a 2 car garage, small. I like it and it works well for me, for now. First up is my redneck DeWalt track saw. I have a 4 foot and 8 foot version. It actually work well for breaking down sheet goods. Then we have a tower rack, for lack of better words. All my bench mounted tools go here. I have a small cabinet that they sit on. I can just pull one off the rack and place it on the cab. Here is a ring I had to make. More on it later. My miter bench. I can cut 8"3" left and a little over 3' right. The reason I built it this long was for the storage beneath. Here are a few shots of the dust collection for the miter saw. The earlier ring is placed under the saw, to draw down the fines. A shop vac hooks to the regular port on the saw. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwood Posted July 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Couple more of the dust collection Here is the mobile base for my drill press. Works well for my application. The table I made for the drill press. I really like how it turned out. Great function. Seeing how ever wood worker shop needs a bench, I added this to the front of my miter bench. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwood Posted July 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 And we keep going A plane till I made out of Cherry. I really like this. Easy to build and useful to boot. As you can probably tell I used a lot of cherry on this stuff. I got a great deal on a stack here lately. Ended up with over 800 bd ft at 75 cent a foot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglySteve Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 I'm jealous. I have so much cabinetry to build for my shop and here you have already done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 Nice shop Southwood I really like the mobile base on the drillpress I move mine around with an appliance dolly. I wish we had cherry locally, but living in western Washington state we have fir, hemlock, alder, maple, and western cedar. Everything else like cherry, and walnut is shipped here so pretty pricey. Thanks for the tour. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davestanton Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 Great inspiration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonjarrard Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 great shop and cool cabinetry, i have that same drill press, i thought my table on it was pretty cool until i saw yours. the tower rack is next on my list. any more details on that would be very helpfull thanks. HAMMER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davestanton Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 can I ask what the tracks near the fold up bench are for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwood Posted July 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 can I ask what the tracks near the fold up bench are for? One set is for holding down my grinder and the other set is for holding down my mortiser. Both will be mounted to boards and the hold down clamps should hold them securely to the bench. I haven't tried this out yet. The bench hasn't been put together very long. it should work, I did a quick mock up before I did it. I just haven't tried it for sure yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwood Posted July 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 great shop and cool cabinetry, i have that same drill press, i thought my table on it was pretty cool until i saw yours. the tower rack is next on my list. any more details on that would be very helpfull thanks. HAMMER I had a big reply all typed up and lost it. It would probably be better for pictures anyways. I will try and get some up in a day or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davestanton Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 One set is for holding down my grinder and the other set is for holding down my mortiser. Both will be mounted to boards and the hold down clamps should hold them securely to the bench. I haven't tried this out yet. The bench hasn't been put together very long. it should work, I did a quick mock up before I did it. I just haven't tried it for sure yet. Clever thinking! Better than screwing into the top all the time. I usually use a clamp or two to lock a tool down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trz Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Love the miter station ! But, looking at the pic of the drill press table and surrounding area How the heck do you move around? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwood Posted August 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 Wheels, it's all about the wheels. It is tight for sure. I have gotten used to it. I plan my work in steps and try not to leave anything out. Bigger shop is in the future. Just not sure how far out yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Awesome shop! I've also got a small shop (1/2 of a single car garage) and have learned to economize on space and the order of various processes. It's great to be able to see how others deal with similar squeezes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 Awesome shop Southwood...I have a file on the computer where I store copied pictures from all of the shops I see. Your shop is immortalized! Your drill press base is a like most of the great ideas...simple but very practical. I'd be interested to know, did the drill press table idea come from you or did you find it somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwood Posted August 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 The table came from a magazine, but I can't remember which. I changed the size a bit to work for my set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 i like your shop i love seeing how people save space by combining stuff and seting things up so they can build in tiny cramped spaces. i saw in a magazine this guy built rolling carts that fit under his counter that he just rolled out and then he use scroll saw/planer/ect while siting in a chair. might save you some work taking out to put on counter and it seems like you have lots of storage under your bench. i realy like how you mounted your drill press to a cart do you notice any shifting or vibrations when your runing you drill press? i would like to see how you have your work bench is mounted to the counter i would worry that it would not hold strong and level with serous work. is there a sume kind of joint that holds it against the counter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nateswoodworks Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Looks great, I have the same tracksaw but mine is Porter Cable! Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitalBodies Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 You can not have too many photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jHop Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Would you mind giving some of the dimensions on the till? I'm trying to figure out if I can do something similar, but I don't have quite as many planes as you do. (Some are in the future plans, and I want to accommodate them without having them in my possession.) By the way, if I remember correctly, Wood Magazine had that tower plan for the tools. (I was looking at their version, anyway. I built the tool table they did, and looked into the tower until other things happened.) And a few months ago Woodcraft's magazine had a drill press table. How did you mount the table to the drill press? I spent some time a few months ago squaring two sides of a fender washer trying to get them to fit in the slots on the bed, and was looking for easier ways to mount it to the tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwood Posted October 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Will get caught up on questions here in a couple days. Actually busy in the shop, it's a good thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneRider Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 I like your drill press mobile base. I made one like it. I had one of the Rockler mobile bases where you connect the corners with wood, and it was all well and good. But the front wheel got in the way. This is perfect, as when I roll it against the wall there is about 2" of clearance from the back of the drill press and the wall, and I can get a foot close drill press if I need the leverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwood Posted January 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Been making improvements to the shop since last I posted. I have gotten a Powermatic PM1200 to clean the air better. A Wynn filter for the dust collector and a respirator for myself. I just finished up this cart today. Not really finished, but finished for now. I like to wait on drawers, until I know what goes where. This is another plan from a magazine that I cannibalized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nateswoodworks Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Looking good, I like the slide outs to hold your turning tools. Thanks for the update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 i like the slide outs i do things in over kill i would have had the entire front slide out with 50 holes and then ended up only using like 5 holes. yesterday i had to tack in a nail and could not find myhammer so i pick up a sledge hammer worked but my arm hurt from trying not to smash my joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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