I've been working in the shop now for a week and a half and needless to say I've been enjoying myself. The first couple days I was actually down there by 6:30 and the sound-proofing has been worth all the effort as my girls were still peacefully sleeping upstairs.
I'm going to skip the rest of the construction phase and get to the good stuff. Don was actually in town on a wood/ Lee Valley run and was able to help me get all of the machines downstairs with the aide of a furniture dolly. Anyway, here's some photos of the shop:
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| My little 14" band-saw that has actually surprised me. I thought it would be the first thing needing to be replaced but it has been working quite nicely. |
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| The "cyclone" has actually worked well. It needs tweaking if I ever get around to it but it grabs maybe 80%. I've emptied the can 5 or 6 times and the bag is still only half full. |
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| The DC is actually in that booth. It has helped dampen the noise but also filters the air before it returns it to the shop. |
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| The Mini-Max combo I found on Kijiji took a lot of time to get set and tuned up but now that it is running it is sweet! There are no words to describe how brilliant Tersa knives are... |
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| Looking the other way, that space will eventually be home to my bench, wood rack and an assembly area. In the foreground is the table-saw which again has been a pleasant surprise. It's just a GI 10" hybrid but combined with the cross-cut sled it has been great. have a 50 tooth CMT combination blade in it most of the time. |
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| Back in the corner is the Delta shaper I also got of of Kijiji. I've outfitted it with the router bit spindle attachment and it is running nicely. I really need to invest in some decent bits at some point though. |
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As you can see the bones are there but I still have a lot of work to do in terms of organizing and making it user friendly. Currently I find myself tripping over clamps, moving hand tools from the table saw, to the shaper, back to the table saw, to the floor....etc. Thankfully the bench is almost done and in time the rest will follow. The tool show is this weekend, maybe I'll find a drill press.
I'll do a post about the bench progress asap.
Well alright! Good to see things moving along. I jealous of the minimax. Is it 10 or 12 inches?
ReplyDeleteI'm going to post a proper comment on your blog with regards to how good it is to have you back at it but for now...good to see ya!
ReplyDeleteThe MM is a 12". The change-over isn't too bad either, maybe 40 seconds. The only real issue is the fence. It wasn't flat so I shimmed and screwed a piece of MDF to it but it also isn't real heavy duty.
looking good! im liking the hardwood floor you got, better than the concrete i have!
ReplyDeleteditto on the fence, the hammer j/p is pretty much the same as the minimax, and the fence does suck. i dropped mine and now one side of it is curved, yay.