Comments on: 92 – A Moving Experience

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:57:09 +0000

Hey Bobbie. I don’t mean this to sound smart, but you did watch the video, right? It pretty much shows my approach and explains my thoughts on the entire process. About 7:30 in I discuss and show the power tool move.

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:49:58 +0000

Marc,
I am about move into a new shop space. The demand for my cabinets and furniture has grown.

Do you have any tips for moving the heavy shop tools like the table saw, jointer, drum sander, etc.

I am thinking that the best approach is to disassemble the machines until the parts are movable with safety.

When you moved your gear was your approach similar to what I am planning?

Thanks in advance for your time to share any tips.

Regards,
Bobbie

By: paul

paul — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:11:34 +0000

if you had of asked me 10 years ago what was the most important stationary tool in my shop i would have said without a doubt the tablesaw and if most of my work involved sheeting goods&caswork i would still agree but about 6 years ago i purchased a 14″ bandsaw and shortly after added riser blocks to it ,it has become just as important in my shop because of its versatility since a splitter on my tablesaw means dropping a wedge in the curf beyond the blade,ripping thick stock is done on my bandsaw much safer it is very versatile for other operations such as ruffing out curved legs,dovetails,tenons,cutting circles ,cutting multiple curves the same, resawing ,making wedges,and many other operations i guess it depends on what you build the most of in your shop it has become my favourite tool that i would not want to be without

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:14:09 +0000

Hey Rob. The lumber was all carted over to the new house without much regard for its condition. It was one of the last things to go and frankly, at that point, we could have tied a rope to the bundle and dragged it behind the truck, lol. I’m exaggerating, of course. But I basically used my truck and a friend’s trailer to get all the boards over. Most of my stuff is NOT pre-surface so edges, dings and scratches weren’t a problem. As for smaller pieces, I am fortunately to have a number of friends that either scroll or turn. So much of my smaller stuff goes there. I also like to BBQ, so my domestics go into my BBQ box. So what’s left would be small, medium, and large boards, with a small assortment of cut-offs. All in all, not too bad to handle.

When I got to the new house, I set them in the back yard with a tarp wrapped around them until I could find reasonable storage in the new garage. And some stayed outside a little longer than they should have. That’s life I guess.

Unfortunately, no movement of the old house as of yet.

Good luck with your move!

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:54:49 +0000

(We’re closing on this house and are moving scant seven days from now, so I’m reviewing things in this vid.)

What did you do with your collection of lumber? Any sort of rule that you developed for culling smaller, useless pieces for the burn pile? (OK, that’s probably a good rule to have even if you aren’t moving.) Did you wrap or package exotic boards in any way to avoid having surfaced edges or faces dinged up?

Thanks for all the good advice and I hope you see (or have already seen) some movement on the old house.

By: Stanley Denning

Stanley Denning — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:22:44 +0000

I feel your pain. I just moved out of my shop. All of my stuff is in a friends garage. It’s the economy these days. I was laid off from my job, and as I was renting, I am forced to live with ‘said friend’ for a wile. Upsets me that I had just finished putting the last details into my shop. (Everything in it’s place, shelves built, equipment set up).
At least you have something to look forward to. As for me, I don’t know what is around the corner. Hopefully, a bigger & better shop. Who knows. Stan.

By: Michael Dunn

Michael Dunn — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:27:17 +0000

Dude, you are AWESOME!!!!! I just found out about your site, and I am hooked. I love the Breakfast Club reference too. Great movie!!!!

I have learned so much about setting up my tools from your videos.

I felt your sadness when you left your old shop. I eagerly await the completion of your new shop as well.

Thanx,

shotgunn

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:58:27 +0000

Yeah its just regular old blue tape from Home Depot. Brand doesn’t matter much. Now regular masking tape will work, but it tends to be stickier, which makes it harder to get off of your projects.

By: Frank Kovach

Frank Kovach — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:50:27 +0000

Marc,

I’m NOT going to ask you why you moved. I’m sure you’ll tell me when you invite me out to ask me which tool I want you to give to me for a Christmas present LOL. Anyway, I have a [stupid] question. You’re always referring to “blue tape.” I’m kind of OCD about certain inane details, but is this “blue tape” you are always using simply the blue masking tape stuff for painting and other such applications? Would regular old masking tape also work as well? I enjoyed the moving episode. It’s weird catching up with old podcasts and sometimes catching a glimpse of videos in an unfamiliar shop or seeing comments by people and I don’t understand the context. A lot of things just started making sense for me.

By: Mark Williams

Mark Williams — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:13:26 +0000

Smoke up Johnny…..

Great video, I don’t have much of a shop. I have rougly 35% of a one car garage. Well maybe a little more like 50%. But in a few years I am moving to a new house and we agreed that we would get a three car garage. I will either build an outbuilding or take 2 of the bays for my first real shop. She does not know it yet but I am planning to frame, drywall and insulate the shop section. :-)

On another topic. Marc, in NJ did you get WPIX back in the day? Do remember the edited version of the Breakfast Club? Flip you, NO Flip you…it was amusing, I appreciated the BC reference!