Great job with the space you have. I have a similar situation to you. I am in the process of drawing up plans to make a rolling station like yours. I was going to make mine a double width though so I could eliminate some of the wall cabinets. Unlike you I am sharing my space with 2 kids and the bikes and toys. What type of castors did you use and is there anything you would do different if you had to remake?

cheers
Brodie
Nanaimo BC Canada

Dan, The air cleaner works great.. I found a 110v squirrel type blower motor in a catalog, and mounted it in the front of the box. It draws the air in from both sides of the unit. I bought filters (12″x24″x1″ ) and then built the box to fit them. The sides of the box, are the filters.. There are actually two filters deep on each side, ( 2 inches ) and when the outside one gets dirty, I put a new one on the inside, and move the current inside one, to the out side. Thrifty.. cheap.. you decide.. I actually vacum the filter off a couple times before changing it out.. okay.. okay.. I am cheap..

Craig.. yes that is a Jessem .. I have not used it a lot.. nor did I know much about them.. but.. it was a gift from my wife when I was buying the saw.. so I grabbed it right.. :) ( I tried steering her to the drum sander.. but.. ) .. it seems to keep its acuracy after initial setup, and works well on the table. It is bulky, and requires a sturdy bracket to hang it up, but I am happy with it.. As far as the saw.. it is a hybrid… and so far I am impressed with it…. right out of the box it required very little as far as adjustments to set it up.. the table is nice and flat, and the power is okay as long as you are not forcing hard wood through it at a crazy pace…. after all it is only 110.. I got it for approx. $500.00 off the sticker price with the sale price at the time, plus an added mail in rebate… so it was an economical or cheap .. step up to a lot better saw than I had… that I just could not pass on. All in all, I have been very happy with it. I use a Woodworker II blade on it.. and it is still singing.. that wonderful song… :)

Have fun..

Doug

craig

Nice work on the shop..the previous post said; “keep buying” so true, so very true!!

Craig

Wow! Two weeks! A buddy and I have been working on my shop for the last three years and not completely finished. I’m hoping this week I can finally start making cabinets. I can’t wait to be done with the construction so I can start actual woodworking!!!

Nice shop though! Love that project on your bench – where oh where did you come up with it? :o)