Comments on: 104 – October 2009 Shop Tour

By: John Hobson

John Hobson — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:49:01 +0000

Damn, that garage looks bigger then the factory I work in! My double Garage at home (Aus) Is no where near that size, and talk about overhead clearance! Very nice.

BTW 7:38, I wish I could move my bench that easily :\ Although that cant be a good thing when your getting down and busy with a hand plane?

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:41:29 +0000

first of all – great tour of the shop – as with most woodworkers I love to see some of the other shops out there – always a great source of r ideas from storage to assembly area to tools choice.
secondly to echo Doug’s comment from Oct. ’09 interesting that you are a drummer as well. I have played for somewhere around 30 years – although much of the last 10 years has been on and off (more off than on) due to a few moves and starting a family. Hard to find time to play when my daughter was very young and it was really about the time I sold my last set that I became re-acquainted with my love of woodworking.
rock on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Ra

Ra — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:09:43 +0000

He’s soooo lucky to have such a huge garage! You could fit the average New Zealand home into the garage alone, and have room to spare!

No s**t!

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:42:24 +0000

Well, ever try to work in a garage every day in Phoenix in July? :) Not my idea of fun.

Honestly I didn’t think much about the subpanel having its own main breaker. The main panel breaker is literally on the other side of the wall, about 10″ away from the sub panel. So its not much trouble for me to get to the main breaker when needed.

By: Monte West

Monte West — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:24:49 +0000

I like how you are trying to get by in a nice big three car garage with heat and air condition.
I noticed you said that you did not have enough electric power in the shop area. You added a second panel, which was great. My question is why for safety you did not have a main breaker on this panel? My thinking, it is very important in emergencies and secondly if you need another circuit you have to go outside to kill the power. Please comment

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:16:45 +0000

At the time Frank, I was just planning on using my little Jet roll-around unit. It got the job done, but after having a cyclone with ductwork, I’ve been spoiled. So round 2 of the shop upgrades will include bringing in the old cyclone and getting the ductwork setup. To tell you the truth, I can’t wait! So what is viable really depends on your neighborhood and your neighbors. Obviously, in most areas you won’t be able to vent outside. So you need a good set of filters on the inside. In fact, that’s exactly what I am doing with my cyclone. Noise is still an issue, but I’m hoping the insulation will help with that. Plus all of my neighbors work regular daytime hours. So they aren’t even home when Im making the most noise.

By: Frank Kovach

Frank Kovach — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:05:27 +0000

I didn’t hear you mention your plan for dust control. Since you can no longer simply expell it outside, how will you control the fine particles? The shop I use is a communal hobby shop, and I believe they do the same thing you used to. They collect the chips and large particles and such, but all the fine dust, once separated, is just exhausted out. What is a viable solution for the person with neighbors?

By: John

John — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:08:31 +0000

When you’re getting that organised properly, google for solar kilns. Some effective ones are hardly more than a garden shed.

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:31:20 +0000

Unfortunately, outside for now. But that can’t last long. I am going to have to take some of my stash back over to the old house for storage. I just don’t have the room here.

By: John

John — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:06:03 +0000

When you were talking about missing facilities, I was thinking “Timber storage.”

Where do you keep the timber?