Comments on: 104 – October 2009 Shop Tour

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?

By: Dave Nesting

Dave Nesting — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:34:13 +0000

Marc -
The shop looks nice – - If you need to move that Lathe out let me know.
A really good point on your lighting. Many don’t know that July 2012 will be the end of T12 lamps. So your switch to T8 is good, but also those who own T12 fixtures in Kitchens and basements etc. might want to consider either a little stockpile or making the switch as the F40T12’s that we are accustomed to are going away under the new energy legislation.
I included the Industry Link on what is affected.
Dave

http://www.nema.org/gov/energy.....lr_Lps.pdf

By: Olly Parry-Jones

Olly Parry-Jones — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:39:22 +0000

Hi Marc,

I think this may have already been mentioned by others but, one major issue with those chip collectors is that all the very fine dust escapes out through the cloth filter. It is good that you where a respirator. Do you also have an air filter in your shop? Apparently, they’re very easy (and cheap!) to make, compared against the cost of buying one new.

What I’ve also seen people do is to wire these up to a remote control socket, so that the extractor can be switched on/off from anywhere in the workshop. Might save you a few miles every day, as your space appears to be three-times the size of the average garage in the UK!!

Keep up the good work!

Olly.

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:18:58 +0000

I have to say, I am really enjoying my time with the Jet saw. The adjustments were a piece of cake, the cut quality is great, and the cut capacity is ample, to say the least. Truth be known, I don’t require much from a miter saw. If it holds its settings and cut dependably at 90 degrees and 45 degrees, it will cover 99% of my needs. Once I get the dust collection hooked up, I am going to be a happy pup. If you remember, I used to own the Makita SCMS in my old shop, until it was stolen. I loved that saw. And the Jet kind of reminds me of the Makita. Only trouble I have with the Jet so far is the laser. Now I rarely, if ever, rely on a laser. But mine is slightly out of alignment and there are no adjustments that can be made by the user (according to the manual). So I’ll have to call them to see whats up with that. But overall, so far, a quality saw.