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That is a heck oof a first project; nicely done!

They are shop build from Melamine and the doors and drawer fronts are MDF slabs. Frameless 32mm cabinet carcasses can be put thrown together in a weekend. Drawers, doors and finishing take all the time. the counters are particle board with sheet laminate applied. I was able to color match both the l...

Chris, Nice!!! Very nice!!! :D Also love the wood floors. What does the acronym OCD stand for? Thanks. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I have a 3hp dust collector and 4 shop vacs in my shop. I'd say you could eat off the floor of my shop, but I don't allow food in it. The "wood" floors are...

A set of dust covers for all my SS possessions, but that was nearly three years ago. Before that it was a pair of 520 upgrade kits in 2018.

Chris, your shop is an absolute inspiration! Would you consider giving us a virtual tour sometime? I have thought about posting one, but this basement shop is a new build I started in 2021. I think I now finally have the workflow and tool layout where I want it. I still have a few more tweaks befor...

Hey Chris, I see a trad bench and a collection of hand planes in the background of your shop. Cool! So if you were to add a router wing into the combination, which side would you put it on? Would your fence get double duty (would you have to build out some kind of split fence to accommodate the rou...

You wouldn't be the first person to build out a small saw. I went the other direction and then came back. I had a Ryobi BT3000 saw with a wide table and a large outfeed with a router built into the wide table kit. I sold that, my crappy bandsaw and drill press and bought a Mark V with a bandsaw and ...

The Sawdustzone also has a forum dedicated to BT3000/3100 replacement parts and sources.

https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/discu ... arts-forum

This might be overkill if this is a one time project, but it's an excuse to buy another tool. Pick up a 10" radial arm saw from Craigslist. You can set up tables or roller stands around it as necessary and it should be able to rip to the middle of a door up to 48". Around here, there are ...

This might be overkill if this is a one time project, but it's an excuse to buy another tool. Pick up a 10" radial arm saw from Craigslist. You can set up tables or roller stands around it as necessary and it should be able to rip to the middle of a door up to 48". Around here, there are l...