The Great Mushroom Project

dlbristol · Post by **dlbristol** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:09 pm

Good work! I think you will like the white walls. I painted my walls white at the suggestion of some one on this forum. ( can't recall the name). It really made a difference in the way the lights work. It just makes it seem brighter and less like a cave.

mbcabinetmaker · Post by **mbcabinetmaker** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:12 am

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The left wall is now complete. I thought I would post this picture, as it is the cleanest it will ever be.

mbcabinetmaker · Post by **mbcabinetmaker** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:10 am

Work continues and this week I pulled the last of the wires in the new wall. I also started organizing the portion of the back wall I now call the Shopsmith wall. What started out as one 8' bench turned into 2 92" benches.

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The 520 is set up to dado the new SPT bench parts.

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Unfortunatly the white wall treatment for this section will have to wait a while. AT $33.00 per sheet and another $7.00 for trim and glue it adds up fast. This will be the next section I will do when/if work picks up.

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I really like having a dedicated spot to store my 520 main table when not in use.

These are just the cases but getting all these pieces organized has helped the work flow. I will go back and build drawers and pullouts.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:36 am

mbcabinetmaker wrote:Work continues and this week I pulled the last of the wires in the new wall. I also started organizing the portion of the back wall I now call the Shopsmith wall. What started out as one 8' bench turned into 2 92" benches . . .

I really like having a dedicated spot to store my 520 main table when not in use.

These are just the cases but getting all these pieces organized has helped the work flow. I will go back and build drawers and pullouts.

Looks GREAT!! What is what 'appears' to be a 500 with sanding/routing insert table used with?

mbcabinetmaker · Post by **mbcabinetmaker** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:05 am

JPG it is the table from my Mark 5 shorty. The last time I used it was with a 1 inch sanding drum.

greitz · Post by **greitz** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:20 pm

Looks fantastic! Did you purposely adjust the workbench height to minimize lifting of the SPT's?

Gary

mbcabinetmaker · Post by **mbcabinetmaker** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:30 pm

greitz

Yes I made it the same height as the Shopsmith to eliminate stooping and straining. I think it is going to work out great.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:35 pm

mbcabinetmaker wrote:greitz

Yes I made it the same height as the Shopsmith to eliminate stooping and straining. I think it is going to work out great.

HEY! How about that! He listens!:)

mbcabinetmaker · Post by **mbcabinetmaker** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:38 pm

Work continues and I am flatting a drawer front the old fashion way. The planer is buried and the drum sander has a new home in Indiana. I sometimes get caught up in Production Mode and forget the pleasure of using hand tools.

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All the new cabinets should be finished this coming week. I plan to go back later and apply a good coat of Watco Golden oak. That is what I did on my bench and it gives a nice aged look. It is also easy to just re-apply to help hide the Character marks.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:10 pm

mbcabinetmaker wrote:Work continues and I am flatting a drawer front the old fashion way. The planer is buried and the drum sander has a new home in Indiana. I sometimes get caught up in Production Mode and forget the pleasure of using hand tools.

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All the new cabinets should be finished this coming week. I plan to go back later and apply a good coat of Watco Golden oak. That is what I did on my bench and it gives a nice aged look. It is also easy to just re-apply to help hide the Character marks.

YES!!!! A well sharpened plane IS a pleasure to use.

How quickly we sometimes forget 'the old way'!;)

BTW Does 'Flatting' have any resemblance to 'flatulence'?:D

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