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My shop and me
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:41 pm
by clementfeme
I would like to send a big thanks to all of you who have given me good advice when I was having a problem. I have really benifited by you shairing some of your experiences.
I would like to share some pictures of my shop.
Thanks,
Clement
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:07 pm
by cv3
Nice shop! Looks like a great place to work.
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:20 pm
by beeg
A BIG THANKS back at ya for the pics of your shop. I'd ABSOLUTELY LOVE to have a shop like that.
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:10 pm
by jb41339
Thanks for posting pictures of your shop. It sure looks like a very comfortable place to work. I am extremely jealous!
Jim in Tucson, AZ
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:58 pm
by nuhobby
Ditto all the above!
And don't let mickyd see the 'greenie' vacuum... he's in deep with that color.
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:04 pm
by a1gutterman
Fantastic shop, Clement!
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:49 am
by efmaron
That is a great looking shop.
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:56 pm
by john
Like others, I envy the size of your shop. It's great.
But why do you need those "other" saws when you have a ShopSmith?:D
Have fun
John
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:18 pm
by wlhayesmfs
I agree nice looking shop, It looked like you built two router tables and they look like the one from Norm's plans. How do they work for you and are they worth the expense to build the table? I am really getting into the router table use. Built on that fits on the end of my 510 table and uses the MKV fence. Was built from an extra set of tubes I got from one of the guys on a 510 to 520 upgrade. I really like it a lot.
Thanks
Norms Router table
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:42 pm
by clementfeme
You are right Bill. You do see two router tables, I enjoyed using my first one, so I made another and wound up giveing it to a friend. Instead of making the construction as Norm did, out of 3/4 ply, I made mine using frame and panel construction. It took a little more time, but turned out a lot lighter.
This made it a lot easier for me to get the construction panels on and off the workbench. It was a fun project. I even turned a 4 in. hose adaptor, on the lathe complete with shut off plate glued into the back. As far as prise of material goes, I never throw any thing away, Most of the frame work came from white pine. The top is 1/2 plus 3/8 ply lamanated together, with a sheet of formica for a smoothe surface. Most of the fences on top is made from 3/4 in ply. I have made one drawer for router wrenches, and all other pull outs for 1/2 in. router bits and two pullouts for 1/4 in bits I believe that I am using a Bosh router with a T handle Through the table adjustment for depth.
Thanks for the comeback,
Clement.