docone
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Cuttin sheet goods is much easier when they are stood on angle against a frame, then using your skillsaw with a guide.
Just a thought....
Just a thought....
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300UGUY
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Somehow things got mixed up.
MacLawn
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Nice shop newfie! High and dry boys, when we build our buildings from now on, let's be sure to make'em high and dry! Way off the ground. Well, maybe not on stilts, but dagnabbit, I'm about to the point of wanting everything up off the ground! Tired of drainage, water, rain, just anyway good old h2o can, it will find a way in!
I agree with MacLawn. When this place was built by the previous owner, he did it wrong. It was built among the trees. The previous owner cleared enough trees to build the shop, then removed the topsoil. This left the floor of the shop as a low point. When we had big rain storms or during the spring thaw, the water naturally found the floor of the shop as a low point. Of course the framing got wet creating the mold that I eventually had to remove.
Since we bought this property we have done quite a bit of work. This included a second much larger garage for the vehicles, some paving to help direct water away from my wood shop, landscaping to help direct water away from the house, towards the back of the property. We had eaves trough put on to also help control water flow. Since this spring we have not had any water issues with the shop or the house.
Some of the landscaping included removing some small standing dead trees, laying sod, having to redo the sod because it just water in place and did not allow it to drain away. The back lawn would stay wet for days after even a small rain. Now, even with the heaviest rain, the water all drains off away from all of our buildings.
Since we bought this property we have done quite a bit of work. This included a second much larger garage for the vehicles, some paving to help direct water away from my wood shop, landscaping to help direct water away from the house, towards the back of the property. We had eaves trough put on to also help control water flow. Since this spring we have not had any water issues with the shop or the house.
Some of the landscaping included removing some small standing dead trees, laying sod, having to redo the sod because it just water in place and did not allow it to drain away. The back lawn would stay wet for days after even a small rain. Now, even with the heaviest rain, the water all drains off away from all of our buildings.
SPIKER
Elite Member
lots of great ideas.
Some I have done.
Built a pair of saw horses that are truck bed high, when I need to cut or use sheet goods, MDF etc I back into the garage and use the truck bed as 1/3 of my saw horses. (I do have air shocks on back of the truck so I can level it out easy however I rarely do.) I slide out the sheet far enough that the drop section can be twisted in the truck bed with the end laying on one saw horse. The other saw horse is back far enough to catch the drop so it dont hit the floor or twist up much. I'm it is a 4x4 near middle split that may crack out I slide two sheets out & when I twist the top sheet after cutting most of it so the bottom sheet supports the cut.
Casters are great on equipment but be sure to get the locking type so they stay put, I have a set of free wheeling ones with out locks which makes keeping the machine stationary an issue some times.
On my work benches I have over hangs on 3 sides to which I add 2~3" wood screws & hang levels hack saw or squares on. I can take a pick if ya want but not hard to do and keeps them off the flat surfaces, (so you can pile more junk one the flat working area.. :/ ) lol
On the shop smith I have also done this to put in collets etc and hole sawed holes large enough in the 2x6 boards to drop in the steady rests, used 1/4" bolts and wing nuts to secure extra circular saw blades or sanding disks.
uploading some pics now will edit and link them shortly below.
Pic of the updated Shop Smith with holes drilled for the tools and or bolts on end of legs to hold saw blades and rests etc, (Click thumbnail for the pic and others of the update.)
try to ignore the messy shop, it is well lived in
Mark
Some I have done.
Built a pair of saw horses that are truck bed high, when I need to cut or use sheet goods, MDF etc I back into the garage and use the truck bed as 1/3 of my saw horses. (I do have air shocks on back of the truck so I can level it out easy however I rarely do.) I slide out the sheet far enough that the drop section can be twisted in the truck bed with the end laying on one saw horse. The other saw horse is back far enough to catch the drop so it dont hit the floor or twist up much. I'm it is a 4x4 near middle split that may crack out I slide two sheets out & when I twist the top sheet after cutting most of it so the bottom sheet supports the cut.
Casters are great on equipment but be sure to get the locking type so they stay put, I have a set of free wheeling ones with out locks which makes keeping the machine stationary an issue some times.
On my work benches I have over hangs on 3 sides to which I add 2~3" wood screws & hang levels hack saw or squares on. I can take a pick if ya want but not hard to do and keeps them off the flat surfaces, (so you can pile more junk one the flat working area.. :/ ) lol
On the shop smith I have also done this to put in collets etc and hole sawed holes large enough in the 2x6 boards to drop in the steady rests, used 1/4" bolts and wing nuts to secure extra circular saw blades or sanding disks.
uploading some pics now will edit and link them shortly below.
Pic of the updated Shop Smith with holes drilled for the tools and or bolts on end of legs to hold saw blades and rests etc, (Click thumbnail for the pic and others of the update.)
try to ignore the messy shop, it is well lived in
Mark
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I have something similar Spiker. On my table saw I have all of my blades stored. Below the top on the right side I made a slotted storage rack to keep my blades separate, so they don't clap together and damage the cutting edges. Below the top on the left I made a rack to store my dado blades. It is basically 2 small pieces of 1/2" plywood laminated together. Then I drilled holes at about 25 degree angle. This keeps all the dado cutters on the pegs I put into the holes. This keeps all of my blades close at hand.
On my lathe, I boxed in the factory legs and used the leg spreaders as shelf supports. This gives me a place to store the various chucks bits and other accessories I use.
On the miter saw at the very back, I made a cabinet with drawers to help store smaller items. Because it is a 12" sliding saw it is very deep. I made the cabinets on each side to march the depth. This gives me lots of assembly area on top and huge amounts of storage below. I can slide 2 milk crates in front of each other with room to spare. A lot of my small power tools are in here. My bottom corner cabinet has the turkey frier in it. Along with my tenoning jig, tackle boxes, and a few other things.
If anyone wants I will post a pic of this a little later.
On my lathe, I boxed in the factory legs and used the leg spreaders as shelf supports. This gives me a place to store the various chucks bits and other accessories I use.
On the miter saw at the very back, I made a cabinet with drawers to help store smaller items. Because it is a 12" sliding saw it is very deep. I made the cabinets on each side to march the depth. This gives me lots of assembly area on top and huge amounts of storage below. I can slide 2 milk crates in front of each other with room to spare. A lot of my small power tools are in here. My bottom corner cabinet has the turkey frier in it. Along with my tenoning jig, tackle boxes, and a few other things.
If anyone wants I will post a pic of this a little later.
SPIKER
Elite Member
I got some of the 2 hole straps (1/2" to 1" sizes for electrical conduit mounts or pipe mounts) that I screw down in/onto the edges of the saw too. Those work great to hold items dropped in like chisels or keys for chucks etc... Lots of small parts on those SMs so to keep them handy it works out, in pics ya can see some of the sawdust it made (Ok lot fo that sawdust was from modifying the saw as I bought it this summer for 100 bucks.
M
(Ok lot fo that sawdust was from modifying the saw as I bought it this summer for 100 bucks.M
