Popular Post Artie Posted January 17, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Here is my first version of my shop. I say first because once I start using it, I suspect I will be making changes. Cal, Grandpadave52, Stick486 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Artie Posted January 17, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Not sure how many photos you can upload to a post, so here is a couple more. 1-The Shopsmith. 2-metal detector closet closed, saw blade storage on left 3-metal detector closet open 4-Storage I built on side of saw blade storage. HARO50, Cal, Grandpadave52 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 (edited) There's the saw! You're accessory storage is sweet. Doors on those storage areas will really help, too. Very well organized shop. Clean, too. I wish my SSs were that clean. Edited January 17, 2018 by Gene Howe Dane Franco 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Doors are on the list (the FUN list) my SS is that clean because I haven’t gotten the time to make it dirty, I’m hoping soon. p_toad and HARO50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 lots of thought went into your shop.. I like the way you've done up the accessories.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 To be very honest, I had more fun than I thought possible, with the planning and building of the shop. I can’t wait to start making projects. I borrowed a whole bunch of ideas from the various forums. Cal and p_toad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred W. Hargis Jr Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Sure looks well thought out to me. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Looks great Artie. What sort of projects are you planning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lew Posted January 17, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 You have really made excellent use of available space! Basement shops pose their own unique set of challenges. If your wife tells you the project you are building won't fit up the stairs- listen to what she says! Grandpadave52, Chips N Dust, Artie and 3 others 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, lew said: You have really made excellent use of available space! Basement shops pose their own unique set of challenges. If your wife tells you the project you are building won't fit up the stairs- listen to what she says! all needs he to do is consult w/ Gibbs.... Edited January 17, 2018 by Stick486 Chips N Dust, p_toad, Cal and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chips N Dust Posted January 17, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 33 minutes ago, Stick486 said: all needs he to do is consult w/ Gibbs.... I still want to knoe how he got the boat out Artie, Stick486, p_toad and 3 others 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Stick486 said: all needs he to do is consult w/ Gibbs.... Ya Think! (head slap) Cal, p_toad, HARO50 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 5 hours ago, Cal said: Looks great Artie. What sort of projects are you planning? I made a corn hole bean bag game for my son, for his cookout celebrating Brianna and him buying the house. I have bought plans for making a pirates chest. One of my best friends has 3 grandchildren, oldest about 5. The pirates chest has a secret storage place in the bottom, and to open it you rotate the skull of the skull and crossbones. I figgered He’ll become the coolest grandpa around when he shows them how to open it, and it’s loaded with candy. Other than that the imagination is moving faster than the realization. Last summer was the first time I had used a router. I was making table saw blade storage drawers. I had a blast, I just wanted to make circles. The work shop has been 3 years in the planning/making. I’ve been reading forums, books, magazines nonstop. So I have a real good theoretical grasp on what to do, but haven’t actually ever DONE any of it. Rabbets, grooves, dado’s, finger joints, dovetail joints, mortising, edge banding, inlays etc. I can talk like I know something, but the rubber hasn’t met that road yet. At work I’m pretty impatient, but downstairs it’s fun, and mistakes don’t bother me (well so far. I figgered there’s a big learning curve, and I’ve reached that age where I know mistakes are par for the course). I have learned that the woodworking is really at least two projects, the making, and then the finishing. I gots no idea on the finishing, but that’s learnable too. My Grandfather made 4 mangers back around 1966. Nothing fancy, 1/4 plywood, 3 foot by 2 foot, 2-7 watt bulbs inside. One for my Grandmother, and one for each of his kids. When my Mom passed 3 years ago I got hers. Probably one of my most prized possessions. I’m just hoping to make some stuff that lives on long after me, and is still valued. I have plans for a 3 tier craft basket, for the Missus, and some other chests, out door furniture. I have access to an almost unlimited supply of wooden pallets, so my plan is to learn how to do woodworking on the free lumber, and then when I think I can make something worthwhile, talent wise, give it a shot. p_toad, Cal and HARO50 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 4 hours ago, Chips N Dust said: I still want to knoe how he got the boat out me too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, lew said: Ya Think! (head slap) the way I wrote that deserves one... or several... Edited January 17, 2018 by Stick486 p_toad and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 (edited) @Artie.. so when will you be making sliding wall storage.??? http://thepatriotwoodworker.com/topic/17616-shop-storage-ideas/?tab=comments#comment-73124 http://thepatriotwoodworker.com/topic/17617-storage-continued/ Edited January 17, 2018 by Stick486 Artie and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stick486 Posted January 17, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Artie, Al B, schnewj and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Artie, sounds like you have some good projects in mind and a path forward. I have used a lot of pallet lumber myself. Pinterest can be a source of inspiration/entertainment in using pallet material. There has also been some writeups on the hazards and such of using them. Hope to see you here often, p_toad and HARO50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Stick , the Shopsmith attachments, and the planer are on drawer slides, so I can pull them out and get a better grip on them, to pick them up. Cal and Stick486 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_toad Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Like all that. Hearing protection. Eye protection. Save the fingers for the next step. Have fun with your projects. Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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