I have not been looking much at the LJ site for the last month and a half because I have been mostly bow hunting during my free time. I shot a nice 9 point buck and decided it was time to get back in the shop again.

While I was hunting, my new equipment was delivered. I got a Jet 14” Deluxe Pro Band Saw, Jet 17” Drill Press, Jet 12” Planer/Jointer Combo, Jet 1 1/2 HP Shaper, Jet 16-32 Drum Sander, Rigid Oscillating Edge Belt/Spindle Sander and a Powermatic Bench Top Mortiser. Seven good reasons to get back in the shop! I want to thank my lovely wife for allowing me to get this equipment.

As I get the equipment set up, I will add pictures of each piece here and do a separate tool review as I use them for awhile. It is great to be back in the shop and looking at the LJ site again. Do you realize how many postings are put on in a month and a half !!!!! I don’t think I will ever get caught up again.

God Bless

tom

Because my shop is small, I need to use ever available space I have. I put an air hose reel with filter on the back wall where my assembly table is going to be to run my nailers and staplers. I ran an air line from the reel to the compressor which is sitting in the bottom of the storage cabinet next to my cyclone.

I also have a coil hose attached to the compressor with a blow gun for cleaning up. Thanks for looking!

These are the sketches I did for the arbors and picket fence sections:

Here are pictures of the first arbor and me making fence sections:

Here we are starting to install the first arbor and fence sections.

Once it’s all put together, I’ll post pictures of the finished fence. This is the “first” project coming out of my new shop and the wife is very happy that she got the first finished project!!

God Bless
tom

I have been laid up now for two weeks with gout in the left foot. Never had it in my life. I would not wish this on anybody. Well maybe one or two. I have had pain in my life before but never for so long of a period. My wife kids me, that a real man would drag it behind him, NOT! Everytime I lift up my foot or straighten it out when I sit down after standing or walking it takes my breath away. Been seeing the doctor for the past two week and go back tomorrow. My wife always tells me things happen for a reason. This has been a turning point in my life. Stopped eating alot of red meat and went to more fish, chicken and turkey. Stopped drinking pop and started drinking cherry juice, water and tea. Eat a lot of fruit and vegtables. I found out there is more than corn and banans. Started eating a lot less, loosing weight and feel better. Go figure!. I am going to be a lean, mean, sex machine! Like most of the guys my age we were raised on home made breads, fried meat and potatos.

Does anyone have any suggestion on reliefing this pain, grandmas old remedy, medications you have taken? Any information would be greatly appriciated. A prayer for me would be greatly appriciated as well.

God Bless
tom

God Bless
tom

The dust collection unit that I chose for my 14 X 21 shop was the Temp142CX from Penn State Industries. Some specifications and reasons for picking this unit are as follows:

2 HP, 220V Motor
14” Impeller – 6 Fin
½ Micron Filter Cartridges
Up to 12 Drops
Up to 30 Ft. Runs
Up to 1200 Sq. Ft.
5 Yr. Warranty

I used the economy 26 GA duct work which was noticeably heavier than the stores. Penn State had everything I needed to put this unit in. There was nothing that I ordered that they did not have.

Everything went together very well, from the cyclone unit to the duct work. It took me 5 days to put everything in. I will hook up the hoses as I get the new equipment.

There were three accessories I added to my dust collection system:

1. Cyclone muffler, which really makes a difference. It is quieter than a shop vac.

2. A long range remote dust collection switch and motor starter.

3. Recirculating clean-out system to clean the micron canisters.

The only thing I am going to add to the system is a level cyclone bin sensor.

Penn State Industries had quick shipping and great technical and product support if needed. I highly recommend Penn State Industries and their products. A special thank you to Bill Whitaker for his assistance and guidance.

These are the components for the cyclone unit. All the parts were there and it went together very easily.

This is what the cyclone looked like after being put together and hung on the wall.

Because I am working by myself, I had to figure out a way to hold up the duct sections while I hung them from the ceiling. I came up with a cradle on my scaffolding to accomplish this.

If you have the height, it is better to come straight out of the cyclone. If you do not, you need to come out gradually for better air flow.

I have two main runs on each side of the shop. I used 6” duct on the mains and 4” on the drops.

You can see that I have quite a few elbows, laterals, wyes, reducers and blast gates.

I have a very understanding wife! She let me silicone the canisters together in the kitchen. I do not know if she was real keen on my putting her antique child’s trunk on top for weight.

Here are some pictures of the accessories I added to my dust collection system – the recirculating clean-out system, long range remote and cyclone muffler.

I built a storage cabinet in the dead space between the cyclone and the wall. You will also notice that the wainscoting is done and the chair rail is on. All I need to do is clean up the floor and put the baseboard on.

This is my first major piece of bigger equipment. It is a Makita12” sliding miter box saw. What a great machine! Hope to order the table saw the end of this month.

Thanks for looking at my shop!

Before I could insulate and cover the back wall, I had to put in 2 X 10 supports for the dust cyclone.

Once that was done, the back wall was covered with rolled insulation and 3/8 plywood. I am planning on making this a clamp wall.

The other three walls of the shop and the ceiling were filled with blown in insulation because the sheet rock was already in place. When I was cleaning up, I noticed a picture on the bag showing a pretty little girl filling the hopper of the blower. Notice the happy smiling girl. Gee, it looks like so much fun and what a clean job it must be! What is wrong with this picture?

Could that picture be false advertising? This is an old man, NOT having so much fun, NOT smiling, dirty, with an R-30 rating in his shorts and everywhere else!!

I plan to put plywood wainscoting on the bottom half of the shop walls and then start the installation of the cyclone and duct work.