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#1 ·
Zero Clearance Insert

Well last night I was piddlin round with an idea to make a ripping fence/jig to attach to my circ saw. The one that came with it apparently grew feet and walked away, when i was on my last boat trip. I have some 9 and 10 foot long SYP 2Ă—10-12s i want to rip the pith out of for a future project. Longest board i can try to rip on my table saw is 8' give or take an inch.
I was trying to rip out some ~1/4" strips to frame out the circ saw base on a piece of plywood. One of the strips got hung on the backside of the OEM blade opening of my 70's craftsman table saw. I just got this saw last week and haven't done much with it for upgrades. Cleaned her up and made sure she was straight and true in all important ways, and replaced the belt with a linkbelt.

OK, back to the original point of this here BLoG!

Well after my little incident last night, where. if it wasn't for some quick and odd manuevers, i managed to keep the pieces i was cutting from flying every which way. I Took a deep breath and said, OK im done tonight, making an insert tomorrow mornin. So i read up on here and other sights on how to best approach the task, and slept on it.

before?
Wood Bumper Flooring Hardwood Composite material


I had some borg 1/2" birch plywood scraps laying around that i figured would work. I ripped them down to ~3 7/8, I think the opening is 3 3/4", then xcut them a shade over 14" each, ended up with 2 pieces. took the oem plate and layed out the shape with pencil.
Wood Wood stain Tool Floor Hardwood

cut them out by hand cause it was hella quicker than pullin out the jigger( which happens to be laying nearby)
Gas Electric blue Flooring Wood Monoplane

jigger in a bag! see?
Light Wood Flooring Floor Gas

laid em both up on the sawtop to see how close i was (I spy… a B&D Mouse!)
Wood Flooring Floor Gas Hardwood

measured out the lip the plate would sit on and marked and darkend the areas up, had to also mark general area where blade sits, because it sits less than half and inch below the table top at its lowest setting.
Bumper Vehicle door Automotive exterior Rectangle Wood


Set the OEM plate back in place. Set the blade up to the desired height of less than 1/4" and the fence with a block clamped to it to start a "crosscut" with the miter gauge for the ends at 6 cm( not sure why i measured it metric, maybe cause it was the closest side of my tool idk)
Wood Gas Auto part Metal Plywood

See the crappy break/gap in the end closest? This sure ain't baltic birch plywood, but you use what yah got right? By the way, these two pic i had already started to bring my blade up through plate so i could make sure my fit was tight. It would not sit flat till i brought it up some. I didn't get any pics of my sanding, but it was a fun experience with the only sander i own, my B&D mouse( you may see it on my bench in one of these pictures.
Wood Rectangle Artifact Gas Tints and shades

to bring ther blade up i used the method of setting my fence on top at 1/8 off 0.
Wood Floor Gas Flooring Bumper


grabbed a 5/8th Forstner bit and drilled a fingerhole, then drilled a hole with countersink for the screw that held the OEM plate. Figured may as well, the original plate also has a clip[ on the back that you slip under the lip of the top i may try to emulate.

Wood Automotive exterior Gas Tool Hardwood

That she is, my first ZCI plate, I will be improving on the design as i am already thinking of them. rubbed in some BLO and wax to keep it protected somewhat.

Wood Bumper Automotive exterior Wood stain Flooring

oh i measured the edge of the outside
Wood Amber Rectangle Office ruler Material property


note:
- possible improvements:
-better guess of blades placement, so less of bulk cut away
-clip for backside to make sure it doesnt fly out of spot
-some way to add a riving knife ( hardwood sliver glued in somewhere behind blade, idk
 

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#2 ·
Zero Clearance Insert

Well last night I was piddlin round with an idea to make a ripping fence/jig to attach to my circ saw. The one that came with it apparently grew feet and walked away, when i was on my last boat trip. I have some 9 and 10 foot long SYP 2Ă—10-12s i want to rip the pith out of for a future project. Longest board i can try to rip on my table saw is 8' give or take an inch.
I was trying to rip out some ~1/4" strips to frame out the circ saw base on a piece of plywood. One of the strips got hung on the backside of the OEM blade opening of my 70's craftsman table saw. I just got this saw last week and haven't done much with it for upgrades. Cleaned her up and made sure she was straight and true in all important ways, and replaced the belt with a linkbelt.

OK, back to the original point of this here BLoG!

Well after my little incident last night, where. if it wasn't for some quick and odd manuevers, i managed to keep the pieces i was cutting from flying every which way. I Took a deep breath and said, OK im done tonight, making an insert tomorrow mornin. So i read up on here and other sights on how to best approach the task, and slept on it.

before?


I had some borg 1/2" birch plywood scraps laying around that i figured would work. I ripped them down to ~3 7/8, I think the opening is 3 3/4", then xcut them a shade over 14" each, ended up with 2 pieces. took the oem plate and layed out the shape with pencil.

cut them out by hand cause it was hella quicker than pullin out the jigger( which happens to be laying nearby)

jigger in a bag! see?

laid em both up on the sawtop to see how close i was (I spy… a B&D Mouse!)

measured out the lip the plate would sit on and marked and darkend the areas up, had to also mark general area where blade sits, because it sits less than half and inch below the table top at its lowest setting.


Set the OEM plate back in place. Set the blade up to the desired height of less than 1/4" and the fence with a block clamped to it to start a "crosscut" with the miter gauge for the ends at 6 cm( not sure why i measured it metric, maybe cause it was the closest side of my tool idk)

See the crappy break/gap in the end closest? This sure ain't baltic birch plywood, but you use what yah got right? By the way, these two pic i had already started to bring my blade up through plate so i could make sure my fit was tight. It would not sit flat till i brought it up some. I didn't get any pics of my sanding, but it was a fun experience with the only sander i own, my B&D mouse( you may see it on my bench in one of these pictures.

to bring ther blade up i used the method of setting my fence on top at 1/8 off 0.


grabbed a 5/8th Forstner bit and drilled a fingerhole, then drilled a hole with countersink for the screw that held the OEM plate. Figured may as well, the original plate also has a clip[ on the back that you slip under the lip of the top i may try to emulate.


That she is, my first ZCI plate, I will be improving on the design as i am already thinking of them. rubbed in some BLO and wax to keep it protected somewhat.


oh i measured the edge of the outside


note:
- possible improvements:
-better guess of blades placement, so less of bulk cut away
-clip for backside to make sure it doesnt fly out of spot
-some way to add a riving knife ( hardwood sliver glued in somewhere behind blade, idk
I have the same style of insert on my saw and picked up a zero clearance insert from the Peachtree booth at one of the woodworking shows. They use a steel roll pin that sticks from the insert out about a 1/4" inch to keep the back of the plate from lifting. It seems like you could do the same for yours, although, you may have to add a piece of wood to the bottom of your plate. I'm not sure that the block on the tail end reaches back far enough to install the roll pin.




I think the part number I bought was 954; it has the same 3/16" side measurement that your plate shows.

http://www.ptreeusa.com/zero_clearance.htm
 

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#3 ·
Zero Clearance Insert

Well last night I was piddlin round with an idea to make a ripping fence/jig to attach to my circ saw. The one that came with it apparently grew feet and walked away, when i was on my last boat trip. I have some 9 and 10 foot long SYP 2Ă—10-12s i want to rip the pith out of for a future project. Longest board i can try to rip on my table saw is 8' give or take an inch.
I was trying to rip out some ~1/4" strips to frame out the circ saw base on a piece of plywood. One of the strips got hung on the backside of the OEM blade opening of my 70's craftsman table saw. I just got this saw last week and haven't done much with it for upgrades. Cleaned her up and made sure she was straight and true in all important ways, and replaced the belt with a linkbelt.

OK, back to the original point of this here BLoG!

Well after my little incident last night, where. if it wasn't for some quick and odd manuevers, i managed to keep the pieces i was cutting from flying every which way. I Took a deep breath and said, OK im done tonight, making an insert tomorrow mornin. So i read up on here and other sights on how to best approach the task, and slept on it.

before?
Wood Bumper Flooring Hardwood Composite material


I had some borg 1/2" birch plywood scraps laying around that i figured would work. I ripped them down to ~3 7/8, I think the opening is 3 3/4", then xcut them a shade over 14" each, ended up with 2 pieces. took the oem plate and layed out the shape with pencil.
Wood Wood stain Tool Floor Hardwood

cut them out by hand cause it was hella quicker than pullin out the jigger( which happens to be laying nearby)
Gas Electric blue Flooring Wood Monoplane

jigger in a bag! see?
Light Wood Flooring Floor Gas

laid em both up on the sawtop to see how close i was (I spy… a B&D Mouse!)
Wood Flooring Floor Gas Hardwood

measured out the lip the plate would sit on and marked and darkend the areas up, had to also mark general area where blade sits, because it sits less than half and inch below the table top at its lowest setting.
Bumper Vehicle door Automotive exterior Rectangle Wood


Set the OEM plate back in place. Set the blade up to the desired height of less than 1/4" and the fence with a block clamped to it to start a "crosscut" with the miter gauge for the ends at 6 cm( not sure why i measured it metric, maybe cause it was the closest side of my tool idk)
Wood Gas Auto part Metal Plywood

See the crappy break/gap in the end closest? This sure ain't baltic birch plywood, but you use what yah got right? By the way, these two pic i had already started to bring my blade up through plate so i could make sure my fit was tight. It would not sit flat till i brought it up some. I didn't get any pics of my sanding, but it was a fun experience with the only sander i own, my B&D mouse( you may see it on my bench in one of these pictures.
Wood Rectangle Artifact Gas Tints and shades

to bring ther blade up i used the method of setting my fence on top at 1/8 off 0.
Wood Floor Gas Flooring Bumper


grabbed a 5/8th Forstner bit and drilled a fingerhole, then drilled a hole with countersink for the screw that held the OEM plate. Figured may as well, the original plate also has a clip[ on the back that you slip under the lip of the top i may try to emulate.

Wood Automotive exterior Gas Tool Hardwood

That she is, my first ZCI plate, I will be improving on the design as i am already thinking of them. rubbed in some BLO and wax to keep it protected somewhat.

Wood Bumper Automotive exterior Wood stain Flooring

oh i measured the edge of the outside
Wood Amber Rectangle Office ruler Material property


note:
- possible improvements:
-better guess of blades placement, so less of bulk cut away
-clip for backside to make sure it doesnt fly out of spot
-some way to add a riving knife ( hardwood sliver glued in somewhere behind blade, idk
Pretty cool man, I wish my crappy TS could take an insert. I thnk I Just nee a new saw.
 

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#4 ·
Zero Clearance Insert

Well last night I was piddlin round with an idea to make a ripping fence/jig to attach to my circ saw. The one that came with it apparently grew feet and walked away, when i was on my last boat trip. I have some 9 and 10 foot long SYP 2Ă—10-12s i want to rip the pith out of for a future project. Longest board i can try to rip on my table saw is 8' give or take an inch.
I was trying to rip out some ~1/4" strips to frame out the circ saw base on a piece of plywood. One of the strips got hung on the backside of the OEM blade opening of my 70's craftsman table saw. I just got this saw last week and haven't done much with it for upgrades. Cleaned her up and made sure she was straight and true in all important ways, and replaced the belt with a linkbelt.

OK, back to the original point of this here BLoG!

Well after my little incident last night, where. if it wasn't for some quick and odd manuevers, i managed to keep the pieces i was cutting from flying every which way. I Took a deep breath and said, OK im done tonight, making an insert tomorrow mornin. So i read up on here and other sights on how to best approach the task, and slept on it.

before?
Wood Bumper Flooring Hardwood Composite material


I had some borg 1/2" birch plywood scraps laying around that i figured would work. I ripped them down to ~3 7/8, I think the opening is 3 3/4", then xcut them a shade over 14" each, ended up with 2 pieces. took the oem plate and layed out the shape with pencil.
Wood Wood stain Tool Floor Hardwood

cut them out by hand cause it was hella quicker than pullin out the jigger( which happens to be laying nearby)
Gas Electric blue Flooring Wood Monoplane

jigger in a bag! see?
Light Wood Flooring Floor Gas

laid em both up on the sawtop to see how close i was (I spy… a B&D Mouse!)
Wood Flooring Floor Gas Hardwood

measured out the lip the plate would sit on and marked and darkend the areas up, had to also mark general area where blade sits, because it sits less than half and inch below the table top at its lowest setting.
Bumper Vehicle door Automotive exterior Rectangle Wood


Set the OEM plate back in place. Set the blade up to the desired height of less than 1/4" and the fence with a block clamped to it to start a "crosscut" with the miter gauge for the ends at 6 cm( not sure why i measured it metric, maybe cause it was the closest side of my tool idk)
Wood Gas Auto part Metal Plywood

See the crappy break/gap in the end closest? This sure ain't baltic birch plywood, but you use what yah got right? By the way, these two pic i had already started to bring my blade up through plate so i could make sure my fit was tight. It would not sit flat till i brought it up some. I didn't get any pics of my sanding, but it was a fun experience with the only sander i own, my B&D mouse( you may see it on my bench in one of these pictures.
Wood Rectangle Artifact Gas Tints and shades

to bring ther blade up i used the method of setting my fence on top at 1/8 off 0.
Wood Floor Gas Flooring Bumper


grabbed a 5/8th Forstner bit and drilled a fingerhole, then drilled a hole with countersink for the screw that held the OEM plate. Figured may as well, the original plate also has a clip[ on the back that you slip under the lip of the top i may try to emulate.

Wood Automotive exterior Gas Tool Hardwood

That she is, my first ZCI plate, I will be improving on the design as i am already thinking of them. rubbed in some BLO and wax to keep it protected somewhat.

Wood Bumper Automotive exterior Wood stain Flooring

oh i measured the edge of the outside
Wood Amber Rectangle Office ruler Material property


note:
- possible improvements:
-better guess of blades placement, so less of bulk cut away
-clip for backside to make sure it doesnt fly out of spot
-some way to add a riving knife ( hardwood sliver glued in somewhere behind blade, idk
Fixed up a clip for the back, so far so good
Wood Automotive tire Gas Tints and shades Automotive wheel system
 

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#5 ·
sharpening markers

Was work in in shop today when I get a call from my girlfriend. Her 3yr old boy was in daycare with a fever and an apparent massive headache. She couldn't find anyone else to get him and asked if I could. So shop time got cut out, no real biggie, I brought the shop to the coffee table while we watched Wall-E.

Been meaning to make some of these for consistent bevels on my planes and Chisels , but kept putting it off. I use a cheap sharpening guide just like I seen the Schwarz. For chisels it says 40 mm for 25° and 30 mm for 30°, for planes is says 50 mm for 25° and 38 mm for 30°. My current chisels won't work in the guide, but hey, may as well make one for when I get some that do.
Grabbed some of the smaller pieces of pallet wood and cutoffs and a few tools.

Hand tool Wood Tool Metalworking hand tool Musical instrument


The bigger one is for planes, the base is 1/2" thick pallet Maple, and the stops are pine cut off ( shoulda used a darker hardwood but he'll it's a jig not a piece of art).

The smaller one is for chisels, base is 1/2" red oak cut off from my bench build, (looks like it has a split but that is iron stain from what used to be a cut nail, my oak is reclaimed from a house) and the stops are pallet Maple.

Thanks for lookin, nothin special, but I am starting to like to blog…oh my.

Oh I also got me something from FedEx today, got tired of sweeping up stuff, afraid to clog up my Shop Vac filter, so I blew some food money on this lifesaver.
Drinkware Fluid Wood Automotive tire Floor
 

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#6 ·
sharpening markers

Was work in in shop today when I get a call from my girlfriend. Her 3yr old boy was in daycare with a fever and an apparent massive headache. She couldn't find anyone else to get him and asked if I could. So shop time got cut out, no real biggie, I brought the shop to the coffee table while we watched Wall-E.

Been meaning to make some of these for consistent bevels on my planes and Chisels , but kept putting it off. I use a cheap sharpening guide just like I seen the Schwarz. For chisels it says 40 mm for 25° and 30 mm for 30°, for planes is says 50 mm for 25° and 38 mm for 30°. My current chisels won't work in the guide, but hey, may as well make one for when I get some that do.
Grabbed some of the smaller pieces of pallet wood and cutoffs and a few tools.

Hand tool Wood Tool Metalworking hand tool Musical instrument


The bigger one is for planes, the base is 1/2" thick pallet Maple, and the stops are pine cut off ( shoulda used a darker hardwood but he'll it's a jig not a piece of art).

The smaller one is for chisels, base is 1/2" red oak cut off from my bench build, (looks like it has a split but that is iron stain from what used to be a cut nail, my oak is reclaimed from a house) and the stops are pallet Maple.

Thanks for lookin, nothin special, but I am starting to like to blog…oh my.

Oh I also got me something from FedEx today, got tired of sweeping up stuff, afraid to clog up my Shop Vac filter, so I blew some food money on this lifesaver.
Drinkware Fluid Wood Automotive tire Floor
I think I need to get me a dust deputy for my shop vac one of these days. I hear a lot of good things.
 

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#7 ·
table saw base #1

I need my saw to be able to move and the factory base isn't exactly made for such. I took some ideas from some Youtube videos and decided to jump in and make a one for my Craftsman contractor saw.

the videos:
Laney Shaughnessy
Ed Rivera

i was a pocket holing fool
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Road surface


Wood Gas Asphalt Road surface Engineering


Wood Urban design Gas Landscape Tints and shades


starting some assembly

Wood Table Hardwood Gas Automotive exterior


Table Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood


Wood Flooring Table Floor Wood stain


Wood Building Table Flooring Floor


it's sitting about 36" above where it will be going….

Wood Shelving Wood stain Hardwood Lumber
 

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#8 ·
table saw base #1

I need my saw to be able to move and the factory base isn't exactly made for such. I took some ideas from some Youtube videos and decided to jump in and make a one for my Craftsman contractor saw.

the videos:
Laney Shaughnessy
Ed Rivera

i was a pocket holing fool
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Road surface


Wood Gas Asphalt Road surface Engineering


Wood Urban design Gas Landscape Tints and shades


starting some assembly

Wood Table Hardwood Gas Automotive exterior


Table Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood


Wood Flooring Table Floor Wood stain


Wood Building Table Flooring Floor


it's sitting about 36" above where it will be going….

Wood Shelving Wood stain Hardwood Lumber
I like it! Looking good, that will be some storage.
 

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#9 ·
Table saw base #2

continuing with the build

Had some trouble with my phone so missing some aspects of what the next round entailed… grumble

So i left off with frame assembled and sitting on top of the saw.

Wood Shelving Wood stain Hardwood Lumber


When i got in shop today, after going to acquire some carriage bolts etc, i started with drilling some holes. I took time last night figuring out where the casters should be placed.

marked my holes with the bottom up, and run small pilot holes through. Flipped the case over, used a 3/4" spade bit with depth adjuster(electrical tape) to recess the nuts, then drilled through with a 1/4" bit.
Brown Wood Floor Wood stain Flooring


tightened down
Brown Wood Floor Beam Wood stain


installed 3" swivel casters on back, locking on front, bought from Harbor Freight, should hold up.
Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Hardwood


it's rolling
Wood Floor Rectangle Flooring Wood stain


this is when my phone went haywire, sporatic pictures, I then went to the saw, took the motor off and unbolted it from the stock frame. Rolled the new base over then slid the saw over onto it. Centered and squared it between the middle dividers. Took a pencil and outlined outer and inner parts of the casing and marked the bolt holes. glad i took a long time with sketchup drawing this out, though i had to modify once i went to work.

Brown Wood Table Flooring Floor


corners drilled out and jigged it out..
Wood Tool Drill Flooring Hardwood


dust collection ramp installed under hole, 2.5" port hole installed. sanded then polyed the interior, used some of that expandable foam to fill in a few gaps that were left.
Wood Shelving Wood stain Hardwood Gas


the back can be removed again if need be screwed in from sides
Brown Wood Flooring Floor Rectangle


Brown Building Window Wood Amber


then put saw back on top, put a small bead of silicone under cabinet, and bolted her down. Installed motor, and attempted to mount a lexan panel to back of cabinet to seal off a little more. taped on at the moment.

Table Wood Audio equipment Electronic instrument Computer desk


Gas Machine Engineering Wood Auto part

old stand on top
Wood Electronic instrument Hardwood Gas Machine

back in place
Table Wood Hardwood Wood stain Computer desk


thats all i got for now, i put a few things underneath for now, plan on making some deep drawers for the 2 side sections. the center section a blade till will be installed i think, like the bottom of this Also will build boxes under each wing, left side will be a box for a router, right side will be … something, smaller drawers possibly with a new top for the wing. Also, and i should have did this before i remounted saw, i need to get some kind of levelers installed.

tomorrow is my last day home for a bit, reckon I will finish this up when i get back. gotta make sure everything is locked down and bags are repacked for the colder weather.

50.5" wide
27" deep
17" tall with castors being 3 5/8 inches tall
 

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#10 ·
Table saw base #2

continuing with the build

Had some trouble with my phone so missing some aspects of what the next round entailed… grumble

So i left off with frame assembled and sitting on top of the saw.

Wood Shelving Wood stain Hardwood Lumber


When i got in shop today, after going to acquire some carriage bolts etc, i started with drilling some holes. I took time last night figuring out where the casters should be placed.

marked my holes with the bottom up, and run small pilot holes through. Flipped the case over, used a 3/4" spade bit with depth adjuster(electrical tape) to recess the nuts, then drilled through with a 1/4" bit.
Brown Wood Floor Wood stain Flooring


tightened down
Brown Wood Floor Beam Wood stain


installed 3" swivel casters on back, locking on front, bought from Harbor Freight, should hold up.
Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Hardwood


it's rolling
Wood Floor Rectangle Flooring Wood stain


this is when my phone went haywire, sporatic pictures, I then went to the saw, took the motor off and unbolted it from the stock frame. Rolled the new base over then slid the saw over onto it. Centered and squared it between the middle dividers. Took a pencil and outlined outer and inner parts of the casing and marked the bolt holes. glad i took a long time with sketchup drawing this out, though i had to modify once i went to work.

Brown Wood Table Flooring Floor


corners drilled out and jigged it out..
Wood Tool Drill Flooring Hardwood


dust collection ramp installed under hole, 2.5" port hole installed. sanded then polyed the interior, used some of that expandable foam to fill in a few gaps that were left.
Wood Shelving Wood stain Hardwood Gas


the back can be removed again if need be screwed in from sides
Brown Wood Flooring Floor Rectangle


Brown Building Window Wood Amber


then put saw back on top, put a small bead of silicone under cabinet, and bolted her down. Installed motor, and attempted to mount a lexan panel to back of cabinet to seal off a little more. taped on at the moment.

Table Wood Audio equipment Electronic instrument Computer desk


Gas Machine Engineering Wood Auto part

old stand on top
Wood Electronic instrument Hardwood Gas Machine

back in place
Table Wood Hardwood Wood stain Computer desk


thats all i got for now, i put a few things underneath for now, plan on making some deep drawers for the 2 side sections. the center section a blade till will be installed i think, like the bottom of this Also will build boxes under each wing, left side will be a box for a router, right side will be … something, smaller drawers possibly with a new top for the wing. Also, and i should have did this before i remounted saw, i need to get some kind of levelers installed.

tomorrow is my last day home for a bit, reckon I will finish this up when i get back. gotta make sure everything is locked down and bags are repacked for the colder weather.

50.5" wide
27" deep
17" tall with castors being 3 5/8 inches tall
Lookin good. If you get that new big shop….you'll want a bigger tablesaw anyway;)
 

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#13 ·
dust collection for my shop

I ordered, some time back, a kit from R, and some flexible hose from WC for a 2.5" system
Wood Audio equipment Font Gas Hardwood

since mine is powered by a shop vac
Wood Gas Flooring Automotive tire Hardwood

with a dust deputy and a grease barrel filtering out the stuff the shopvac doesnt like
Automotive tire Yellow Bicycle fork Wood Electrical wiring


Lets start with my Table Saw, since its where the system is centered.

The panel I made and mentioned in last blog entry fell off and was always a temporary thing anyway.
Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Gas

so i made one out of 3/8 recycled plywood, drilled and installed with screws ( another temporary fix till i get my hands on some rare-earth magnets.)
Did notice that i need to cut a bit more recess at the top above the belt, will fix later as a rarely raise it high enough to matter. will have to take off when i do any angle cuts, but i rarely do that at the moment either.
I got some foam shoved into all the crevices under the top and around the front of the saw. Its as sealed as i can get it.

I got around to making a setup to connect to the ramp and compartment under the saw
Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Machine tool


made a bracket that screws to the back that holds everything rigid
one 2"->2.5" rubber plumbing fitting ( by the way that size is perfect to conect to the dust deputy) connected to blast gate connected to T from kit, flexible hose from T to Dust deputy and to the hose i drag around shop to suck up everything.

Electrical wiring Gas Flooring Machine Wire

the pipe fits perfectly in the little space left when attempting to connect walls with the addon.
Wood Plumbing fixture Gas Font Lock

upper portion runs across to what i think will be a ,what i think is called a floor sweep?, and a connection for a small 1.5" hose connection
Wood Gas Hardwood Dead bolt Household hardware


but it is currently under construction due to running out of pipe and fittings. ( all the PVC pipe was from house i dismantled had a couple street 90s sitting around.
Blue Handwriting Material property Gas Design


my todo list..( part of it anyway!)

btw none of the fittings are glued or connected other than by friction, except for the T at the DD, it was already there, i just made use of it for that connection.

more to come at a later date

a panoramic view of the shop is over HERE! showing off a few projects i hope to get posted at some point.

until next time
 

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#14 ·
dust collection for my shop

I ordered, some time back, a kit from R, and some flexible hose from WC for a 2.5" system
Wood Audio equipment Font Gas Hardwood

since mine is powered by a shop vac
Wood Gas Flooring Automotive tire Hardwood

with a dust deputy and a grease barrel filtering out the stuff the shopvac doesnt like
Automotive tire Yellow Bicycle fork Wood Electrical wiring


Lets start with my Table Saw, since its where the system is centered.

The panel I made and mentioned in last blog entry fell off and was always a temporary thing anyway.
Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Gas

so i made one out of 3/8 recycled plywood, drilled and installed with screws ( another temporary fix till i get my hands on some rare-earth magnets.)
Did notice that i need to cut a bit more recess at the top above the belt, will fix later as a rarely raise it high enough to matter. will have to take off when i do any angle cuts, but i rarely do that at the moment either.
I got some foam shoved into all the crevices under the top and around the front of the saw. Its as sealed as i can get it.

I got around to making a setup to connect to the ramp and compartment under the saw
Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Machine tool


made a bracket that screws to the back that holds everything rigid
one 2"->2.5" rubber plumbing fitting ( by the way that size is perfect to conect to the dust deputy) connected to blast gate connected to T from kit, flexible hose from T to Dust deputy and to the hose i drag around shop to suck up everything.

Electrical wiring Gas Flooring Machine Wire

the pipe fits perfectly in the little space left when attempting to connect walls with the addon.
Wood Plumbing fixture Gas Font Lock

upper portion runs across to what i think will be a ,what i think is called a floor sweep?, and a connection for a small 1.5" hose connection
Wood Gas Hardwood Dead bolt Household hardware


but it is currently under construction due to running out of pipe and fittings. ( all the PVC pipe was from house i dismantled had a couple street 90s sitting around.
Blue Handwriting Material property Gas Design


my todo list..( part of it anyway!)

btw none of the fittings are glued or connected other than by friction, except for the T at the DD, it was already there, i just made use of it for that connection.

more to come at a later date

a panoramic view of the shop is over HERE! showing off a few projects i hope to get posted at some point.

until next time
I like it, a set up like this could work for my shop vac. How does it perform? I was always concerned about the shop vac not having enough suction for running pvc. I'm interested to hear how yours works.
 

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#16 ·
tablesaw base revisited

this is where we were:
Wood Hardwood Gas Flooring Wood stain


made some drawers to fit the 2 outer openings, pocketholed and glued together 5/8" ac ply for sides, 3/8" ply for bottoms. used 1/2"x1" oak strips for drawer glides
Window Wood Drill Handheld power drill Flooring


and after:
Wood Rectangle Floor Gas Hardwood


when i get center section figured out and my other bench rebuilt with its drawers ill work on making some drawer fronts.

had to take the left stamped wing off due to it not being level and not staying where i put it while trying to adjust it back. Its all good cause im in process of planning a router table of some sort to this side and makes it easier to measure, think, rethink, remeasure, think again, etc.

Hood Wood Trunk Wheel Tire
 

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#17 ·
tablesaw base revisited

this is where we were:
Wood Hardwood Gas Flooring Wood stain


made some drawers to fit the 2 outer openings, pocketholed and glued together 5/8" ac ply for sides, 3/8" ply for bottoms. used 1/2"x1" oak strips for drawer glides
Window Wood Drill Handheld power drill Flooring


and after:
Wood Rectangle Floor Gas Hardwood


when i get center section figured out and my other bench rebuilt with its drawers ill work on making some drawer fronts.

had to take the left stamped wing off due to it not being level and not staying where i put it while trying to adjust it back. Its all good cause im in process of planning a router table of some sort to this side and makes it easier to measure, think, rethink, remeasure, think again, etc.

Hood Wood Trunk Wheel Tire
sweet storage solution man.
 

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#18 ·
wall bench #1 (remove/redesign/rebuild)

Don't have many pictures of the before to dig up but I'm sure in my other posts it can be seen.

Furniture Building Table Wood House

the shelf portion in this picture i took back out ( it was deeper than the bench top and kept hitting my knees on it) and gave to a neighbor who flipped it upside down and uses it to set his beer on while restoring his late 60s El Camino. It was sitting around originally made for another spot in my basement but i somehow measured wrong and it didn't fit.

The old bench, which is just inside the door of the shop and immediately to the right was just slapped together and was too small for doing much. It didn't cover the full length and was only 20 inches deep. The top was a piece of 3/4 AC ply screwed down to some 2Ă—4 pieces. Underneath was a joke, was only good for throwing stuff and hoping it would stay put.

so i built 2 24"x 22" cubes using the material from old bench and some other cutoffs i had laying around.
Wood Shelving Floor Rectangle Flooring


i put one on each end leveled an squared them to the wall and to each other, leaving a space in the center. i then scabbed a 2Ă—4 piece between them in back and a 2Ă—2 piece to front. both 36 3/8" long ( if i had had enough scraps long enough i shoulda just made another cube 36"x24" but i didn't) i screwed some 1Ă—4 pieces to the bottom and top to tie it all together.
Wood Gas Engineering Hardwood Wood stain

i then splurged and bought a sheet of 3/4 mdf and had the blue box cut it to 24" lengthwise, got home and cut it to length and made a notch to fit the doorframe on the right. Final trimmed the width when i sammiched the pieces together, just screwed them together. Cut it perfect cause i had to beat it into place with a 2Ă—4 and a 10 lb sledge.
Then i made a couple drawers from scrap pieces of 5/8 and 3/8 ply, just like drawers for tablesaw base. these went in left side. right side will come later as it is blocked from use at the moment with the table my drill press is mounted on. A shelf made to hold my tool totes in the center. Had a small piece of 3/16 hardboard i cut and put in center work area to cover the top till i can buy some more 1/4 hardboard. Plan on trimming the outer edge with Oak like my outfeed table.
Wood Gas Building Building material Hardwood

Wood Workbench Machine tool Toolroom Table


more drawers are in the plans and drawer fronts etc, cabinet doors.. I don't know. The center is still being thought of for best use, have actually thought of making it a downdraft table using the blower shown in one of the pics. It's a work in progress of course.
 

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#19 ·
wall bench #1 (remove/redesign/rebuild)

Don't have many pictures of the before to dig up but I'm sure in my other posts it can be seen.

Furniture Building Table Wood House

the shelf portion in this picture i took back out ( it was deeper than the bench top and kept hitting my knees on it) and gave to a neighbor who flipped it upside down and uses it to set his beer on while restoring his late 60s El Camino. It was sitting around originally made for another spot in my basement but i somehow measured wrong and it didn't fit.

The old bench, which is just inside the door of the shop and immediately to the right was just slapped together and was too small for doing much. It didn't cover the full length and was only 20 inches deep. The top was a piece of 3/4 AC ply screwed down to some 2Ă—4 pieces. Underneath was a joke, was only good for throwing stuff and hoping it would stay put.

so i built 2 24"x 22" cubes using the material from old bench and some other cutoffs i had laying around.
Wood Shelving Floor Rectangle Flooring


i put one on each end leveled an squared them to the wall and to each other, leaving a space in the center. i then scabbed a 2Ă—4 piece between them in back and a 2Ă—2 piece to front. both 36 3/8" long ( if i had had enough scraps long enough i shoulda just made another cube 36"x24" but i didn't) i screwed some 1Ă—4 pieces to the bottom and top to tie it all together.
Wood Gas Engineering Hardwood Wood stain

i then splurged and bought a sheet of 3/4 mdf and had the blue box cut it to 24" lengthwise, got home and cut it to length and made a notch to fit the doorframe on the right. Final trimmed the width when i sammiched the pieces together, just screwed them together. Cut it perfect cause i had to beat it into place with a 2Ă—4 and a 10 lb sledge.
Then i made a couple drawers from scrap pieces of 5/8 and 3/8 ply, just like drawers for tablesaw base. these went in left side. right side will come later as it is blocked from use at the moment with the table my drill press is mounted on. A shelf made to hold my tool totes in the center. Had a small piece of 3/16 hardboard i cut and put in center work area to cover the top till i can buy some more 1/4 hardboard. Plan on trimming the outer edge with Oak like my outfeed table.
Wood Gas Building Building material Hardwood

Wood Workbench Machine tool Toolroom Table


more drawers are in the plans and drawer fronts etc, cabinet doors.. I don't know. The center is still being thought of for best use, have actually thought of making it a downdraft table using the blower shown in one of the pics. It's a work in progress of course.
Every little bit of storage and work surface you can get is a plus. Nice job.
 

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#25 ·
wall bench #2 (top finished/center section)

Well the other day I finally got some 3/16 hardboard and had the blue box rip it to the 24.25 inches to fit on the top. I put drops of glue in key spots to keep it from moving. I then installed a rip cutoff from my hand tool bench in slow progress, damn nails imbedded/hidden in some have me frustrated. Glued screwed and plugged this to the front edge of the top. I wiped on some Early American stain to pop the grain a bit more, it has lots of figure imho.
Furniture Table Wood Floor Hardwood


Wood Table Floor Flooring Gas


Fast forward to today. I was up earlier than usual, so before I went to my physical therapy session, I went out to shop and cut some AC plywood to rough dimensions for a cabinet to go into the center section. I will have 2 more drawers and 2 cubbies for storage. After PT I came home and put the ROS to work turning the plywood into almost cabinet grade. Then I remeasured and trimmed to final size, pocketholed everything together and put in place. Next step is to put together drawers and install, finish face frame, then make drawer fronts, cabinet doors.
Table Wood Desk Floor Cabinetry


Wood Building Lighting Machine Engineering

Once bottom is done ill work in wall above. Remove the recycled, practically useless cabinets and make more suitable/useable storage. Something like Norm' s shop hutch perhaps.
Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Workbench

Right section will remain unfinished till I make drill press mobile.
Wood Table Wood stain Hardwood Plank


Tablesaw cabinet will get same faceframe, drawer front, cabinet door treatment
Wood Shelf Shelving Hardwood Plank
 

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#26 ·
wall bench #2 (top finished/center section)

Well the other day I finally got some 3/16 hardboard and had the blue box rip it to the 24.25 inches to fit on the top. I put drops of glue in key spots to keep it from moving. I then installed a rip cutoff from my hand tool bench in slow progress, damn nails imbedded/hidden in some have me frustrated. Glued screwed and plugged this to the front edge of the top. I wiped on some Early American stain to pop the grain a bit more, it has lots of figure imho.
Furniture Table Wood Floor Hardwood


Wood Table Floor Flooring Gas


Fast forward to today. I was up earlier than usual, so before I went to my physical therapy session, I went out to shop and cut some AC plywood to rough dimensions for a cabinet to go into the center section. I will have 2 more drawers and 2 cubbies for storage. After PT I came home and put the ROS to work turning the plywood into almost cabinet grade. Then I remeasured and trimmed to final size, pocketholed everything together and put in place. Next step is to put together drawers and install, finish face frame, then make drawer fronts, cabinet doors.
Table Wood Desk Floor Cabinetry


Wood Building Lighting Machine Engineering

Once bottom is done ill work in wall above. Remove the recycled, practically useless cabinets and make more suitable/useable storage. Something like Norm' s shop hutch perhaps.
Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Workbench

Right section will remain unfinished till I make drill press mobile.
Wood Table Wood stain Hardwood Plank


Tablesaw cabinet will get same faceframe, drawer front, cabinet door treatment
Wood Shelf Shelving Hardwood Plank
Good job Justin!
 

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#35 ·
wall bench #3 (trim and center drawers)

Small bit of progress

So today I grabbed some pine pallet wood. I cut and planed down to the sizes needed, for the face frame. Screwed them in from face, since I didnt plan ahead to use pocket screws, and didn't want to glue them.
Wood Flooring Lumber Hardwood Event


Took a 3/8 oak dowel and cut some plugs for the screw holes.
Tire Wood Automotive tire Wheel Gas


I mixed up some 1-1-1 and got 2 coats on face frame, top banding, some of the inside. Also put some on drill press stand top.

Made and installed the drawers for center.
One drawer
Brown Wood Rectangle Natural material Plank


Showing grain of top edging, and plug contrast
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Varnish Cabinetry


Two drawers, no bottoms yet.
Wood Gas Composite material Hardwood Plywood


Wood Floor Wood stain Flooring Hardwood


Wood Hardwood Wood stain Rectangle Plank


Gonna be a busy weekend so more progress in a few days.
 

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#36 ·
wall bench #4 (drawer fronts installed and a bit more)

Got up fairly early this mornin. After a few cups of coffee and a shower I went out to the shop. I had cut, routed some roundovers, and stained/finished the drawer fronts yesterday.

Was waiting for electrical inspector to stop by and give the thumbs up on my new service connection on the house (he didn't show up till 4:30pm though said he would be there in the morning) I am all good on that, now I just gotta take the paperwork to utility company and coordinate a switch.

Left bank on, 3/8 overlap on face frame. Shimmed each drawer with a pair of quarters.

Brown Cabinetry Chest of drawers Drawer Dresser


Also painted walls yesterday
Cabinetry Wood Kitchen Kitchen appliance Kitchen stove


Center drawers
Shelf Wood Shelving Cabinetry Hardwood


The left bank was one sheet of supposedly Oak Ply from the blue box. It looked more like Oak than the Birch or Maple when I bought it but when put beside the Oak Ply I used for the center drawers it doesn't really look the same. It's ok cause I am using up cutoffs, but wasn't what I was expecting. Pulls are salvaged from an old set of cabinets I had.

Drawer fronts were stained Minwax Early American, and rattlecan Helmsman Spar Urethane ( needed to use up what I had.) Sprayed on 3 coats lightly sanded between each.

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Gas Machine tool


Slapped together a small shelf for top of bench after installing drawer fronts. Top piece is pine from a pallet I salvaged from work some time bank. Dividers are extras I still had front my tablesaw cabinet. Bottom is some 3/8 sheathing I had cut off from something. Watco light walnut stain on it, used up last of what I had.

Wood Shelving Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Wood Interior design Flooring Floor Wood stain


Cleaned up mess, filled up drawers (not organized yet), waxed everything, and called it a day.

Oh yeah I removed the electric plugs and reinstalled differently, will rewire and do some touch up painting another daY. Will have a subpanel installed soon once I finish moving house electrical to new main panel. No more extension cord and power strips running this shop. Well maybe power strips, but will have permanent plugs and lights.
 

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#37 ·
wall bench #4 (drawer fronts installed and a bit more)

Got up fairly early this mornin. After a few cups of coffee and a shower I went out to the shop. I had cut, routed some roundovers, and stained/finished the drawer fronts yesterday.

Was waiting for electrical inspector to stop by and give the thumbs up on my new service connection on the house (he didn't show up till 4:30pm though said he would be there in the morning) I am all good on that, now I just gotta take the paperwork to utility company and coordinate a switch.

Left bank on, 3/8 overlap on face frame. Shimmed each drawer with a pair of quarters.

Brown Cabinetry Chest of drawers Drawer Dresser


Also painted walls yesterday
Cabinetry Wood Kitchen Kitchen appliance Kitchen stove


Center drawers
Shelf Wood Shelving Cabinetry Hardwood


The left bank was one sheet of supposedly Oak Ply from the blue box. It looked more like Oak than the Birch or Maple when I bought it but when put beside the Oak Ply I used for the center drawers it doesn't really look the same. It's ok cause I am using up cutoffs, but wasn't what I was expecting. Pulls are salvaged from an old set of cabinets I had.

Drawer fronts were stained Minwax Early American, and rattlecan Helmsman Spar Urethane ( needed to use up what I had.) Sprayed on 3 coats lightly sanded between each.

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Gas Machine tool


Slapped together a small shelf for top of bench after installing drawer fronts. Top piece is pine from a pallet I salvaged from work some time bank. Dividers are extras I still had front my tablesaw cabinet. Bottom is some 3/8 sheathing I had cut off from something. Watco light walnut stain on it, used up last of what I had.

Wood Shelving Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Wood Interior design Flooring Floor Wood stain


Cleaned up mess, filled up drawers (not organized yet), waxed everything, and called it a day.

Oh yeah I removed the electric plugs and reinstalled differently, will rewire and do some touch up painting another daY. Will have a subpanel installed soon once I finish moving house electrical to new main panel. No more extension cord and power strips running this shop. Well maybe power strips, but will have permanent plugs and lights.
Looks great, Especially the electrical upgrades!
Thanks for sharing
 

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#40 ·
Finish off lower wall bench, and other things.

Haven't blogged in a while, mainly posting things in the SotS forum as i go. Figured i would move some of it in a blog. Since last entry in this blog and during my entrys for my dutch chest and handtool workbench i have been migrating between two buildings. Recent developments on the homefront, all my woodworking stuff has to be squeezed into one. So operation Squeezeitallintobackbuilding has been going on for the last week or so.

Had some issues with my handtool workbench so i had to partially disassemble till i can address them, will be covered in that blog eventually.

This workbench i completely disassembled, as it is too big and clunky for the consolidation.

Getting rid of scrap plywood is one thing to be done, so building cabinets for powertool storage have been on the agenda. As well as other things.

My mitersaw cabinet got built last month, and i posted as a project here. It wasnt complely finished but:
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Gas

Right wing of mitersaw cabinet.
Had this 90% done before i left for work last time but didnt get installed.

Cabinetry Furniture Countertop Shelf Drawer


Cabinetry Furniture Shelf Wood Shelving


Found pieces of enough size to put doors on the lower part and right side of builtin bench. Pulls and hinges was salvaged from an old medicine cabinet i found put out in the trash, wire wheeled and sprayed satin black.

Property Furniture Cabinetry Shelving Building


Property Cabinetry Wood Kitchen appliance Drawer


Moved a few things onto bench temporarily, to give me places to stuff small stuff. Shelf on right is what is left of medicine cabinet, minus doors. Sagging mdf construction, will be trashed later.

Upper cabinets will be removed and replaced with cabinets like this:
Wood Shelving Wood stain Hardwood Shelf


Wood Shelving Gas Art Shelf


Have another in the works, just need to cut out dados for dividers and assemble. 5/8( or maybe some metric size) ply for case, 3/16 ply for dividers (had to go buy a 3/16 router bit for dados, too much adjusting to use single blade on TS and too small for dado stack. Back is some 1/4 osb, all salvaged from one place or another.
Sitting on top of my mitersaw cabinet temporarily for now. They will be installed on a french cleat system. Other sections will be bookshelves for my mags and books, some hardware storage, who knows what else, still thinking it through.

Back to wallbench:

Drawers on far left, not really organized yet, but will be soon, likely end up being some hardware storage.
Drawers slide on shopmade oak runners.
Top to bottom:
Brown Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain


Wood Gas Hardwood Plastic Wood stain


Brown Musical instrument Wood Gas Hardwood


Brown Wood Hardwood Table Wood stain


2 middle drawers got some organization with some dividers/trays, mainly left one, right is in limbo. They slide on salvaged 22" 3/4 extension cheap glides salved from an old desk.
Shelving Wood Shelf Publication Display case


Behind the middle doors: whatever i could fit in there..
Wood Cat Hardwood Flooring Bottle


Far right door/drawer:
Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Gas Electronic device Wood Recreation Machine


Pancake compressor resides here now, need to plumb up some pipe throughout shop and into this section at some point, and some electrical, so it can stay semi permanently closed. Ventilation shouldnt be a problem, its not exactly airtight around the whole bench assembly. Slides of full extension 100# glides that used to be used in this bench i disassembled.

Will be a cabinet (not built yet) in front of this door on casters, but will be semi-permanent so dont want to need to be in the section all the time.

Stay tuned…
 

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#41 ·
Finish off lower wall bench, and other things.

Haven't blogged in a while, mainly posting things in the SotS forum as i go. Figured i would move some of it in a blog. Since last entry in this blog and during my entrys for my dutch chest and handtool workbench i have been migrating between two buildings. Recent developments on the homefront, all my woodworking stuff has to be squeezed into one. So operation Squeezeitallintobackbuilding has been going on for the last week or so.

Had some issues with my handtool workbench so i had to partially disassemble till i can address them, will be covered in that blog eventually.

This workbench i completely disassembled, as it is too big and clunky for the consolidation.

Getting rid of scrap plywood is one thing to be done, so building cabinets for powertool storage have been on the agenda. As well as other things.

My mitersaw cabinet got built last month, and i posted as a project here. It wasnt complely finished but:
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Gas

Right wing of mitersaw cabinet.
Had this 90% done before i left for work last time but didnt get installed.

Cabinetry Furniture Countertop Shelf Drawer


Cabinetry Furniture Shelf Wood Shelving


Found pieces of enough size to put doors on the lower part and right side of builtin bench. Pulls and hinges was salvaged from an old medicine cabinet i found put out in the trash, wire wheeled and sprayed satin black.

Property Furniture Cabinetry Shelving Building


Property Cabinetry Wood Kitchen appliance Drawer


Moved a few things onto bench temporarily, to give me places to stuff small stuff. Shelf on right is what is left of medicine cabinet, minus doors. Sagging mdf construction, will be trashed later.

Upper cabinets will be removed and replaced with cabinets like this:
Wood Shelving Wood stain Hardwood Shelf


Wood Shelving Gas Art Shelf


Have another in the works, just need to cut out dados for dividers and assemble. 5/8( or maybe some metric size) ply for case, 3/16 ply for dividers (had to go buy a 3/16 router bit for dados, too much adjusting to use single blade on TS and too small for dado stack. Back is some 1/4 osb, all salvaged from one place or another.
Sitting on top of my mitersaw cabinet temporarily for now. They will be installed on a french cleat system. Other sections will be bookshelves for my mags and books, some hardware storage, who knows what else, still thinking it through.

Back to wallbench:

Drawers on far left, not really organized yet, but will be soon, likely end up being some hardware storage.
Drawers slide on shopmade oak runners.
Top to bottom:
Brown Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain


Wood Gas Hardwood Plastic Wood stain


Brown Musical instrument Wood Gas Hardwood


Brown Wood Hardwood Table Wood stain


2 middle drawers got some organization with some dividers/trays, mainly left one, right is in limbo. They slide on salvaged 22" 3/4 extension cheap glides salved from an old desk.
Shelving Wood Shelf Publication Display case


Behind the middle doors: whatever i could fit in there..
Wood Cat Hardwood Flooring Bottle


Far right door/drawer:
Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Gas Electronic device Wood Recreation Machine


Pancake compressor resides here now, need to plumb up some pipe throughout shop and into this section at some point, and some electrical, so it can stay semi permanently closed. Ventilation shouldnt be a problem, its not exactly airtight around the whole bench assembly. Slides of full extension 100# glides that used to be used in this bench i disassembled.

Will be a cabinet (not built yet) in front of this door on casters, but will be semi-permanent so dont want to need to be in the section all the time.

Stay tuned…
Looks well organized.
 

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