135 days ago
by SimonSKL |
9 comments »
Inspired by Jeff’s (Jcoulam) homemade cyclone dust collector, I decided to make one just like his. This blog is written to show how I built it.
At a local home center, I purchased one 8”x24 metal duct, a 5-ft 2” PVC pipe, a 2” PVC elbow, and two 2” couplers for about $18.
The first step is to make the cone. I tried to twist the metal sheet into a cone but just couldn’t make it look right and managed to get a small cut in my hand in the process. Ou...
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200 days ago
by PurpLev |
27 comments »
I guess this is a tool gloat more than anything.
I like hand planing boards, but sometimes, and especially when trying to get a board to a certain thickness (while keeping it straight) I just want to be able to throw the board through an infeed and automate that process. especially since I’m coming up with some projects that require large/long boards to be planed down.
so, with a budget in mind, I keep an eye on craigslist from time to time. the only things I’ve seen in my p...
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208 days ago
by Jack Barnhill |
9 comments »
I have a small shop, about 200SF. It’s not as small as it once was, about 90SF, and it’s not as big as what I hope to have some day, about 600SF. To keep from climbing over things and make it easier to move things around to accomdate the operation of the moment, I thought I would adopt the “everything on wheels” strategy and double up what tools I could in single cabinets.
So, to make sure that I had the right designs and that everything would fit in the shop and ...
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451 days ago
by PurpLev |
12 comments »
So I’ve been planning on getting a bandsaw for a long time, but at first I didn’t have the space for it – then I figured, maybe I can squeeze a 12” version in the tight space that I did have – but that would mean I will not be able to resaw – which is one of the main reasons I wanted to get a bandsaw, so eventually I just had to put this wish on the back-burner…
I had recently moved to a larger place, with a larger garage that is currently dedicate...
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587 days ago
by Greg Wurst |
16 comments »
Awhile back Wood Magazine had an article on building a mobile outfeed table that would fit over your table saw. Since I need all the space in my garage I can get, I went ahead and built one that would fit over my table saw to give me some much needed work space and a handy outfeed table.
I thought this was pretty spiffy and a great use of space. As I always do I look at the latest project posts on Lumberjocks looking for inspiration for my next project. Whilst browsing I came ac...
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795 days ago
by woodgizmo |
1 comment »
I’ve been wanting to build a new assembly bench for awhile now. I’ve seen dozens of unique ideas on the internet, but finally settled on a bench that resembles a utility cart.The entire base of the unit and the first 3 layers of the top were built from plywood salvaged from shipping crates that I obtained at work. I intend to wrap the top in hardwood and place a final layer of hardboard on top. The hardboard will be replaceable. I glued the top layers together and threw every clam...
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