Ultimate Work Center

Now THAT’s a nice piece for the shop. Nice stealth gloat on the Domi.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Ok, now that I am rethinking my shop plans, I really like this idea. I may have to steal this from you.

Good work. Now enjoy using it.

-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA

Beautiful! I’d like the plans! I have to have everything portable for my shop. My garage is so small, my woodworking shop is on the driveway.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Great Project. It would be nice to have the plans.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

I like it alot. Very functional.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Very nice project, looks like everything you might need is at arms’s reach. I like the look of the Hickory. You may have the cleanest shop floor around – I am impressed. Please let us know when the plans are available.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

I love it…but…sigh…way to big for my shop…:)

Good luck on the website RJ!

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

Very Nice, clean lines and layout and very shiny – I hope it will get a lot of use

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

a great workspace!! It looks really efficient.

(interesting how Tom’s eyes go right to the Domino)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Awesome! A great design for size and efficiency. Thanks for sharing.

-- Peace, LJ http://beam.to/4goldens.org

Great workspace! I ‘ve been looking to hide my compressor as well, What size compresor is hidden in that beauty?

-- What would Marc do?

Really nice work center! You’ll get many years of use out of it. Great job.

-- RonR, Massachusetts

I want one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Wow! All these comments in such a short time, wow
Mot, nice pick up on the Domi, now that was funny!!! Stealth Gloat i am still laughing:) The compressor is a small PC pancake type. One of the nicest things about it being hidden is the noise reduction for both the compressor and vaccum
Here’s a link to the compressor area
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8563298@N03/542302174/

Thanks again for all the kind words:) Not so kind words (criticism) are also welcome:)

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

Excellent! This is just what I have been looking for (and need!) in my shop. I agree that it would be great to see a set of plans or a drawing of the construction details.

I thought that was Tom’s Domino . . . Oh no, another Festoolinan!

RJ – Semper Fi Marine! I am enjoying your website. Awesome work! I was just looking at your metric conversion sheet for using the Domino. Very helpful for those of us that don’t use the metric system on a regular basis in woodworking. Next time I visit Tom's shop, I will have to take a better look at the shop walls for such lists!

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

maybe Tom had better go check his shop to see if his Domino has been put back!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Ingenious as Wyl e coyote would say, very nice idea. Make the job easier. jockmike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

A nice bench RJ. Now if it just had a downdraft section, you could do sanding, building, gluing, and finishing all in the same place. Plus, it is movable in case you want to put it somewhere else.

How tall is it? I just wondered if it could be used as the outfeed for your tablesaw.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Neat bench, & neat shop. I’m envious of all that space.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Don’t be messin with the Domi, those are fightin words there!!! :) Yes, I am most likley in a downward spiral with Festool:( or maybe :) The top sits right at 36” just perfect for an outfeed table (how did that happen??) hehehe:) I have additional features I am working on and a down draft section might just make it on the list… yeah I think 6 years in the corps has made me a bit anal about being tidy and organized.

Thanks again for all the kind words:)!!

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

GREAT BENCH! Love the hardware containers on side with the vice.

-- Jesus is Lord!

If I only had some nice concrete floors or mabye a bigger shop, hmmmm. Real nice.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/

That is quite an accomplishment. You have some great ideas incorporated into the work center. And it is mobile. On good days I would roll it outside of the shop. Great job.

-- Fred Childs, Pasadena, CA - - - Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

Or roll into a trailer for onsite work:) The castor size may need to be increased for that purpose but I think it’s an option anyways.

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

Nice functional work station. I’m in the middle of building an assembly table (using solid core doors also). I’m curious as to what all the switches on the side are for. I must be missing something I’ve got outlets and comressed air coupling, what am I forgetting?

-- DocK, WV

Dock,
you are in luck:) I just posted the plans today. This should answer all your questions:)
http://awlfreeplans.com/Plans.html
Yeah the switches run a compressor and vaccum

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

RJ
Thanks!
PJ

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

not a problem PJ Tomorrow I should have the cutlist back in the PDF download:)

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

Far out! I built one just like this over a year ago and it’s been the greatest addition to my shop! I really love the use of hickory as it makes your bench much more attractive. Mine is faced with pine and the top is 1 1/2” thick floor grade plywood. So when the top is ruined, one can just flip it for a new surface. The base has two sliding panels and stores most all of my power tools. I’ve also incorporated a couple drawers and surprisingly, have placed my bench vise in the same location you have! Now I’m tempted to reface it in hickory!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

I would have to say it’s probably my greatest addition as well. I should have done it a long time ago!! Do you have any pics I would love to see it:)

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

Hi RJones;

Nice job on this. The work someone does for their shop says alot about their passion level. You are obviously passionate about your woodworking!

I’m sure you’ll get years of satisfying use from this.

again, GREAT job!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Nice work station. I like it a lot.

Thanks Will:)
I have been using now for about 6 months and it really has been an awesome addition to the shop.

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

Is that a Grizzley bench vise you used? I just ordered 2 of ‘em.

Bill,
It sure is! I actually bought another one for an actual workbench I will be building hopefully in the next couple of months. At $30 it’s a great buy and so far I have no complaints.

RJ

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

nice workstation. thanks.

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

Yeah, I’m eventually gonna have to build one of those… I’ve got workstation envy… lol..

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Thanks guys! So far there’s nothing I would change it has worked out pretty well over the last year, geez I think it’s getting close to a year??? WOW

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

Okay, this whole thing, garage and all… way too neat. I feel out of place… Very nice!

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

thanks tex:) Looks like it’s coming up on a year and it’s still the work horse of the shop!

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That’s way to pretty to work on.

-- Wade, Nashville, www.casetn.com

Not any more, LOL Well yeah it still doesn’t look to bad after a year or so but better yet it still works like I had hoped! probably the best thing I ever built for the shop!

RJ

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/