Our buddy Darryl says he has the Woodworking Dungeon - perhaps now he'll agree that I really do… with spiders and miles of cobwebs barely overhead for a nice festive touch.
One upshot to this contest was forcing myself to clean up the space a bit (Ignore all the dust and spiderwebs. I do). I also found 3 six-in-one screwdrivers that were slated to have their handles replaced with new new wooden ones… That puts versions 4-6 on the to do list, without spening any $$ on more materials! With the countless other boxes and bags of forgotten bounty I can probably rewire the house, refinish the floors, and open a hardware store.
Styrofoam is safe after covering with sheet rock, but bare it's inflammable.
Scott I suggesr an exterior air intake to your furnace. I did mine with 2" PVC pipe. It's less likely to draw sawdust into the burners. Air intake is code in most communities.
An exterior air intake eliminates drafts in your house, because you don't have negative air pressure when your furnace is running. It also saves on the heat bill.
The Styrofoam once covered the entire ceiling, held in place with drywall screws - caused many a head injury before I ripped it all down. It is only there while I turn or use the disc sander (and the thing isn't running)
Thanks for that advice Dick, I'll be asking them about that when they come back for the Fall cleaning.
Many aspects of the basement can be very scary… I didn't mention the basement addition off the back corner. spoooky!
I imagine that this'll look very different when you're next in our neck of the woods Rob, Perhaps we should to a tag team video while your here? "How Not to use a lathe", or "bolo ball tips and tricks"?
AHA!... now the video is a little bigger… easier to read the random bits of text I cleverly posted to disguise any mistruths, or moments I misspoke…. cleverly hiding problems by calling attention to them!
Thanks to a little help from Mot, and some advice from our beloved whisperer of wood… you can actually read the text, and the resolution is way better.
Watch it again, for the first time!
I went downstairs last night with my little one, and she happily proclaimed "I'm in the movie!"
Great shop tour Scott. I have a Shopsmith 10ER like yours, and I love it. It was my grandfather's, and it still works as well as the day he got it. I loved the intro to your video. Very nice.
Scott, what a fun tour on a Sunday morning. My excuse is that my shop is only two months old and it's still incubating. I know in mine a mother bear could loose her cubs, in yours you may find the ghost of Christmas past. You have given me the courage to start documenting the progression of my shop-to-be. Hmnn! and to think of all the beautiful work that has come out of your shop. Keep it up, johnt
Thank you. Glad to provide entertaiment or inspirations in any way I can.
When my parents bought their house, there was a statue of Mary in the basement ceiling. We thought it would be a good idea to leave it there. Nothing as interesting (or fearful here) despite having a 125 year old house right near two cemeteries, versus my parents 20+ year old place in the 'burbs. Though I didn't sleep well our first Halloween (and first weekend actually staying here). After the first year, no worries even with my overactive imagination!
Great tour….brought back memories…..that looks so much like my Dad's old basement shop, stone foundation, cobwebs and everything. I can almost taste it….eeewww….bad idea.
Yeah, I don't really like spiders. There's a statistic (urban legend perhaps) that we eat several a year.
I can't recall ever having a one, though I did get to see a spider start capturing a gypsy moth caterpillar outside tonight. Took a few minutes of video as proof they are earning their keep. If they're all working this hard to keep the shop bug free, I'll let them stay (and promise not to eat them)
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