Leonard Street Workshop #3: Planning (pt 1)

Sounds fascinating. Good luck in your venture.

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Definitely both kinds of bandsaws…compound miter saw would be one suggestion of something to add. Got a metal cutoff saw somewhere in that mix?

Got a metal cutoff saw somewhere in that mix?

Maybe- I’m not sure exactly what you mean?

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You could use the chop saw for a metal cutoff saw, just change the blade to metal cutting. One less tool to take up space. Sounds like a cool shop and a nice warm place now. : )

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Jig saw, good bench top table saw, smaller portable dust collector. couple good work benches with some good lighting is always helpful. Plenty of air and electrical outlets:)
What a great idea, I have brain stromed this idea a little in the past, wish had a group like yours to work with.
Be safe.

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A stationary disc-belt sander is always nice.
A stationary DRUM sander. 24” wide.

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Routers, router table, shaper. Certainly a jointer. if you’re going to work metal, grinders, acetelene torch, buzz box welder

-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon

You could use the chop saw for a metal cutoff saw, just change the blade to metal cutting. One less tool to take up space. Sounds like a cool shop and a nice warm place now. : )

This is where there is a big difference between a shop for one (or maybe two) people and a communal space. It is wholly impractical to require a blade change to use the chop saw for both metal and wood. It would be regularly swapped out during the day, and moved from the wood area to the metal area. Very bad. Way more sense to have two saws, and dedicate each to their own material. Shop space isn’t a big deal. Also, I don’t think the wood guys would want to wait for the metal guys to be done cutting to go get their saw back :)

Routers, router table, shaper.

Do you think there is really a need to both a router table and a shaper? I’ll admit I’ve never used a shaper.

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I would think a shaper is much more practical than a router table for making moldings.

Did anyone mention a scroll saw? How about a small metal lathe?

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

There is something overlooked in the comments above. When you have a wood/metal workspace you run the risk of cross contamination. For example, I have one drill press but two tables for it. one for wood and one for metal. I sometimes need to use cutting oil drilling metal and this would ruin a wood project that had to be stained. This will apply elsewhere in your shop and does present for challenges for space and tool placement. Good Luck, and let me know if you would like to know any of the safety tips I’ve learned over the past thirty years.

-- Darrell, making more sawdust than I know what to do with

One of the most neglected things I find when people setup shop (including me when I first setup shop) is horizontal workspace, i.e. work benches, work tables, and assembly tables. They are a must for working with hand tools and for assembling projects. Horizontal workspace is also very versatile for use with smaller tools that can be mounted to some sheet material and clamped to a work table (e.g. scrolls saws, disk sanders, etc.) . And then there is the storage underneath the tables.

Although a traditional workbench is nice to have, having work tables that facilitate using clamps will suffice. I have a traditional bench an love to use it, but Todd Clippinger has a variety of work tables and does quite well without one. Notice the large overhangs of the tops to accommodate clamping.
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You know I am going to suggest a scroll saw to add to your tools. :)

It is a great way to for someone starting out in woodworking, as well as other levels of woodworkers. There are so many times when building larger things that having a scroll saw can come into play and be helpful. There is a relatively easy learning curve with it too and it is a tool that many age groups can use and feel accomplished on with some supervision.

It is a wonderful and exciting venture you are involved in, Lis. It is great to see it come to be!

Thanks for showing us! Sheila

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Well, Lis how about a drum sander. Mine has made a world of difference to finish sizing tricky cross grained wood.

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I would think a shaper is much more practical than a router table for making moldings.

That makes a lot of sense. I don’t really see moldings being something we’ll deal with any time soon, though, but I’ll certainly be keeping that in my head the next time somebody mentions a shaper and why we don’t have one.

When you have a wood/metal workspace you run the risk of cross contamination.

Yeah, exactly. I alluded to that by mentioning the chop saw would have to move were it to have two different blades on it.. but yes. We already have the metal shop allotted for a different room entirely. The only area there HAS to be some cross contamination is the CNC sheet router. It does wood AND metal, but I’m very tedious about ensuring it’s been properly cleaned in the transition between materials. (It also does plastic.)

But, people who work with one often work with the other and some tools make more sense if you are doing both. (Like the horizontal bandsaw) It’s something that’s really, really important though.

You know I am going to suggest a scroll saw to add to your tools. :)

Of course!!! I should have thought of that first. :) As I know you have a great deal of experience with what makes a good scrollsaw, do you think you could offer input as to what would be a good particular one, to be used by many skill levels including absolute beginner?

Well, Lis how about a drum sander. Mine has made a world of difference to finish sizing tricky cross grained wood.

Yes, of course! I envy your drum sander quite a bit.

-- Lis - Michigan - http://www.missmooseart.com - https://www.etsy.com/people/lisbokt

Has anyone mentioned a dust collector?

I sure wish you guys lived in Colorado! I’d be spending a lot of time at this shop!

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