Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover
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Workspaces between 485 and 705 squarefeet.
OJ Bartley
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This thread really is inspirational. To see you attack each project with such dedication and precision really makes me want to get off my **** and start some projects I've been talking about doing around our house. It won't actually happen until the spring now, but I'm working on things in my head at least.
On a side note, it is pretty heartwarming to see how you were able to keep your dad involved, and seeing him pop up in the pictures, usually overseeing approvingly, is really touching. I was too young to really see the full impact when my grandmother went through Alzheimer's years ago, but it still left its mark. I hope things with him go well. Sorry to hear about Jorge, that is sad news.
On a side note, it is pretty heartwarming to see how you were able to keep your dad involved, and seeing him pop up in the pictures, usually overseeing approvingly, is really touching. I was too young to really see the full impact when my grandmother went through Alzheimer's years ago, but it still left its mark. I hope things with him go well. Sorry to hear about Jorge, that is sad news.
wannabridin
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i'm sorry to sound ignorant, but I've searched and searched for the news of Jorge. What did I miss that everyone else seems to know??
He was arrested by police for having a false ID, had $8000 seized for allegedly being "drug" money but wasn't charged with any drug related crime nor were any drugs found (he doesn't even drink). He now faces deportation. I'm in touch with his lawyer but at the moment there's nothing to do. Legal, just and fair rarely intersect.
Since I missed my Christmas deadline I lost a lot of my urgency and to get back some enthusiasm for the project and to perfect my technique I decided that I needed do something with laminate so I could prepare for the counters. I've done it before but it was a long time ago in my studio in SoHo and I was Festooless back then so I wanted to take stock so to speak.
I was also getting very frustrated at trying to build and work in the garage without a bench. My tools end up on any flat surface and some not so flat and it's a testament to Festool that they've survived a few good drops without a scratch but it's a pain to work without one so I figured a bench would be a quick and easy project. So that's what I worked on this week between drywall repairs. It wasn't quick. Quelle surprise!
Any time I'm not working in the house I'm sketching projects for the house. I started to keep a Moleskine journal for my project drawings as I found it helpful to keep them in one place but the journal has actually gotten me to start sketching more. It's a happy circle.
So my initial plan was to build the benches to float over the Sysports but to also create some hidden storage behind them in the form of a 200mm deep space that I'd use for awkward sized jigs, rails, squares and such. The Sysport would back into them and cover them when not in use but could easily be moved to get things as needed.
Since I'm not an engineer I build based on hunches, experience and testing. Testing is something I learned from my assisting days with Gregory Heisler, the photographer with whom I apprenticed. We tested everything you could imagine and that's one of the reasons he was so good. So as I built my bench I would clamp it and test for flex on the cantilevered portion. If it flexed I changed the design by adding more bracing and then making cutouts to lighten it and gain access to the eventual slides.
This is looking at it the right way up but the far long edge will go against the wall. I added all the bracing so I could screw through the lower cabinet into this one for the connection. I'm using 18mm for everything but the bottom which is 1/2". The exposed ply is baltic birch but the internal bracing is just the cabinet grade 3/4" I had lying around.
This is test fitting the top which is 18mm baltic birch with a boat load of dominos. I decided to change the settings on domino to the narrow mortise which fits the domino tenon exactly. It means your measurements need to be spot on but the fit up is tight! It's essentially a torsion box and I'm happy as it's all tight, exact and strong.
Next up was to cut the laminate oversize for the tops and then glue a scrap of laminate to a scrap of ply and test the router and dado bit combination to make sure I could cut the channel in the top without chipping the laminate top and get the right depth for the T-track.
And the 3/4" bit set to 10mm was a perfect fit keeping the T-track set just .3mm below the surface of the laminate.
My plan is to embed either 3 or 4 T-tracks short wise on the table to use for clamping and the miter saw fence. When the saw is not in use the fence can be slid back to act as a backsplash to the bench. That's the plan at least. I had to quit early today to do some last minute shopping (the only kind I do really) and so I left it all ready to finish but I'm pretty confident that the bench is going to turn out well and that bodes well for the kitchen.
Merry Christmas all!
Gregor
I was also getting very frustrated at trying to build and work in the garage without a bench. My tools end up on any flat surface and some not so flat and it's a testament to Festool that they've survived a few good drops without a scratch but it's a pain to work without one so I figured a bench would be a quick and easy project. So that's what I worked on this week between drywall repairs. It wasn't quick. Quelle surprise!
Any time I'm not working in the house I'm sketching projects for the house. I started to keep a Moleskine journal for my project drawings as I found it helpful to keep them in one place but the journal has actually gotten me to start sketching more. It's a happy circle.
So my initial plan was to build the benches to float over the Sysports but to also create some hidden storage behind them in the form of a 200mm deep space that I'd use for awkward sized jigs, rails, squares and such. The Sysport would back into them and cover them when not in use but could easily be moved to get things as needed.
Since I'm not an engineer I build based on hunches, experience and testing. Testing is something I learned from my assisting days with Gregory Heisler, the photographer with whom I apprenticed. We tested everything you could imagine and that's one of the reasons he was so good. So as I built my bench I would clamp it and test for flex on the cantilevered portion. If it flexed I changed the design by adding more bracing and then making cutouts to lighten it and gain access to the eventual slides.
This is looking at it the right way up but the far long edge will go against the wall. I added all the bracing so I could screw through the lower cabinet into this one for the connection. I'm using 18mm for everything but the bottom which is 1/2". The exposed ply is baltic birch but the internal bracing is just the cabinet grade 3/4" I had lying around.
This is test fitting the top which is 18mm baltic birch with a boat load of dominos. I decided to change the settings on domino to the narrow mortise which fits the domino tenon exactly. It means your measurements need to be spot on but the fit up is tight! It's essentially a torsion box and I'm happy as it's all tight, exact and strong.
Next up was to cut the laminate oversize for the tops and then glue a scrap of laminate to a scrap of ply and test the router and dado bit combination to make sure I could cut the channel in the top without chipping the laminate top and get the right depth for the T-track.
And the 3/4" bit set to 10mm was a perfect fit keeping the T-track set just .3mm below the surface of the laminate.
My plan is to embed either 3 or 4 T-tracks short wise on the table to use for clamping and the miter saw fence. When the saw is not in use the fence can be slid back to act as a backsplash to the bench. That's the plan at least. I had to quit early today to do some last minute shopping (the only kind I do really) and so I left it all ready to finish but I'm pretty confident that the bench is going to turn out well and that bodes well for the kitchen.
Merry Christmas all!
Gregor
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YoungMedic
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Very clean Gregor! you've got me looking hard at the Festool stuff lately, and since I don't own any equipment yet, it looks like a perfect solution for a smaller garage/shop. I also found this trick little piece, I think it will fit my needs perfectly.
Merry Christmas! cant wait to see the finished bench
Merry Christmas! cant wait to see the finished bench
wannabridin
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Im sorry to hear about jorge, thats too bad as there are tons of honest, hard working and highly skilled people from across the borders ready and willing to work.
drawing look great! I sure love , my moleskines. Ive even got a few friends turned on to them now. Camt wait to see some more updates, your shop is a continual motivator for me, I sure wish I had the know-how to work with wood like that, I would have SUCH a nicer shop of my own...
drawing look great! I sure love , my moleskines. Ive even got a few friends turned on to them now. Camt wait to see some more updates, your shop is a continual motivator for me, I sure wish I had the know-how to work with wood like that, I would have SUCH a nicer shop of my own...
Very clean Gregor! you've got me looking hard at the Festool stuff lately, and since I don't own any equipment yet, it looks like a perfect solution for a smaller garage/shop. I also found this trick little piece, I think it will fit my needs perfectly.
Merry Christmas! cant wait to see the finished bench
That's how I initially got into it - I had a very small one car garage, which in NYC seemed like a miracle, and I decided I wanted to build some furniture. With no room for a table saw the track saw was perfect. After that I thought I would just use Festool recreationally, with friends on weekends. Soon though I was selling my belongings for another clean cut and I realized I had a problem. Fortunately there's a support group and with their help I will soon reach my goal of no money.
I keeeed, I keeeed. Sorta.
That cart is made by Tim and his other videos are really good as well. His site is: http://www.benchworks.be/indexeng.html and he's got a lot of very nice projects up there. I plan on making a variation of his clamp rack.
Gregor
So my first bench went really well right up until the end. Did all my testing on my router depth and placement and then finally plunged the router and went straight into a screw. Doh!
For the next one I used the micrometer depth advance and just skimmed the laminate until I had just gotten through it and then I unscrewed the offending screws. So this photo shows the skimmed cut and the bit that taught me the lesson. Ain't that a *****? Well, lesson learned and I'm changing the construction of the next one slightly to incorporate the things I learned on this one.
Despite my ham handed bodge it came out well. There's next to no deflection but I may still add bracing or tie the bench into the miter platform when I build that.
It's a joy to have a place to set a drill finally. I mean, sure I could put it away in the place I made for it but this is a clean horizontal surface begging to be cluttered.
It's going to be nice to have the large storage behind the Sysport. The wheels roll so easily on the tile floor that it takes just a finger to move it. Nice! The other thing I finally did was pull all the platforms/drawers out and sand them and put clear poly on them. I knew I had to do it quickly or a year would go by and they'd have ugly ground in grease and never get done.
I also finally finished the patching of the bath wall and hung the vanity carcass.
It is surprisingly rigid and strong but sadly the drain fixtures don't look like they'll work as the Hansgrove ones are for a sink with integrated overflow and this sink doesn't have that. I'm going to have to cobble together my own drain which will be a pain unless I find a better solution.
That's it for now.
Gregor
For the next one I used the micrometer depth advance and just skimmed the laminate until I had just gotten through it and then I unscrewed the offending screws. So this photo shows the skimmed cut and the bit that taught me the lesson. Ain't that a *****? Well, lesson learned and I'm changing the construction of the next one slightly to incorporate the things I learned on this one.
Despite my ham handed bodge it came out well. There's next to no deflection but I may still add bracing or tie the bench into the miter platform when I build that.
It's a joy to have a place to set a drill finally. I mean, sure I could put it away in the place I made for it but this is a clean horizontal surface begging to be cluttered.
It's going to be nice to have the large storage behind the Sysport. The wheels roll so easily on the tile floor that it takes just a finger to move it. Nice! The other thing I finally did was pull all the platforms/drawers out and sand them and put clear poly on them. I knew I had to do it quickly or a year would go by and they'd have ugly ground in grease and never get done.
I also finally finished the patching of the bath wall and hung the vanity carcass.
It is surprisingly rigid and strong but sadly the drain fixtures don't look like they'll work as the Hansgrove ones are for a sink with integrated overflow and this sink doesn't have that. I'm going to have to cobble together my own drain which will be a pain unless I find a better solution.
That's it for now.
Gregor
OJ Bartley
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For some reason I couldn't post from my phone earlier, but thanks for this link, that clamp rack looks awesome and is now on my project list. Can't wait to see your interpretation of it.
The whole design elements that are involved are amazing! Lots of thought and prep work are needed to pull of your results. I really am impressed with everything you have done so far. Subscribed!! Not sure how I missed this great thread. I love all the wood working.
You know I didn't check until you mentioned it but, no, they don't. I tend to use the Festool ones on the MFT table but I found a clamp I like even more - the new Kreg Automaxx clamp which automatically adjusts to any thickness. They're very slick so that's what will stay in the track.
Yeah, he's very skilled but also very no nonsense which I appreciate. The fact that he just used his 150mm sanding disk as the template because it was at hand was sort of genius and simple. Anyone who can make me think differently is someone I pay attention to.
Thanks. I think I'm going to look forward to this thread when I'm finally living in the house!
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So I actually started working over the weekend a little bit. It's dependent on me getting the kids to actually nap but even just a few hours is helpful.
So over the weekend I built the second bench for the miter station. It is amazing how much faster it is when you've already done it once and can just rip all your lumber in one go and bang it together. I also opted to not screw this one together save for a handful of pocket screws that I used for the central braces. One of the reasons for that was an interesting glue test I found by a Canadian engineer and woodworker. Basically the result was that glue is really strong. And is surprisingly stronger in a loose joint where the glue is thicker. The other reason is that dado bits are expensive and I'd like to not destroy another one.
So I put this one together with a bunch of glue on the inside, a dado with glue to hold the 1/2" ply bottom and then clamps and nails to put it together. It was so dang fast.
Today I shaped the drawer fronts for the bench and then made the miter fence for it as well. I'm really getting tired of trying to rout dados and rabbits on narrow strips of lumber and I try to avoid it by doing it on the full panel before I do my rips. It requires a fair bit of planning though. I've been on the fence about a Festool router table for a while...
And then put a couple of coats of poly on everything so it could finish it tomorrow.
I'm going to get some more formica to cover the fence so that it slides easily stays clean. Once that's done I need to work on solving my plumbing dilemma for the upstairs vanity. In talking with Ben today I may have a plan.
Gregor
OJ Bartley
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Speaking of thinking differently, how have I not seen those track clamps before in all the workbench threads I read? That looks like a must-have for my next bench. I'll have to go check Lee Valley this weekend.
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aggierailroad
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I almost don't want to chime in now that I read of your disdain for dados... but...
Your work is great, and I'm sure you're ok with tossing around ideas. Here's my .02. You seem to be very capable with a "fence" and routing dados, why not use dados on your top and bottom panels of the wall hung vanities. It will really clean up the "clutter" from the pocket holes, and with using the edge banding, you'll never know that they were dado'd. Shoot some 18ga pins in from the bottom/top and the joint will be invisible.
I love the torsion box style work surface but I wonder why you cut out the holes on the bottoms? Weight savings? Certain look? I'm very envious of the hidden storage for jigs and the like, that is a very clever idea I'm going to have to steal!
Keep up the fantastic work/documentation. This is one of my favorites.
Your work is great, and I'm sure you're ok with tossing around ideas. Here's my .02. You seem to be very capable with a "fence" and routing dados, why not use dados on your top and bottom panels of the wall hung vanities. It will really clean up the "clutter" from the pocket holes, and with using the edge banding, you'll never know that they were dado'd. Shoot some 18ga pins in from the bottom/top and the joint will be invisible.
I love the torsion box style work surface but I wonder why you cut out the holes on the bottoms? Weight savings? Certain look? I'm very envious of the hidden storage for jigs and the like, that is a very clever idea I'm going to have to steal!
Keep up the fantastic work/documentation. This is one of my favorites.
I think you're totally right about the dado's - now that I've been doing more of them they seem like a slick, strong and smart way to build. I actually like them a lot but today I tried to do the ones for the miter fence and they were only 2" wide so it was tricky to try to hold them. If I was smarter I would have screwed the sacrificial ends into a larger board and then done it - but I wasn't. Perhaps I'm subconsciously trying to convince myself I need a router table which would make doing narrow boards, short boards and ends of boards very easy and repeatable. I will be doing more for sure.
I cut the openings almost entirely so I could screw the back of the drawer slide into the bench. It's only about 55mm interior and so there wasn't really a way to drill and screw the drawer slide in the back unless I made an access panel or sorts. I just decided to make it larger and turn it into a "lightening" design element. I have been buying Gliderite slides off ebay for the shop and I ran out so more are on the way and should be here on Thursday so by then the bench should be wrapped up. The drawer fronts will make it look much nicer and I'm really starting to appreciate the advantage of very shallow drawers - **** can only be one layer deep!
Gregor
aggierailroad
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I concur... I made a sacrificial router table out of mdf, with aluminum angle as a fence for doing just this very thing, until I decide on a proper router table. The table, even the throw away one that I have, opens up another door to a long dark hallway with no end..
And, lastly, I should have puzzled the cutouts out. You mentioned the drawers and all I saw was a guy that liked his jigsaw.. I agree with you on the shallow drawers, my workbench build with have about as many as I can squeeze in there for pencils, rules, squares and the like. I'll have to check out those drawer slides, I've been using the ShopFox brand with decent success, but am always open to change.
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Love the house and shop, when do you think you can move in now that Christmas has come and gone?
Yup I do likes me my jig saw!
Oh for Pete's sake. Salt in the wound why don't you!
Well, who knows. End of the month? Christmas sort of wiped out my plywood and drawer slide fund and I expected a traditionally fast paying client to keep the streak alive but it's not to be. I don't know if I should bother projecting anymore...
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So I'm always puzzled when I run into something that seems like it should be really simple and it turns into a debacle. Such is my vanity plumbing. The drain that came with the (very nice) faucet is extended to allow for an integrated overflow - which our Ikea sink doesn't have. I figured it would be a simple thing to find a part that simply doesn't have the holes but it's not.
There are versions that don't have that but they lack the remote operated plunger. Really? I called my plumbing supplier, I looked online and then I said screw it. I'll try to mod it myself.
If someone had told me years ago when I bought my lathe that I'd be using it to modify a sink drain I'd tell them they were nuts. Oh, how times change. I parted the vents out and then made the two pieces slip fit together.
I tried to bronze weld on some brass but I wasn't able to get anything to stick. I decided to just try to solder it which worked okay but for some reason I have a hard time finding the happy place between not melting and cooking the solder so I seem to err on the side of cooking it. Meh, it's hidden and not under pressure.
The only problem is that the flux and heat stained the chrome and then my attempts to buff it out yielded a scratched drain. Drat. Two steps forward and one back. I suppose I could run some air to the bead blaster I got a while back and give it a satin look. I did consider custom turning a part from solid stainless but then I slapped myself silly.
Okay, look for something else to work on. Find your happy place.
The second bench got a sanding and third coat of poly and it was close enough to dry that I figured I could at least work on the fence. I glued up some more Formica on the base and face so it would slide nicely and then did something I'm just sure is against the rules. I took my wood over the mill and cut a slot for the bolts. I don't know why I'm so certain that I shouldn't have done this but I feel I violated some sort of sacred creed that says no wood shall ever come in contact with metal shaping machines. The converse is fine I think...
Oh well, it worked really well.
If I can sneak away tomorrow during nap time I'll hang the second bench and maybe build the platform for the saw.
Gregor
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Amazing work! I'm learning a lot from your post. Thank you!
Vertigo Cycles
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the only part in the sacred creed is that you're not allowed to admit it to anyone.
Nice work as always. I'm learning a ton here. Thanks for sharing so much.
After some family time I snuck away to get a couple hours in the shop. Managed to get the second bench hung and it worked much better than the first. Surprisingly the second bench is even more rigid than the first and I attribute that to the entire thing being glued and the use of the rabbit for the bottom - there's no flex at all.
There's a very slight slope to the floor but the bench tops are even...
...and level!
I took off the cord wrap off the back of the Kapex and gained almost two inches of room but I'm still considering insetting the back of the wall to gain a few more inches and push the saw in a bit further. If I did that I'd lose the full range of the miter but it would still get both 45's so it wouldn't be a big deal. It would allow more of the bench top to support the full width of the cut.
Hopefully my drawer slides show up tomorrow and I'll be able to make the drawers in between solving my plumbing dilemmas. With any luck I'll also get slides for the vanity once the plumbing is solved and then I can build those drawer boxes as well.
Gregor
There's a very slight slope to the floor but the bench tops are even...
...and level!
I took off the cord wrap off the back of the Kapex and gained almost two inches of room but I'm still considering insetting the back of the wall to gain a few more inches and push the saw in a bit further. If I did that I'd lose the full range of the miter but it would still get both 45's so it wouldn't be a big deal. It would allow more of the bench top to support the full width of the cut.
Hopefully my drawer slides show up tomorrow and I'll be able to make the drawers in between solving my plumbing dilemmas. With any luck I'll also get slides for the vanity once the plumbing is solved and then I can build those drawer boxes as well.
Gregor
LOTW
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Love your build! I cut wood in the mill all the time at work.... I don't like it but I do it.
Your inspiring metro try my hand at cabinet building. Oh oh.
Your inspiring metro try my hand at cabinet building. Oh oh.
Okay, not too much today but right before I abandoned my vanity drain I was working on the lathe and remembered a great trick that not many people seem to know. Sadly you can't embed video in these posts but click on the photo and you'll go to the video.
Basically it's using a bearing to help center parts in the lathe chuck. For years I remember people tapping on a part with the lead hammer until it ran true and it always seemed a rather untechnical way to do the job. This way is the bees knees and if you have a lathe you will love it.
Gregor
Basically it's using a bearing to help center parts in the lathe chuck. For years I remember people tapping on a part with the lead hammer until it ran true and it always seemed a rather untechnical way to do the job. This way is the bees knees and if you have a lathe you will love it.
Gregor
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Cool trick.
Tim
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Great tip!
stumpy-blair
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holy **** balls .... I am stealing that!!!!! .....
cheers
cheers
Glad you like that, it's maybe my favorite trick for the lathe and it's saved untold frustration when trying to get a part to run true.
Well this week my kids have half days and so it's really cut into my time for the house. Despite that I've managed to get some stuff done but it's been stop and go.
I made all the shallow drawers for the bench but did it the quick and easy way - glue and nails. The rabbit in the bottom served to square the drawers since the plywood bottoms were square. I also started to round over all the edges of the baltic birch plywood as lilscorpion's thread did. If you haven't seen his thread it's worth checking out. Filled with great ideas and when I first read it I had never built a cabinet but I was filing the ideas away. Now they're coming in handy.
I also made a base for the miter saw that will fit between the cabinets. I made it from scrap baltic birch so the triangle supports were a way to stretch the wood and also make it strong. Sort of wished I'd pulled out the jig saw and opened them up a bit but I was on a mission to just get it done.
And finally, I threw in the towel, so to speak, and just used most of the Ikea drain parts as they were the lowest profile option and will allow me to make complete depth drawers which is more useful than a remote stopper for the sink. Too bad I had to choose but you gotta pick your battles.
Plumbing is one of those things that, when you have all the right parts, goes super smooth and easy. When you don't it's just a giant pain in the ***. There are so many stupid threads in various sizes that don't work with each other that it could make you nuts. Anyway it's done, nothing leaks and it's a neat and tidy installation so I'm happy to tick another thing off the list.
Hopefully tomorrow I'll get a few hours to finish the bench drawers and mount the miter stand section. I'm toying with the idea of adding a leveling option to the saw but it might be too much hassle for too little gain. Better to just "set it and forget it!".
Gregor
Well this week my kids have half days and so it's really cut into my time for the house. Despite that I've managed to get some stuff done but it's been stop and go.
I made all the shallow drawers for the bench but did it the quick and easy way - glue and nails. The rabbit in the bottom served to square the drawers since the plywood bottoms were square. I also started to round over all the edges of the baltic birch plywood as lilscorpion's thread did. If you haven't seen his thread it's worth checking out. Filled with great ideas and when I first read it I had never built a cabinet but I was filing the ideas away. Now they're coming in handy.
I also made a base for the miter saw that will fit between the cabinets. I made it from scrap baltic birch so the triangle supports were a way to stretch the wood and also make it strong. Sort of wished I'd pulled out the jig saw and opened them up a bit but I was on a mission to just get it done.
And finally, I threw in the towel, so to speak, and just used most of the Ikea drain parts as they were the lowest profile option and will allow me to make complete depth drawers which is more useful than a remote stopper for the sink. Too bad I had to choose but you gotta pick your battles.
Plumbing is one of those things that, when you have all the right parts, goes super smooth and easy. When you don't it's just a giant pain in the ***. There are so many stupid threads in various sizes that don't work with each other that it could make you nuts. Anyway it's done, nothing leaks and it's a neat and tidy installation so I'm happy to tick another thing off the list.
Hopefully tomorrow I'll get a few hours to finish the bench drawers and mount the miter stand section. I'm toying with the idea of adding a leveling option to the saw but it might be too much hassle for too little gain. Better to just "set it and forget it!".
Gregor
paranoid56
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I know your pain on those sinks. they really only work if you use their parts. i ended up going to HD to buy a **** ton of normal plumbing parts so i could get it to work.
also love that idea on the lathe, soooo going to use that
also love that idea on the lathe, soooo going to use that
I have a love/hate relationship with ikea. The designs are smart and clean and the construction is brilliant in its ability to create a strong structure from the worlds cheapest materials. That's really their downfall but also what allows their dirt cheap prices. Ever seen the site Ikea Hackers? Good stuff.
Gregor
kyrbz
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As always everything looks great! I'm really envious of that Festool workstation.
It looks like you've bought most of your bathroom/kitchen fixtures, but I'll make a couple of recommendations for future reference.
Toilet - Philip Starcks Duravit Toilet (stylish and affordable)
http://www.homeclick.com/duravit-d1...752D1906200&gclid=CKLxhK-O5bsCFTJo7AodOkMApQ#.
Faucets and Shower Heads etc... Hudson Reed, They have a really nice line of minimalist modern fixtures at very affordable prices. I've been using there faucets and shower fixtures for years with no problems.
http://usa.hudsonreed.com/
Again, every thing looks great, you're doing a spectacular job!
It looks like you've bought most of your bathroom/kitchen fixtures, but I'll make a couple of recommendations for future reference.
Toilet - Philip Starcks Duravit Toilet (stylish and affordable)
http://www.homeclick.com/duravit-d1...752D1906200&gclid=CKLxhK-O5bsCFTJo7AodOkMApQ#.
Faucets and Shower Heads etc... Hudson Reed, They have a really nice line of minimalist modern fixtures at very affordable prices. I've been using there faucets and shower fixtures for years with no problems.
http://usa.hudsonreed.com/
Again, every thing looks great, you're doing a spectacular job!
sideroad
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Wow, what a read. Thanks Gregor.
I been working through your thread for the last couple of weeks having been directed from your KTM 2wd build thread.(that one took me ages to get through as I didn't want to miss any details at all)
You are doing a fantastic job on bringing that house back the the glory it deserves (and then some).
I know the pain of wanting to get it done, but not willing to sacrifice the quality to get it quickly.
I had an example of this about this time last year. I needed to make a sliding door for the workshop I am building, and was going to make up a quick RHS steel frame and clad it in zinc steel sheet until I was finished the build and then make the door I wanted. Problem is, I knew I would never get back to remaking the door so I spent(maybe wasted) the next 3mths of weekends making the door I wanted. (attached image)
My workshop has been a collection of moments like these and as a result I'm 2 years of weekends and holidays into it and only about 3/4 there.
You must be under so much pressure to be in your place (don't envy you). I know the pressure of finishing my workshop and I don't even have to live in it.
Thanks for putting me onto the 32mm system, I'm going to put it to use for my workshop storage units and then after practice build a new kitchen.
I started my carpentry apprenticeship in shop fitting(over 15 years ago, I only use a mouse for work now though), and was good at cabinets, but never knew of the European systems and their level of design. What great systems and products.
I have some very old Festo gear, but as much as I would love to, I could never afford to upgrade to the brilliant Festool system. I can see why you use Festool and thanks to you have gotten into all the Youtube videos you linked to and will try to use my old gear with home made jigs to get some similar results.
I'm looking forward to seeing your final garage design and layout, I still need inspiration for mine. So hard to lay out woodwork, metal work, motorbike and car mechanics and storage over two levels and made it all work.
Thanks for your thread and the great photo story, even if I have lost workshop building time being distracted reading it.
Keep up the great work. Nathan
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAADT4/FYXJb9BDRTo/w850-h635-no/IMG_0276.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XeoIPjcML-OatTuMk3d4D6Eb7lyXr91qYtpNoXETbIE=w850-h635-no
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAADUo/JspWhbIU2Ro/w850-h635-no/IMG_0280.JPG
Not sure if I have added the images correctly. Are they working?
I been working through your thread for the last couple of weeks having been directed from your KTM 2wd build thread.(that one took me ages to get through as I didn't want to miss any details at all)
You are doing a fantastic job on bringing that house back the the glory it deserves (and then some).
I know the pain of wanting to get it done, but not willing to sacrifice the quality to get it quickly.
I had an example of this about this time last year. I needed to make a sliding door for the workshop I am building, and was going to make up a quick RHS steel frame and clad it in zinc steel sheet until I was finished the build and then make the door I wanted. Problem is, I knew I would never get back to remaking the door so I spent(maybe wasted) the next 3mths of weekends making the door I wanted. (attached image)
My workshop has been a collection of moments like these and as a result I'm 2 years of weekends and holidays into it and only about 3/4 there.
You must be under so much pressure to be in your place (don't envy you). I know the pressure of finishing my workshop and I don't even have to live in it.
Thanks for putting me onto the 32mm system, I'm going to put it to use for my workshop storage units and then after practice build a new kitchen.
I started my carpentry apprenticeship in shop fitting(over 15 years ago, I only use a mouse for work now though), and was good at cabinets, but never knew of the European systems and their level of design. What great systems and products.
I have some very old Festo gear, but as much as I would love to, I could never afford to upgrade to the brilliant Festool system. I can see why you use Festool and thanks to you have gotten into all the Youtube videos you linked to and will try to use my old gear with home made jigs to get some similar results.
I'm looking forward to seeing your final garage design and layout, I still need inspiration for mine. So hard to lay out woodwork, metal work, motorbike and car mechanics and storage over two levels and made it all work.
Thanks for your thread and the great photo story, even if I have lost workshop building time being distracted reading it.
Keep up the great work. Nathan
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAADT4/FYXJb9BDRTo/w850-h635-no/IMG_0276.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XeoIPjcML-OatTuMk3d4D6Eb7lyXr91qYtpNoXETbIE=w850-h635-no
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAADUo/JspWhbIU2Ro/w850-h635-no/IMG_0280.JPG
Not sure if I have added the images correctly. Are they working?
Wow Nathan, that is a cool shop and the door is amazing! I hope you do a build thread on it even if you are well along in the process. I love that this sight and a mutual love of machines and shops crosses international boundaries and I love to see the different building styles across the world. I know Festool is much more expensive down under but there are plenty of tricks that can get you the same results. I probably mentioned it but Family Handyman is just a wealth of great tips and tricks and it always teaches me something.
Love your door. I'm beginning to plan mine out for the garage and am even planning to do some research in NYC next trip.
Gregor
Love your door. I'm beginning to plan mine out for the garage and am even planning to do some research in NYC next trip.
Gregor
I can at least now check the bench off the list. It taught me a lot and there are mistakes but overall I'm happy with it. Drawers are done and the miter table is in although I may change that later to be narrower.
I really don't know what to do with so many narrow drawers just yet but I'm sure I'll figure that out in short order.
It's nice to have everything organized and it takes much less time now to find tools and it's much easier to keep things clean since things have a place now. Looking forward to the whole garage being like that.
So my MIL mentioned that since I missed my Christmas deadline I could still aim for the Korean New Year which is Jan. 31st and that seems reasonable. Possible even.
I'm naively and optimistically hopeful.
Gregor
I really don't know what to do with so many narrow drawers just yet but I'm sure I'll figure that out in short order.
It's nice to have everything organized and it takes much less time now to find tools and it's much easier to keep things clean since things have a place now. Looking forward to the whole garage being like that.
So my MIL mentioned that since I missed my Christmas deadline I could still aim for the Korean New Year which is Jan. 31st and that seems reasonable. Possible even.
I'm naively and optimistically hopeful.
Gregor
55cadillacking
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This thread makes me want every Festool product available.
e-tek
Well-known member
Thanks again for this thread Sakamura - I started one asking what kind of mitre saw bench I should build that would fit along one side of my 2-car garage (not my shop) and your set up is pretty much IT! I love the movable benches and the drawers - although I'm pretty sure my wood-working skills are not on par with yours!
Cheers!!
Cheers!!
jbmccandless
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This thread is making me want a Saul Zaik house! ...and, all the tools of course.