snigger, you said "nice rack" snigger
And it is , good work Bob
Nothing better than box fresh/sharp router bits, hold tight to the timber and pass it over the cutters, probably, slower than you think.
Thats a lovely photo Bob ^^^ a well used home shop always a great thing.
Steve
Steve, one of the things that greeted me on entering my 70s were the dreaded "Man *****" so you aren't the only one to notice -- OK, my wife was the first but she can be cruel.
I need to practice using my routers because I do tend to move too fast with the larger ones. Same thing with drilling holes -- fast isn't always good.
I wish I could just finish cleaning the shop but every time I clear a space I find a project to fill it up.
I never thought I would say this to an other man, but "nice rack"
Looks nice and orderly, just like you like it.
Thanks for the comment on my thread, yes it does feel good to work on some projects in the shed rather than just working on the shed. Just need to get my son's car out of it! Seems he has the keys, and is 400 kilometres away.
Ken, see above answer....
The best part of having a place to store things is the ability to immediately see something is missing. After I finished mounting the rack I had an empty hole and went back to the bench to find a cutter hiding under the circular saw (it's out so I can try a 45-degree cut with the track).
I almost miss the days of having my son's stuff cluttering up the garage but it's been more than 30 years.
You certainly won’t be running out of bits.
My drillbits that are not in tins, are all stored on a big piece of 2x4 with progressively larger holes, just like my father did.
I love these simple solutions.
Rian, the best part of the block of wood solution is having one place to go for a bit. My favorite bits are the 1/4-inch hex drive ones because they pop right in and out.
Hey Bob, I was just catching up on your thread and came across this gem - fortunately no beverages were involved.
You crack me up.
I need to sort my drill bits out, they're all over the place - nice work on the rack.
Mark, you of all people know better. Andy has a couple of new machines so maybe he'll make some really cool bags to drop.
I haven't conquered the multiple locations for drill bits but I'm at least reducing the number. When I get down to one place in the garage and one place in the workshop, I'll be happy.
Bob--good to see that you found some "standard plywood" router bits. Now all you have to do is find some plywood that is "standard sized". Seems like every piece I pick up is slightly different from the one beside it. How do they do that?
So good luck making some shavings before summer, when people who live on the surface of the sun come to Boca for some heat "because they have the shivers".
Jim, I worry about the plywood as well but I'm hoping the oak faced stuff from Home depot will be more uniform (for the price, I'll be upset if it isn't).
Both the garage and workshop are air conditioned (just 120v window units) so I'm good for working inside. I also have some shady spots in the yard where I can work for short periods.
I was upset with the cold weather this winter so I invested in a heater on one of the coldest days. However I didn't want to give up valuable space to store the heater when it isn't being used. To make room I put my 1989 Sony boom box out at the end of my driveway where it lasted about 11 minutes.
I enjoy having music in the garage and workshop but CDs and cassettes take too much time. My solution was to buy a used Bose unit and an iPod with all the songs from the CDs and cassettes installed. I can still listen to the radio but that's going to take a better antenna. The smaller footprint of the Bose unit left plenty of room for the heater.
It's like having a 100-watt bulb and a fan but it takes care of the chill in the workshop. I don't have a heater for the garage but this winter the garage never got below 70*F. If it does get cold in there I just take one of the cars for a quick drive and park it back in the garage.
Looks good Bob. Tools Rules!
Bobby, you rule! I can't believe you have your own private sawmill. Can't wait to see the bed and blade in place. Maybe we'll have a cool spring and you can get the power plant installed as well.
So Bob, the new shop we’re helping you build is going to be mortise and tenon construction. Cool, I’ll learn a new skill. Can we start soon it’s already hitting the 80’s.
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Stewart, construction already began but for some reason it's going on two houses down the street. It's so hard to get good help these days.
Bob, you are inspirational this weekend. After I saw what you did with your bits, I made a holder for my plug cutter set and then cleaned up my Forstner bit drawer. Those big bits that have been rattling around have finally been tamed and stored neatly in deli meat boxes. Thanks for the inspiration.
Jim, you are more than welcome because you have inspired me to tackle woodworking projects beyond screwing two-bys together. Your bit storage solution saves on wood but those deli meat boxes would be lost in the piles in my workshop. In spite of my wife's belief to the contrary, I need more empty drawers. Oh no, I mentioned drawers -- can skid marks be far behind.
That is positively sneaky! With all the glee of a grandpa teaching us his one trick of getting one over on grandma all these years.
The term you are looking for is 'distressing' and it is considered an art form these days. Like all the clothes and furniture that is purposely scuffed, cut, dented, cracked, nicked and torn to look old and used. Actually did quite a bit of it when making movie props but never thought to do it to tools. There is a whole group of GJ'ers - tool polishers - who would have a fit to think of doing this.
I may have to start a thread on this art-form just to bring a certain balance to the world.
Not familiar with the loophole. Sounds a bit dodgy. I don't think I could easily get away with that compared to the distressing trick.
Guster, distressing is right! It's also the feeling I get when a brown box arrives and the delivery person is reaching for the doorbell. That loophole is a last resort and likely only works once.
My old trick for "aging" new woodworking equipment was to sprinkle it liberally with sawdust. It worked amazingly well until The Queen caught me with a new box one day at lunchtime. It seems she also made a special trip home during work. She surprised me with my new tool just as I surprised her with her new boxes of shoes. After that, we just dragged the stuff in and smiled at each other.
Jim, I'm finding more and more excuses for being at or near the end of my driveway in the afternoon. There isn't a weed within ten feet in any direction from there. I may have to paint the driveway with a toothbrush.
