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Next I finished up a small little project I had been working on for a little bit. Had one of my grandfather's old vises. It's an interesting one, clamps to a tabletop and holds a piece on its edge both on top and side. I liked it, didn't want to get rid of it. But, didn't really have a use for...

Lots has gotten done over the last few days.... A holdover from the Craftsman auto tools workbench was the main lower shelf that I removed and replaced with built in drawers. Before throwing it out, I had an idea bouncing around about possibly repurposing it. It was a nice formed steel shallow...

Plane till, that's what it's called! I knew there was a word for it. I started it like 6 years ago so I totally understand, lol!

Been awhile since last post, but things progress along..... A small side project (cause I get distracted always), my hand plane shelf in one of my cabinets leaved much to be desired. Several years back I built a holding unit (not sure what else to call this?), that had a large main angled...

Been working hard on the fireplace but in the meantime finally snuck away some time in the shop to finish up the drawer fronts and handles for the workbench cabinet, so that one is now marked complete!

No, the fireplace is an original wood-fired chimney and above the roof-line the chimney failed, lots of leaking and water damage into the house. So, rather than pay the exorbitant sum to rebuild it, we chose to demo and roof it over. So, what's going in there is an electric fireplace insert...

Finished up all the cuts on the brick. This was a lengthier step than I thought, because most of the bricks required notching cuts. Angle grinder with a tile cutting diamond bit worked great for this. All the cutting I did outside due to the excessive dust (and it was -2F today in...

I actually like having them around as sometimes I'll grab one and then put it with a tool if it has an allen screw adjustment in it, but yeah I'd like to come up with a better long term way to manage and then set my system for good, while also freeing up that bin for something else....I will...

Another tool box that is much nicer, used to be my dad's cart in surgery room (he was an anasthesialogist), and it's actually really high quality. Organized one of the drawers into the automotive electrical stuff. Several other empty ones remain. Also finally took care of the upper cabinet of...

With all the storage of the new drawers, it's allowed me to organize and clear out my other two toolcarts in the area that have the rest of my mechanic / resto type tools. First one is my red Craftsman. It's a pretty crummy box but I've had it since my wedding (a couple friends got it for me)...

Finally filled up the new drawers I just made with all the auto tools. Nice to not have these piled up high on the trunk lid of the Charger anymore. Also have 2.5-3 empty drawers still so lots of room to grow into! This allows me to really see all the tools well. I've always hated searching...

Made some progress on both fronts this weekend. After some headscratching I figured out a way to get an outlet installed into the brick face through two layers of brick as well as a steel plate. Then a new TV went in wall mounted and it's a super clean install, no cords or cables! Nice to get...

Good points, I'm going to try the Niimbot out and see how it goes. If it doesn't work well in he shop I'm sure it could be useful in the kitchen / home. Got a few sizes of labels that should likely cover my needs. It's all pretty cheap on Amazon, so not a huge investment to try it out.

The Niimbot seems like a great option. The only thing that holds me back is the fact that I can't seem to find that it has options for a continuous roll, so you have to switch rolls depending on if you're doing a short or long label. I always enjoyed not having to switch rolls around much. But...

Alright, so been continuing to spend time in the shop. Pushed hard and batched out and installed the rest of the wide drawers for the auto workbench. It is a TON of square footage for tool storage. Massive upgrade from before. Drawer fronts and handles are last and will finish up over the next...

So for a number of years now I've been using a Dymo label maker (THIS ONE) that has done the job OK, not great. Limited formatting ability which isn't a big deal but more annoyingly the label tape that this unit uses just doesn't seem to have good "stickability". I've got tons of situations...

I use a dremel with a small "router" style base which is sold by Lee Valley I believe. I use a tiny bit that came in a pack of 25 or so assorted tiny gauge bits, that I forget where I got them from, but they're super small and so with that setup it's super easy to freehand to a very precise...

Some more progress with some days off throughout the last couple weeks. Lots of monkeying around in the attic running wire for the fireplace but no good pictures of that, but hopefully getting some brickwork started later today. In the shop, made some progress on the built-in cabinet. Built...

Progressed a bit on the new "cabinet" going into the workbench for the auto tools. Stiffened it up with plywood sides and some strips across the back and bottom to hold everything firm and square. Now I've got a solid opening to calculate my drawers. From my work on the sanding station I really...

Finished up organizing drawers in the Assembly Table. First started with some remaining marking / measuring tools. Mostly angle finders / protractors / bevel gauges. For this I used bins I had lying around which should work just fine and adaptable. Then I took a drawer where I stuffed a bunch...