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Long holiday weekend, good chance to make progress so I just jumped right into the drawers. Been kinda dreading them so decided to power through. Friday cut them all up. Saturday and Sunday started building and mounting them as I went. Really simple constuction - pocket holes and brad nails. Not...

Yeah, I've got the straight bit to clearance out most of the waste and then the dovetail one to follow it up. I think using the track with clamps will help things go smoothly but I'm always worried about the router wandering off its path - it's happened to me before and I hate the little dips /...

More slow progress. Man all these little steps take time. Figured it would be easiest to get the drawer slides installed before I put the top on. 10 drawers to make up for the cabinet. Got the power strips and installed at the two corners. It'll be nice to have ample outlets and a few USBs. I'm...

Okay, now we're making progress. Finished up the vise shelf, made an extra shelf for my Moxon style vise, which is nice for working on joinery. The one on the left is a ball-joint swivel that holds odd shapes, the middle one is a low profile metal vise, and the one on the right is a...

Building out the cabinet portion of the table. Pretty basic stuff, but it's good to see it coming together. I designed a spot to hold an on-board vacuum. The vac will connect to a boom arm to handle integrated dust collection and sanding tasks to promote keeping the bench clean and tidy. The...

I like his videos a lot, he's got some nice jigs, I'll take a peek! Adam

Alright, some more progress made. Started building the bottom drawers. Before I do the 14 upper drawers, figure it's good to get my steps and process down on the ones that are basically recessed under the cabinet. Recently upgraded to the Milwaukee track saw and sold my trusty older Grizzly...

More progress in the past week. Starting on the inner plywood cabinet that will add a ton of stiffness. Before I get too far in building that, I cut and put in the base panel, and then flipped it over. I want to extract EVERY square inch of space on this thing, so I plan to have some wide...

Some progress over the past week or so... More I use the beadlock the smoother it goes.... Then got the two sides done, and glued them together, and put casters on. The frame is now mobile! In retrospect, I don't know why I didn't include stretchers across the bottom of the short sides. But...

Yeah, I didn't want to spend $300 on maple or something like that to build the frame, but still want it to look clean and clear. I was really picky about the boards I chose, and then milled it so that it was flush, flat and tight joints. I want the faces of the workbench to be flat so that I can...

Making some more progress on the table. Glued up the 4 legs, sorta takes the form of an "L" cross-section. Basic but strong, and will allow for easily mounting things to them while still constructing it with relatively cheap material. Working on building the main frame first and using dowels and...

Finally - picked up 9 sheets and a bunch of 2x4 material and beginning work on both the assembly table and sanding station. Starting out on the table first, and working on creating the frame. It's mostly 2x4 material that I'm planing down to 1-1/4 x 3-1/4 to make sure it's nice, square and...

Well it's been a few weeks but haven't stopped making progress. The big news for me is that I got all of the dust collection hooked up and it is all now working. I have a couple small tweaks and things still needed but all in all the system is working quite well. In spite of the extra bends I...

Well I spoke too soon about being able to complete and test it over the weekend. Received a last fitting I needed from Amazon and it was supposed to adapt to PVC but just barely did....not. Too big. This is where I've used the 3D printer a few times and I think it fits nicely into workflow for...

Yeah, I tried to stay as large as possible till the end but 6" is just too big and bulky to make that drop down right to each tool. Probably the worst of them is the long run to the tablesaw which is 5x 90s. It's a 3HP cyclone so I'm hoping it'll still be more than adequate when pulling through...

Getting sooo close. Trip to Rockler yesterday to pick up a few missing odds and ends allowed me to progress on the final stage - the tablesaw. This was a two part - 4" down to the cabinet, and a 2-1/2" split off to the upper blade guard. I'd like to rebuild the blade guard into a custom piece...

Home stretch. Picked up a few more fittings from Menards that I needed and got the main ceiling branch installed that is going to feed the jointer and tablesaw. Installing this 6" tubing up on the ceiling by myself is dicey at times. Fortunately using pre-installed hangers and feeding the tubing...

FINALLY got the miter saw wood storage all cleaned out and sorted and put back. Got rid of a full garbage can and a half's worth (the kind you roll out to the front of the house for pickup) of scraps I just was never gonna use. Frees up a LOT of useful space and all the stuff that's back there...

The other nice thing is the Mirka comes in a T-stak case, and the Flex vac has an adapter plate to mount it. This setup is a few hundred cheaper than the festool stuff. I'll probably build a stand for the sander itself, but it's nice and mobile around the shop. I even brought this out to my deck...

I have the Mirka Deros 5" and it's been an amazing workhorse. Really a dream to use. In my opinion, it's a must to pair it with a tool-activated shopvac, the one I use is a Flex brand, it's pretty much dust free when you use it like that. So, between the $500 sander and another $300 for the vac...