Trade show booth, warmer. It will be a booth of sorts, and maybe worthy of being in a trade show.Tradeshow booth or life-sized Meccano set?
Bingo! The now problem. I need to paint all the cabinets I’ve built and the only thing worse and messier than powder is paint. I don’t paint much and I don’t want to commit space to a permanent setup so I decided to make one that could expand as needed based on project size and dis-assemble and store on the shelf when not in uses. Set up time will hopefully be less than a couple of hours…well that’s the goal.
A good guess and yes, it gets everywhere. My little half booth has done well, and I need to build a full sized one before the big oven is done, but it’s not the now problem. That said, this booth could in fact be used for powder simply by using different filters. The primary difference between the design I’m going to use and the powder booth I’ll build is this booth will be a positive pressure cross flow design that utilizes an intake fan and an exhaust fan. The powder coating booth will just have an exhaust fan.
And just when you think this thread can’t get any better…….Back a few weeks ago I needed to use the lathe for the first time in a while. The lathe “station” is one of the last places in the shop that’s still a total mess since move in 2 years ago. It’s seemed like a good Monday night project. Started with cleaning off the top of the headstock.
The design is based on the rivnut walls with the same spacing so I can use the various organizers.
I was fairly proud of myself until I test fit it on the lathe and realized only the holes were off but holes are easy to make. Each needed to be moved to the right 1” and 3/4” back. The headstock organizer has a lip on the edge to help retain stuff and a hole so I can fill the oil as needed.
Here’s all the stuff I’ll need to make organizers for. I’d like to have latex gloves, paper towels, and all the lathe tools to make movement less even making parts.
Having this more organized will make lathe time be more enjoyable.
Thank you! Hopefully sharing translates to motivation. It does for me.
Any day that gets to be a good day, no matter how, is a blessing. Thank you for the compliments.
Having this more organized will make lathe time more enjoyable.
Definitely wrote down a bunch of ideas to steal from your post. Have been thinking about a 3d printer for a few years now but never pulled the trigger, partly because I knew they could do some organizing things like cordless tool and battery mounts but hadn't dug deep enough into the rabbit hole to realize all it would be good for. And partially because I'm not a computer guy, have done a few sketchup projects laying out kitchen cabinets and things but they are few and far between and takes me forever to google how to do each little thing. But after going through your thread and seeing all the things I could use I've decided to pull the trigger. Think I'm going to be getting a bambu p1s with the sms 2 pro. Going to dive in and see what will go wrong.Thank you! Hopefully sharing translates to motivation. It does for me.
Any day that gets to be a good day, no matter how, is a blessing. Thank you for the compliments.
Maybe someday if I find time beyond the projects. I’m so far behind on what I’ve already committed to just to my immediate family!
Thanks. I haven’t used the built in one much yet but look forward to being able to have a dedicated space to set up fixtures for tack welding smaller assemblies together especially when a fixture is already setup on the lager welding table.
Well, interesting you noticed and asked. I actually did plan to have the conduit behind the wall, that was kinda the point of it in the first place.
So true.
Was thinking about this last night and wanted to comment on this specifically -
Well said and I agree 100%. It's easy to get overwhelmed looking at the big picture, like setting up a whole shop, which I'm also in the process of with a move to a different state. You bring a trailer load of stuff and unload it and it's one big mess of a project. Then you throw in ADHD and overthinking everything and your mind is going a million miles an hour thinking of all these projects and coming up with new ideas and you have a hard time even getting started. Then there is things like when you go to do a task and realize there is a tool or material that would be better so now you research that and order that and now stalled again. Have learned you have to jump in and start with one thing at a time. Usually takes a while to see any of those one things add up and start to look like progress. It's a constant battle of ideas popping in your head as you go and then being like I have to do this first before I do that and then in order to do X I need to do Y first and get overwhelmed with just thinking everything through and then nothing gets done. I've been trying to get better organizing all my thoughts into little projects and breaking big tasks down into little steps and then just picking something and doing step one which leads to step 2, 3, 4, etc. Pretty soon you see a little progress. Lots of stuff seems like you get nothing done and not satisfying because you don't see progress. But have to think of it as one step in the end game and one step closer to getting there and it allows you to move onto step 2 and get another step closer.Was thinking about this last night and wanted to comment on this specifically -
The key I’ve found is to do the next thing and make progress even if just a little. Many little things over time can result in substantial progress. same applies to tools. I would buy one out of each paycheck and pick one that would help me the most on that next task. Now I’m old(er), time has helped me acquire a bit of tools and capabilities.
And don't let the minutia drag you down to where you lose sight of the big picture. It's a balancing act.
So now we're moving from Outstanding to Phenomenal? Okay, got it.Maybe someday if I find time beyond the projects. I’m so far behind on what I’ve already committed to just to my immediate family!
Thanks. I haven’t used the built in one much yet but look forward to being able to have a dedicated space to set up fixtures for tack welding smaller assemblies together especially when a fixture is already setup on the lager welding table.
Well, interesting you noticed and asked. I actually did plan to have the conduit behind the wall, that was kinda the point of it in the first place.
This one is the worse. It turned out that only this spot would have been behind. The rest actually sits proud. It could have been behind in this one spot but it was just easier to cut it in half and fit it around.
That’s said, when I decided on how far off the wall I didn’t take into account how the conduit goes into the boxes which pushes it away from the wall. In hind sight I’d custom cut the conduit into the boxes so it could sit flush on the wall completely. I was tempted to redo it all but decided it wasn’t worth it because to do so I’d have to remove upper cabinets as well. Instead I just accepted it as it turned out. With some covers it should look good enough. If it doesn’t, I’ll pull off the ones I had to cut and redo it all when I can’t stand it any longer.
McMaster - Heavy Duty Twist-Resistant Rivet Nuts, 1/4"-20 Thread Size, for 0.06" to 0.138" Material Thickness
Had to look up typewriter table to get a sense but I’m not sure. The surface isn’t really the problem to solve, it’s mobility and stability. What I saw for typewriters tables were adjustable height kinda like a drafting table?
Oooooh…I get why the thought was in making something like that, it’s the stabilizers. I don’t intend to lift the wheels off the ground, just out tension into them enough to extend the legs out to the side so the stand can’t tip. It’ll make more sense when it’s together I think.Here’s a typewriter stand/table.
The cups on the legs hide casters. The pedal raises or lowers the casters and locks then into position. When the casters are up the legs support all the weight and the table doesn’t move. In the down position the casters are below the bottom of the cups and the table rolls freely.
The wings fold up/down and are supported by brackets that lock in place.
Ron
