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Yeah, I gotta get back to the electrician. He did a quote, which I'd like to change a few things on, but with it being "the holidays" I've been letting it slide. Gonna run a sub panhel to the garage and run a 220 circuit or two along with four or five 115s. There's a welder over by the street rod that would love some 220. Most likely will see some service in building the '36 when that comes up (hopefully sooner than later)

There is definitely fun and comfort in getting everything to fit together well so you know you could go out there at any point and find what you want or do what you need to.
 
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Time for some wood storage. Tired of tripping over it.

Here's a little MDF and pattern bit action.
Rough out the pattern out of some scrap hard board. All the MDF was locally sourced at the "new build" dumpster down the street. Yay free.

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We put a little four degree tilt back toward the wall to help keep things in the right place. 10" dimension is actually 10.5"

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Round some edges

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Mock up

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Screwed and glued

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Clear poly to seal against humidity and water

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Into the studs

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Not a huge amount of storage but it helps. Still trying to decide on a solution for larger sheet goods.
 
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What DC are you going to run?

Also in the haul from dads is an older Penn State Industries two bag DC unit.

It's odd and funny how in all the different pictures from different angles I've posted you don't see it once! Lol. We decided to stash it in the cubby created between the new shower and wall. It's just a wide enough space for the DC and nothing else will really fit back there in a useful way so...
We brought up some hose and fittings but we haven't really taken time to figure out what's salvageable.
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I also bought pieces parts last night to make a "thien style" chip separator so we're not always back there trying to wrestle that beast around in a small space.
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Storage rack looks good.

I almost went with Penn State 2hp unit but they were out of stock so I went with a Grizzly instead. I have a thien baffle but the fittings where for my vacuum. I haven't converted it over to work with my DC yet.

I love seeing that 36' in the background. I need to get a car cover for my truck so it won't get the fine dust settling on it. I haven't perfected my DC yet so I am still getting a little bit of fine dust settling on everything. The filter on my Air cleaner was full so I changed that out and it helped tremendously.

But the bandsaw is very hard to capture all the dust as is the tablesaw on the top where the blade slings it. I have a overarm dust collection in the works when I am done with the 3D router.

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The car under the cover is a '34, the red fenders in my avatar. The '36 which will eventually be making its way here is the rusty car on the left In the avatar. Don't know where I'm stuffing two cars! Lol

And I looked, my DC is only 1HP. Wah waaah.
 
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Time for cabinet doors.

***warning***
Sucky photo documentation again.

The one thing my dad always preached was have extra pieces to use for mock ups and tool set ups.
At 45 I've finally bought into it.


My nephews first attemp at cutting tenons.

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I also got a mortise machine from dad.

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Took a slot bit to route the slot for the panel. Gonna use some beadboard, which will tie it into the house interior

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Drilling for hinges.
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Turns out we need different hinges. Luckily, the ones we need will still fit in the holes we already drilled.

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Guess I'll go work on the chip separator.
 
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I just read the entire thing, a great story of maximizing limited space. You've done well on the home-made cabinets. I've used my Kreg jigs for a couple of houses, and really like the system. 'Glue & screw' makes a good sturdy box. My drawers were also dovetailed/dadoed. The round inset hinges have a lot of adjustment, and they stay in adjustment.

I was taken by surprise by the home sale and move, but now you have lots of space compared to before. One of my friends says, 'everything's for sale, you just have to meet the price.' Seems like you made good use of that saying.

I like the SPAX screws for hanging cabinets, and depending on the intended load, I may use 1/4" dia lag bolts from them. In the garage, I like an undercabinet ledger to support the wall cabinet bottoms.

Have fun with the new dwelling, we're all watching, and congratulations on your newest arrival.
 
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Nova - Cabinet doors came out great. Sorry about the 34'. For some reason I thought you had said it was the 36'. The 34' is one of my favorite all time cars.

There are several bucket list cars for me and that is one. If I had to choose between a 34' Deuce, 70' Chevelle SS' 454 LS6, or a 65' Corvette Big Block car I would have a hard time deciding. Some day I hope to finish my scale model 34'.

How do you like the mortising machine? I have read mixed reviews on them. Some people love them some say they are a waste of money. Obviously yours was handed down so no waste of money.

One thing I want to offer is if you need better heat in the garage you might want to get one of these.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XOZN7A/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I don't know if you saw me post about it in my thread, but after it has run for about an hour I have to strip down to short sleeve.

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Hi Nova
I just ran across your garage thread and have enjoyed the read.
I'm in the process of putting together a wood shop and like what you are doing with limited space.

Happy New Year

Don
 
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I just read the entire thing, a great story of maximizing limited space. You've done well on the home-made cabinets. I've used my Kreg jigs for a couple of houses, and really like the system. 'Glue & screw' makes a good sturdy box. My drawers were also dovetailed/dadoed. The round inset hinges have a lot of adjustment, and they stay in adjustment.
Thanks for the kind words. Kreg jig definitely has its place for uses.
This time if I do any drawers, I'll use better wood and change up some of the joinery joints while trying to improve my dove tailed.
Definitely learned a lot on that previous set of drawers. I hope the guy who bought the house isn't cursing me all the time.

I was taken by surprise by the home sale and move, but now you have lots of space compared to before.

We'd been talking about it for quite awhile but when we decided to pull the trigger it happened pretty quickly

Have fun with the new dwelling, we're all watching, and congratulations on your newest arrival.

Thanks again. We love it and he's already one. Loves to be in the middle of it all and curious as hell.

Nova - Cabinet doors came out great. Sorry about the 34'. For some reason I thought you had said it was the 36'. The 34' is one of my favorite all time cars.
Mine too!

There are several bucket list cars for me and that is one. If I had to choose between a 34' Deuce, 70' Chevelle SS' 454 LS6, or a 65' Corvette Big Block car I would have a hard time deciding. Some day I hope to finish my scale model 34'.
I have only one other bucket list car. It's a '48-'53 Ford Anglia, more specifically the panel via version of it called a Thames. Dad was in the middle of building one when's came along and it never got finished. I spent plenty of hours dream racing on the mocked up frame mashing gears.

How do you like the mortising machine? I have read mixed reviews on them. Some people love them some say they are a waste of money. Obviously yours was handed down so no waste of money.
The mortises weren't the cleanest but then we didn't make much effort to clean them up either. It works for me because it's accurate and repetitive and way easier than doing them by hand! I plan to give the bits and machine in general a little more TLC later in the game.

One thing I want to offer is if you need better heat in the garage you might want to get one of these.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XOZN7A/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I don't know if you saw me post about it in my thread, but after it has run for about an hour I have to strip down to short sleeve.

I will definitely look into that because we've been barely making it with three small house heaters, which takes up all the outlet power we currently have and pushes the limits of op the circuits.


Hi Nova
I just ran across your garage thread and have enjoyed the read.
I'm in the process of putting together a wood shop and like what you are doing with limited space.

Happy New Year

Don

Thanks Don! Happy New Year to you too!
I've been across your big build a couple of times. Good to know you were in collision. I'm gonna have plenty of questions for you when I do my '36 sedan. She's full of dents and dings!
 
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Thanks 1/2 cup! That means a lot.

Also, TIL what QST means from 1/2cups profile page.
I wanted to know but was afraid to ask!
Thanks again 1/2!
 
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YES!!!!!
My first kick *** dumpster score!!!!

I'm always reading about guys coming home with all kinds of killer stuff and it makes me soooooo jealous. Tonight, on the way home from the HD, I had the ride (my nephews and his pickup) stop by a dumpster I'd seen some full sheets of plywood sticking out of. Besides two almost full 4 x 8s we spyed two steel workbenches under several skids. As best we can figure they were used to cut glass, mostly because we spent an hour digging one out from under a foot thick stack of plate glass.

After getting them back and taking measurements, they fit almost perfectly into "the plan" after some small surgery. I couldn't have custom ordered junk this nice!!!

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Great score Nova. Another you ****. Not only the plywood but some metal benches. The tubing alone to build those is a good deal of money. So what's the plan for these.

Another reason why I need to get a truck as soon as possible.

Bret
 
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Let me be the first to say it, you ****:bowdown:

Regards

In my Best *Elvis*... Thank you, Thankyouverymuch.

Great score Nova. Another you ****. Not only the plywood but some metal benches. The tubing alone to build those is a good deal of money. So what's the plan for these.

Another reason why I need to get a truck as soon as possible.

Bret

If it wasn't for my nephew and his truck it would never have happened. As cool as my kiddy hauler is, it wouldn't handle this stuff.

We agreed that just in materials alone, they were worth dragging home.
When we took measurements and they reasonably fit "the plan" that was just a super bonus.

The plan has been to build something like this:
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With the tablesaw on a mobile base nested under a torsion box table top that stays attached to the wall and then a rolling box with storage/drawers that nested under the tablesaw.
We wanted the chop saw to sit on he same plane as the torsion box and have a second rolling nesting box with storage under that as well. The plan was to make the rolling boxes the same height so we could move them together and make an assembly table of sorts when we needed it but have plenty of storage underneath them.

Looking at the tall skinny table, it can be re worked to hold the torsion box over the tablesaw, with the upright part on the back being used to hold and reinforce the torsion top.
The big guy can be reworked to hold the chopsaw.
They're both beefy enough that I could cut out the front stringer to make room for the rolling boxes and they'd still be strong enough to climb on with out flexing.
Now I just have to wait for the 220 to be installed so I can fire up the welder! Guess I better go get some gas too!
 
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Thanks guys. It didn't look like Formica to me. What ever its married to is pretty dense and heavy. Not MDF for sure. What ever it is, it's really slick too.

I ordered three mobile bases from HD the other day and I checked my order today. The good news is they shipped. The bad news is they shipped from Ontario Califonia and I'm in Ohio. They're slated to be here on January 11th. Apparently they are coming via Pony Express.
I'm also surprised, having worked for Home Depot and knowing that they have warehouses everywhere that there weren't three off these bases Amy closer than all the way on the other side of the country. The only thing I can figure is that they're coming direct from the manufacturer.
 
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.Spent some time this afternoon deconstructing the one table. After more measurements, it looks like these things are gonna work out great. Grinder with a cut off wheel made short work and plenty of mess.

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Both these tables will go a long way to help clean this up and should be sturdy enough to put do a backflip off of.

Because we tend to over build,we've jokingly decided that our baseline for design/engineering is "will it be able to hold a small block Chevy block?" Yea! for running jokes.
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Those will definitely hold a SBC. Ha

I see you got a heater.

Bret
 
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My BIL brought the salamander at Christmas. He said it has spark but won't light. I haven't had or taken the time to go through it yet. He's thinning out his garage so he can sell.

We also have a second kerosene heater from my parents but it's been stinky enough (old fuel) that we only use it when it's below freezing out side.

I'm definitely eyeballing that heater you recommended.

The electrician comes Wednesday!!! 100A sub panel and 220 for the welder, 220 for the
tablesaw/joiner. Five circuits and that last LED light fixture wired up!
Then we'll be able to get down to business!!!
 
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Just read thread in the entirety! Lots of great stuff you have done and have going on! Nice dumpster find!!

I'm doing some work on my single car garage and those cabinets you made look great! May need to look into doing something similar.
 

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My BIL brought the salamander at Christmas. He said it has spark but won't light. I haven't had or taken the time to go through it yet. He's thinning out his garage so he can sell.

We also have a second kerosene heater from my parents but it's been stinky enough (old fuel) that we only use it when it's below freezing out side.

I'm definitely eyeballing that heater you recommended.

The electrician comes Wednesday!!! 100A sub panel and 220 for the welder, 220 for the
tablesaw/joiner. Five circuits and that last LED light fixture wired up!
Then we'll be able to get down to business!!!

I must Admit I do feel Lucky Living in a climate where its the heat we worry about not the cold... Two workshop Fans keep the Air moving on the hot days and when it does get a little chilly a little blow heater is all I need. I cant imagine the hassles you guys deal with needing Kerosene Heaters, Full Insulation, Under floor heating etc... My Shop has more holes than a sieve... Helps let the heat out I guess (and all of nature in)
 
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Just read thread in the entirety! Lots of great stuff you have done and have going on! Nice dumpster find!!

I'm doing some work on my single car garage and those cabinets you made look great! May need to look into doing something similar.
Thanks and thanks!
Let me know if you want/need details on the cabinets etc. I'll have to check out your thread to see how it goes.

I must Admit I do feel Lucky Living in a climate where its the heat we worry about not the cold... Two workshop Fans keep the Air moving on the hot days and when it does get a little chilly a little blow heater is all I need. I cant imagine the hassles you guys deal with needing Kerosene Heaters, Full Insulation, Under floor heating etc... My Shop has more holes than a sieve... Helps let the heat out I guess (and all of nature in)

We have to be ready for both. Summers hit 90+ here and the winters can get below freezing. Sorry, don't know how the numbers translate to Celsius.

It's a crazy small world, I have a friend I went to college with who is from here in Ohio, but she now lives in Pretoria and plays French Horn for the "joberg" symphony. She was just stateside with her fam to visit her parents and we got to catch up.
 

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It's a crazy small world, I have a friend I went to college with who is from here in Ohio, but she now lives in Pretoria and plays French Horn for the "joberg" symphony. She was just stateside with her fam to visit her parents and we got to catch up.

We like to call ourselves the 'Rainbow' Nation... I think that kinda reinforces it... An American Playing a French Brass Instrument living in an Afrikaans Town playing for a South African Orchestra... That is pretty International Right there hahahaha.
 
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Two days worth of electricians up in my stuff, cutting my drywall up. Of course there's stuff in the way where I want to put the sub panel...

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Had them put a 240 and 115 on the "back" wall.
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Four separate circuits under the cabinets, over the (eventual) bench.
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Not the cleanest execution, but it works and most of the mess will be hidden in the corner behind equipment.
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We decided we're gonna plug in everything we can and run it all at once to celebrate not having to play "the extention cord game" or having to run anything under the door into the guest bathroom.
 
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My bases showed up Wednesday, but with so much going on with the electrician I only managed to get two put together until last night. All three work well so far although I need to get something worked out for the tablesaw as it is quite side heavy with the table sticking out.
It sure makes moving the 400 pound jointer a snap.
I got these off HD's website for $66 and change a piece.

Here's some pics of the assembly of the first two.

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Checking the dimensions on the Jointer. It's pretty much an adult size "erector set" with wheels.
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Pics of the wheel/cam set up.
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Terranova, , you won't know your self not having to use extension leads, that would do my head in..

They are neat looking bases.:thumbup:

I do like having all my gear pretty much mobile as it makes things easier in my relatively small shop..:thumbup:

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Terranova, , you won't know your self not having to use extension leads, that would do my head in..

Last night, my friend who's been helping get things managed automatically started to run an extension into the house. Magen he realised he said "Oh, I was working in last nights garage, not today's!


I do like having all my gear pretty much mobile as it makes things easier in my relatively small shop..:thumbup:

It sure is nice, but so far all we've managed to do is put stuff all over in our own way!

Thanks for checking it out!
 
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With the electrician and subsequent drywall cluster followed be the deconstruction of the metal racks, the garage has been a royal cluster.
It has felt good, after getting some shielding gas, to lay some welds and try to get better at that.
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The next set of pictures should be of everything put back together.

I hope
 
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