Above 1200 Sq/FT T-Handles Workshop (The final destination??)

[gearhead1960]

Nice work, but if your were in "America", you would have to change your gas mascot to something like a ferret or mole so you wouldn't offend anyone

hmmmm Ferret Gasoline

 

[bj383ss]

T great work as usual. Now I need to install a big clock in my shop somewhere. And I may or may not have the same Lego set on its way to my place. Great minds think alike.

Bret

 

[T-handle]

Nice work, but if your were in "America", you would have to change your gas mascot to something like a ferret or mole so you wouldn't offend anyone

hmmmm Ferret Gasoline

Thanks Mark! I think this is more like a tribute to the Native people All these Indian logos are cool from my perspective. Like Indian motorcycles, Pontiac etc. I understand if there's a controversy about Redskins or so.. But memorabilia? If this offends anyone I can switch to Texaco

Ferret gasoline would be cool but I think there's a controversy there too

T great work as usual. Now I need to install a big clock in my shop somewhere.

Bret

Thanks Bret! Yes a big clock is nice object to combine some cool light sign with function. Doesn't have to be on time because the time is irrelevant in the workshop. You can use a Vikings logo if you like, my ancestors doesn't mind

And I may or may not have the same Lego set on its way to my place. Great minds think alike.

Bret

Nice Bret! I've been lurking some light sets to my Ecto-1. There's pretty cool ones online and really makes the car alive. Haven't open the box yet, I've been learning to do one project at the time. I bet the prices goes up when the new movie comes in November 2021.

 

[Jayman17]

Wow T- handle, that clock tower is awesome. A real showpiece for your shop. . Well done!

Jay

 

[Unruh]

Tapio, we have only stepped off a boat for a day in Finland back in '98. Being 75% Scandinavian I'm embarrassed to say I was unaware your region hosts the Air World Air Guitar Championships. An Air Guitar is in my wheelhouse and in my youth even put on a show (prop guitar needed for obvious reason).

Apparently Kirt Cobain’s Air Guitar is on display in Seattle.

T-Handle that clock is amazing! You have again raised the bar! Are you gonna make a video of that?

 

[T-handle]

Wow T- handle, that clock tower is awesome. A real showpiece for your shop. . Well done!

Jay

Thanks for stopping by Jay the Man!

Apparently Kurt Cobain’s Air Guitar is on display in Seattle.

Nice one! I could take a solo on the table with that beauty RIP Kurt!

T-Handle that clock is amazing! You have again raised the bar! Are you gonna make a video of that?

Thanks Unruh! I probably do some kind of a video.. There's too much moments when my mind goes "****! why didn't I film this"
I should but my mind to filming stuff seriously so I could make better videos, not just slide shows

Maybe a workshop helmet with a Gopro and automatic motion sensor to turn on the camera.. and a giant battery of course

 

[T-handle]

wall update

After painting the walls I made the cabinet frame for the "kitchen" part. I had some white melamine board left so I go with that. I had to by two bigger boards for the tool cabinet frame.

Small corner piece under the stairs. I'm closing the underside of the stairs cos it's hard to clean and doesn't have any function, except the invasion hiding place I used my left over pieces under the stairs and fitted the seams on the step so you can't see those from the other side.

The metal baseboard, corner trim and the cabinet frames goes on hand in hand so I can decide what comes first.

Didn't glue some of the baseboard on to the floor. I have to paint the floor first when this area build time comes.

I made this corner trims from sheet metal. I have a lot of rolling objects in the workshop so it's good to cover the corners. I have some left over plastic ones but I think these handle the impacts better.

I managed to make the corner trim for the clock. I used my old trusty metal roller. It took a couple practice trims.

Then it was time to do the electric connections. Can't praise enough these Wago connectors. Makes the electric work super easy, no matter if the wire is soft or hard.

I have few pieces of this track lighting stuff so I installed one here. It's handy to be able to stick more lights there if needed.

I made a small cabinet for the microwave and on top of that is a small place for teabags and cups. I also bought the most bad-tasting biscuits for the tea time. If I buy the good tasting ones they tend to disappear before I can eat them

I made a shelf for paint and other finishing products for wood. I had a leftover led-strip from the clock project so I clued it under the shelf like my other tool-wall setup has.

I have rescued this oak countertop somewhere, it looks a bit tired but after sanding and new wax it's good again. I would have liked to get same countertop as the other tables but it's sold by four meter pieces. Well I think real wood goes nice for the woodworking tool worship corner

Next task is to build two to three drawers under the top. I've been planning how to do the tool wall. Pegboard would be nice but there's always the risk with metal and sharp tools.. I think I go with wooden tool holders, French cleat would look nice too.

Well that's all for now. Have a great weekend!

 

[bj383ss]

Looks fantastic as always T. Really like the wood countertop.

Bret

 

[PugetDude]

That's a great lookng space!
Post pictures of the bad-tasting biscuits so we can avoid the- I seem to like all the Danish cookies i have tried. .

 

[T-handle]

Looks fantastic as always T. Really like the wood countertop.

Bret

Thanks Bret! I like it too, it's just not deep enough.. About 70mm short so my solution is to build a "power channel" like I have in my command center. Couple sockets on the channel and I can place small power tools on the table. I've been hunting a used Tormek sharpener for knifes, chisels etc.

That's a great lookng space!
Post pictures of the bad-tasting biscuits so we can avoid the- I seem to like all the Danish cookies i have tried. .

Thanks PugetDude! Well I have the same problem, all kinds of cookies goes for me But the kids, if I buy some chocolate covered goodies on the shelf, they are gone before I get a taste So I bought Digestives and crackers, there's a thing called "korppu" here in Finland, it's a dried wheat bread with some sugar and cinnamon, I love those when dipped in tea

Thanks for stopping by guys!

 

[T-handle]

"The wall" update

I continued the wall project by shopping some tools. I bought a new blade for my track saw. I have heard a lot of good about these Freud blades so I took one for test. Works great and cuts clean for a ripping blade.



I had some left over oak flooring, I try to use materials I have in stock as much as possible. So I made the drawers from those floorboards, covered the tool wall with it too.

I made same style "socket channel" as I have in my workbench. I think four sockets will do for this small workbench I've been hunting a used Tormek sharpening machine so here's a good place for it if I find one.







Made a small shelf here for stains but ended up using it as a project hand plane shelf.

I made the bottom drawer so it sits on floor with rollers. This is a drawer for my Dewalt 717xps miter saw. It's a monster and hard to store so I dedicated a drawer for it. It would have required some heavy duty sliders so I went with rollers. It's also easy to pull under the bench all the way so lifting it up is a bit more ergonomic. I made the fronts from the same oak flooring. Covered the edges with melamine.













I managed to squeeze a saw blade storage on the same drawer. Did the measurements according the biggest blade I had, Then discovered that the Dewalt blades are 8mm smaller then the other brands. So had to do some fixing for three of the slots. I washed all my blades from lignin so they are ready to go when needed.





Top drawer was a bit of a tetris game, I fitted there my planer, router, track saw and all my nailguns and hey! space for some extra stuff too

And yes, I bought a new router for smaller accurate stuff. I picked up a Makita RP0900J for 135€. Haven't even test it yet but feels nice and compact compared to my old 2400watt wood-eater









I stored my nailers upright so I had to make dedicated slot for each one. That was a bit of a headscratch but now they sit nice and fits like a glove.

Then it was time to do some tool holders. I made a saw holder, bit/drill holder and two chisel/file holders.

First I made a wooden jig for my drill press so the wood stays clean. I clued thicker plywood from 12mm ply I had. Bit/drill holders have three layers and others have two.
Then I drilled a lot of holes and saw slots for tools. I made 20mm and 25mm holes for chisels and files. The handle size seems to be different in all of them











After sanding and gluing all together it was time for couple coats of finish. I tried to place the tool holders so that I have some room to expanse if needed. I have some old chisels to fix so its good to have some empty space.











I still have to do a mallet rack when the chisel rack starts to fill up. I thought I did a lot of extra holes for the bit holder but man, they fill up fast I've been saving a brand new Milwaukee bit set for woodworking only. They tend to collect a lot of oil and crease when working with metal and motors.













I had a piece of leftover stacked ply so I made a holder for the hole punch set too.

So "the wall" is finished and I especially like the woodworking tool worship section. The wood smells great too

Rest of the multi function wall project is finished too, Here's my info wall.



I have rescued a couple of these white boards from the trash. These used to have a class door and they are used in an apartment buildings as an info boards.
After the class is gone there's some pretty funny notes in these boards So they have to be replaced. The frame is glued together so the whole board has to be replaced.
These have a metal plate on the back so they work as a magnetic board too.
Nice thing to have some quick sketching and for bad memory.

Also made a coat rack to keep my different "uniforms" and stuff.









That was a big but nice project to do. It's always great feeling to take a step forward to get the shop organized a bit more.
I think now it's time for a new project. Maybe I continue my lathe restoration. We will see. Thanks for reading, these posts tend to be always tooo long

Have great day everyone

 

[quadrcr87]

Great update! Top notch work and organization as always.

 

[Bob Heine]

Tapio, I was thinking the opposite. I finished reading your post and had to go back and read it again. My hand saws hung on the pegboard I took down and I was looking for a way to hang them that doesn't eat up so much wall space. I share your surprise at how many drill bits we turn out to have. Especially when I keep the remains of broken sets I replaced. That is going to be a wonderful space for the next woodworking project. Looks like I am making a pneumatic nailer drawer insert as well.

 

[gearhead1960]

Nice job! Your posts are never too long......

 

[nicholam77]

What an update! Great use of the space and excellent work on the tool holders and organization. You packed a ton of stuff into that area! Always love the look of baltic birch plywood.

 

[bj383ss]

Wow T!!!!


Bret

 

[Boosted1]

That turned out great. Nice work. This thread delivers!

 

[Jayman17]

T-handle, that is a lot of awesomeness packed into a small area! Your organization skills are some of the best on GJ. I’m hoping some of them spread to me by reading your thread but I’m not sure it’s working.

Jay

 

[Jyzze]

Just love it! Wood working corner is super!

 

[fartymarty]

Despite how much I envy all the room you have in your shop, I think it is great how much usefulness you were able to cram in such a small space, the clothes hangers, the tool storage, refrigerator, microwave and a display clock etc. all in a normally underused and overlooked under stair area. "The Wall" = Fantastic! Most would just roll their shop vac under the stairs and call it good.

I do have a couple of questions: Why Mohawk? Did the Canadian oil company sell products in Finland? I don't have a problem with it (in fact I love it), but it's kind of like having a Neste clock here in Texas (no I don't have one, I'm not sure if they were ever made?). Just curious.

I'm surprised that you didn't pre-paint the wood under the stairs on the step side as well as the small triangle filler at the bottom...I assume you will be getting to that eventually..right?

..again, fantastic job!

 

[T-handle]

Great update! Top notch work and organization as always.

Thanks quadrcr87!

Tapio, I was thinking the opposite. I finished reading your post and had to go back and read it again. My hand saws hung on the pegboard I took down and I was looking for a way to hang them that doesn't eat up so much wall space.

Hi Mr Bob! Well, this is what the GJ is great for, new ideas. I stole this idea for the saw-rack from pinterest. It fits nine handsaws and other stuff like squares if needed, and it's very easy to do

I share your surprise at how many drill bits we turn out to have. Especially when I keep the remains of broken sets I replaced. That is going to be a wonderful space for the next woodworking project. Looks like I am making a pneumatic nailer drawer insert as well.

Yes there's a lot of bits we need, I store my broken bit sets too. I have a couple sets of "safety" bits in original case but everything else is missing some or spread around the shop
Tip for the nailer drawer insert if placing the nailguns upright like I did. Make sure that the spring is not compressed when the nailers are stored, I think the spring "dies" faster when compressed all the time. Not sure but this was my two cents for the design

Thanks for stopping by Bob!

Nice job! Your posts are never too long......

Glad to hear that Mark

What an update! Great use of the space and excellent work on the tool holders and organization. You packed a ton of stuff into that area! Always love the look of baltic birch plywood.

Thanks Nick! There sure is a lot of stuff for three square meters. I like the birch ply too with crisp edges and great smell

Wow T!!!!

Bret

Thanks Bret!!

That turned out great. Nice work. This thread delivers!

Thanks Boosted! My delivery is like Finnish post office, tardy but slow

T-handle, that is a lot of awesomeness packed into a small area! Your organization skills are some of the best on GJ. I’m hoping some of them spread to me by reading your thread but I’m not sure it’s working.

Jay

Thanks Jay! That's a great thing to hear! I've heard about pills that stops OCD but not sure is there any that develop an OCD Well I'm glad to spread some organizing madness for everyone

Just love it! Wood working corner is super!

Thanks Jyzze! I like it too. The bench is more like storing unfinished projects and tools. I do my work on my welding table covered with plywood.

Despite how much I envy all the room you have in your shop, I think it is great how much usefulness you were able to cram in such a small space, the clothes hangers, the tool storage, refrigerator, microwave and a display clock etc. all in a normally underused and overlooked under stair area. "The Wall" = Fantastic! Most would just roll their shop vac under the stairs and call it good.

Thanks a lot! Well I did so for few years but I guess the "hoarding" of stuff makes you think creatively

I do have a couple of questions: Why Mohawk? Did the Canadian oil company sell products in Finland? I don't have a problem with it (in fact I love it), but it's kind of like having a Neste clock here in Texas (no I don't have one, I'm not sure if they were ever made?). Just curious.

Well, I think biggest reason why I like "Americana" stuff is the cool factory. There just is't that kind of stuff in Finland. I have a lot of "new" old commercial signs like Harley Davidson, Indian, Texaco etc. I also like the English and German art deco and Jugend style motorcycle/car signs.

There's a few gas company dominating here, Neste is probably the biggest one. And if you want to do a Neste (means liquid by the way) clock, this is what it would look like.

So no cool factory there

I'm surprised that you didn't pre-paint the wood under the stairs on the step side as well as the small triangle filler at the bottom...I assume you will be getting to that eventually..right?

..again, fantastic job!

Not sure if I'm going to paint it, It kind of goes with the "design" with the mezzanine, grey and tan wood. I thing I can see the steps better when the backing is light color. I have to see how dirty it gets. I actually didn't think it at all when I build it

Thanks for stopping by all. Positive feedback is always a great way to start the weekend

 

[fartymarty]

Not sure if I'm going to paint it, It kind of goes with the "design" with the mezzanine, grey and tan wood.

Hmmm....

I thing I can see the steps better when the backing is light color. I have to see how dirty it gets.

I agree, for safety I'd paint it gloss white to match the floor trim. I say gloss, so that the occasional toe mark might be more readily wiped off.

So how do I justify suggesting more work for you to do when my shop looks like this?...Well you have high standards that need to be maintained...I obviously do not..so I'm just trying to help you meet your own high standards.

 

[PugetDude]

Nice work on maximizing your storage; I have been buying Huot cabinets to organize my bits, taps, end mills, etc. from Amazon Warehouse. Probably not an option in Finland?
Your craftsmanship combines beauty and function, much nicer to look at than a gray metal cabinet.

How do you like the Narex chisels? Have been considering a set, mixed reviews online.

Scott

 

[T-handle]

Hmmm....

I agree, for safety I'd paint it gloss white to match the floor trim. I say gloss, so that the occasional toe mark might be more readily wiped off.

So how do I justify suggesting more work for you to do when my shop looks like this?...Well you have high standards that need to be maintained...I obviously do not..so I'm just trying to help you meet your own high standards.

Hey Marty you painted it already Looks definitely better! I'll paint it. Good suggestion about the stairs. I have to check my paint collection for gloss paint

Nice work on maximizing your storage; I have been buying Huot cabinets to organize my bits, taps, end mills, etc. from Amazon Warehouse. Probably not an option in Finland?
Your craftsmanship combines beauty and function, much nicer to look at than a gray metal cabinet.

Thanks Scott! Those Huot cabinets are sweet! Would like to have couple drawers for my machining area project. All we have is Treston cabinets and those are expensive even used.
When the tool dusting day comes yours will be clean and I will be dusting a lot I haven't think it so far, I just like to stare my tools time to time.

How do you like the Narex chisels? Have been considering a set, mixed reviews online.

Scott

Those Narex chisels are quite new acquisition for me. Those are sharp out of the box, the handle is a bit bulky for my hand. From short experience I can say that those are a good low budget chisels, set of four was about 35€.

 

[Trapps]

As usual, everything looks great!

 

[duckarolltape]

i got some major garage envy.

 

[T-handle]

As usual, everything looks great!

Thanks Trapps!

i got some major garage envy.

Thanks for stopping by duckarolltape!


I made couple of movies from the wall project. Check it out if you got time to kill. First one is from the whole build and the second one is all action making the tool holders from plywood.

Looks like I don't have any time spending problems in the future. My son turned eighteen and he's almost done with the driving licence school. Damn I feel old We bought a car for him, our only requirement was cheap.



350€ worth of awesomeness right there Few electrical problems and some maintenance and it's good to go.

Speaking of old I found this old photo from early eighties, That's Mr T hauling horseshit to the flowerbed. I guess I had a flashback from this when I bought the John Deere



Have a great week guys!

 

[Ronin22]

Good luck with that 206!
I assume it's the 1.6 8V or the 1.4 8V right? I had a 1.6 16V... Nice car, fully loaded for a car of it's category, but... In three years of ownership, I spent another 206 just on maintenance and things that broke that shouldn't brake on a car with only 60k miles lmao!
The 8V models are far less complicated.

 

[T-handle]

Good luck with that 206!
I assume it's the 1.6 8V or the 1.4 8V right? I had a 1.6 16V... Nice car, fully loaded for a car of it's category, but... In three years of ownership, I spent another 206 just on maintenance and things that broke that shouldn't brake on a car with only 60k miles lmao!
The 8V models are far less complicated.

Thanks Ronin22! Yeah it's a 1.6 8valve version. Fortunately I have a lot of experience fixing these things My wife has a 2014 206+. Previous car she had was just like this one but 1.4 and all the failures on that car happened on my turn
I hope my older son learns some fixing skills whit this one

 

[nicholam77]

Nice mini tractor pic

I've been eyeing those Narex chisels, too.

 

[T-handle]

Nice mini tractor pic

I've been eyeing those Narex chisels, too.

Thanks Nick! I was holding Narex and two cherries chisels at the local hardware store. Narex chisels were a bit cheaper then Kirchens, no significant differences on the design so I picked up the Narex ones. There's a nice carving set from Narex I liked to order someday.

I went to check out the local army surplus store. I have found some good deals there. They are selling (new) old tools sometimes with super nice prices. All top brands like stahlwille, Bahco Sweden, Beltzer, Facom etc. The tool shelves were pretty much empty but I managed to find something.

Brand new medical pliers from USSR. I figured these would be super handy in the workshop soldering wires, closing hoses temporarily etc.. 2.5€ a piece I bought different types cos the price was right.

Also bought some small wrenches and a wound opener just in case Five km of super strong polyester thread was 4€. Now I can do some surgical operations in the workshop too. Getting all self-sufficient here

Have a great week guys

 

[Bob Heine]

Tapio, I'm a big fan of forceps. First time I saw them in a flea market I bought two or three small ones for clamping wires other small items. Then I found some larger ones and some specialty forceps. I believe the two on the bottom of the photo are for ear nose and throat specialists but for me they are perfect for retrieving non-magnetic things from hard to reach spaces.

 

[T-handle]

Tapio, I'm a big fan of forceps. First time I saw them in a flea market I bought two or three small ones for clamping wires other small items. Then I found some larger ones and some specialty forceps. I believe the two on the bottom of the photo are for ear nose and throat specialists but for me they are perfect for retrieving non-magnetic things from hard to reach spaces.

Super nice collection you have there Bob! They are called forceps, ok. They sure feel handy and a bit more elegant then vise-grips for precise stuff.

Those long ones of yours looks super handy picking 10mm sockets from the engine cavities. Have to get on of those

 

[T-handle]

Let's try out this new and awesome forum! It took me about year to learn how to use the old one

I've been busy making some spring cleaning. I gathered together some tools and stuff for sale I don't need.

First I sold my weights and lifting bench, My doctor said that I'm not a young stud anymore and some body weight exercise will do just fine.. I'm not sure what he meant Well that money had a target in my list and I got a 3D-printer for the shop. I've been lurking these for a while now.



I bought a Creality ender 3 V2 version. I haven't got time to play with it yet. It's sitting in the box and when I got the time I will dive in to the world of 3D printing

One project I got going on is a dumpster find. 110cc mini quad. I guess somebody had lost a interest for fixing or didn't have a skill. These things can be possessed by demons sometimes. It had almost all the parts and wasn't driven much at all so I picked it up.
I took it apart and found the reason why it was abandoned. The spark plug hole had no threads

I bought a new head for 40€, lapped the valves and placed the bearings with new ones. The cylinder was in great shape.




These things can have electric issues as well so I made a new wiring loom with simple layout and took all the "safety" switches off from it. Makes the troubleshooting way easier when something is broken.






I'm still waiting for a rear wheel hub I ordered. It was the most difficult part to find. There's four different types of hubs for these. It runs amazing and when I do get the hub shopmanager will do some serious road testing I bet

One thing for the "sale" list is this old Peddinghaus 4R/7 metal cutter. I've had this for years in the storage and never cut anything with it. Mainly because it has been jammed and rusty as hell. I cleaned it and took it apart.







I removed the rust and sharpened the blades and boy it cuts nice Cuts sheetmetal like butter, there's two holes for round and square stock and the main blade is good for 7mm steel. This is a nice spark free cutter for somebody. The handle is almost 2 meters long but with shorter handle it could be used as a bench cutter for thinner materials. You can still buy these as new. Peddinghaus 4 BR 8 only 770 euros If I get a hundred I'm happy.

The spring/early summer is here and we've had a lot of sunshine and warmth for May. My wife is gardening early this year and I have some projects on the way, so I planted myself a box too. Some SKF bearings is growing soon I hope



Well that's all for now. I really like these new features of the forum! A lot have change but the principle is the same. I have to see how large my pictures will be and adjust. I added a quote on my signature box from my favorite ninja from the eighties for all this new stuff

Have a great weekend everybody and thanks for visiting my workshop!

 

[nicholam77]

I bought a Creality ender 3 V2 version. I haven't got time to play with it yet.

Aaaaaaaah!!! So many people on here getting into 3D printing! Making me jealous / curious!

Looks like some great projects @T-handle

Hope your "bearings" grow plentiful

 

[PugetDude]

Wish you weren't on the other side of the Atlantic, I'd be all over that Peddinghaus Shear for 100 euros!

 

[T-handle]

Aaaaaaaah!!! So many people on here getting into 3D printing! Making me jealous / curious!

Looks like some great projects @T-handle

Yes I've been waiting my turn to jump in to 3D printing for a while now. Not sure is it a useful device in the workshop but I've seen some nice and handy things made from plastic. I'm used to make smaller parts from one large part so I'm exited to see things made with no waste. (except all the fail attempts) It's not a huge investment to start with these Creality printers compered to Prusa for example. This ender 3v2 was 255€ shipped and I took two rolls of filament for practicing. Those were 25€ piece.

I've watched a lot of videos from Yt how to improve this printer for multiple filaments, now it prints just Pla and Petg filaments. I know that if you buy a Prusa printer it's pretty much ready to go. I'm one of those guys who likes to take it apart couple times, tinker, improve and "make it your own"

Hope your "bearings" grow plentiful

I hope so too I wish I've had some 6001Z to harvest couple days ago. Our laundry dryer made some pretty scary sounds, I took it apart and one of the motor bearings was gone. New bearings, cleaning and now it's good as new.

Wish you weren't on the other side of the Atlantic, I'd be all over that Peddinghaus Shear for 100 euros!

Yeah that's too bad. It's a top brand but It weights about 100 pounds so the shipping would be eeexpensive. I placed it to the local craigslist for 200€ or best offer but no buyers yet. I have to low the price I got it pretty sharp

 

[gearhead1960]

Yeah that's too bad. It's a top brand but It weights about 100 pounds so the shipping would be eeexpensive. I placed it to the local craigslist for 200€ or best offer but no buyers yet. I have to low the price I got it pretty sharp

T,
I would be patient about the price. If you aren't in a hurry, someone will pay the price....

 

[T-handle]

T,
I would be patient about the price. If you aren't in a hurry, someone will pay the price....

I agree Mark. It doesn't take much space and I can always keep it myself and donate to my boys or son-in-law in the future

 

[T-handle]

Small update from the workshop.

The weather has been great so I have spend a lot of time outside from the workshop. I managed to get my 3D-printer up and going.
I've been playing with it few days and damn, whole new world to me and lot to learn about but I think it's awesome so far.
Before I had a 3D-printer I didn't even know all the useful and useless things I need to do with it

It's fun to walk in to the workshop when there's something "cooking" without me doing anything, feels like progress is happening all the time. It's quite mesmerising to watch it doing it's stuff too










The printer was well packed and easy to but together. I found a nice tutorial video from Youtube. I filmed the process and will make an assembly video too. (I will edit that when the rainy days comes)
This is a cheap version so upgrades are coming too. First thing I upgrade was the bed leveling springs. The original ones are pretty week and it was hard to get the bed straight. I just cut some stronger 20mm springs what I had in my spring collection. Now the bed stays put more than one print. You can also buy these kits for few bucks.



When the dog and the cat (comes installed on the memory card for testing)was printed I learned how to use the Cura slicer software. It's pretty easy to use and free. (This hobby has a great support network going on)
I downloaded some models to test from Thingiverse site and printed some useful and useless stuff



Some clips for the coffee bags. The Wife was almost convinced that we need this thing



Cable savers for phone charging cables etc.. The Wife was a bit more convinced..


But! after few sets of earrings she was sold I guess this is the best way to convince the Wife

After some simple stuff I did some larger print test. I found this cool Voronoi style skull to print.


It took almost 50 hours to print. There was some support parts that failed, I guess I was printing too slow from the start and the plastic cooled down too much before the next layer. I slowed down the speed to 65% before start but that was a mistake. I thought going slow gives a better finish but apparently it isn't so.
I speed up the print to 90% and the adhesion and finish was much better.

It's a semi functional print, works as a badass toolholder

I'm pretty impressed how nice prints this thing makes almost straight from the package. Playing with heat, speed and other settings will improve the print quality even more.
I haven't try the PETG-filament yet. I want to master the PLA first

Have a great week guys and enjoy the summer!