03-11-2019 12:04 AM
by That_Weird_Uncle |
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I picked up a late 80’s Belsaw scroll saw for 50 bucks on craigslist. I lost my before pic so i nabbed this one just so you can see the base.
My saw needed some electrical work the hosing was cracked and i like to add a modular momentary switch socket so you can simply plug a footswitch into it and go if you want to use that instead of an on/off switch. Ill be doing a seperate update on the saw refurb. The other big gripe i had with this saw was the base is made of two large piec...
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04-28-2018 12:35 PM
by SirFatty |
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I’ve run out of space in my garage workshop, to the point where I had to get rid of my workbench. To compensate, I created a collapsible workbench that uses my two Workmates as the supporting structure. To be sure, this is not a proper work surface, it’s too low and certainly not strong enough to heavy work. But for light assembly and cutting sheet goods, this will fit the bill. Also, when taken apart it stacks nicely on the foundation ledge out of the way.
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01-12-2018 07:54 PM
by A Slice of Wood Workshop |
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Make this easy unit to carry around flap disc and cutoff discs. All on board, with a handle, and 4 spots for storage. Now you can grab your angle grinder and the storage board and go to any jobsite.
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12-26-2017 09:44 PM
by HandyHousewife |
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Whew! We made it, just in the nick of time! 10 minutes to midnight on Christmas Eve we put the last touchup paint on it in preparation for the big day. Spoiler: The boy LOVED it! :-)
Details:
Roof and floor: 1/4” plywood
Trim: 1/4” thick poplar that I sawed strips about the thickness of a popsicle stick with the bandsaw and glued on.
Walls: 1/2” thick plywood.
5 tiny hinges for the roof, wish they were white, but too lazy and not enough time to paint them.
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12-12-2017 09:02 PM
by HandyHousewife |
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After a few hiccups (including a very minor kickback accident—I’m OK, but it definitely hurt!) the toy machine shed is starting to come together. My husband cut out the tricky bits on the bandsaw while I did the sanding on the other parts. Last post someone shared a link with dollhouse parts, and whew! I’m glad I’m not making a dollhouse, my skills/time/patience aren’t to that level. ;-)
We had to make some minor changes, mainly due to the types of plywood I c...
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12-06-2017 01:45 AM
by JohnTM |
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Well, the title kinda gives my day away. But I finished the lumber rack…. the 2nd something is further down the entry.
Here’s what I’m hoping to store on the rack – currently stored on the white table and 2 sawhorses behind my stack-of-4-pallets-laying-on-the-ground-worktable situated behind my Prius.Trying not to have things get wet seems to be a big motivator. I started bright and early (though I was not birght-eyed or bushy-tailed energy wise) – 8am, which ...
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12-04-2017 10:27 PM
by HandyHousewife |
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What do you buy for the farming addicted tween who has every farm implement/tractor/combine under the sun? Nothing. You make him a machine shed for all of his toys. This year, instead of trying to figure out what to buy my eldest son, I decided to try my hand at making him something. He’s been hoarding boxes for years to use as sheds for his farm toys, and this year I decided that I’m tired of the motley assortment of cardboard boxes lying around with tractors in them, so I’...
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11-28-2017 11:34 PM
by JohnTM |
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Well, I took a few days off to “do stuff”.. you know. Life happens. Too many obligations. Earache returned. S_ happens You know how it goes.
Anyway, didn’t construct/build anything again. Instead, I ran out to my favorite pallet wood place and got some more… It’s way easier mentally to dismantle than to build… and you really can’t “fail” dismantling. Oh, you can make a mess and destroy things you’re trying to salvage. But you just...
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11-18-2017 05:02 PM
by JohnTM |
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I must be the klutziest, slowest to learn woodworker on this board.
Re-mounted the casters. Had to do it twice because I went the easy way and just stuck another of those small square blocks beside the existing ones. Then, silly me, didn’t check it by spinning the caster 360 degrees and they didn’t go all the way around – just like yesterday (headsmack!!!)... Of course, I only caught my mistake AFTER removing and re-mounting a pair on one end and then moving to the other ...
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11-05-2017 02:40 PM
by Tooch |
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Last year I purchased a CNC machine for our school, but didn’t really get passed some basic stuff with the stock files that came with it. I recently decided that I wanted the kids to get more exposure with it, but I first had to teach myself. I gotta tell ya, some people think creating things with a CNC machine is easy, but that is certainly not the case. I’m finding that it is a different kind of “hard”, with lots of time being spent setting up the files, creating ...
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