I've always wondered how it would be to put the bag in the barrel when it was MT. Then just pull the bag out, right???Getting sick of standing shin deep in shavings...
The rush to get projects done for Christmas is finally over, family demands are back to normal, I have a little bit of time to get out into the shop and do some cleanup…
But where's the floor? I know there is a floor in here SOMEWHERE…
Let's see, those long shavings would drop right down into the dust bin instead of going on to the DC right? Sure…
You get where I am going with this?
I finally had the time to do some cleanup after the mess of projects got done, the tools are up, and I attempted some pickup of my shop floor by sucking everything up, long shavings, packing peanuts, you name it with the DC…
This was NOT my best idea…
Simply put, the long shavings from the cutting board (many of them 20" or better, and REALLY curly) got into the Thien cyclone, wrapped around uprights, and filled up the drop slot, making the separator impossible to function, so most of the stuff bypassed to the DC, but got caught on the cross bar of the inlet!.
So here I am scratching my head wondering why did my DC suddenly lose suction? I go and look, the hose between the Thien and the DC is jam packed with packing peanuts and planing shavings…
So I thought I overran the dust bin. I pop the top on the barrel, work the baffle out, and find it was just the baffle / lid that was jammed. I cleared the jam, cleared the hose, and intake Y on the DC. They I looked, barrel at about 75% full again, time to empty it. (Who wants to life a full 55 gallon drum of sawdust right?)
I shove as much shavings, and packing peanuts into the barrel as I can, and take it outside, where I can work a contractor trash bag over the mouth of the drum, then flip it to transfer the contents… Nice, easy, dust free right?
Wrong…
So the bag slipped on, pretty snug, and mind you there was a slight breeze last night… Holding on to the barrel around where the bag is, I flipped it, no problem…
Slowly, Carefully I work the bag off of the drum, and then set the drum down…
That's when it happened… Something in the bag settled, and a mushroom cloud of wood dust came billowing up, being caught by the just then shifting breeze, and carried from the driveway, through the open garage door, and back into the workshop.
So the bag got tied off and taken to the curb, the drum got taken back into the shop, the shop door got closed, and the fan / filter air filter rig got turned on.
Guess that means that was enough cleaning for last night…
A journey into the workshop.
A journey into the workshop #1. Starting over, getting organized.
After spending the time, money, and effort to get the equipment I need to get moving in earnest in woodworking, I am doing so. But a little background might help you dear readers to understand where I am coming from…
I hated junior high, and high school. Passionately hated that entire experience with 3 major exceptions.
#1. The social interactions. Some of the best friends I have ever had, I made in Junior High, and High School. I try to maintain many of those friendships even today…
#2. Art class, for the same reasons I also enjoyed…
#3. Shop classes, specifically Wood Shop, and Welding Shop. I was encouraged to create and express myself through those classes.
While I thoroughly enjoyed college, by the time I entered college, I was in a long term, bad domestic situation that kept me away from woodworking for many years…
Fast forward 21 years, a new marriage (I am VERY blessed this time!) to a wonderful woman that actually encourages me to express and explore these things… This also coincided with my career taking off in the direction I was working toward, with sufficient income to at least indulge woodworking with a bang for the buck point of view…
I started building up my workshop from a basic circular saw, cheap router table, sanding block, and old hand me down hack saw to what it is today in January 2008.
So now it's time for me to get organized, in both the workshop and the blog… I am hopefully making progress with both.
In case you haven't seen it, my workshop tour page is renewed pretty frequently. I try to keep it up to date with the changes I am making in the shop.
Today was a day of throwing away. Of chucking cut offs from old 2×4s that had bent nails driven into them. The only uses I could think of for keeping these cutoffs are as kindling, and I have plenty of that… So in the trash can they went…
Next came hooking the long hose to the Thien cyclone, and sucking up as much sawdust as I could put a hose to… I have some leftover issues but nothing serious.
Lastly, I had to un bury my planer, and table saw. (Long story, workshop garage not just used as workshop quite yet…).
Since the long hose was out, drug the planer over to the hose, hooked it up, and planed my 4×4 cedar to, well… 3.5"x3.5" +/- .001" (The gauge on the Ryobi isn't super accurate, but this is wood after all, and not cast iron…).
I then cut all of my replacement workbench legs to length. I guess for the guys with more years experience, or even with the same years but more time out in the shop my mistakes border on the sheer stupid, but I am going at this with the motto of "safety first"... My accuracy is improving for sure, but I am still prone to mistakes, which is why I am making new legs…
As I work my way through the projects, one of my key pieces to success I fear is going to be keeping the value of what I do in the workshop relevant to what LOML wants done in and around the house, The following projects are on the TOP of my list…
#1. Finish workbench. (Progress made this weekend).
#2. Finish kitty condo. (progress made this weekend.)
#3. Finish Replacing bad insulation and decking the attic. (Ongoing project, just started). Workbench project is relevant due to need for outfeed support from table saw for safety sake.
#4. Build plywood and 2×4 shelving in attic to make tote access easier. Again workbench relevant for outfeed support.
#5. Build Thien pre separator / trash can cyclone. Safety is relevant all the time…
#6. Finish table saw extension wing. Router table insert will be moving to end of wing, with miter slot to allow use of stacked feather boards. This will be critical when routing profiles for mitered frame raised panel doors that she wants in the kitchen and bathrooms.
#7. Workshop cabinets with mitered frame raised panel doors. Practice and skill builder for kitchen and bathroom projects…. I am planning on using as clear as possible of Cedar for this project. Going to get lots of resawing and milling practice with this!
So while the organization continues, there also remains so much more to do…
After spending the time, money, and effort to get the equipment I need to get moving in earnest in woodworking, I am doing so. But a little background might help you dear readers to understand where I am coming from…
I hated junior high, and high school. Passionately hated that entire experience with 3 major exceptions.
#1. The social interactions. Some of the best friends I have ever had, I made in Junior High, and High School. I try to maintain many of those friendships even today…
#2. Art class, for the same reasons I also enjoyed…
#3. Shop classes, specifically Wood Shop, and Welding Shop. I was encouraged to create and express myself through those classes.
While I thoroughly enjoyed college, by the time I entered college, I was in a long term, bad domestic situation that kept me away from woodworking for many years…
Fast forward 21 years, a new marriage (I am VERY blessed this time!) to a wonderful woman that actually encourages me to express and explore these things… This also coincided with my career taking off in the direction I was working toward, with sufficient income to at least indulge woodworking with a bang for the buck point of view…
I started building up my workshop from a basic circular saw, cheap router table, sanding block, and old hand me down hack saw to what it is today in January 2008.
So now it's time for me to get organized, in both the workshop and the blog… I am hopefully making progress with both.
In case you haven't seen it, my workshop tour page is renewed pretty frequently. I try to keep it up to date with the changes I am making in the shop.
Today was a day of throwing away. Of chucking cut offs from old 2×4s that had bent nails driven into them. The only uses I could think of for keeping these cutoffs are as kindling, and I have plenty of that… So in the trash can they went…
Next came hooking the long hose to the Thien cyclone, and sucking up as much sawdust as I could put a hose to… I have some leftover issues but nothing serious.
Lastly, I had to un bury my planer, and table saw. (Long story, workshop garage not just used as workshop quite yet…).
Since the long hose was out, drug the planer over to the hose, hooked it up, and planed my 4×4 cedar to, well… 3.5"x3.5" +/- .001" (The gauge on the Ryobi isn't super accurate, but this is wood after all, and not cast iron…).
I then cut all of my replacement workbench legs to length. I guess for the guys with more years experience, or even with the same years but more time out in the shop my mistakes border on the sheer stupid, but I am going at this with the motto of "safety first"... My accuracy is improving for sure, but I am still prone to mistakes, which is why I am making new legs…
As I work my way through the projects, one of my key pieces to success I fear is going to be keeping the value of what I do in the workshop relevant to what LOML wants done in and around the house, The following projects are on the TOP of my list…
#1. Finish workbench. (Progress made this weekend).
#2. Finish kitty condo. (progress made this weekend.)
#3. Finish Replacing bad insulation and decking the attic. (Ongoing project, just started). Workbench project is relevant due to need for outfeed support from table saw for safety sake.
#4. Build plywood and 2×4 shelving in attic to make tote access easier. Again workbench relevant for outfeed support.
#5. Build Thien pre separator / trash can cyclone. Safety is relevant all the time…
#6. Finish table saw extension wing. Router table insert will be moving to end of wing, with miter slot to allow use of stacked feather boards. This will be critical when routing profiles for mitered frame raised panel doors that she wants in the kitchen and bathrooms.
#7. Workshop cabinets with mitered frame raised panel doors. Practice and skill builder for kitchen and bathroom projects…. I am planning on using as clear as possible of Cedar for this project. Going to get lots of resawing and milling practice with this!
So while the organization continues, there also remains so much more to do…
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I've always wondered how it would be to put the bag in the barrel when it was MT. Then just pull the bag out, right???
I'm not sure, Wouldn't the DC suck the bag up? I might try to see what the results are…Getting sick of standing shin deep in shavings...
The rush to get projects done for Christmas is finally over, family demands are back to normal, I have a little bit of time to get out into the shop and do some cleanup…
But where's the floor? I know there is a floor in here SOMEWHERE…
Let's see, those long shavings would drop right down into the dust bin instead of going on to the DC right? Sure…
You get where I am going with this?
I finally had the time to do some cleanup after the mess of projects got done, the tools are up, and I attempted some pickup of my shop floor by sucking everything up, long shavings, packing peanuts, you name it with the DC…
This was NOT my best idea…
Simply put, the long shavings from the cutting board (many of them 20" or better, and REALLY curly) got into the Thien cyclone, wrapped around uprights, and filled up the drop slot, making the separator impossible to function, so most of the stuff bypassed to the DC, but got caught on the cross bar of the inlet!.
So here I am scratching my head wondering why did my DC suddenly lose suction? I go and look, the hose between the Thien and the DC is jam packed with packing peanuts and planing shavings…
So I thought I overran the dust bin. I pop the top on the barrel, work the baffle out, and find it was just the baffle / lid that was jammed. I cleared the jam, cleared the hose, and intake Y on the DC. They I looked, barrel at about 75% full again, time to empty it. (Who wants to life a full 55 gallon drum of sawdust right?)
I shove as much shavings, and packing peanuts into the barrel as I can, and take it outside, where I can work a contractor trash bag over the mouth of the drum, then flip it to transfer the contents… Nice, easy, dust free right?
Wrong…
So the bag slipped on, pretty snug, and mind you there was a slight breeze last night… Holding on to the barrel around where the bag is, I flipped it, no problem…
Slowly, Carefully I work the bag off of the drum, and then set the drum down…
That's when it happened… Something in the bag settled, and a mushroom cloud of wood dust came billowing up, being caught by the just then shifting breeze, and carried from the driveway, through the open garage door, and back into the workshop.
So the bag got tied off and taken to the curb, the drum got taken back into the shop, the shop door got closed, and the fan / filter air filter rig got turned on.
Guess that means that was enough cleaning for last night…
hmmm… what dust in the shop, stays in the shop.Getting sick of standing shin deep in shavings...
The rush to get projects done for Christmas is finally over, family demands are back to normal, I have a little bit of time to get out into the shop and do some cleanup…
But where's the floor? I know there is a floor in here SOMEWHERE…
Let's see, those long shavings would drop right down into the dust bin instead of going on to the DC right? Sure…
You get where I am going with this?
I finally had the time to do some cleanup after the mess of projects got done, the tools are up, and I attempted some pickup of my shop floor by sucking everything up, long shavings, packing peanuts, you name it with the DC…
This was NOT my best idea…
Simply put, the long shavings from the cutting board (many of them 20" or better, and REALLY curly) got into the Thien cyclone, wrapped around uprights, and filled up the drop slot, making the separator impossible to function, so most of the stuff bypassed to the DC, but got caught on the cross bar of the inlet!.
So here I am scratching my head wondering why did my DC suddenly lose suction? I go and look, the hose between the Thien and the DC is jam packed with packing peanuts and planing shavings…
So I thought I overran the dust bin. I pop the top on the barrel, work the baffle out, and find it was just the baffle / lid that was jammed. I cleared the jam, cleared the hose, and intake Y on the DC. They I looked, barrel at about 75% full again, time to empty it. (Who wants to life a full 55 gallon drum of sawdust right?)
I shove as much shavings, and packing peanuts into the barrel as I can, and take it outside, where I can work a contractor trash bag over the mouth of the drum, then flip it to transfer the contents… Nice, easy, dust free right?
Wrong…
So the bag slipped on, pretty snug, and mind you there was a slight breeze last night… Holding on to the barrel around where the bag is, I flipped it, no problem…
Slowly, Carefully I work the bag off of the drum, and then set the drum down…
That's when it happened… Something in the bag settled, and a mushroom cloud of wood dust came billowing up, being caught by the just then shifting breeze, and carried from the driveway, through the open garage door, and back into the workshop.
So the bag got tied off and taken to the curb, the drum got taken back into the shop, the shop door got closed, and the fan / filter air filter rig got turned on.
Guess that means that was enough cleaning for last night…
at least it's not happening on a daily basis (or is it?)
I turn stuff, a lot of stuff, I also have a trim carpenter freind. He hates coming in to my garage, cause those shavings are all over the place. I get around to picking them up or at least getting most of it everyother day, but he always stops by when they are at the deepest, after roughing out a 12 inch bowl or 2 or 3 or 4. Its a mess I get it, but it is part of the whole process, the shavings are a good place to store peices that waiting their turn to turn. Helps keep em from cracking, you know. They perform a function, also a soft place for a dropped gouge to land or a vessel near completion that spins of a loose chuck. They are good, I let them dry for a day or 2 before burning them, unless I am turning just for smoke fuel to cook with. Anyway, he has a tendancy to downplay the cleanliness of my shop ( garage), so I ask him to go ahead and sweep the floor , quicker then complaining about it. One of these days I bet he will grab a broom and a bag, until then I wade in shavings and I love it. It means my technique is good, clean cuts, bevels are rubbing, gouges are sharp.Getting sick of standing shin deep in shavings...
The rush to get projects done for Christmas is finally over, family demands are back to normal, I have a little bit of time to get out into the shop and do some cleanup…
But where's the floor? I know there is a floor in here SOMEWHERE…
Let's see, those long shavings would drop right down into the dust bin instead of going on to the DC right? Sure…
You get where I am going with this?
I finally had the time to do some cleanup after the mess of projects got done, the tools are up, and I attempted some pickup of my shop floor by sucking everything up, long shavings, packing peanuts, you name it with the DC…
This was NOT my best idea…
Simply put, the long shavings from the cutting board (many of them 20" or better, and REALLY curly) got into the Thien cyclone, wrapped around uprights, and filled up the drop slot, making the separator impossible to function, so most of the stuff bypassed to the DC, but got caught on the cross bar of the inlet!.
So here I am scratching my head wondering why did my DC suddenly lose suction? I go and look, the hose between the Thien and the DC is jam packed with packing peanuts and planing shavings…
So I thought I overran the dust bin. I pop the top on the barrel, work the baffle out, and find it was just the baffle / lid that was jammed. I cleared the jam, cleared the hose, and intake Y on the DC. They I looked, barrel at about 75% full again, time to empty it. (Who wants to life a full 55 gallon drum of sawdust right?)
I shove as much shavings, and packing peanuts into the barrel as I can, and take it outside, where I can work a contractor trash bag over the mouth of the drum, then flip it to transfer the contents… Nice, easy, dust free right?
Wrong…
So the bag slipped on, pretty snug, and mind you there was a slight breeze last night… Holding on to the barrel around where the bag is, I flipped it, no problem…
Slowly, Carefully I work the bag off of the drum, and then set the drum down…
That's when it happened… Something in the bag settled, and a mushroom cloud of wood dust came billowing up, being caught by the just then shifting breeze, and carried from the driveway, through the open garage door, and back into the workshop.
So the bag got tied off and taken to the curb, the drum got taken back into the shop, the shop door got closed, and the fan / filter air filter rig got turned on.
Guess that means that was enough cleaning for last night…
Thanks for giving me a place to vent.
Actually, if it weren't for the packing peanuts, it would have all been an easy sweep up…Getting sick of standing shin deep in shavings...
The rush to get projects done for Christmas is finally over, family demands are back to normal, I have a little bit of time to get out into the shop and do some cleanup…
But where's the floor? I know there is a floor in here SOMEWHERE…
Let's see, those long shavings would drop right down into the dust bin instead of going on to the DC right? Sure…
You get where I am going with this?
I finally had the time to do some cleanup after the mess of projects got done, the tools are up, and I attempted some pickup of my shop floor by sucking everything up, long shavings, packing peanuts, you name it with the DC…
This was NOT my best idea…
Simply put, the long shavings from the cutting board (many of them 20" or better, and REALLY curly) got into the Thien cyclone, wrapped around uprights, and filled up the drop slot, making the separator impossible to function, so most of the stuff bypassed to the DC, but got caught on the cross bar of the inlet!.
So here I am scratching my head wondering why did my DC suddenly lose suction? I go and look, the hose between the Thien and the DC is jam packed with packing peanuts and planing shavings…
So I thought I overran the dust bin. I pop the top on the barrel, work the baffle out, and find it was just the baffle / lid that was jammed. I cleared the jam, cleared the hose, and intake Y on the DC. They I looked, barrel at about 75% full again, time to empty it. (Who wants to life a full 55 gallon drum of sawdust right?)
I shove as much shavings, and packing peanuts into the barrel as I can, and take it outside, where I can work a contractor trash bag over the mouth of the drum, then flip it to transfer the contents… Nice, easy, dust free right?
Wrong…
So the bag slipped on, pretty snug, and mind you there was a slight breeze last night… Holding on to the barrel around where the bag is, I flipped it, no problem…
Slowly, Carefully I work the bag off of the drum, and then set the drum down…
That's when it happened… Something in the bag settled, and a mushroom cloud of wood dust came billowing up, being caught by the just then shifting breeze, and carried from the driveway, through the open garage door, and back into the workshop.
So the bag got tied off and taken to the curb, the drum got taken back into the shop, the shop door got closed, and the fan / filter air filter rig got turned on.
Guess that means that was enough cleaning for last night…
dbhost - you could put a wood/metal frame that will keep the bag down in the barrel, and pull the frame out before tying the bag up.Getting sick of standing shin deep in shavings...
The rush to get projects done for Christmas is finally over, family demands are back to normal, I have a little bit of time to get out into the shop and do some cleanup…
But where's the floor? I know there is a floor in here SOMEWHERE…
Let's see, those long shavings would drop right down into the dust bin instead of going on to the DC right? Sure…
You get where I am going with this?
I finally had the time to do some cleanup after the mess of projects got done, the tools are up, and I attempted some pickup of my shop floor by sucking everything up, long shavings, packing peanuts, you name it with the DC…
This was NOT my best idea…
Simply put, the long shavings from the cutting board (many of them 20" or better, and REALLY curly) got into the Thien cyclone, wrapped around uprights, and filled up the drop slot, making the separator impossible to function, so most of the stuff bypassed to the DC, but got caught on the cross bar of the inlet!.
So here I am scratching my head wondering why did my DC suddenly lose suction? I go and look, the hose between the Thien and the DC is jam packed with packing peanuts and planing shavings…
So I thought I overran the dust bin. I pop the top on the barrel, work the baffle out, and find it was just the baffle / lid that was jammed. I cleared the jam, cleared the hose, and intake Y on the DC. They I looked, barrel at about 75% full again, time to empty it. (Who wants to life a full 55 gallon drum of sawdust right?)
I shove as much shavings, and packing peanuts into the barrel as I can, and take it outside, where I can work a contractor trash bag over the mouth of the drum, then flip it to transfer the contents… Nice, easy, dust free right?
Wrong…
So the bag slipped on, pretty snug, and mind you there was a slight breeze last night… Holding on to the barrel around where the bag is, I flipped it, no problem…
Slowly, Carefully I work the bag off of the drum, and then set the drum down…
That's when it happened… Something in the bag settled, and a mushroom cloud of wood dust came billowing up, being caught by the just then shifting breeze, and carried from the driveway, through the open garage door, and back into the workshop.
So the bag got tied off and taken to the curb, the drum got taken back into the shop, the shop door got closed, and the fan / filter air filter rig got turned on.
Guess that means that was enough cleaning for last night…
the frame is real simple, much like a picture frame - since you want to be able to pull it out when the bag is full. all it needs to do is keep the bag from being sucked up.
Andrew thanks for the tip…using the chips for a smoker I been wanting to make one..I know what you mean about the volume of chips from turning it adds up quick like planers do but out of control in flightGetting sick of standing shin deep in shavings...
The rush to get projects done for Christmas is finally over, family demands are back to normal, I have a little bit of time to get out into the shop and do some cleanup…
But where's the floor? I know there is a floor in here SOMEWHERE…
Let's see, those long shavings would drop right down into the dust bin instead of going on to the DC right? Sure…
You get where I am going with this?
I finally had the time to do some cleanup after the mess of projects got done, the tools are up, and I attempted some pickup of my shop floor by sucking everything up, long shavings, packing peanuts, you name it with the DC…
This was NOT my best idea…
Simply put, the long shavings from the cutting board (many of them 20" or better, and REALLY curly) got into the Thien cyclone, wrapped around uprights, and filled up the drop slot, making the separator impossible to function, so most of the stuff bypassed to the DC, but got caught on the cross bar of the inlet!.
So here I am scratching my head wondering why did my DC suddenly lose suction? I go and look, the hose between the Thien and the DC is jam packed with packing peanuts and planing shavings…
So I thought I overran the dust bin. I pop the top on the barrel, work the baffle out, and find it was just the baffle / lid that was jammed. I cleared the jam, cleared the hose, and intake Y on the DC. They I looked, barrel at about 75% full again, time to empty it. (Who wants to life a full 55 gallon drum of sawdust right?)
I shove as much shavings, and packing peanuts into the barrel as I can, and take it outside, where I can work a contractor trash bag over the mouth of the drum, then flip it to transfer the contents… Nice, easy, dust free right?
Wrong…
So the bag slipped on, pretty snug, and mind you there was a slight breeze last night… Holding on to the barrel around where the bag is, I flipped it, no problem…
Slowly, Carefully I work the bag off of the drum, and then set the drum down…
That's when it happened… Something in the bag settled, and a mushroom cloud of wood dust came billowing up, being caught by the just then shifting breeze, and carried from the driveway, through the open garage door, and back into the workshop.
So the bag got tied off and taken to the curb, the drum got taken back into the shop, the shop door got closed, and the fan / filter air filter rig got turned on.
Guess that means that was enough cleaning for last night…
Happy New Year to all
the inside of my B-Bears are filled with expanding foam - good place to throw all of my shavings and old foam bits into too. Adds to the weight.Getting sick of standing shin deep in shavings...
The rush to get projects done for Christmas is finally over, family demands are back to normal, I have a little bit of time to get out into the shop and do some cleanup…
But where's the floor? I know there is a floor in here SOMEWHERE…
Let's see, those long shavings would drop right down into the dust bin instead of going on to the DC right? Sure…
You get where I am going with this?
I finally had the time to do some cleanup after the mess of projects got done, the tools are up, and I attempted some pickup of my shop floor by sucking everything up, long shavings, packing peanuts, you name it with the DC…
This was NOT my best idea…
Simply put, the long shavings from the cutting board (many of them 20" or better, and REALLY curly) got into the Thien cyclone, wrapped around uprights, and filled up the drop slot, making the separator impossible to function, so most of the stuff bypassed to the DC, but got caught on the cross bar of the inlet!.
So here I am scratching my head wondering why did my DC suddenly lose suction? I go and look, the hose between the Thien and the DC is jam packed with packing peanuts and planing shavings…
So I thought I overran the dust bin. I pop the top on the barrel, work the baffle out, and find it was just the baffle / lid that was jammed. I cleared the jam, cleared the hose, and intake Y on the DC. They I looked, barrel at about 75% full again, time to empty it. (Who wants to life a full 55 gallon drum of sawdust right?)
I shove as much shavings, and packing peanuts into the barrel as I can, and take it outside, where I can work a contractor trash bag over the mouth of the drum, then flip it to transfer the contents… Nice, easy, dust free right?
Wrong…
So the bag slipped on, pretty snug, and mind you there was a slight breeze last night… Holding on to the barrel around where the bag is, I flipped it, no problem…
Slowly, Carefully I work the bag off of the drum, and then set the drum down…
That's when it happened… Something in the bag settled, and a mushroom cloud of wood dust came billowing up, being caught by the just then shifting breeze, and carried from the driveway, through the open garage door, and back into the workshop.
So the bag got tied off and taken to the curb, the drum got taken back into the shop, the shop door got closed, and the fan / filter air filter rig got turned on.
Guess that means that was enough cleaning for last night…
Okay, I am gonna ask. What are B-Bears?Getting sick of standing shin deep in shavings...
The rush to get projects done for Christmas is finally over, family demands are back to normal, I have a little bit of time to get out into the shop and do some cleanup…
But where's the floor? I know there is a floor in here SOMEWHERE…
Let's see, those long shavings would drop right down into the dust bin instead of going on to the DC right? Sure…
You get where I am going with this?
I finally had the time to do some cleanup after the mess of projects got done, the tools are up, and I attempted some pickup of my shop floor by sucking everything up, long shavings, packing peanuts, you name it with the DC…
This was NOT my best idea…
Simply put, the long shavings from the cutting board (many of them 20" or better, and REALLY curly) got into the Thien cyclone, wrapped around uprights, and filled up the drop slot, making the separator impossible to function, so most of the stuff bypassed to the DC, but got caught on the cross bar of the inlet!.
So here I am scratching my head wondering why did my DC suddenly lose suction? I go and look, the hose between the Thien and the DC is jam packed with packing peanuts and planing shavings…
So I thought I overran the dust bin. I pop the top on the barrel, work the baffle out, and find it was just the baffle / lid that was jammed. I cleared the jam, cleared the hose, and intake Y on the DC. They I looked, barrel at about 75% full again, time to empty it. (Who wants to life a full 55 gallon drum of sawdust right?)
I shove as much shavings, and packing peanuts into the barrel as I can, and take it outside, where I can work a contractor trash bag over the mouth of the drum, then flip it to transfer the contents… Nice, easy, dust free right?
Wrong…
So the bag slipped on, pretty snug, and mind you there was a slight breeze last night… Holding on to the barrel around where the bag is, I flipped it, no problem…
Slowly, Carefully I work the bag off of the drum, and then set the drum down…
That's when it happened… Something in the bag settled, and a mushroom cloud of wood dust came billowing up, being caught by the just then shifting breeze, and carried from the driveway, through the open garage door, and back into the workshop.
So the bag got tied off and taken to the curb, the drum got taken back into the shop, the shop door got closed, and the fan / filter air filter rig got turned on.
Guess that means that was enough cleaning for last night…
Keep a good magnet about the floor or in the base of your shop vac. You'd be surprised what will show up. Besides the gathering of nails, screws and staples you may find that missing 1/64 or 1/16th drill bit. Maybe find that star screw tip,nail set or frog screw from your plane you couldn't find.Getting sick of standing shin deep in shavings...
The rush to get projects done for Christmas is finally over, family demands are back to normal, I have a little bit of time to get out into the shop and do some cleanup…
But where's the floor? I know there is a floor in here SOMEWHERE…
Let's see, those long shavings would drop right down into the dust bin instead of going on to the DC right? Sure…
You get where I am going with this?
I finally had the time to do some cleanup after the mess of projects got done, the tools are up, and I attempted some pickup of my shop floor by sucking everything up, long shavings, packing peanuts, you name it with the DC…
This was NOT my best idea…
Simply put, the long shavings from the cutting board (many of them 20" or better, and REALLY curly) got into the Thien cyclone, wrapped around uprights, and filled up the drop slot, making the separator impossible to function, so most of the stuff bypassed to the DC, but got caught on the cross bar of the inlet!.
So here I am scratching my head wondering why did my DC suddenly lose suction? I go and look, the hose between the Thien and the DC is jam packed with packing peanuts and planing shavings…
So I thought I overran the dust bin. I pop the top on the barrel, work the baffle out, and find it was just the baffle / lid that was jammed. I cleared the jam, cleared the hose, and intake Y on the DC. They I looked, barrel at about 75% full again, time to empty it. (Who wants to life a full 55 gallon drum of sawdust right?)
I shove as much shavings, and packing peanuts into the barrel as I can, and take it outside, where I can work a contractor trash bag over the mouth of the drum, then flip it to transfer the contents… Nice, easy, dust free right?
Wrong…
So the bag slipped on, pretty snug, and mind you there was a slight breeze last night… Holding on to the barrel around where the bag is, I flipped it, no problem…
Slowly, Carefully I work the bag off of the drum, and then set the drum down…
That's when it happened… Something in the bag settled, and a mushroom cloud of wood dust came billowing up, being caught by the just then shifting breeze, and carried from the driveway, through the open garage door, and back into the workshop.
So the bag got tied off and taken to the curb, the drum got taken back into the shop, the shop door got closed, and the fan / filter air filter rig got turned on.
Guess that means that was enough cleaning for last night…
Yep my magnets about the shop have kept me from throwing away a lot of things.
Found the floor. Need to rest, and try again tomorrow....
Well, I found the floor, at least the parts not covered with fencing material (still).
Tomorrow is another wet and dreary day, so back in the shop I go with the heat on, and get back to cleaning, discarding junk, and organizing…
I grabbed my measurements for the space the lathe cabinet / ballast cabinet needs to be in, and am taking that into Sketchup during slow time over the next few days. The cabinet is going to end up made out of 3/4" and 1/2" Birch ply, because that is what I have in my stash big enough to make the pieces. I would almost rather go buy some 3/4" and 1/2" MDF just to get the additional mass for ballast, and I intend on painting the cabinet hunter green (to more or less go with the HF lathe looks).
I had been able to get by with just moving my lathe tools off of the lower shelf and onto the table saw up until Christmas. All I had was the Benjamin's Best 8 pc HSS set, which is nice, and easy to move after you glue the wooden case which they couldn't be troubled to do at the factory. (That is another story all together…) and my Wood River Chuck. Well Christmas morning saw the full set of Benjamin's Best roughing gouges, and Versa Chisels under the tree for me. While not my entire turning wish list, it certainly did put a good size dent in it… But that also means a LOT more turning tools to move around every time I want to use the lathe… And I have been looking for an excuse to add ballast to this thing.
I believe I mentioned here before I needed to take out the hot glue, and replace it with adhesive silicone sealant. I have done so, using clear sealant. What bothers me is that the sealant came out of the tube white, but the label CLEARLY states clear. We'll see. The problem is that the plastic lid flexes, and the hot glue, well… doesn't. Once it fully vulcanizes, I will put the whole Thien Cyclone back together, and put it in place.
There's so much work to do here, but every step gets me that much closer to having my shop set up, equipped, and organized according to my ideal shop (okay ideal given the limits of finances, and land…).
I really do hope that my posts and discussions on this are at least somewhat helpful or inspiring to other woodworkers. I am just a regular guy, with a small house in suburbia, pretty average income the whole nine yards. I have gotten my shop to where it is by a LOT of creativity, aggressive bargain hunting, and being blessed with helpful gift givers… I put off even starting collecting any woodworking tools for too long, and want to inspire the younger guys to go for it!
Well, I found the floor, at least the parts not covered with fencing material (still).
Tomorrow is another wet and dreary day, so back in the shop I go with the heat on, and get back to cleaning, discarding junk, and organizing…
I grabbed my measurements for the space the lathe cabinet / ballast cabinet needs to be in, and am taking that into Sketchup during slow time over the next few days. The cabinet is going to end up made out of 3/4" and 1/2" Birch ply, because that is what I have in my stash big enough to make the pieces. I would almost rather go buy some 3/4" and 1/2" MDF just to get the additional mass for ballast, and I intend on painting the cabinet hunter green (to more or less go with the HF lathe looks).
I had been able to get by with just moving my lathe tools off of the lower shelf and onto the table saw up until Christmas. All I had was the Benjamin's Best 8 pc HSS set, which is nice, and easy to move after you glue the wooden case which they couldn't be troubled to do at the factory. (That is another story all together…) and my Wood River Chuck. Well Christmas morning saw the full set of Benjamin's Best roughing gouges, and Versa Chisels under the tree for me. While not my entire turning wish list, it certainly did put a good size dent in it… But that also means a LOT more turning tools to move around every time I want to use the lathe… And I have been looking for an excuse to add ballast to this thing.
I believe I mentioned here before I needed to take out the hot glue, and replace it with adhesive silicone sealant. I have done so, using clear sealant. What bothers me is that the sealant came out of the tube white, but the label CLEARLY states clear. We'll see. The problem is that the plastic lid flexes, and the hot glue, well… doesn't. Once it fully vulcanizes, I will put the whole Thien Cyclone back together, and put it in place.
There's so much work to do here, but every step gets me that much closer to having my shop set up, equipped, and organized according to my ideal shop (okay ideal given the limits of finances, and land…).
I really do hope that my posts and discussions on this are at least somewhat helpful or inspiring to other woodworkers. I am just a regular guy, with a small house in suburbia, pretty average income the whole nine yards. I have gotten my shop to where it is by a LOT of creativity, aggressive bargain hunting, and being blessed with helpful gift givers… I put off even starting collecting any woodworking tools for too long, and want to inspire the younger guys to go for it!
Nice blog, number 35 huh. Looks like i have a lot of catching up to do.Found the floor. Need to rest, and try again tomorrow....
Well, I found the floor, at least the parts not covered with fencing material (still).
Tomorrow is another wet and dreary day, so back in the shop I go with the heat on, and get back to cleaning, discarding junk, and organizing…
I grabbed my measurements for the space the lathe cabinet / ballast cabinet needs to be in, and am taking that into Sketchup during slow time over the next few days. The cabinet is going to end up made out of 3/4" and 1/2" Birch ply, because that is what I have in my stash big enough to make the pieces. I would almost rather go buy some 3/4" and 1/2" MDF just to get the additional mass for ballast, and I intend on painting the cabinet hunter green (to more or less go with the HF lathe looks).
I had been able to get by with just moving my lathe tools off of the lower shelf and onto the table saw up until Christmas. All I had was the Benjamin's Best 8 pc HSS set, which is nice, and easy to move after you glue the wooden case which they couldn't be troubled to do at the factory. (That is another story all together…) and my Wood River Chuck. Well Christmas morning saw the full set of Benjamin's Best roughing gouges, and Versa Chisels under the tree for me. While not my entire turning wish list, it certainly did put a good size dent in it… But that also means a LOT more turning tools to move around every time I want to use the lathe… And I have been looking for an excuse to add ballast to this thing.
I believe I mentioned here before I needed to take out the hot glue, and replace it with adhesive silicone sealant. I have done so, using clear sealant. What bothers me is that the sealant came out of the tube white, but the label CLEARLY states clear. We'll see. The problem is that the plastic lid flexes, and the hot glue, well… doesn't. Once it fully vulcanizes, I will put the whole Thien Cyclone back together, and put it in place.
There's so much work to do here, but every step gets me that much closer to having my shop set up, equipped, and organized according to my ideal shop (okay ideal given the limits of finances, and land…).
I really do hope that my posts and discussions on this are at least somewhat helpful or inspiring to other woodworkers. I am just a regular guy, with a small house in suburbia, pretty average income the whole nine yards. I have gotten my shop to where it is by a LOT of creativity, aggressive bargain hunting, and being blessed with helpful gift givers… I put off even starting collecting any woodworking tools for too long, and want to inspire the younger guys to go for it!
dbhost,Found the floor. Need to rest, and try again tomorrow....
Well, I found the floor, at least the parts not covered with fencing material (still).
Tomorrow is another wet and dreary day, so back in the shop I go with the heat on, and get back to cleaning, discarding junk, and organizing…
I grabbed my measurements for the space the lathe cabinet / ballast cabinet needs to be in, and am taking that into Sketchup during slow time over the next few days. The cabinet is going to end up made out of 3/4" and 1/2" Birch ply, because that is what I have in my stash big enough to make the pieces. I would almost rather go buy some 3/4" and 1/2" MDF just to get the additional mass for ballast, and I intend on painting the cabinet hunter green (to more or less go with the HF lathe looks).
I had been able to get by with just moving my lathe tools off of the lower shelf and onto the table saw up until Christmas. All I had was the Benjamin's Best 8 pc HSS set, which is nice, and easy to move after you glue the wooden case which they couldn't be troubled to do at the factory. (That is another story all together…) and my Wood River Chuck. Well Christmas morning saw the full set of Benjamin's Best roughing gouges, and Versa Chisels under the tree for me. While not my entire turning wish list, it certainly did put a good size dent in it… But that also means a LOT more turning tools to move around every time I want to use the lathe… And I have been looking for an excuse to add ballast to this thing.
I believe I mentioned here before I needed to take out the hot glue, and replace it with adhesive silicone sealant. I have done so, using clear sealant. What bothers me is that the sealant came out of the tube white, but the label CLEARLY states clear. We'll see. The problem is that the plastic lid flexes, and the hot glue, well… doesn't. Once it fully vulcanizes, I will put the whole Thien Cyclone back together, and put it in place.
There's so much work to do here, but every step gets me that much closer to having my shop set up, equipped, and organized according to my ideal shop (okay ideal given the limits of finances, and land…).
I really do hope that my posts and discussions on this are at least somewhat helpful or inspiring to other woodworkers. I am just a regular guy, with a small house in suburbia, pretty average income the whole nine yards. I have gotten my shop to where it is by a LOT of creativity, aggressive bargain hunting, and being blessed with helpful gift givers… I put off even starting collecting any woodworking tools for too long, and want to inspire the younger guys to go for it!
Many "clear" sealants and caulks come out of the tube white and only become clear once they have cured. If you have already discovered this, then ignore this post.
I too have accumulated some nice shop tools be going the "gift" and "secondhand" route.
Are we ever done setting up our shops? I always seem to be changing something or trying to organize it better!!!Found the floor. Need to rest, and try again tomorrow....
Well, I found the floor, at least the parts not covered with fencing material (still).
Tomorrow is another wet and dreary day, so back in the shop I go with the heat on, and get back to cleaning, discarding junk, and organizing…
I grabbed my measurements for the space the lathe cabinet / ballast cabinet needs to be in, and am taking that into Sketchup during slow time over the next few days. The cabinet is going to end up made out of 3/4" and 1/2" Birch ply, because that is what I have in my stash big enough to make the pieces. I would almost rather go buy some 3/4" and 1/2" MDF just to get the additional mass for ballast, and I intend on painting the cabinet hunter green (to more or less go with the HF lathe looks).
I had been able to get by with just moving my lathe tools off of the lower shelf and onto the table saw up until Christmas. All I had was the Benjamin's Best 8 pc HSS set, which is nice, and easy to move after you glue the wooden case which they couldn't be troubled to do at the factory. (That is another story all together…) and my Wood River Chuck. Well Christmas morning saw the full set of Benjamin's Best roughing gouges, and Versa Chisels under the tree for me. While not my entire turning wish list, it certainly did put a good size dent in it… But that also means a LOT more turning tools to move around every time I want to use the lathe… And I have been looking for an excuse to add ballast to this thing.
I believe I mentioned here before I needed to take out the hot glue, and replace it with adhesive silicone sealant. I have done so, using clear sealant. What bothers me is that the sealant came out of the tube white, but the label CLEARLY states clear. We'll see. The problem is that the plastic lid flexes, and the hot glue, well… doesn't. Once it fully vulcanizes, I will put the whole Thien Cyclone back together, and put it in place.
There's so much work to do here, but every step gets me that much closer to having my shop set up, equipped, and organized according to my ideal shop (okay ideal given the limits of finances, and land…).
I really do hope that my posts and discussions on this are at least somewhat helpful or inspiring to other woodworkers. I am just a regular guy, with a small house in suburbia, pretty average income the whole nine yards. I have gotten my shop to where it is by a LOT of creativity, aggressive bargain hunting, and being blessed with helpful gift givers… I put off even starting collecting any woodworking tools for too long, and want to inspire the younger guys to go for it!
I wish I could be as organized and neat as some of the posted shop pictures here! I am in envy.
I don't think it is actually possible to be done until your pall bearers show up… However the state my shop got into leading up to Christmas was simply intolerable…Found the floor. Need to rest, and try again tomorrow....
Well, I found the floor, at least the parts not covered with fencing material (still).
Tomorrow is another wet and dreary day, so back in the shop I go with the heat on, and get back to cleaning, discarding junk, and organizing…
I grabbed my measurements for the space the lathe cabinet / ballast cabinet needs to be in, and am taking that into Sketchup during slow time over the next few days. The cabinet is going to end up made out of 3/4" and 1/2" Birch ply, because that is what I have in my stash big enough to make the pieces. I would almost rather go buy some 3/4" and 1/2" MDF just to get the additional mass for ballast, and I intend on painting the cabinet hunter green (to more or less go with the HF lathe looks).
I had been able to get by with just moving my lathe tools off of the lower shelf and onto the table saw up until Christmas. All I had was the Benjamin's Best 8 pc HSS set, which is nice, and easy to move after you glue the wooden case which they couldn't be troubled to do at the factory. (That is another story all together…) and my Wood River Chuck. Well Christmas morning saw the full set of Benjamin's Best roughing gouges, and Versa Chisels under the tree for me. While not my entire turning wish list, it certainly did put a good size dent in it… But that also means a LOT more turning tools to move around every time I want to use the lathe… And I have been looking for an excuse to add ballast to this thing.
I believe I mentioned here before I needed to take out the hot glue, and replace it with adhesive silicone sealant. I have done so, using clear sealant. What bothers me is that the sealant came out of the tube white, but the label CLEARLY states clear. We'll see. The problem is that the plastic lid flexes, and the hot glue, well… doesn't. Once it fully vulcanizes, I will put the whole Thien Cyclone back together, and put it in place.
There's so much work to do here, but every step gets me that much closer to having my shop set up, equipped, and organized according to my ideal shop (okay ideal given the limits of finances, and land…).
I really do hope that my posts and discussions on this are at least somewhat helpful or inspiring to other woodworkers. I am just a regular guy, with a small house in suburbia, pretty average income the whole nine yards. I have gotten my shop to where it is by a LOT of creativity, aggressive bargain hunting, and being blessed with helpful gift givers… I put off even starting collecting any woodworking tools for too long, and want to inspire the younger guys to go for it!
Well, I don't think I use the shop enough lately to get it very dirty. Much of it due to work, visitors, holidays, etc. Hopefully after my Hawaii trip I will be recharged. I am going to try to do some stuff on sled this weekend, while I am on call, but so far, work has been interfering with play. So batting zero so far this weekend. Course I worked half of yesterday at the office, and spent time at the hospitals, etc. Today no office time, but I am a little tired. We'll see…..........Found the floor. Need to rest, and try again tomorrow....
Well, I found the floor, at least the parts not covered with fencing material (still).
Tomorrow is another wet and dreary day, so back in the shop I go with the heat on, and get back to cleaning, discarding junk, and organizing…
I grabbed my measurements for the space the lathe cabinet / ballast cabinet needs to be in, and am taking that into Sketchup during slow time over the next few days. The cabinet is going to end up made out of 3/4" and 1/2" Birch ply, because that is what I have in my stash big enough to make the pieces. I would almost rather go buy some 3/4" and 1/2" MDF just to get the additional mass for ballast, and I intend on painting the cabinet hunter green (to more or less go with the HF lathe looks).
I had been able to get by with just moving my lathe tools off of the lower shelf and onto the table saw up until Christmas. All I had was the Benjamin's Best 8 pc HSS set, which is nice, and easy to move after you glue the wooden case which they couldn't be troubled to do at the factory. (That is another story all together…) and my Wood River Chuck. Well Christmas morning saw the full set of Benjamin's Best roughing gouges, and Versa Chisels under the tree for me. While not my entire turning wish list, it certainly did put a good size dent in it… But that also means a LOT more turning tools to move around every time I want to use the lathe… And I have been looking for an excuse to add ballast to this thing.
I believe I mentioned here before I needed to take out the hot glue, and replace it with adhesive silicone sealant. I have done so, using clear sealant. What bothers me is that the sealant came out of the tube white, but the label CLEARLY states clear. We'll see. The problem is that the plastic lid flexes, and the hot glue, well… doesn't. Once it fully vulcanizes, I will put the whole Thien Cyclone back together, and put it in place.
There's so much work to do here, but every step gets me that much closer to having my shop set up, equipped, and organized according to my ideal shop (okay ideal given the limits of finances, and land…).
I really do hope that my posts and discussions on this are at least somewhat helpful or inspiring to other woodworkers. I am just a regular guy, with a small house in suburbia, pretty average income the whole nine yards. I have gotten my shop to where it is by a LOT of creativity, aggressive bargain hunting, and being blessed with helpful gift givers… I put off even starting collecting any woodworking tools for too long, and want to inspire the younger guys to go for it!
You got a lot of production in that shop leading up to Christmas, so if it got a little dirty, I think that would be a natural thing…........
Happy New Year
Jim
The strange things we do to clean up...
So I'm out in the shop last night… working on clearing the piles of stuff off of my assembly table / bench. Let's see, I have a couple of surplus closet shelf brackets, and I have a 48" long piece of 12" wide 1/2" plywood. What kind of trouble can I get in with that right?
Well inspiration, or stupidity led me to mounting the brackets, with their bottoms 1/8" higher than the top of the molding for the entry door to the shop…
4 wall anchors, and 8 screws later, I have a perfect spot of small doo dads that get VERY infrequently used. But what?
Well, for now, it will hold a surplus supply of Lliquid Nails for Projects, a couple of sets of salvaged locking swivel casters, and some small boxes of misc low voltage electrical / radio type components, caulk saver foam inserts, weather stripping that sort of light weight stuff.
Is it ideal? No. But it's not much weight, just bulk. It is VERY infrequently accessed stuff, and it needed to get off of my bench.
Now that I have moved that stuff, I have run into a large supply of "What the heck is that?". I think I need to move the trash can closer to the bench…
So I'm out in the shop last night… working on clearing the piles of stuff off of my assembly table / bench. Let's see, I have a couple of surplus closet shelf brackets, and I have a 48" long piece of 12" wide 1/2" plywood. What kind of trouble can I get in with that right?
Well inspiration, or stupidity led me to mounting the brackets, with their bottoms 1/8" higher than the top of the molding for the entry door to the shop…
4 wall anchors, and 8 screws later, I have a perfect spot of small doo dads that get VERY infrequently used. But what?
Well, for now, it will hold a surplus supply of Lliquid Nails for Projects, a couple of sets of salvaged locking swivel casters, and some small boxes of misc low voltage electrical / radio type components, caulk saver foam inserts, weather stripping that sort of light weight stuff.
Is it ideal? No. But it's not much weight, just bulk. It is VERY infrequently accessed stuff, and it needed to get off of my bench.
Now that I have moved that stuff, I have run into a large supply of "What the heck is that?". I think I need to move the trash can closer to the bench…
Never ending clean up and organisingThe strange things we do to clean up...
So I'm out in the shop last night… working on clearing the piles of stuff off of my assembly table / bench. Let's see, I have a couple of surplus closet shelf brackets, and I have a 48" long piece of 12" wide 1/2" plywood. What kind of trouble can I get in with that right?
Well inspiration, or stupidity led me to mounting the brackets, with their bottoms 1/8" higher than the top of the molding for the entry door to the shop…
4 wall anchors, and 8 screws later, I have a perfect spot of small doo dads that get VERY infrequently used. But what?
Well, for now, it will hold a surplus supply of Lliquid Nails for Projects, a couple of sets of salvaged locking swivel casters, and some small boxes of misc low voltage electrical / radio type components, caulk saver foam inserts, weather stripping that sort of light weight stuff.
Is it ideal? No. But it's not much weight, just bulk. It is VERY infrequently accessed stuff, and it needed to get off of my bench.
Now that I have moved that stuff, I have run into a large supply of "What the heck is that?". I think I need to move the trash can closer to the bench…
i have a paper grocery bag that i try to carry around the shop with me whenever i'm doing something that generates a significant amount of junk…The strange things we do to clean up...
So I'm out in the shop last night… working on clearing the piles of stuff off of my assembly table / bench. Let's see, I have a couple of surplus closet shelf brackets, and I have a 48" long piece of 12" wide 1/2" plywood. What kind of trouble can I get in with that right?
Well inspiration, or stupidity led me to mounting the brackets, with their bottoms 1/8" higher than the top of the molding for the entry door to the shop…
4 wall anchors, and 8 screws later, I have a perfect spot of small doo dads that get VERY infrequently used. But what?
Well, for now, it will hold a surplus supply of Lliquid Nails for Projects, a couple of sets of salvaged locking swivel casters, and some small boxes of misc low voltage electrical / radio type components, caulk saver foam inserts, weather stripping that sort of light weight stuff.
Is it ideal? No. But it's not much weight, just bulk. It is VERY infrequently accessed stuff, and it needed to get off of my bench.
Now that I have moved that stuff, I have run into a large supply of "What the heck is that?". I think I need to move the trash can closer to the bench…
like i'll keep it at my feet when drilling a bunch of holes on the drill press… or at the end of the bench when hand planing… etc. if the trash never hits the floor, it's that much easier to remove! that said, i try to save all the organic waste to use as mulch around the house.
i just did the same thing last weekend. Put a couple plastic bins I had sitting around on the shelf. A place to dump some small odds and ends that I don't want to get rid of but don't use much. Or as my wife would put it, more packrat cubby holes.The strange things we do to clean up...
So I'm out in the shop last night… working on clearing the piles of stuff off of my assembly table / bench. Let's see, I have a couple of surplus closet shelf brackets, and I have a 48" long piece of 12" wide 1/2" plywood. What kind of trouble can I get in with that right?
Well inspiration, or stupidity led me to mounting the brackets, with their bottoms 1/8" higher than the top of the molding for the entry door to the shop…
4 wall anchors, and 8 screws later, I have a perfect spot of small doo dads that get VERY infrequently used. But what?
Well, for now, it will hold a surplus supply of Lliquid Nails for Projects, a couple of sets of salvaged locking swivel casters, and some small boxes of misc low voltage electrical / radio type components, caulk saver foam inserts, weather stripping that sort of light weight stuff.
Is it ideal? No. But it's not much weight, just bulk. It is VERY infrequently accessed stuff, and it needed to get off of my bench.
Now that I have moved that stuff, I have run into a large supply of "What the heck is that?". I think I need to move the trash can closer to the bench…
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