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What was your best wood shop improvement?

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Just curious. Looking for ideas.
 
#4 ·
my assembly bench with outlets for electric,air lines,vertical clamp rack,t-tracks on the top for holding things down,paper roll holder and enough storage space for everything needed for project assembly,on wheels for mobility.
 
#22 ·
Too hard to narrow it down to just one. In no particular order…these are the big ones:

1. Built a separate detached building from my house {so I wasn't filling the house up with dust}

2. Bought my own sawmill {no more buying wood, got plenty of very cost effective lumber piled up}

3. Large 6ft X 6ft solid white oak workbench complete with pattern makers vise

4 Installed Shelix heads on my jointer and planer {where this really shines is when you have to change blades}

5. 200 amp service with plenty of dual gang outlets and separate breakers for the right and left receptacles…also, dedicated service to each machine.
 
#23 ·
I don't know if a single thing will narrow it down

Dust Collection

Lighting

Climate/humidity control

All 3 of those are deal breakers if I don't have them, and I cannot separate their importance. I give them equal weight.

A wood floor would be fabulous, but at the cost it comes placing those stall mats from Tractor Supply in front of all your frequently used machines is just a small amount of $$$$$ and if you are on a mat, I can't tell if it was wood, concrete, sand, dirt under it. Takes that pain right out of your low back.

Tractor Supply stall mats
 
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