Old Garage to Work Shop Archive

• PanaVise Restoration #2: #304 Low Profile Head - 02-25-2018 07:35 PM | 1 comment

  Spent a little more time this week restoring the Panavise #304 Low Profile Head. Again, it was fi...

• PanaVise Restoration #1: #380 Base and #303 Standard Head - 02-20-2018 11:16 PM | 6 comments

  A few months ago, I traveled to Ohio to pickup an Incra LS Positioner off of Craigslist (less tha...

• Garage to Work Shop Conversion #9: Proof of Concept and LVL Beam - 12-20-2013 03:05 AM | 6 comments

  Most of the floor is complete but there are areas I couldn’t address until the wall was rec...

• Garage to Work Shop Conversion #8: The Rebuild Begins - 12-16-2013 03:22 AM | 1 comment

  If you haven’t kept up, take a look at the forum entry ””Woodshop Disaster Toda...

• Jet JJ-6CSX #6: Long Time Coming but it's cutting nice and square! - 10-02-2013 01:37 AM | 10 comments

  Took a long time to get to this point and I neglected to update the blog. However, within the las...

• Garage to Work Shop Conversion #7: Umm. It's pretty hot in there. - 07-05-2012 06:21 PM | 8 comments

  Before trying to solve the heat problems, I wanted to document how hot it really was. So I picked...

• Garage to Work Shop Conversion #6: DIY Drywall Outlet marker - 07-03-2012 09:30 PM | 6 comments

  I’ve had my outlets in place for a long time. Insulation and drywall are next. My first att...

• Checking Arbor Run Out - 06-23-2012 03:40 AM | 4 comments

  My Father’s Day gift arrived today. A new Freud Fusion Freud Fusion 10” x 40T x 5/8&#...

• Garage to Work Shop Conversion #5: Primer for the doors - 10-13-2011 02:13 AM | 5 comments

  Emma (with safety glasses) REALLY wanted to help prime the new doors. It was interesting but fun....

• Garage to Work Shop Conversion #4: Doors are Up - 10-12-2011 08:58 PM | 10 comments

  It’s ugly but it’s also FAR from done. Still needs top and bottom stops, top sill (?)...

• Garage to Work Shop Conversion #3: Doors - 10-08-2011 04:32 AM | 10 comments

  I am really bad about stopping to take photos. The picture is taken while standing on a chair....

• Doors are GONE! - 10-07-2011 07:49 AM | 3 comments

  Huge opening now. The doors have been cut out and the new walls are starting to take shape. Tempo...

• Garage to Work Shop Conversion #2: the cracked foundation - 10-07-2011 07:43 AM | 5 comments

  A lot going on here. Cracked foundation (repaired)Old, rotted wooden barn sliding door visible...

• Garage to Work Shop Conversion #1: Got Weight? - 10-07-2011 07:24 AM | 3 comments

  The only good thing about not having built a planer stand is that it makes a Great Weight for glu...

• My little helper - 10-07-2011 06:13 AM | 8 comments

  Have been working hard on the Work Shop. Everyday, my youngest comes in and begs to be able to he...

• I really need a dust collector - 10-07-2011 02:30 AM | 6 comments

  I have come to a revelation. The shopvac only goes so far. Need a dust collection system.

• Jet JJ-6CSX #5: Bearing Installation - 01-26-2011 01:36 AM | 3 comments

  Having obtained new bearings, I am now faced with how to reinstall without a shop press. Even bef...

• Jet JJ-6CSX #4: Cutterhead Cleaning - 01-20-2011 06:20 PM | 1 comment

  Haven’t been able to get much work done due to other commitments. However, I was able to ge...

• Jet JJ-6CSX #3: Rust Removal - 01-15-2011 02:29 AM | 2 comments

  Only able to get a little done so far today. Blades came out of the cutter-head much easier than ...

• Jet JJ-6CSX #2: More pics - 01-13-2011 07:11 AM | 7 comments

  Fence removed. Cutterhead and table corrosion. The base. So...

• Jet JJ-6CSX #1: What do I have to work with? - 01-13-2011 12:31 AM | 11 comments

  I have just acquired an older Jet JJ-6CSX. Is it a Craigslist Gloat? Well that is yet to be deter...

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