Post by engineerone on Jul 29, 2008 14:50:24 GMT
as you may remember a couple of cupboards collapsed on me a few weeks ago, so it meant redesigning the layout in the room i use as a workshop 
once i had dismantled and discarded the cupboards, i then started moving things out of the shop, and tidied up " a bit"
(shades of jfc ;D)
then i had to wait for some help to move the workbench around.
one of my sharpening clients was willing to be a pack horse
so now the workbench is against the far wall, and has only two exposed sides. i have re organised the wood storage that i had on the wall.
then i built a cupboard to go above the bench. i had a couple of shed type pine shelf boards, so i tried them. now i can understand why everybody complains about it.
i dowelled, and then screwed it together, then hung a couple of solid cleats, (not french 
) and screwed it all together again. now it gives me some decent storage above the bench for my saws, planes etc.
along with the re-organisation, nigel finally bought me the bits of barry's old smaller cyclones. so i was working round those too
today has been partially spent hoovering and moving things around, and putting the various panels of stored mdf etc in a more accessible position. I hope ;D
so next stage is more tidying and moving things around to make access easier and the bench more simple to use. even using some hand tools i seem to end up with tons of dust and shavings
so a next workshop task is to build a work station for the dewalt 718. although i have one of the dewalt stands, they take up so much room, and the saw is actually quite heavy so i do not want to carry it around too much. my poor heat might object ;D
so i am intending to make a kind of mdf structure, with fold up side wings, and with the majority of the wood to be cut to be on the right hand side, because of the layout.
any suggestions (clean please ;D) about best height, ideal way of making the side wings, and allowing for decent cut off blocks etc.
i am thinking of about 900-1000 mm for height to the top of the saw bed. any ideas about a proper height allowing for the fact that i also have a bench saw in the room.? and some panels might overlap.
then i can get back to making some more tables, and a couple of cabinets/ drawers.
paul
once i had dismantled and discarded the cupboards, i then started moving things out of the shop, and tidied up " a bit"
(shades of jfc ;D)
then i had to wait for some help to move the workbench around.
one of my sharpening clients was willing to be a pack horse
so now the workbench is against the far wall, and has only two exposed sides. i have re organised the wood storage that i had on the wall.
then i built a cupboard to go above the bench. i had a couple of shed type pine shelf boards, so i tried them. now i can understand why everybody complains about it.
i dowelled, and then screwed it together, then hung a couple of solid cleats, (not french 
) and screwed it all together again. now it gives me some decent storage above the bench for my saws, planes etc.along with the re-organisation, nigel finally bought me the bits of barry's old smaller cyclones. so i was working round those too
today has been partially spent hoovering and moving things around, and putting the various panels of stored mdf etc in a more accessible position. I hope ;D
so next stage is more tidying and moving things around to make access easier and the bench more simple to use. even using some hand tools i seem to end up with tons of dust and shavings
so a next workshop task is to build a work station for the dewalt 718. although i have one of the dewalt stands, they take up so much room, and the saw is actually quite heavy
so i do not want to carry it around too much. my poor heat might object ;Dso i am intending to make a kind of mdf structure, with fold up side wings, and with the majority of the wood to be cut to be on the right hand side, because of the layout.
any suggestions (clean please ;D) about best height, ideal way of making the side wings, and allowing for decent cut off blocks etc.
i am thinking of about 900-1000 mm for height to the top of the saw bed. any ideas about a proper height allowing for the fact that i also have a bench saw in the room.? and some panels might overlap.
then i can get back to making some more tables, and a couple of cabinets/ drawers.
paul
