Category Archives: Shop Setup
Blast Gate Improvement
It has been a year since I got started remodeling my shop. I haven’t exactly finished with what I had in mind, but then I think a guy’s shop is always under construction. I have completed the basics and have … Continue reading
Osborne Excalibur EB-3 Miter Guide
All I can say is WoW! I received this via FedEx after ordering from Woodcraft on Black Friday. I have been looking at it for about 3 months or so, but I finally pulled the trigger. I honestly don’t know … Continue reading
New Table Saw Rails / Installation
Well, I said I needed 7 ft rails for my table saw and now I’ve got ‘em…I didn’t want an extra day for the freight company to deliver them, so I called, scheduled a pickup and drove about an hour … Continue reading
Outfeed Table
While I’m sitting here waiting on my 7 ft rails to come in for my table saw, I decided to go ahead and come up with some type of outfeed table today. I’m going to really need good outfeed support … Continue reading
Router Table #3 : Mounting The Router and Building a Fence
Ok, so I knew that this build was going way too smooth and that sooner or later a problem or mistake had to surface. Well, after fitting the insert plate perfectly ( not the least bit of play ), I … Continue reading
Router Table #2 : Tabletop
So the base cabinet is done for the moment, so lets move on to the tabletop. I cut two generous sized pieces of mdf and glued them up. After that big hung of weight had set up, I trimmed the … Continue reading
Router Table #1 : Base Cabinet
So let me start by saying that I have a kitchen cabinet job to do for my elderly grandmother. She has been in poor health and my family all went in together and built an addition (apartment) onto my aunt’s … Continue reading
Roubo Workbench #3
Well, I didn’t publish many of the steps on this project because I just really got into the construction and didn’t want to lose my rhythm. Anyway, I took some pictures along the way and here is a dump of … Continue reading
Roubo Workbench #2
I’ve only had about 2 hours of shop time since my last Roubo post, but thought I’d go ahead and put up a few more pictures of what I’ve accomplished. I actually have to go and pick up some more … Continue reading
Roubo Workbench #1
I came to a harsh realization the other day when working on Leah’s bookcase…not having a decent workbench sucks bad! I walked in the house with my tail between my legs and explained that her bookcase would be delayed a … Continue reading