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Stumpy’s video was absolutely my inspiration and gave me both great ideas and the confidence that I could improve beyond what I had. I considered off-the-shelf parts as Stumpy did but decided that it...

I knew the Wynn was not HEPA. The only HEPA filters I could find were from Oneida. I debated with myself but decided to give Wynn a try because of all the favorable comments I’ve seen, because folks...

I built my shop in 2012 and have been continuing to refine it since. Because of my location I built the shop to be extraordinarily well insulated and air tight. The upside is it costs me virtually...

Derek, I lack your level of expertise and experience but I found the Resaw King blade turned a very low-end Delta band saw into a useful tool for resawing a variety of hard and soft woods. I have no...

I've had a full set of Barr framing chisels and a full set of Barr cabinet makers chisels. I also have full sets of Lie Nielsen chisels, Narex bevel edge chisels, and many vintage Swan, Buck...

Gentlemen,

Thank you for all your perspectives, advice, and for the abundant information to help guide me in making a decision. I haven't yet been able to fully grasp all you've provided and it...

Thanks for your response. It appears that the sliders would be clearly superior for panel work and crosscutting and may be more capable of allowing me to eliminate a sliding miter from the shop. What...

I had hoped to avoid precisely this type of asinine comment that adds nothing of substance to any discussion. But apparently there is no avoiding those, like you, whose idea of achievement is to make...

I have a small shop I built and having completed the construction work I am ready to upgrade from a Bosch 4100 table saw to something with greater precision and capabilities.

I have been...

You've received excellent responses and suggestions. I'll only add my own experience because I did as Andrew Pitonyak suggested - I rehandled my Gramercy dovetail saw to suit my own taste (see pic...

I'd suggest using some foam around the perimeter of the slab so you have an unbroken thermal break between the slab and exterior. Put down the foam, cover with vapor barrier, surround with foam. I...

I just built a shop with a similar aesthetic to yours. Because of code, earthquake issues, etc. it was not possible to do a timber frame so I did as close as I could get (post and beam with some...

I installed R 20 high density foam (40psi) under the slab for my shop and used r 42 ICFs for foundation walls with an extra R10 foam installed on the exterior of the ICFs so I have plenty of plenty...

I have a PMV-11 blade and cap iron on an older #3 and it works perfectly so perhaps there is a sufficient difference between the older and newer types to create a problem in the newer.

For what...

Yes, the Lithonia IBH11L MV is the closest thing I've found to LEDs providing the amount of light I need (actually I'D NEED 2 fixtures in each bay between the beams to get the amount of light...

Very nice looking shop! Thanks for the suggestion. It would certainly be less $$$.

I'll probably need higher levels of light than you've installed since my eyes are not great, but your...

Yes, indeed, LEDs seem to be a more expensive solution. I've currently got temporary 4 bulb T8 fixtures hanging at about level with the bottom of the beams, but they are not my preferred permanent...

Sorry for long-delayed response. I've been consumed building a new shop.

Fellow Creeker Jim Matthews generously offered a spare he was willing to part with so I was able to complete my rehab. I...

Has anyone found suitable LED lights for their workshop? I have been looking but haven't found quite what I need.

I need some surface mount lights to fix to my shop ceiling. One complication is...

The elevator is an assembly that screws into the housing through which the posts holding the saw slide up and down. The elevator locks the posts in the up position keeping the saw off the stock as...

I am restoring a Millers Falls Langdon Acme 74-C miter box but am stymied by lack of a part. The box is missing the elevator on the rear post.

Anyone have or know of a source for Langdon parts?
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Very nice! I'd say your project is proof of concept. And you are absolutely right about the tiresomeness of working with wet wood.

I've done it and it seemed to work fine. There are considerations with wet wood of course but it's worked fine for me so far. However, if the wood won't be in ground contact I'd probably use cedar...

Great way to put reclaimed material to use and excellent job of implementing your design. Very interesting thread.

You have my deepest respect for doing it this way and most importantly for making it work. That was a job I would not tackle and would not do well.

Congrats!