It has finally happened...the LOML has decided that a good portion of our partially finished basement can now be turned into a wood shop! This came about largely because of her interest and learning how to use a scroll saw and lathe, so she will actually be using the shop more than I will. She's retired, and gets to stay home all day. Lucky Duck!
Needless to say, I am elated! I can now move my operation out of the cramped 8 x 12 space I had in the garage to a very spacious...and warm...area.
So, I have been very busy the last couple of weeks moving benches, tools, hardware, and wood stock down the stairs and getting it all arranged and organized in the new space. I have managed to cobble together enough temporary shop 'furniture' to make it completely functional now. In the midst of it all, m'lady and I have been able to knock out several wood toy projects to give to the Grand-Kiddos for Christmas.
Since I am largely a hand tool user, I see no reason to have much in the way of dust collection other than a good broom, brush, dust pan, and a 'dust bin'.
The only power tools I am allowing in the basement are a bench top drill press, a hand power drill, and the scroll saw, since none of these generate a significant amount of airborne dust. The missus will be the primary user of this equipment.
I also have a chop saw set up that I was using for wall framing, but it has a shop vac hookup and I will still only be using it to continue on with wall framing.
The lathe, band saw, grinder, and any sanding apparatus are still staying in the garage.
Happily, I have totally weened myself away from the table saw, so it will definitely be part of my next yard sale!
I still have a lot of electrical and lighting work to do as well as building some good tool cabinets and storage units, but what a great shop space it is already!
I'll post some pix soon.
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