Had some down time, time to build stuff for thr shop!

[Michael Dunn]

Hey guys!

Unfortunately I have a bit of down time. Not bad... 7 months straight of client after client. I did just confirm a small project today. A few more possibilities on the horizon. 6 days of solid time to build stuff for the shop. Thankfully I ordered the materials a while back.

Any way... You know I loves me some blue & green. However, It'll be a cold day in some place typically hot before I spend $625 on some blue & green that doesn't: A. Make saw dust. Or B. Clean up saw dust.

So I built 4 of my own for less than 1/2 the cost of one Festool Systorage cart. I already owned the 4 festool Sys carts so I didn't factor those in the cost. I used 1/2" prefnished birch for the sides and 3/4 hard maple for the face frames. I wasn't initially planning to use face frames but it straightened out the 1/2" birch nicely. FF's were pocket screwed together and domino'd to the carcass. Sys carts were screwed to the bottom. I planed to make a way to use the festool latch, but that didn't work out as planned and I needed to move on.

These carts will slide into 'docking stations' in my van. Not yet built. I plan to stain the maple GF Georgian Cherry to match my assembly table. It's my theme.

[Richard Wolf]

Nice, where do the saw tracks go? You have quite an investment there.

[Michael Dunn]

Indeed it is! I do not yet have an official storage location for my 3 festool tracks. Not in the shop nor in the van. It's on my to do list.

Once the economy took a dump 5 years ago I started selling off some 'excess' guitar gear. Excess as in like +$20k. 90% of what you see here was purchased 3-5 years ago. The rest was in the last year after I was laid off and began my professional WW career.

I have another shop project I'm hoping to finish today except for installing the casters. They'll be here Tuesday.

[Lornie McCullough]

I am glad to hear you are doing well. I look forward to your updates, and shop improvements.

Lornie

[Michael Dunn]

Here's another near complete shop project. This was taken straight out of the Woodsmith magazine. Mobile tool storage work surface. Casters are in order. I just have to install the replaceable hardboard top and trim it in hard maple. Then I'll stain the maple Georgian Cherry.

[Michael Dunn]

Oops... Forgot to upload the pics. If I have more time, which I hope I don't, I need to build a clamp rack or cart. Probably a clamp cart.

[glenn bradley]

Great progress and cool fixtures Michael.

[Phil Thien]

It all looks awesome, I'll bet your shop is beginning to look smaller with all the shop furniture you've been adding.

[Michael Dunn]

It all looks awesome, I'll bet your shop is beginning to look smaller with all the shop furniture you've been adding.

Thanx Phil! It's looking more complete. Thankfully I still have quite a bit of floor space. Here's some updated pics.

[Doug Ladendorf]

Very nice work Michael. You could roll those into the house they look so nice!
Doug

[Michael Dunn]

Very nice work Michael. You could roll those into the house they look so nice! Doug

Thanx Doug! Like the 'rush-tic' stain? I didn't take the time to sand adequately. Not like I would on a paid gig.

[Michael Dunn]

Casters came today. A couple more coats of Arm-R-Seal semi and she's all done. This thing is deceptively heavy!!! These casters are wicked nice too.

Steelex 5" double locking swivel casters on amazon. $12/ea.

[Michael Dunn]

With the drawers open. Tempered hardboard drawer bottoms.

[Ruhi Arslan]

Beautiful furniture, I mean, shop storage.

It's nice to see the economy which took a dump five years ago did not put a damper on your business and/or spirit for you to buy nice tools.

[Paul Wunder]

Beautiful work, Michael.

I also have the Steelex casters (from Amazon)..good stuff. They are actually Shop Fox via Grizzly.