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Thread: Winter project - shop update

  1. #16
    Very nice Larry! I'll grab some ideas from you on my project. Cherry for rails and stiles and maple (ply?) for panel?

  2. #17
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    Thanks Jim. Correct on the materials - they were leftover from my kitchen project. Slathered with some leftover Waterlox to give them some protection.

    In the event that it helps you with your design, there are a couple of things that I would change about it were I to do it again.

    1) Make the shelves removeable so you can change the arrangement. As it is, I am kinda stuck if I ever want to change it.

    2) Make it a little wider. I built it when I used a 5" ROS and now I have a 6" Festool and the drawers for the disks are only wide enough for 2x5" disks. As such, the disks I only use when sanding outside have a nice home and my pricely Festool disks are in a cardboard box until I can build something better.

    One thing that I do like about it is the seal that it has. I caulked all the joints and have that foam seal along the door opening so no matter how dirty or dusty the shop gets, stuff in there staus clean.

  3. #18
    Good point on the shelves. I'll definitely make them adjustable. I need to make a cabinet to house the many Festool abrasives boxes I've been accumulating. And I only have the RO150, there's 4 other sanders I have my eye on.
    What I like about yours is the material usage. I like to purdy up my shop cabs. Thanks for your input, Larry.

  4. #19
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    Larry,

    Looks as if you have been busy! Very nice work and you have a beautiful shop and very nice tools.

    I too like your setup of the jointer and t/s with the safety switch and I plan to do the same. Thanks again for sharing your ideas.

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