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18th March 2013, 10:18 PM #1.
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Not my shed but I get to set it up and play.
I'm down in the South West of WA helping some friends set up a workshop and help them make a wood work bench.
It's the same place I have been milling logs a number of times over the last few years
Here's their shed - It's still being sorted - a mix of CT and Jet gear. My favorite tool is definitely their Festool Plunge saw!
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The bench is being made from 50 mm thick Jarrah pieslabsces mostly milled by me on their property in 2009.
The 145 x 145 mm jarrah legs are left overs from another project.
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Here the bench is just assembled - no glue or fastenings used just yet - its so heavy it holds together surprisingly well as is.
We're thinking of just glueing the top and then using wooden dowels to hold everything else in place
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Property owner (Sandi on the right) and visitor shed assistant (Jen on the left) prepping the top for an epoxy fill)
The bench top upside down getting ready for fill
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Good fun but I sure am sore after chopping out half the mortises today, Sandi chopped out the other half, she very game and very determined to get serious about woodwork.
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18th March 2013, 10:30 PM #2
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18th March 2013, 10:43 PM #3.
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20th March 2013, 09:15 AM #4.
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Now that I have been here a week and working with these new machines I though a small update on the machines might be useful.
Jet 14" BS
Pros: cuts really nice
COns: Not supplied with any fence or mitre slide.
This sort of thing pisses me off because the sample in the store at least had a basic fence on it!
Jet 6" OScillating Sander
Pros: Hogs out wood very quickly on the rougher grits and sands smooth on the medium and finer ones
Cons: Magnetic switch failed after 5 minutes and have had to prop the on switch with a stick until a replacement arrives
Lowest side cast iron table location is 10 mm too high so one cannot access the bottom cm of the belt so it's not a 150 mm sander but a 140 mm!!! - this really irks because most of the pieces we used in the bench are 145 mm wide.
Jet 6: Long bed planer
Pros: Very smooth, quiet and accurate
Cons: No magnetic switch supplied
Woodman 12" table saw
Pros: seems to have plenty of grunt even with the 3HP motor. Basic but smooth and accurate fence
Cons: Loose throat plate makes an irritating noise while cutting.
The off switch is an emergency rotating type contractor which means extra fiddling is required every time it is switched on - poor location too low down and under machine
Festool TS 75 plunge saw
This is an excellent tool - definitely the best well thought through circular I have ever used.
It is only 1600 W but it out cuts my big makita in thick hardwood - maybe its the slightly narrower kerf?
12" Metabo SCMS
Also a great tool, accurate and very smooth cuts.
The clamps and side supports seem a bit flimsy and fiddly compared to the rest of the saw is well made.
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20th March 2013, 11:57 AM #5
This is going to make a lot of people jealous. A big shed, lots of tools, JET and 2 babes playing with wood.
Visit my website at www.myFineWoodWork.com
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20th March 2013, 09:44 PM #6Skwair2rownd
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See what happens when you retire Bob?? You get to play with all sorts of goodies!!!
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21st March 2013, 06:33 PM #7
Seems like a big shed, keep up the updates.
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9th January 2021, 06:08 PM #8.
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Yesterday, nearly 8 years since I helped set it up, I finally got back to visiting this shed.
The main woodworker, Sandi, has really developed as a wood worker and been creating lots of products, eg tables, chairs, stools etc.
Quite a few things have happened including several machinery additions and upgrades.
The nicest addition is the large Wood Wizz but with the shed being so big you hardly notice it's there.
The 18"Jet has been replaced by a 20" Felder and they have added a 12" Hammer combo thicknesser planer.
The main reason I went to see the shed was rear Sandi wanted to improve their dust extraction.
I should add I was not involved with any initial dust extraction setup.
They already had a stock 2HP DC for collecting chips and thought they would be OK with the two massive double doors which basically turned it into a 3 walled shed.
They then subsequently purchased 2 more 2HP DCs (both inside the shed!!), one dedicated to the Wood Wizz, and one was converted to run a 6" main.
However, all of the machines were left with stock (4") dust collect ports and they were using lots of 4" flex so no wonder they were having probs.
To add to the levels of dust a second person (a carpenter/joiner) is now also regularly using the shed.
Anyway I recommended a Clearvue etc and will be helping them to install their new DC system once all the parts arrive.
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9th January 2021, 10:30 PM #9Intermediate Member
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Wow, that is a really heavy duty bench! Just look at those legs! Good stuff
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10th January 2021, 12:43 AM #10.
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Here's the WIP on that bench with lots of photos
From log to workbench