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Dale Gribble said:
Awesome!

Makes mine look uglier than s**t on a white rag…

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Haha thanks, but I actually like the clean look of yours. One of my big goals was the conceal the safe itself, hence the door on that side and open shelving. 5yr+ later and one move, it’s still doing well.

Funny story, I had to haphazardly hack a wallet-sized hole in the side of it because I built it so close to that water main line that I wasn’t able to shut off the water when a bath valve failed.
 
Man i sure do miss plank on frame. Nothing more satisfying than seeing a 62’ sportfisher come to shape. And the entire shop smells like juniper wood! Very few doing it that way anymore. But I’ll tell ya, they were unstoppable in the ocean.
 
Speaking of boats, Tim Winters of Winters Custom Yachts called me earlier this week. He’s going to stop by the shop later this week with some teak to resaw.

We did a pretty large project with him a number of years back. He is an extremely gifted engineer.

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1075tech said:
What's it look like now and what do you want to do
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Tear it off and rebuild it. Same size. But it has a roof over it that will have to be supported. 6x16
 
New to me toy 😁

Make my life ton easier instead of emptying out shop vac every two minutes. Plus a shop vac makes a ton of a mess

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1075tech said:
I wish I had room for something like that. I'm currently using a Dustopper Pro (https://www.homedepot.com/p/Dustopp...with-2-High-Flow-Sweep-Elbows-HD12B/322662836). It works great for ~95% of my needs. I need to get something for air filtration though.
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I need a shop lol. Currently working out of my basement. I dragged stuff in and out of the garage door to keep the dust outside. Everything I have is portable so it makes it easier to work outside.

I have an 18 x 28 metal building at our other property that I plan on moving to my house. It’s just a matter of having the time to disassemble. I have debated on moving it amish style. It needs to go about 300-400 yards down the road.
 
Crankbait said:
I need a shop lol. Currently working out of my basement. I dragged stuff in and out of the garage door to keep the dust outside. Everything I have is portable so it makes it easier to work outside.

I have an 18 x 28 metal building at our other property that I plan on moving to my house. It’s just a matter of having the time to disassemble. I have debated on moving it amish style. It needs to go about 300-400 yards down the road.
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@LeeMajors
How big is your trailer?
 
ronn47 said:
@Crankbait
Rig some outriggers up and move on down the road.
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Yeah I need to figure out how to get it moved. It has a lean two on the side that’s only attached by the metal roof. I have thought about backing a trailer up to it and picking the ends up with the tractor and skid steer, setting it on the trailer and moving it. I’m not exactly 100% if it will clear the cable lines. Electricity is on the other side of the road

Only thing that’s holding me back currently is the money for rock and concrete. I can do all the work myself. Just tried to prioritize
 
1075tech said:
Finally got the last board planed for the bed project.

Got it all stacked and stickered. Got the hot box put together. A few adjustments in the morning and let it cook for a few hours.

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What heater are you using and how is it regulating without cutting off?
 
Crankbait said:
What heater are you using and how is it regulating without cutting off?
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I bought a small one today (try to find a space heater at this time of year) but it doesn't work.

Took my wife's out of her office 🤫. With the box an inch off the ground, I was able to get it to 147° at the top of the box. 90 at ground level. 3/4" foil faced Styrofoam insulation board.

If I can get the wood up to the top of the box, it should work. I'm using a Bluetooth thermometer probe to keep an eye on the temperature
 
1075tech said:
I bought a small one today (try to find a space heater at this time of year) but it doesn't work.

Took my wife's out of her office 🤫. With the box an inch off the ground, I was able to get it to 147° at the top of the box. 90 at ground level. 3/4" foil faced Styrofoam insulation board.

If I can get the wood up to the top of the box, it should work. I'm using a Bluetooth thermometer probe to keep an eye on the temperature
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So....turns out the small space heater I bought yesterday does work. Unfortunately the internal thermostat won't let it work over about 80*.

Used my wife's cheap (free) heater. It never shutoff. Despite getting to 147* yesterday, best I was able to do today was ~126* at the top of the stack of wood, 122* in the middle of it. I had elevated the stack so that it would be at the top of the box.

I've had this wood now for a month stacked outside. I have no evidence of any active infestation of anything. It air dried in a tobacco barn for many years. I'm going to go for it and see what happens
 
Maybe I missed it - what are yall liking for a beginner/entry level dust collection setup?
Thinking of buying a shopvac to be dedicated to table and miter saw

Let me tell you about the innovative woodworking I was doing last night....my first french cleat.
I'll post pics later, still working on things (about to head out there), but trying to create some organization by the workbench.
My garage is a disaster. Im trying.
But last night I split a 2x6 for a french cleat and putting some sanding disc organization, as well as a holder for my router and router bits. Trying to get things I use often at the workbench OFF the workbench, but AT the workbench.
 
HMP said:
Maybe I missed it - what are yall liking for a beginner/entry level dust collection setup?
Thinking of buying a shopvac to be dedicated to table and miter saw
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If you ask 100 woodworkers, you'll get 100 different opinions, so whatever works for you is the right answer. But for me, I've never been a fan of using a shop vac for dust collection- it is just too small and loud for situations when I really need it. But you can find small entry-level dust collectors fairly cheaply if you look around for a used one. I use a shop vac for cleanup, not usually for dust collection.
 
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HMP - it's hard to beat a shop vac when you're starting out. Personally I like the quiet ones.

A friend of mine build a woodshop over a large crawl space, and he would watch craigslist for deals on used 1 - 2 hp dust collectors. He would buy them, and mount one in the crawl space under each piece of equipment. Then he would simply run a 4" pvc pipe straight from the dust collector output to the woods outside of his shop. Because there was no restriction (filter bag), the smaller dust collectors did great in evacuating the chips from his table saw, bandsaw, drum sanders, etc.

If you don't have a lot of space, although pricy it's hard to beat the Festool product line. It's made for professional cabinet makers that need to go portable, and the quality of cut that you achieve from their track saw is as good - if not better than what you can get from a high quality table saw. Plus their sanding equipment is in a class of it's own.
 
HMP said:
Maybe I missed it - what are yall liking for a beginner/entry level dust collection setup?
Thinking of buying a shopvac to be dedicated to table and miter saw

Let me tell you about the innovative woodworking I was doing last night....my first french cleat.
I'll post pics later, still working on things (about to head out there), but trying to create some organization by the workbench.
My garage is a disaster. Im trying.
But last night I split a 2x6 for a french cleat and putting some sanding disc organization, as well as a holder for my router and router bits. Trying to get things I use often at the workbench OFF the workbench, but AT the workbench.
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Here is a horror freight one for $299. I've actually heard good reports about them.

www.harborfreight.com

35 Gallon, 2 HP High-Flow High-Capacity Dust Collector

Amazing deals on this 35 Gallon 2Hp Hi Flow Dust Collector at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.
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Scsmith42 said:
Here is a horror freight one for $299. I've actually heard good reports about them.

www.harborfreight.com

35 Gallon, 2 HP High-Flow High-Capacity Dust Collector

Amazing deals on this 35 Gallon 2Hp Hi Flow Dust Collector at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.
www.harborfreight.com www.harborfreight.com
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They actually get good reviews. Replace the dust atomizer bag at the top with a good filter and you'll be gtg. Also, sign-up for their Inside Track Club. They just had a $100 coupon on those. Local store was out of stock when I went there but supposedly it'll be back for online orders.
 
HMP said:
Maybe I missed it - what are yall liking for a beginner/entry level dust collection setup?
Thinking of buying a shopvac to be dedicated to table and miter saw

Let me tell you about the innovative woodworking I was doing last night....my first french cleat.
I'll post pics later, still working on things (about to head out there), but trying to create some organization by the workbench.
My garage is a disaster. Im trying.
But last night I split a 2x6 for a french cleat and putting some sanding disc organization, as well as a holder for my router and router bits. Trying to get things I use often at the workbench OFF the workbench, but AT the workbench.
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I’ve been using a Rigid with the bags for a while. I like being able to move it around BUT it’s just too small for most stuff.

If you watch on Facebook you can find good deals. I bought this Jet style for just $300 and it’ll do everything I need. Once I build a shop I will have piping and everything stationary. But until then I’ll just keep moving it around

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Shop vac works fine for miter saw and table saw. Doesn't work too well for the bench planer. If you are only planing one board at a time it would work fine but it got old real fast unclogging the shop vac hose every other board. I use my router table as a jointer in my garage shop and shop vac works okay for that but large router bits that remove a lot of material shop vac can't keep up.
 
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Right now I'm using a Dustopper Pro on a modified 55 gallon drum. Uses the shop vac. Big stuff falls into the drum and fines go to the vacuum.

Between the jointer and the planer, the drum is full. That's just one project
 
1075tech said:
Right now I'm using a Dustopper Pro on a modified 55 gallon drum. Uses the shop vac. Big stuff falls into the drum and fines go to the vacuum.

Between the jointer and the planer, the drum is full. That's just one project
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Meh, you guys are JV.

Last week we emptied my dust collection room. Filled 3 tandem axle dump trucks (F9000 size) over the rails....

For reference, the room is 14' wide, 25' deep and the stack is over 5' high. That's a lot of man glitter! LOL

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Scsmith42 said:
Meh, you guys are JV.

Last week we emptied my dust collection room. Filled 3 tandem axle dump trucks (F9000 size) over the rails....

For reference, the room is 14' wide, 25' deep and the stack is over 5' high. That's a lot of man glitter! LOL

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Looks like you work quite a bit of cedar with all that purple mixed in. What gets done with that much saw dust? Is there a use for it? I've got jars of different dust from different species I keep so I can mix it with glue for this and that.
 
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