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10-31-2004, 08:44 PM
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 With a flat roof sloping slightly from front to back I can almost get to the back without bending to stop hitting my head on the steel roof joists. With carful planning it's surprising what can be fitted in a small workshop. In my 20'x10' workshop (garage) I have most machines I want apart from a lathe and thicknesser yet am in the planning stage for a complete refitting with all the gardening tools relegated to a shed I will be making for them. One of the foremost router experts in UK, Ron Fox, has a workshop so well laid out that he can work with no problems in the 16'x8' side extension on his house. He has cupboards full of routers and makes most of his own templates. He still has, and uses the first router he bought about 40 years ago when they were prohibitavely expensive for home use. He has a scroll saw by a low window. If he has a long moulding to do he moves the saw to one side and can feed the wood from his router table through the window which was purposely put there for that reason. My choice for best router would have to be the Festool which has been designed to be able to use it with one hand safely. The price is likely to keep that beauty out of my shop unless I win a fortune on the lottery. lol
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11-02-2004, 10:50 PM
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| Registered User Supreme Forum King  | I did a little story about a dream shop A little attempt a humor on my part, check out:More like the tall tails but with a different twist……. See: http://www.routerforums.com/showpost...52&postcount=9 Ed |
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12-30-2004, 02:23 AM
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12-30-2004, 10:39 PM
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| Official Greeter Supreme Forum King  | Maybe if I had Bill Gates money, I could afford one better than Norms.
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12-30-2004, 11:27 PM
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| Registered User Forum Fanatic  | I have my dream shop. And later this week when my Grizzly G1023ZX with the additional sliding table arrives to replace the current Ryobi table saw it will be complete. 24" x 31" with 3 tons of central a/c and heat, satelite TV, full attic for storage. There is at least one of every power tool known to man (e.g. 4 routers) except a lathe (not interested). I suppose at some point I will have to fiqure out how to use this stuff as my wife is asking when I will begin to build something other than shelves in the wood shop to hold all of the power tools that I bought to build the shelves in the wood shop to hold all of the power tools I bought to build the shelves in the wood shop to hold the power tools that............I better put a cap on that drum of lacquer thinner...........soon..........latter........even tually..........Wher'd I put that new ToolCrib catalog...... |
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01-03-2005, 08:39 AM
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| Registered User Sr. Member | Nice toy room pmspirito! I like mine (22x26x10 with 8'9"x16' AC) but I'll trade if you insist?
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01-05-2005, 10:39 PM
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| Registered User Forum Fanatic | Thanks. I have to thank my wife Judy for all of her support and encouragement. In the past when i was an electrical contractor i never had the time or the place and therefore never bought the equipment. Now as a building inspector i have the time and the place and the equipment. Also I am around a lot of high end cabinetry and woodwork and get to watch and ask questions. I may go into a house for a plumbing inspection and i'll ask the cabinet guy "what's the #1 tip for today". I have been working on 6 replacement wooden columns for the front porch for a 100 year old family homestead in North Carolina that my wife inherited. I'm not sure if this house is a blessing or a curse. This weekend i created a spray booth in 1/3 of the shop with vis-queen so i could spray paint them. Its fun and every task is a skill builder towards future projects. |
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02-08-2005, 08:28 AM
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03-09-2005, 09:44 AM
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| Registered User New Member  | Dream Shop?? Several thousand square feet, plenty of power, and "one of everything"
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03-11-2005, 08:23 PM
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| Registered User Forum Fanatic | THE DREAM SHOP GROWS March 1st was my birthday and my lovely wife Judy bought me the Rigid oscilating spindle and belt sander from Home Depot. A very sweet machine. It comes completely assembled and the change over from spindle to belt requires removing only one knob. The dust collection is excellent and I am very particular about dust in my shop. |
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