who you trying to kid...
it's a storage room...
no saw dust....
it's a storage room...
no saw dust....
Shop Pics
I attempted to use the free MS ICE (Image Composite Editor) software to create a panorama shot of the shop but it simply wouldn't create the whole thing so here's what I ended up with in thirds. I guess there are too many points to align. Anyway.....that box of messy wires is the incoming telephone (neat), satellite (not so much), and network (really messy) wires that need some attention. You'd think after 16 years I'd have taken care of it by now. I wired the entire house for phone, network, and satellite while it was being built as well as running underground power and the above to the observatory which a friend of mine and I built. Having the onsite backhoe and a background in HVAC (retired) gave me the skills for wiring the observatory and running the network/phone/satellite. I left the heavy wiring to my electrician (company I worked at and ran the HVAC department where we also did plumbing and electrical. My basement network/phone/satellite wiring is not an example of my work. All the wires are labeled clearly but I'll need to make an extension for the box as the original network switch that fit that box was quickly updated to a gigabit switch and does not fit in the intended space. Go figure.
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Sweet looking setup Steve 
Thanks Rick. The shop is finally getting to be a reasonable work area. Each shop project brings things a bit more organization which is badly needed. I was getting tired of having to move things here to get there and shift things around to get the 4x8 sheet on the table saw. And yes, I do use the JessEm Clear Cut TS Stock Guides Caugth them on sale and they are worth it to me. I have since then bought a reconditioned Festool Track Saw and will usually break down those sheets some first but they still are needed. I put a sheet of 2" foam board insulation on my workbench and cut the sheet down using the track saw guide. Clean, splinterless, and ready for assembly. I do most of my angle cuts with that as well now days.Sweet looking setup Steve
So here are the individual images taken. The first two are of a cart I bought from Rockler to:
1) Bring plywood into basement from truck at basement door
2) Handle and load 4x8 sheet onto table saw
3) Do #s 1&2 without breaking my back
There are also a set of plans at Rockler (free) to build a cabinet that sets on the bottom frame that doesn't interfere with the plywood when loaded. I may build that sometime.
The third picture is looking in from the doorway from the other part of the basement. I'm using about 1/3 of the basement for the shop and the CV1800 is in a closet I built in the other part of the basement. If you use that link on my website page 3 will be about the start of the CV1800 system. The first few pages show the early start of the shop. It's come a ways from humble beginnings. The rest of the website is about my ccd imaging with the observatory.
The fourth picture is of the infamous vacuum system.
5th is the larger version of the small scrap bin less wheels
6th is the east wall of the shop
7th is the south wall
8th section 2 of the west wall
9th section 1 of the west wall
10th is finally the north wall
I decided to take new pictures because it was just easier and I didn't need to stitch them so they are better centered. The other projects from earlier are mostly on the website. I haven't spent much time updating it as I've been involved with a few universities working on their observatory systems. A few 32" RC's as well as a few 24". Now you want to talk $$$$$$ and you find them in the darndest places like the Meadowlands just across the river from NYC and in the approach path to the airport. You can see planets.....barely.
1) Bring plywood into basement from truck at basement door
2) Handle and load 4x8 sheet onto table saw
3) Do #s 1&2 without breaking my back
There are also a set of plans at Rockler (free) to build a cabinet that sets on the bottom frame that doesn't interfere with the plywood when loaded. I may build that sometime.
The third picture is looking in from the doorway from the other part of the basement. I'm using about 1/3 of the basement for the shop and the CV1800 is in a closet I built in the other part of the basement. If you use that link on my website page 3 will be about the start of the CV1800 system. The first few pages show the early start of the shop. It's come a ways from humble beginnings. The rest of the website is about my ccd imaging with the observatory.
The fourth picture is of the infamous vacuum system.
5th is the larger version of the small scrap bin less wheels
6th is the east wall of the shop
7th is the south wall
8th section 2 of the west wall
9th section 1 of the west wall
10th is finally the north wall
I decided to take new pictures because it was just easier and I didn't need to stitch them so they are better centered. The other projects from earlier are mostly on the website. I haven't spent much time updating it as I've been involved with a few universities working on their observatory systems. A few 32" RC's as well as a few 24". Now you want to talk $$$$$$ and you find them in the darndest places like the Meadowlands just across the river from NYC and in the approach path to the airport. You can see planets.....barely.
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