Creative Woodworks & crafts 2004-04, страница 58

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Moving down the left side of the shop and behind the dust collector on the workbench, there is a 10" drill press and a 12" disc sander. Beneath the workbench are a 4" belt/6" disc sander combination and a spindle sander.

I use my shaper/routcr for a wide array of projects. I have it connected to the dusl collector, and simply roll it. out, shape material as needed, and then roll ii out of the way. On the top of my workbench you can also see my bench grinder, which 1 use to sharpen turning tools and any other tool that requires a sharp edge.

behind my lathe, so all I have to do is turn around, pick up a tool, and continue to work. Tn the corner of die stand, T have attached an old oil burner motor (you will see several of these in my shop) that is used to power a flexible shaft for sanding and shaping different projects.

Looking inside the garage, you can see thai I have a lot of "stuff' crammed into a small space. The left-hand side of the shop is predominately on wheels and the right-hand side is stationary. Immediately to the right is a space for my larger pieces of Corian. Then there's the freezer, refrigerator, and cabinets, but the real deal is on the left side of the garage.

T keep my table saw directly across from the refrigerator and freezer. It, too, is on wheels. When cutting longer pieces of wood or Corian, T move the table saw out into the middle of the garage and then turn it around. This allows me to accommodate larger pieces of material. I consider the table saw to be an essential part of my shop, and I use the space beneath it. to store cut pieces of solid surface material.

Starting on the left, there is a 14" band saw on wheels, which 1 use primarily to re-saw larger pieces of wood for bowl blanks and other turnings. Behind the band saw and lo the left is a large (2' wide x 4' long x 4' high) storage space on wheels. Since I need to store a lot of material (wood and Corian) for both turning and scroll saw work, this movable storage area holds many large containers which in turn hold smaller pieces of exotic wood used for turning and other scroll saw projects. The bottom shelf is devoted to smaller pieces of Corian.

The picture lo the right shows my mobile sanding station. On top, 1 have my lathe tools arranged on a lazy Susan for easy access when turning. I usually roll the sanding station up

Dust collection of some sort is a must for every shop, so here is my dust collector (you guessed it—on wheels!). This is used every time I turn on a piece of equipment that will create dust!

Here, the router table is set up to round over the edges of sushi trays thai are being made for a local art gallery and for a few holiday shows that are scheduled over the next few months.

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