58 - Miter Saw Station, страница 14

SHOP PROFILE

Shop Tours

^HJMFJWIHir

Want to see more woodworkers' shops?

Or have your own shop featured in ShopNotes?

Visit us on the Web at

ShopNotes.com

Equipment

When it comes to shop equipment, Daryl has no trouble filling up the space of his spacious shop. He has just about every major tool you would expect to see in a well-equipped shop, including a couple that I imagine some professional shopowners might drool over. You can see most of these in the photos on this page. One of these is a molder, which is capable of spitting out endless runs of crown molding as smooth as glass. (Daryl fired it up while I was there and gave me a demonstration.)

Daryl noticed me admiring the table saw in the middle of the shop, along with its after-market, over-arm blade guard. He told me that the blade guard was added after an unfortunate kickback experience that occurred while working late one night Although he admits that if s a little like closing the barn door after the horse has run out the guard serves as a constant reminder that you can never be too careful.

Although his shop is well-equipped today, it wasn't always this way. Daryl assembled his collection of machinery one piece at

p;; . :; igggj ®|ffiS§fjj ^T II

\

THHUMil A Shop Equipment. A wide belt sander, a 15" planer, and a cabinet saw are some of the big power tools that Daryl uses regularly in his shop.

a time, trying to keep his craving for new tools in line with his spending budget.

Hand Tools - Most of the small hand tools that Daryl uses are stored in a wall-mounted cabinet. (You can see this cabinet in the photos on the opposite page.) And right next to this tool cabinet is a clamp storage area. Pipe clamps, C-clamps, and bar clamps are lined up in neat rows along the wall. Several

storage racks hold the clamps, see box on opposite page.

One thing that struck me as I looked around the shop was the absence of a woodworking bench. Aside from the cabinets along the back wall of the shop, the only other work surface was a large assembly bench where Daryl does most of his sanding and gluing up of projects. But there wasn't a vise of any kind

~ r-nr&i

A Shop Cabinets. A long bank of shop cabinets provides plenty of storage for hardware and tools. A miter saw station is built into the long work surface above the cabinets.

A Stationary Tools. Daryl's stationary tools line the walls of the shop. Even with all the space available, many of the tools are on mobile bases for convenience.

14

ShopNotes

No. 58