1. Shop dust

My shop has a small dust collection system that covers my lathe. A large (16 gallon) shop vac covers my radial arm saw. A small (2 gal) shop vac covers my plate joiner and other small tools with a dust port and I just added a medium (5 gallon)...

12/06/2008 | 260 Hits | Read more...

2. Successful shop cleaning

Cleaning your shop is very nearly the same as taking out the trash, the job is never totally done. I clean my shop every six months or so. No, I sweep and clean as I go, I'm talking about cleaning and arranging. My next door neighbor loves to...

31/05/2008 | 232 Hits | Read more...

3. Special orders?

IF you do any amount of woodwork you WILL encounter special orders. They may be for specific gifts for someone or they may be the harder to handle, pay upon completion kind. Obviously the paying kind are nice but make sure you don't bite off more...

07/04/2008 | 171 Hits | Read more...

4. Spring plans

Spring has sprung and the desire to build is strong.  Not to mention BUILDING means you aren't in the yard weeding and trimming!  Georgia-Pacific has some great plans that can help you out and give you some welcome additions to your...

19/03/2008 | 156 Hits | Read more...

5. Shop plan 1 and counting

OK, we've all read about drawing out our shop then cutting out little squares to represent our machines and do all our arranging on paper BEFORE we start moving stuff. How many of you have done that? C'mon, raise your hands and be counted. Just like...

07/02/2008 | 534 Hits | Read more...