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All lined up and looking Purdy !!!!!
you better get this shop ready, so your new “apprentice” can help dad build memories and wooden greatness !!!!!!
Looks great. Nice selection !
Are the black handled ones the JET clamps?
Thanks guys! Yeah Buddy, I see him thinking about going down there already 🙂
Rich, yup, the black ones are the Jets, I broke a darn handle! I have to get a warranty recall now but thank God for lifetime warranties 😀
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my ADD just kicked in can you not make sure all the ends line up on the bar? instead of random like they are………looks good Chris looks good…..
comp56 wrote:
38 minutes ago, comp56 said:my ADD just kicked in can you not make sure all the ends line up on the bar? instead of random like they are………looks good Chris looks good…..
Why thank you sir 🙂
i have to leave them all askew or my ADHD kicks in too!!
I’m just lurking here enjoying the progress….??
KnarlyCarl wrote:
On 2/25/2017 at 9:08 PM, KnarlyCarl said:I’m just lurking here enjoying the progress….??
Hey Not Carl! I’m enjoying the process, I wish it was a little quicker but meh….this weekend I am hitting Woodcraft with a $100 gift card and the CT26 dust extractor on my short list. I have to get some tables built for my Shopfox mortiser, my planer and get that darn outfeed table done. Then…..I’m thinking about putting Chris Schwarz Workbench book to good use 🙂
ChrisK wrote:
10 hours ago, ChrisK said:Hey Not Carl! I’m enjoying the process, I wish it was a little quicker but meh….this weekend I am hitting Woodcraft with a $100 gift card and the CT26 dust extractor on my short list. I have to get some tables built for my Shopfox mortiser, my planer and get that darn outfeed table done. Then…..I’m thinking about putting Chris Schwarz Workbench book to good use 🙂
What gives, there wasn’t supposed to be question marks after my comment about enjoying the progress, I promise I didn’t put them there or didn’t mean to at least…. I blame the forum swap ha. That makes it look like I am being impatient about any lack of progress not what I meant!
KnarlyCarl wrote:
1 hour ago, KnarlyCarl said:What gives, there wasn’t supposed to be question marks after my comment about enjoying the progress, I promise I didn’t put them there or didn’t mean to at least…. I blame the forum swap ha. That makes it look like I am being impatient about any lack of progress not what I meant!
No Not Carl…….you can NEVER look impatient to me….sweet cheeks 😉
ChrisK wrote:
On 3/1/2017 at 7:29 AM, ChrisK said:Hey Not Carl! I’m enjoying the process, I wish it was a little quicker but meh….this weekend I am hitting Woodcraft with a $100 gift card and the CT26 dust extractor on my short list. I have to get some tables built for my Shopfox mortiser, my planer and get that darn outfeed table done. Then…..I’m thinking about putting Chris Schwarz Workbench book to good use 🙂
nice what you thinking on building for a workbench? Any unique features?
Jronman wrote:
55 minutes ago, Jronman said:nice what you thinking on building for a workbench? Any unique features?
I’m not entirely sure. Part of me wants to go with the Roubo style but I really like the English style with the aprons. I also like the Dutch styling too. All great for hand tool use.
ChrisK wrote:
3 hours ago, ChrisK said:I’m not entirely sure. Part of me wants to go with the Roubo style but I really like the English style with the aprons. I also like the Dutch styling too. All great for hand tool use.
nice. Ever thought about designing you own. The ChrisK Workbench
Jronman wrote:
32 minutes ago, Jronman said:nice. Ever thought about designing you own. The ChrisK Workbench
Haha oh it’ll be my
own version of one of these but I really want to put a tail vise and shoulder vise on it
ChrisK wrote:
2 hours ago, ChrisK said:Haha oh it’ll be my
own version of one of these but I really want to put a tail vise and shoulder vise on it
I got an idea for it. Make some sliding trays on the ends for storing your most used systainers. I think they call them sys ports. Could be useful for quick access to common tools or accessory storage.
Guess what future woodworker got to go to Woodcraft yesterday….
Thats right! Oh yeah! And he helped daddy pick out a brand spanking new CT26 dust collector and a big pile of new Festool sanding pads and papers for free courtesy of my boyz at Woodcraft (not the CT…..that would have been awesome!!!!)
Also found out there’s a Festool roadshow at the Newington NH Woodcraft on April 1st at 0800 with free lunch! Hope some crew are in the area!
Incredible road trip, for a beautiful family ! With a great haul to top it off.
Making woodcraft a family destination….. I like it !!!!
Foneguy wrote:
20 minutes ago, Foneguy said:Incredible road trip, for a beautiful family ! With a great haul to top it off.
Making woodcraft a family destination….. I like it !!!!
Thanks Buddy!
Cute wife, cute kid and tons of Festool stuff for a slacker like you. That aint right ;D
🙂
Youre welcome!
Very cool Chris! Is that a festool stroller too?
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JimboS1ice wrote:
5 hours ago, JimboS1ice said:Very cool Chris! Is that a festool stroller too?
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Ha! No that’s the friggin Cadillac of three wheel strollers. It’s got hand brakes! It’s got tuneable suspension!
JimboS1ice wrote:
7 hours ago, JimboS1ice said:Very cool Chris! Is that a festool stroller too?
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I do see some green on the cover ????
Haha awesome! Family photoshoot at Woodcraft, that’s when you know you might have an addiction ?
Foneguy wrote:
1 hour ago, Foneguy said:I do see some green on the cover ????
Welllllllll…I’m not saying that was a deciding factor….buuuuuuuut….:rolleyes:
KnarlyCarl wrote:
1 hour ago, KnarlyCarl said:Haha awesome! Family photoshoot at Woodcraft, that’s when you know you might have an addiction ?
Yeah…..the path to help is through admission….
So a little update for today, pics to follow.
I finished wiring in the lights and now it’s a beacon of hope for all men(or hot lingerie models….Kate Upton you vixen O0, who are absent of a manly shop in their lives). I added one last wall in the shop. This is a six foot wall I just hung after ripping apart a huge 10′ long storage shelving unit the guy we bought our home from (pathetic). Shop is getting bigger, brighter and more power 🙂
ChrisK wrote:
33 minutes ago, ChrisK said:So a little update for today, pics to follow.
I finished wiring in the lights and now it’s a beacon of hope for all men(or hot lingerie models….Kate Upton you vixen O0, who are absent of a manly shop in their lives). I added one last wall in the shop. This is a six foot wall I just hung after ripping apart a huge 10′ long storage shelving unit the guy we bought our home from (pathetic). Shop is getting bigger, brighter and more power 🙂
Lingerie models & More power
how can you go wrong !!
??????
Foneguy wrote:
4 hours ago, Foneguy said:Lingerie models & More power
how can you go wrong !!
??????
Thank you Buddy! My thoughts exactly! It’s looking killer right now. Still a mess but it’s pulling together!
Got off duty today and my Wife told me I could go down to the shop while she took great care of our now 24″ long, 14lb 9oz son!
Today saw an actual project (though basic to say the least). My shop is still in progress and in order for me to build and design, I have to build. I got to use my new CT26 dust collector, my TS55REQ, my T18 and CXS.
The project, which is already mostly done, my Wife had to take care of the horses so I got some me and Son time (he had a round of shots so isn’t too happy right now) so I did not get to finish today. Ends up the complete carcass is done, is a charger and cordless tool station. 36″ overall length with a height of 16″. I’m not so sure I will add doors, this is something that might not be useful.
While making this project, I was able to shoot the video showing my Festool system at work together. You might notice no dust 🙂
I also did a quick messy shop overview video…
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set up to make projects / make projects to set up……. the age old conundrum !!!
DUDE !! Up and running…. get it man !!! Get it !!!
Looks great so far ??
Foneguy wrote:
4 hours ago, Foneguy said:set up to make projects / make projects to set up……. the age old conundrum !!!
DUDE !! Up and running…. get it man !!! Get it !!!
Looks great so far ??
Thanks Buddy. It’s getting all real down in he-yah!
Sometimes you sound like a real New Englander and other times you sound like a normal person ?
Seriously though, looks like your making good progress and more importantly, having a great time doing it.
Conductor562 wrote:
4 hours ago, Conductor562 said:Sometimes you sound like a real New Englander and other times you sound like a normal person ?
Seriously though, looks like your making good progress and more importantly, having a great time doing it.
Normal?!?!?!?!?! Dude! New England IS normal!!!!!!!
Thanks Travis, this is a lot of fun let me tell ya! I’m home with my Son again because Grandma is sick so I had to burn two days in a row. The part that sucks is I can’t go down while I’m home because I’m too neurotic that I won’t hear the little squirt!
Ill just hop in the cah and get some chowdah for lunch though 😉
ChrisK wrote:
On 3/5/2017 at 8:31 AM, ChrisK said:Guess what future woodworker got to go to Woodcraft yesterday….
Thats right! Oh yeah! And he helped daddy pick out a brand spanking new CT26 dust collector and a big pile of new Festool sanding pads and papers for free courtesy of my boyz at Woodcraft (not the CT…..that would have been awesome!!!!)
Also found out there’s a Festool roadshow at the Newington NH Woodcraft on April 1st at 0800 with free lunch! Hope some crew are in the area!
Your son has good taste in tools at such a young age!!!
He is going to grow up to be a really good woodworker!!
THE shop is coming along great bro?? Looks awesome!!
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In typical Chris fashion, I like to fly by the seat of pants. I started this as a utility cabinet. Then figured, a quick and easy no frills plane cabinet. My shop is a disaster right now, still and cannot get chargers and batteries organized so it changed to a charger unit. Then today, while in the office (yukka yukka yukka) it hit me that my small clamps don’t have a home so lo and behold…a battery charging shelf unit with small clamp storage! Voila! Anyways, it ain’t done yet, I have to figure out a wall mount and add some finish. I was thinking French cleat but that means cleaning off my table saw which is currently storing my chargers, batteries, small clamps etc. so I’m thinking a couple of 1x supports screwed to the studs. Also of note, I chamfered all of the edges of the wood with a black plane which shows as having spaces on the butt joints. They are actually completely in contact. I wasn’t sure where I was going with this when I started planing and truthfully when I start to plane I just go go go… Man I hate being this disorganized but for a cheap storage rack it’s actually coming out alright.
LarryS wrote:
On 3/22/2017 at 9:13 AM, LarryS said:Your son has good taste in tools at such a young age!!!
He is going to grow up to be a really good woodworker!!
Thanks Larry!
Bigmikez wrote:
1 hour ago, Bigmikez said:THE shop is coming along great bro?? Looks awesome!!
Thanks Mike!
It looks like it’s coming out real nice, no matter what it may become !!!
keep it up, your progress is moving at a rapid pace….. ?? or depending on your shift ☕️☕️
ChrisK wrote:
On 3/23/2017 at 8:37 PM, ChrisK said:In typical Chris fashion, I like to fly by the seat of pants. I started this as a utility cabinet. Then figured, a quick and easy no frills plane cabinet. My shop is a disaster right now, still and cannot get chargers and batteries organized so it changed to a charger unit. Then today, while in the office (yukka yukka yukka) it hit me that my small clamps don’t have a home so lo and behold…a battery charging shelf unit with small clamp storage! Voila! Anyways, it ain’t done yet, I have to figure out a wall mount and add some finish. I was thinking French cleat but that means cleaning off my table saw which is currently storing my chargers, batteries, small clamps etc. so I’m thinking a couple of 1x supports screwed to the studs. Also of note, I chamfered all of the edges of the wood with a black plane which shows as having spaces on the butt joints. They are actually completely in contact. I wasn’t sure where I was going with this when I started planing and truthfully when I start to plane I just go go go… Man I hate being this disorganized but for a cheap storage rack it’s actually coming out alright.
maybe the 1x could be temporary just so you can get the table saw cleaned off then french cleats as a permanent solution? or move stuff from table saw to floor real quick to make the cuts for the cleats?
That’s what I was thinking on the 1x @Jronman as far as the sawstop….meh. I’m being lazy!
ChrisK wrote:
40 minutes ago, ChrisK said:That’s what I was thinking on the 1x @Jronman as far as the sawstop….meh. I’m being lazy!
Announcer says, “Do you need a fake workbench specifically for putting stuff on top? Well do we have to product for you…” 5 minutes later of explanation… “and it can be yours for only 4 payments of $19.99. Call 1-800-fakeworkbench to order your very own Fake Workbench today.”
announcer begins speaking in super fast voice,”We reccomend you do not use this as an actual work bench. We are not liable for any injury cause by improper use of this workbench. fake vise not included.”
Jronman wrote:
15 minutes ago, Jronman said:Announcer says, “Do you need a fake workbench specifically for putting stuff on top? Well do we have to product for you…” 5 minutes later of explanation… “and it can be yours for only 4 payments of $19.99. Call 1-800-fakeworkbench to order your very own Fake Workbench today.”
announcer begins speaking in super fast voice,”We reccomend you do not use this as an actual work bench. We are not liable for any injury cause by improper use of this workbench. fake vise not included.”
Yeah. I just cleared my sawstop off and made the darn French cleat.
ChrisK wrote:
1 hour ago, ChrisK said:Yeah. I just cleared my sawstop off and made the darn French cleat.
GET IT MAN !!!!
Well, the cabinet is done. It is acting as a charging unit and drill storage along with room for several smaller F style clamps and some of my XL Dewalt clamps!
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ChrisK wrote:
Just now, ChrisK said:Yeah. I just cleared my sawstop off and made the darn French cleat.
Announcer says, “if you buy now we will even thrown in a sawstop table saw absolutely free.” “Table saw is not a genuine SawStop Table saw. Saw is a cheap knockoff that is fake but includes SawStop branding. We recommend that the saw not be used.”
ChrisK wrote:
19 minutes ago, ChrisK said:
looks great. you doing a full cleated wall? or just certain things?