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| Author: | Mitch Cain [ Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | The new shop is up and running |
As some of you know, I recently moved to Florida from CT and at the same time downsized my furniture/cabinetmaking shop to focus specifically on guitars. As for now, my shop is my garage, and I've been working away setting up to get ready to build. So I thought I'd share some photos and ideas... First, here's a couple pics of the shop itself... Attachment: shop1.JPG I made sure I had plenty of storage space... Attachment: Shop2.JPG Here's my festool CT-22 outfitted with a Dust Deputy - I've talked about this on several threads and really don't need anything else in this small shop for dust collection... Attachment: CT22 Vac.JPG Here's my bandsaw...Delta 14" X5...the hat was extra.. Attachment: bandsaw.JPG I built this workbench - its rock solid and on wheels, so I can move it anywhere. Bench dogs up the end with a jorgensen bench vise - we used these a lot in the woodworking school I taught at in CT... Attachment: Workbench.JPG Here's my Gobar/router table... Attachment: gobar1.JPG The threaded rods screw into threaded inserts I put into the top of the router table. The table itself is an old prototype kitchen cabinet I made for a class I was teaching. Its on wheels as well, so it moves around as needed. Attachment: gobarinsert.JPG Remove the dish, and you can see the router lift... Attachment: routertable.JPG So now all that's left to do is...start building! Thanks for looking! |
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| Author: | Hesh [ Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The new shop is up and running |
Looks great Mitch my friend and I like the go-bar deck/router table combo - very clever. I also hope that you don't mind that I copied your picture of your dust Barney Fife/CT-22 combo because I want to put one of these together too. Congrats on the new digs and new shop!!!! ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up") ![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations")
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The new shop is up and running |
Hi Mitch, Your shop is looking great now buddy. Now, get that cherry OM going or are you starting something else first ? That workbench is very nice especially with the wheels to move it around! Congrats on the new shop, up and running.
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| Author: | Mitch Cain [ Sun Jul 20, 2008 6:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The new shop is up and running |
Nope, the cherry OM is first - and I'll soon be starting a maple 12-string for Mike, who you met here the other night... I put the bridge plate on the top for the OM today...will finish bracing the top this week. |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The new shop is up and running |
Congratulations on getting set up, Mitch. The shop looks really great. |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The new shop is up and running |
I'm jealous!!!!! Nice shop!!!! Can you control the humidity in there? can you pm me the info on your dust collector please? Get to making gitars !!!!!!! mike |
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| Author: | Mitch Cain [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The new shop is up and running |
I'm storing the zoot in a closet just inside the garage door. The humidity stays consistent there and I an just work on the pieces and move them back when I'm finished. I have larger, raw pieces that I haven't processed into sets yet that live on the small lumber rack under the cabinets... |
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