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Last fall I was going to have a detached garage built and move my shop into it. Well, that didn't happen. HOA had a problem with the door location and any other location would have been unworkable. So, I decided to cleanup and organize the shop I had in my 3 car garage. When we first moved into this house I installed the 4' LED ceiling lights and they made a huge difference. I had a electrician friend install a 30 amp line for my table saw and shopvac. Before, the CB would pop every time both were running. I also added the overhead reeled power cords. Last week I had the garage door folks mount lighted upper panels for even more light. All my tools are on wheeled carts and can be quickly moved to either side to get 2 cars in. Most of the time the cars are outside except when hail is predicted. Somewhat common in SC. I have posted 3 of the carts I built based on the Crestron wood plan., the latest being the router cart. I may eventually spray paint them. All the melamine cabinets are from Lowes and store hardware, small tools and consumables. The ones under the windows I built myself and the compressor is stored under one. I found a plan on Pinterest for the wood storage bin. I have a crosscut sled mounted on the side of my table saw and I just finished a miter sled. My wife wants me to make picture frames for her paintings. Things are looking pretty neat right now but when I'm involved in a project, I can look like a tool explosion with stuff all over the shop.

Loved the coin that Randy did.....Not gonna kid myself into believing that I could did work as intricate and precise....maybe someday....way down the road!!!! But I loved the wolf face and wanted to see how good of a cutting I could do....not very accurate but I'm practicing hard!!! Also not nearly as small a cutting as Randy!! Lew

Cupid - plywood 4mm This pattern was downloaded for free from www.grabcad.com, author - trinityscsp (site with CAD models) I made some changes to be able to cut it by scrollsaw. Now it is availabe for free at http://alexscrollsaw.wixsite.com/scrollsawpatterns (Menu - Patterns - Compound Patterns) Here is video of cutting and assembling

Another project guys but I also need some ideas. As some of you may recall I sell some of my stuff from a tattoo shop. Well she sells other people's crafts as well and it seems she is having some sort of show at the end of the month. If anyone can come up with something that might appeal to the tattoo crowd that would be great. The flowers don't go over very well. I thought they would being as how even Grandmas are getting ink now. And sorry I can't give the credit due to the pattern makers but the wife and I have been googling.

Sorry have not been on for a while but my old saw finally died. RIP to the diamond but have finally got my new one. Now cutting with an EX21 and this is the very first project from it. Hopefully many more to come

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All done! Really easy pattern but fun! Stained, painted, sanded, and steel wool for the finish. My wife thinks it looks like Doc Holliday.....kinda does! Lew

I guess I'll be the next one to show my mess. I have about 700 sq/ft of our basement for a shop. Should have taken some pictures in January when it was a bit more organized. I find myself being only as organized as I have to be. I usually have several project going at the same time. Phil Shop 3.pdf Shop5.pdf Shop 2.pdf Shop4.pdf Shop 1.pdf

My daughter wanted this. He is her favorite. Well this week anyway.

as part of payment for my "new to me" table saw was "Iron Man". Tuesday i picked up the cover at the comic book store and glued it to the wood. it also got 2 coats matte sealant. then it got another coat before work yesterday. last night after work it was cut, glued, got 2 more coats of high gloss finish, and 2 more this morning, delivering this afternoon. life is good!

I cut this at the request of a John Wayne fan in a Facebook group. Easy cutting, only about 65 cuts. 5" x 7". Pat3tern design by me.

Hi Folks; I found this collection system on you tube and built one for myself. After using it for the past 3 weeks, I have been impressed enough with it to want to share it with you. It is simple to build and reasonably priced for the parts you need. I have it on my Dewalt saw and plan to build another for my Excaliber saw. The video shows a small amount of dust after sawing, I have not had any. I'm sure that its close to 100 percent in collection. The only drawback is the vac noise. Like him I plan to move the vac further away from the saw and also use a remote switch for on and off to eliminate the shut off problem. Hope this helps some of you out, I know it did wonders for my shop in breathing and cleanliness.

Just spoke with Adreann at Bushton, KS. They are shipping my controller and motor for my 220VS Hawk Ultra tomorrow. Total cost $253.40 including shipping and an extra bottom clamp. It should be operational this weekend. The controller is new and a bearing was replaced in the motor. I had wondered why they had to order a bearing. I checked the population of Bushton. Only 279 people. No wonder there was no bearing supplier. Happy with the price and service. With $453.40 invested I'll have a great saw. Also found out my motor was not the feared Fasco motor.

i can walk for hours with no complaints from my bum knee. but standing still for only 3 to 5 minutes and my knee gives out from pain. i had no room in my tiny shop for a chair so i bought a folding stool. my wife is learning to scroll letters and prefers to stand. so 1 vote for each here.

Always a draw back or trade off somewhere Paul. Guess the ear muffs are the least of the evils. Beats the dust mask.

Dropping the cradle off tomorrow - baby is due in two weeks - consensus is that delivery of the cradle now is probably prudent ..... Yet to do are 4 scrolled pieces to cover the pucks on each side of the pivot point - not a big job but haven't come up with a pattern we like yet. Also yet to do are the dowel plugs to cover the lag screw holes. These will need to be hollowed out - haven't done that before so will be doing a little experimenting. Jay

I sit on a stool but would rather sit in a chair. Unfortunately the Hawk comes with it's own stand. They have a stand that is wheelchair compatible which might work but I'n not about to spend the money for it. I suppose the legs could be removed and remounted on a low stand but I'll live with the stool.

Sit on a stool. My back would kill.

Sit!! I spent way to many of my working days standing for most of the day sometimes as much as 10 or 12 hrs.

Gotta sit! Much more comfy! I was standing when I first started, but found myself bending over to see the blade position better. I now sit and feel pretty good....I need to build a stand because my saw is still abit too high.

Do you happen to have the link or brand of that chair!? It's perfect

Not fancy or anything, its half of the garage (the other half has become our pantry/storeroom). But its mine, and its where I turn perfectly good pieces of lumber into sawdust, mis-cuts, and foul language. My half of the garage: Needed some extra space, so I slapped together some extra shelving from some recycled pallets. Hard to see from this pic, but there's a Y2K Jack-n-the-Box antenna ball on the end of the radio antenna. Jack's been with me through a lot, so he stays, despite what my wife says. Need to clean up the scraps there at the end of the bench. Fan is set up to blow dust off the scrollwork, I moved the scroll saw out of the way but didn't put up the fan. No biggie, I'm about to go start some sawdust again tonight. Anyone need some weathered fence slats?

"1 for sitting. Raised the saw to fit my shop chair. Lot easier on this old back. Phil

I used to stand, and built a stand for my saw that was the correct height for me to do so. I thought it was better because I could move around and be where I wanted to be when cutting larger pieces. But recently I found a nice little shop seat, put castors on it, and cut my saw stand down to match. It's not quite as mobile as I was on my feet, but the comfort and lack of strain on my feet and back make it worth it.

I prefer to sit because of a bad back, I only stand at the saw if I really have to. I've tried standing while cutting when I first got my saw, but I could only saw for short periods of time. So I tried sitting while using the saw, and I could continue cutting for hours non-stop. Now I have a very comfortable old office chair that I use, it's on wheels and it swivels. When I first started using it, it bothered my legs a lot. So I tried using it with the back of the chair facing the saw, this made the front of the chair lower then the back. Doing this made all of the difference in me being comfortable, the lower front didn't bother my legs any longer. y EX bought me a beautiful looking chair at Costco, it looked a lot like an Indian motorcycle seat. I gave it a good try, but it just wasn't comfortable to use at the saw. What I had for a problem with it, was with the way it was shaped. With the shape of it, you had a leg on each side of the chair part. But sitting that way, caused my legs to go to sleep. I just about broke my neck one night because of that seat, I didn't realize my leg was asleep. And I tried to step off the thing, causing me to fall onto the concrete basement floor. That was the last time I sat on that seat, I was not willing to risk getting injured from sitting on iy. Len

SIT I have a couple of bar stools that I use, one at each saw. Marg

Used to stand, it was ok but nowhere near as good as sitting. i just got a lower bench. Actually its not a bench, its a craftsman adjustable workmate. Perfect height with a regular folding chair.

For those looking for a stool, keep checking the used office furniture stores, or put in a request with them for a draftsman's stool. Comfortable cushion, adjustable height, and wheels like a secretary chair. There aren't many draftsmen around anymore that work on drafting tables. They all use computers now, so these stools and the big drafting tables are becoming surplus. Only graphic artists seem to be looking for them now. Charley

sit. I have a large seat with a back on a stand. it helps when you are spending long hours at the saw. i'm an old fart too.

I sit.

I stand!

SIT

I have been rotating through my fleet of saws and am currently using the 788 for my primary coin cutting saw. I need to be very close to the work piece for the magnifier/4x glasses in order for me to see clearly. The saw is doing amazingly well, but the saw sits a little too high for my chair. I'm currently looking for the right seating arrangement. Standing while bending over the saw to get close enough would be very difficult for me to do for any reasonable length of time. On the Hegner/Hawk, I'm not cutting coins, so I usually stand as I don't need to have my face so close to the table. I also have a high bar chair that I use on the Hegner. ------Randy

.This piece includes real Ostrich skin and Ostrich eggshell. A clay bowl with real Ostrich eggshell mosaic filled with black grout and mirror pieces on the edge. Here is a wooden bowl with real wood beads on the edge and Ostrich eggshell finished with two colour grouting. I carved this head using a painting i did as a fourteen year old for inspiration. This Two rows of wooden beads to finish off the clay bowl. Loved doing this a combination of eggshell and craft tile on a wooden bowl. By now you should have figured out i have a theme to these pieces, lol. All hand carved from rare wood. This was my very first attempt at wood carving.

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Thanks @Fab4 Paul for your help with this pattern. The wood is one inch pine. The customer is going to paint it. Marg

Old joke. When I got married, I sold my set of Brittanica encyclopedias. I found that my new wife new everything. Ha! Ray

Whoa Marge! Any sharper and I'm going to need a band-aid! Pine too! Rob

I had the opportunity to be an sponsor in a Golf Tournament that had place yesterday. Lot of work for a good cause, all the money collected will be donated to homeless kids in my town. I want to share with you guys some pictures.

"Cracked", or "quacked"? ::ducks and runs:: Awesome mallard, too!!!

Well here is my shop.

Welcome sir!!! Nice work!!

Hi there!!!! I have been out of the forum for a long time, I´m back, now I´m full dedicated to my workshop and business is going quite well. Here some of my jobs.

During the last couple of months, Steve Good has created about a dozen "stickman" patterns and posted them in his daily blog. They cover quite a wide range, including among others: Stickman Baseball Stickman Ice Hockey Stickwoman Dog Walking Stickman Rock-band Stickman Steve Good and Family They are all quite whimsical and I plan to cut a few of them. Stickman Baseball is the first of these: I cut the figures and the playing surface from 6mm thick Baltic birch plywood. The bases are 6mm thick white oak. The figures and the playing surface are stained with Samen water-based stain.

We built the garage 30 years ago ...... no car has ever seen the inside ...... we now call it "The Shed" - upstairs attic is typical seasonal storage and lifetime junk, main floor is roughly 1/3 sauna and 2/3 workshop (grudgingly shared with the lawn tractor and its attachments) ...... The winter shot was taken a couple years ago.

Welcome to the Village from Minnesota (a state that seems to want to hold on to snow and cold forever this year) You will find the Village to be a fantastic place for questions, ideas and inspiration. I know I have! Bruce

Welcome to The Village David!

Pattern From Sam Custodio

Had a load of 1/2" thick offcuts of ply and thought I'd make some pencil boxes 4 3/4" x 3 1/4" with a nice piece of teak for the base the bird scrolling make a rubbish ply look good. Roly