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Table saw cabinet construction.

 The base carcass is complete. The casters are installed and ready to turn it over.

 The sides of the dust collection system are installed. The ramp is put into place so the saw dust will fall to the port once it is installed later in the process.

 

The rough outline is cut out  with a jig saw.

The opening is then cleaned up using my router and a trim bit.

Drill Press table

I really like my drill press but I realized that the metal table that it came with wasn't adequate. That's why I started searching for a solution for the problem.  After watching many videos on YouTube I came up with a table that I liked. 

I used 2 pieces of ¾ inch Poplar plywood 17 ½ X 24 inches sandwiched together.  On the underside I cut two dados to fit the Kreg mini track in to connect it to the drill press table.  On the top side I cut two more dados for the adjustable fence. Since I had some scrap Red Oak in my shop I used some to edge band  the top to hide the plywood edge. I then made the fence from two pieces of the Poplar 3 x 24 connected together with pocket holes.

I am happy with how it turned out and look forward to using it on many projects.  

Storage for my dowels

Storage for the miscellaneous dowels laying around my shop.  I used 2 inch PVC pipe cut in lengths of 30, 24,15, 9 and 5 inches.  I used a hole saw on my drill press to cut out the plugs. After a little sanding they fit perfectly. I used the french cleat design so I can move it around if I need to.

Organizing my wood shop - Lathe Tools

Using the French Cleat system  I made a way to store my lathe chisels in reach of my lathe.

I used 1 1/2 inch pvc pipe cut to length and then angled. After using pipe cleaner on them I turned a rod the right size to fit inside the pipe. Once the rod was the correct size to fir I cut it off in one inch disks that fit snugly inside the pipe.  Next came the drilling of the holes in the top and bottom. The screw in the bottom not only holds the pipe to the french cleat it also holds the disk in the bottom of the pipe.

Keep watching for further improvements in my shop this year.

Countdown to Christmas

This is a second Christmas advent tree i have made.  This one features 24 Christmas ornaments that are each different. As we get closer to the day we celebrate the birth of our Savior the tree becomes more decorated. Each time you put the days ornament on the tree you receive a Hershey's kiss.