new workshop.

[Chems]

Yes that does answer my question, hard to take a picture from across the road!

 

[Shultzy]

Neil, if you have sketchup, you are quite welcome to the plan of my workshop. My shop is garage size and I'm just starting on the inside (see my workshop build post)

 

[brianhabby]

Hi Neil,

If your table saw is only a small one and you can easily move it about without wheels they maybe a bit overkill. I had a small Nutool saw (just sold on eBay) which I replaced with Slim's 10" Sip when he moved south, which is a completely different animal, loads of cast iron etc. It came with a set of wheels and they are a godsend, I just push it to the side when not in use, in fact, because of the wheels, it's easier to move than the small one :lol:

Best of luck in your endeavours in sorting out your new workshop.

regards

Brian

 

[neilyweely]

Have made a decision re table saw. Having purchased an axminster guide rail system, which incidentally is really rather good, I have a little more time to spend sussing out the table saw set up. Somebody suggested laying a sheet of ply over the top of the existing table and letting it overhang as much as I require, but TBH I do not like this idea. It would mean the clamp on the existing fence could not be used, so what I will do is this - (let me know if I have overlooked anything please, hate it when I get to the end of a 'project' and find a fundamental flaw in my plan!!!) -

I have a length of kitchen W/S spare, approx 2m, which I will use to extend the width on the RHS of the fence. This will allow me the surface area needed to rip larger boards. I have a length of steel rectangular section which I shall fix securely to the edge of the W/S, so the new, improved (axminster again, £55 quid, which is more than the saw cost me!!) rip fence can be properly fixed to the table, as I fear screwing this straight into the W/S would not do. Then I will pull out the extension wings on the existing table and fix the W/S at the exact same height as this, meaning the whole surface area will be level. It will take some fine tuning to get the new fence at precisely 90', and to set it up so that the new fence continues on from where the old one leaves off. I plan on siting the whole thing smack bang in the middle, if this proves possible. I may have to crawl under it to get to the other side of the workshop but this really may be unavoidable, God help me!! Could it feasably be situated anywhere else in the workshop, given that I have only 18ft x 7ft or thereabouts (in the garage unit). How about butted up to a wall on one side?

This should allow me to rip larger sections easily, and hopefully accurately. The rip fence from axminster looks well made, in fact it is probly quite an improvement on the Ryobi one provided. I have considered whether the existing fence could've been extended onto the W/S but it is not running on tubes, rather the edge of the table is kind if crimped to afford it a groove to run in. This groove is by no means standard, and would be VERY difficult to extend onto the W/S. Beyond me I'm afraid.

Do you follow? Jeez, I do hope this makes sense to you as I think it is quite a good description of my intent, and I fear y'all may be about to shoot holes in my little 'project' So what I am asking for is advice as to whether this'll work, if the kitchen W/S will do the job, at least temporarily,
and if anyone has a better idea. Of course the best thing to do would be to buy a new, better, bigger saw, but being 'poor' I cannot stretch to it.

So, any ideas GREATLY appreciated, and schultzy, I do have sketch up, but as I said am not too good with it, so if it is an easy process then I would love to see your workshop this way. Go for it mate, that'd really be a big help.

Brian, again, thankyou sir, and may fortune smile upon you. Luck is what I will be needing when I tackle my workshop!!!

Folks, thanks all for your help.

Neil (ps - sorry this is so long but am unable to use pictures as I am not allowed to look at the house yet!!!!!)

 

[brianhabby]

Sounds like a plan. Mind you it will really by tight in there and I don't think you will like crawling under the saw very often, I know I've done it in the past.

If you extend the saw in the way you describe, is there any way you could make the extension sort of portable so it is only attached when you need the bigger surface but the rest of the time it just stands against the wall? That way you will be able to walk past your saw at least most of the time.

regards

Brian

 

[mailee]

Sounds like a plan. Mind you it will really by tight in there and I don't think you will like crawling under the saw very often, I know I've done it in the past

No you don't, I did last week and caught my back on the toothed fence rail, my back looked likke I had been mauled by a Bengal Tiger! :shock:

 

[Woodmagnet]

That's a good one Mailee, when i used to play around i always said i fell into a rose bush. :lol:

 

[Chems]

You really need to watch this:

http://www.woodworkingonline.com/catego ... st/page/3/

About half way down tips for setting up a great home shop. It'll change your life.

Good site that one Ive watched them all everyone has a gem in it if not more.

 

[neilyweely]

chems

Thanks mate, thats great.

Thought the problem would be kitting the bloody thing out, not fitting it out!!!

Cheers all, will post some pictures soon. Have to figure out a way to extend the TS now.

Neil