I've been lurking as a guest here for a while, but it's time to say hi and share.
We bought a house in St. Louis about 2 years ago with a mostly finished basement, except one 20 ft x 25 ft room was still bare cement walls. Nothing in there except the circuit breaker box and a sump pump. My wife loved the house, I loved the future workshop. What a deal!
After one year of the typical move-in projects, I got started. Studded out the walls, closed off the vents, insulated the ceiling to reduce noise, added a sub-panel for lots of lights and circuits. Then plywood on the walls, a workbench surface, roll-away cabinets, wall cabinets.
Pictures of the present state are at www.flickr.com/gp/65764307@N00/M4fB3X
Next I want to build a cabinet-makers/assembly workbench and some tool stations for sanders & a drill press. I see several great pictures of both here on the forums. If you have a forum thread on your workbench project, post a link to it so I don't miss it.
Also, I'm making a couple cross-cut sleds for the table saw, but I'm a little confused on the best way to square the fence with the cut. I mean, I need the fence on before I cut the kerf so the sled doesn't fall apart, but I can't really get it square until after I've made the cut. So what's the best way to proceed?
Thanks!
We bought a house in St. Louis about 2 years ago with a mostly finished basement, except one 20 ft x 25 ft room was still bare cement walls. Nothing in there except the circuit breaker box and a sump pump. My wife loved the house, I loved the future workshop. What a deal!
After one year of the typical move-in projects, I got started. Studded out the walls, closed off the vents, insulated the ceiling to reduce noise, added a sub-panel for lots of lights and circuits. Then plywood on the walls, a workbench surface, roll-away cabinets, wall cabinets.
Pictures of the present state are at www.flickr.com/gp/65764307@N00/M4fB3X
Next I want to build a cabinet-makers/assembly workbench and some tool stations for sanders & a drill press. I see several great pictures of both here on the forums. If you have a forum thread on your workbench project, post a link to it so I don't miss it.
Also, I'm making a couple cross-cut sleds for the table saw, but I'm a little confused on the best way to square the fence with the cut. I mean, I need the fence on before I cut the kerf so the sled doesn't fall apart, but I can't really get it square until after I've made the cut. So what's the best way to proceed?
Thanks!
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