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As this 72 year old body is getting more and more sensitive to cold, I feel the need to park my pickup in the garage during the winter months. As some of you know, Alaska has only two seasons – winter and construction. Winter lasts from October to May. Hence the need to be able to alternate my shop between winter and summer modes. Also, there has been some interest in squeezing as many tools as possible into as small a space as possible. The attached photos show a work in progress toward this end.
First, though, all the cabinets are shop-built and everything is mounted on dual-locking castors and can be moved as needed. Also, I recently upgraded from a Shop-Vac dust collection system to a Jet 650 (canister model) DC. I chose that model because it fits under existing wall cabinets. The only tool that gave me pause was the BS, but I was able to locate in a space between cabinets used for an exhaust fan.
Most of the cabinets are built using MDF, but some used birch plywood. The shop-built cabinets do not extend more than 22 inches out from the garage wall and the main work area shown in Winter #3 is roughly 8 x 16 feet. The metal cabinets (Summer assembly table) are from SAM'S Club as are the work tables they slide under.
I tried to load the pictures in order, but I couldn't make that work. Shots taken from approximately the same angles are: Winter #2 and Summer #1, Winter #3 and Summer #3. The other shots show different views of the summer and winter work areas.
Sorry, Rod K., but my shop is a tad dustier than yours – otherwise, thanks for all the MDF construction ideas.
Thanks for looking, regards, Steve
First, though, all the cabinets are shop-built and everything is mounted on dual-locking castors and can be moved as needed. Also, I recently upgraded from a Shop-Vac dust collection system to a Jet 650 (canister model) DC. I chose that model because it fits under existing wall cabinets. The only tool that gave me pause was the BS, but I was able to locate in a space between cabinets used for an exhaust fan.
Most of the cabinets are built using MDF, but some used birch plywood. The shop-built cabinets do not extend more than 22 inches out from the garage wall and the main work area shown in Winter #3 is roughly 8 x 16 feet. The metal cabinets (Summer assembly table) are from SAM'S Club as are the work tables they slide under.
I tried to load the pictures in order, but I couldn't make that work. Shots taken from approximately the same angles are: Winter #2 and Summer #1, Winter #3 and Summer #3. The other shots show different views of the summer and winter work areas.
Sorry, Rod K., but my shop is a tad dustier than yours – otherwise, thanks for all the MDF construction ideas.
Thanks for looking, regards, Steve
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