A few weeks ago I started installing laminate flooring in my shop. After several delays I finally finished and this weekend I moved in most of the tools. Alot of the larger tools were stored outside under a covered carport. And while no rain got on them, I'm guessing the morning dew was enough to cause some surface rusting. So I had a bit of rust removal on my plate.
This is, what I affectionately call, the shop the Craigslist built. I've had the tablesaw and spindle sander for several months now but just turned them on for the first time today because I didn't have 220 until now. The tablesaw is a beast and took 4 of us to carry in. But now that it's in the shop, I can easily move it with the built-in casters. I wasn't able to use the casters outside because the ground was too bumpy outside. Putting the saw back together and tuning it up took almost a whole day in itself and I'm still not quite finised. I still have to adjust the fences straightness but I don't think that will take long. I've only made some test cuts but I'm loving all the features it has so far. I'm using the stock guard for now but I eventually want to use my old excalibur overhead guard. I just need to make some kind of bracket to have it ceiling mounted since the right side of the saw has a router table now and he left side is too close to the blade. I initially wanted to mount a jessem mast-r-slide to it but couldn't bring myself to hack up the tube and rails. I wanted a more direct path for the dc run to the tablessaw this time around so I dug a hole and made a cover for it. I then attached ducting to the cover so I could take it apart if it ever got clogged. I still have alot to do but it's a start. If I make anymore significant progress I'll update here.
This is, what I affectionately call, the shop the Craigslist built. I've had the tablesaw and spindle sander for several months now but just turned them on for the first time today because I didn't have 220 until now. The tablesaw is a beast and took 4 of us to carry in. But now that it's in the shop, I can easily move it with the built-in casters. I wasn't able to use the casters outside because the ground was too bumpy outside. Putting the saw back together and tuning it up took almost a whole day in itself and I'm still not quite finised. I still have to adjust the fences straightness but I don't think that will take long. I've only made some test cuts but I'm loving all the features it has so far. I'm using the stock guard for now but I eventually want to use my old excalibur overhead guard. I just need to make some kind of bracket to have it ceiling mounted since the right side of the saw has a router table now and he left side is too close to the blade. I initially wanted to mount a jessem mast-r-slide to it but couldn't bring myself to hack up the tube and rails. I wanted a more direct path for the dc run to the tablessaw this time around so I dug a hole and made a cover for it. I then attached ducting to the cover so I could take it apart if it ever got clogged. I still have alot to do but it's a start. If I make anymore significant progress I'll update here.
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