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  • jussi
    Veteran Member
    • Jan 2007
    • 2162

    Shop upgrade

    So I finally got around to start my list I posted on the 2014 shop outlook thread over a year ago. I leveled the concrete and started to install the wood floors I bought last year at a close deal from Lumber Liquidators. They're not the best quality. But at 20 cents a sqf I didn't mind. Besides I mainly want them make standing and walking a bit more comfortable and save the occasional dropped hand tool. The flooring actually looks better than in the pics. I just tracked in so much dust from walking in and out.

    The ominous looking trench is to house the ducting that goes from my DC to my tablesaw. I had terrible results with my old set up largely to the very long path I had to take because I didn't want the 4 inch ducting to be on the floor. Initially I wast just going to bury the ducting in the concrete. But I got scared that I would have to a hard, to impossible, time cleaning it if it ever got clogged. So I decided to make a removable cover the trench which I will attach the ducting to.

    The installation isn't hard. The hard part is musical chairs I have to play with all my tools. And even then I still had to most of the bigger tools outside under a covered carport. Hoping to be done by the end of the week. Then it's time to work on the electrical and maybe, finally, start woodworking again.





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  • Bill in Buena Park
    Veteran Member
    • Nov 2007
    • 1865
    • Buena Park, CA
    • CM 21829

    #2
    That's looking great, and sounds like an excellent deal on the flooring. I keep thinking I'd like to do something similar (with the flooring) but just can't decide how I want to do it. I once saw a nice plank/peg-style floor someone did with plywood (was it here?) that appeals to me. I will have the same problem with "musical chairs" on the tools - thankfully, when the time comes, everything is on a mobile base.
    Bill in Buena Park

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    • atgcpaul
      Veteran Member
      • Aug 2003
      • 4055
      • Maryland
      • Grizzly 1023SLX

      #3
      How deep is that trench? Did you break through the floor to do that?

      That's going to be really nice to work in when you're done-which looks like soon.

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      • wardprobst
        Senior Member
        • Jan 2006
        • 681
        • Wichita Falls, TX, USA.
        • Craftsman 22811

        #4
        Nice work, don't I know about the musical chairs!
        DP
        www.wardprobst.com

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        • Cochese
          Veteran Member
          • Jun 2010
          • 1988

          #5
          $.20 is a nice deal, for that I'd do my shop as well.

          Considered some at HD for $.79, but in the end I said no. I don't want to put much more money into the shop. Not $120 worth.

          But at $30? Absolutely.
          I have a little blog about my shop

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          • jussi
            Veteran Member
            • Jan 2007
            • 2162

            #6
            Originally posted by atgcpaul
            How deep is that trench? Did you break through the floor to do that?

            That's going to be really nice to work in when you're done-which looks like soon.
            It's around 8" x 12" which is wider than needed because I eventually want to upgrade to 6" diameter ducting. And it's a little deeper because I used 2 - 45 degree elbows instead of a single 90 to allow for better air flow.

            Yes I had to do a little jack hammering.
            I reject your reality and substitute my own.

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            • poolhound
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              • Mar 2006
              • 3195
              • Phoenix, AZ
              • BT3100

              #7
              Nice job Jussi. I notice you have far too many Bessey clamps you should send some over to me...
              Jon

              Phoenix AZ - It's a dry heat
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              • jussi
                Veteran Member
                • Jan 2007
                • 2162

                #8
                Originally posted by poolhound
                Nice job Jussi. I notice you have far too many Bessey clamps you should send some over to me...
                A lot of them are Jet so you wouldn't like them
                I reject your reality and substitute my own.

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                • poolhound
                  Veteran Member
                  • Mar 2006
                  • 3195
                  • Phoenix, AZ
                  • BT3100

                  #9
                  Originally posted by jussi
                  A lot of them are Jet so you wouldn't like them
                  I know but I would suffer as would my other Besseys having to share space with Jets on the clamp rack.
                  Jon

                  Phoenix AZ - It's a dry heat
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