I Decided to Upgrade my Table Saw Dust Collection For the past several years I have been using SawStops Dust Collecting Blade Guard along with the Over-Arm Dust Collection Assembly. This has worked well but there are a few things about it that weren’t working well for me. Granted, there is no perfect solution for […]
News – June 11th, 2018 – SawStop Floating Dust Collecting Guard Read More »
I Decided to Make a Rainstick I’ve wanted to try my hand at making a rainstick for some time. Not that I really enjoy playing with them but it seems like a fun project, especially with the amount of experimentation you can do. Like most of my projects, I start with a prototype. Like a
Finished the Router Table I managed to get my hands on a SawStop router lift and downdraft dust collection box. This finishes up my SawStop Router Table I’m putting together a detailed write-up on the assembly of each of the components as well as some of the tests I ran on it afterward. My initial
News – May 31st, 2018 – Finished Router Table and a Pleasant Surprise Read More »
There have been some major changes in my shop. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to actually build anything but that should change soon. The picture above shows my table saw and outfeed table. I took this photo because I knew that this was the cleanest my shop would be for quite a while. New Cast-Iron
News – May 7th, 2018 – New Router Table and Emptying The Coffee Cans Read More »
It’s been a few months since my last update and a few people have asked if I was still around. Here’s what’s been going on… Death In The Family Sadly, my family was dealt a tragic blow with the death of my mother-in-law on March 1st. She was a truly inspiring person and one of
This is a continuation of Studio Desk – Part 4: Applying The Finish For me, all projects have a point where they start to fall apart. This is what happened here. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy with how the desk turned out but I also have a few things that I really want to change.
Outfeed table Almost a year ago I decided to try a new work surface for my outfeed/assembly table. I wrote about this here. After using and abusing it for almost a year, my official opinion is that I don’t really care for it much. I found the texture to be problematic in that it retained
News – January 8th, 2018 – Outfeed surface, Recording, and Cthulhu Read More »
Sorry for the delays in my posts. The holidays are always pretty hectic so I’ve been busy. Teaching Two weeks ago I was given the opportunity to teach a class for The Guild of Oregon Woodworkers on The Care and Feeding of Your SawStop. The class went really well, with over 20 saw owners attending.
News – December 11th, 2017 – Teaching, last-minute performance, and woodturning Read More »
I’ve been lax in posting news updates. I’m going to try to be better about this. Wiring I’ve got the studio desk pretty much done, but I’m doing some additional wiring, such as adding a few electrical outlets to the desk itself. I’m also making all new audio cables. This includes 32 XLR cables for
News – November 2nd, 2017 – Wiring, teaching, and recording Read More »
This is a continuation of Studio Desk – Part 3: Assembling the Racks Now that the components are built, they’re ready to be stained and finished. I was going for a specific look that I think worked but I’m having my doubts that I’ll be happy with it in the long run. I
