And here’s another great series of projects from our buddy Nate. Check it out!
My name is Nate (nateswoodworks) and this is one of my most useful projects to date. It organizes and offers dust collection to each tool and it’s accessories. All of the tools except the drill press also benefit from the t-track and measure rule. I put my floor standing drill press into this setup and I love it. If I ever need to drill any item taller than what is allowed with the bench top I can swing the head of the drill press 90 degrees to the left and I have full capacity. I was able to use recycled materials for most of the project. The work top and cabinet bottoms are made from 1 3/4″ solid doors. The face frame, door rails and stile, and the trim pieces are from maple flooring I salvaged from an old house. The plywood for the pullouts under the CMS and RAS is also from a demolition project, and the hinges and pulls are from a garage sale for $5. I had to purchase 2 sheets of 3/4″ and 1 of 1/2″maple plywood, 2 sheets of hardboard, glass for the cabinet door, and some drawer glides. I hope you enjoy a quick view inside my shop as I have from many of yours.
I applaud your resourcefulness in using recycled wood on your project. It saves money and saves wood.
I like the way you store your hand planes on the slanted shelves. They are easy to see and easy to grab.
DD
Nate,
Totally Cool! So that is what a clean organized shop looks like? I’ve always wondered. Really it looks great!
That is a pretty hot setup. very nice!
Good Job Nate! I like the RAS, chop saw, and the mortiser all in one bench. It looks great!
Paul
Great designs Nate. Everything is nicely organized and compact. I’d really like to get a radial arm saw like that someday.
Well done Nate! I applaud your thriftiness.
I have an old/new radio arm saw. It is over 20 years old, but was new in the box until a couple of months ago. My father-in-law purchased it and never put it together. One thing I hate about it is the dust collection. It throws dust everywhere and dust port is not placed in a way that makes it easy to attach a hose. I noticed you have a cap on your dust port. How are you handling the dust collection?
Thanks for all the kind words everyone.As for the dust collection Keith D, I have tried it in the a number of ways in the past with using the hose, a couple other types of colection boxes, and I even had a collection shroud box I made that followed the saw head upon movement. What I found is that the simpler the better in this case. In the last pic you can see the blast gate I made for itright behind the sawblade. Between the force of the saw throwing the dust, the suction of the collector, and a deflector on the right of the blade behind the fence, work together to get about 95% of the mess. When the main blast gate between the CMS and the RAS is closed along with any other blast gates in the shop, the hose obove the gate has all the suction for spot cleanup, when the black gate is open it supplies collection for the CMS and when the black gate and the maple gate are both open, it sends all suction to the RAS thanks to a y inside the boxed in piping. Sorry for the long answer to your ?. Thanks again for everyones kind words.
Nate
I can only envy you. What a great deal of determination went into this project.
I see you are a compulsive neatnik…………..WOW
Nice shop. Way to recycle. kudos to you.
excellent set up Nate. now u just gotta get that shop clean!!! ;-)
Really, Really sweet job Nate !!!
I wish my shop was that orginized.
Thanks for showing us.
Nate -
Great bench … do you have any plans available for it??
is the radial arm saw considered more dangerous than a table saw? I worked on that same model in my school shop since I started in 6th grade. I wasn’t able to work on a table saw for another three years. I never got that.
I can see you have spent countless hours organizing and planning the layout of your shop. As a long time woodworker, I can testify that an organized and clean shop will encourage you to spend more time woodworking. When my shop is disorganized, I can spend more time looking for tools, than building a fine piece of furniture. Heck, looking at your shop makes me want to redesign a few areas in my shop. I am a teacher by trade, but a woodworking for the joy of life. Thanks for sharing and providing me some inspiration!
Bryan
Nate,
Now I really want to make that trip. Let me ask, do you use the radial arm in addtion to a table saw?
love to see a neat beatifully,well thought out shop awsome!!!!!!!
Thank you for the great ideas. In work on setting up my own shop and you provided some great creative thoughts!!
Nate thats a nice set up, how long is your bench? I may do the same thing.