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Help Me Design My Dream Selfbow Shop
John Scifres:
Morning old friends. Bowmaking season is upon me and I am spending the first part renovating my garage. I have a workable shop now but I am completely renovating my garage so it is a blank slate.
I have half the 2-car garage so it's 10'x20'. The only thing that has to be in there other than a bench and tools is my chest freezer which actually serves as a nice horizontal work space when needed. All wood storage is already in the attic so that is not a factor in the shop.
I have a bandsaw on casters and a rolling tool cart that serves as space for my grinder, drill press, sander, and router table as needed. The long wall will also have my tiller tree on it.
Show me your shops and anything you do that is creative or cool or just something you love about it. I'd love to hear about your dust collection methods. I am pondering a unit in my attic. Right now I just use a shop-vac. The garage is insulated but not conditioned. Some form of spray-booth is also a desire. It will have to be takedown as I don't spray a lot. I looked at a lot of older threads but many pics are missing. Thanks.
TimBo:
I would enjoy seeing some photos as well - complete "down to the studs" garage renovation/reorganizing is on my list for summer. Mine needs to have insulation added at that point too, so it's nice that you have that done already. I drew up a floor plan and cut out little bits of paper for things like the workbench, bandsaw, shelves, etc. and moved them around until I was happy with the layout.
willie:
I try to avoid making dust in the shop. casters on the dustmakers allow me to roll the tools outside, preferably when these a breeze. a nice apron to roll the tools outside is a good addition if you do not have one
one of these
https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/2ac7e10f-d3f6-4aff-bb7f-dc3b4eeead93_1.2dbb3c1ff7fc97c0c18284024cab55fa.jpeg?odnWidth=1000&odnHeight=1000&odnBg=ffffff
stood up behind one of these
https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/41b195fc-cbbf-4312-bd05-30da122cc0d1_1.d9673780ece7784314860710ef7dec8f.jpeg
works well inside
osage outlaw:
This is how I store staves in my shop. It pivots on the front right corner. It rolls back under the bench and out of the way. You can see my arrow shaft storage rack peeking out from the left side of the bench. I utilize 100% of the space under there.
osage outlaw:
I built my own air cleaner from a squirrel cage blower and a frame for an air filter. I don't have a picture of that one on me. It mounts to the ceiling in my shop. Most of my tools are on bases with casters. I roll them back out of the way when I'm not using them. I like to roll my bandsaw out of the garage and shut the door when I use it. I blow it off with a leaf blower and keep all the sawdust out of my garage. I do the same with the belt sander. It keeps the mess outside.
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