What did you do in your shop today?

[woodtickgreg]

After I finished the table up I had some time so I worked on the dust collection for the shop a little more. I've never had dust collection in any of my shops before and I'm really liking it now that I have it.
I like these blue flexible and extendable hoses from Rockler. So I put one on the HF collector.
This is the old hose, about 10' long and stiff. The new hose extends to 21' and collapses to 4' when it's not needed.
Much easier to store.
and it extends to the jointer without moving either machine.
Connects to the table saw and to the lathe dust hood as well.
This is the exhaust elbow eyesore on my other dust collector. It's going to go and the old rigid hose from the other dust collector will replace this. It will seal better as well and I wont have to retape it.
Put an elbow on the drum sander.
And adapted some fittings to the new disc sander.
I installed a blue Rockler hose on the cyclone. It will reach all the tools on the other end of the shop.

Now I need to get some more fittings for a couple of other hook ups.

 

[wyowoodwrker]

I think I gave the UPS guy a hernia today.....today I unpacked my delivery and put it in my shop.

 

[woodtickgreg]

@wyowoodwrker That's a nice stash!

 

[wyowoodwrker]

@wyowoodwrker That's a nice stash!

Yes I'm excited to get some stuff built. The ambrosia maple is going to be a dining room table and have cherry accents. The rest is for boxes and cutting boards and whatever else I can come up with. I'm a sucker for the ambrosia and cherry combo.

 

[TimR]

Gorgeous day yesterday and today , we fixed a slope next to my workshop (on the left) and put down some love-grass, so watered it in this morning.
Had a bunch of good dirt left over, so moving it down from one temporary place to one more permanent.
Oh, and stuck a couple tomato plants in the ground!

 

[wyowoodwrker]

Got my bench top flattened, sanded and a coat of Danish oil on it. Not a bad looking bench top. Let that dry for a bit while I get the legs and aprons ready, then cut the joinery.

 

[woodtickgreg]

That's a fine looking top!

 

[Rocking RP]

Made some scratch awls. Bocote, red bud, ABW, walnut & salt cedar.

 

[Maverick]

Very cool. Are those bullet casings for the ferrule?

 

[Rocking RP]

Yes. 45 cal & 10mm.

 

[Maverick]

Nice way to repurpose them. I had not seen that before.

 

[woodtickgreg]

Those are very cool! well done sir!

 

[Tony]

@Rocking RP are those the icepicks from here?

 

[wyowoodwrker]

Finished the bench. Thing is pretty stout, the top weighs a ton lol

 

[Rocking RP]

@Rocking RP are those the icepicks from here?

No. I use music wire, grind the point and re-heat treat the point to reharden.

 

[David Hill]

@woodtickgreg

The HF collector is what I use too! Have mine routed into a cyclone collector then outside. Chips and stuff in the trashcan, dust goes outside thru the wall.

 

[trc65]

Happened upon a tree service taking down a walnut tree last Friday. Grabbed a branch section with only a little color in the middle (they haven't gotten to main trunk yet), so cut it in half and split it down the middle. Will get four natural edge bowls out of this. Don't know if I can save the bark edge, but will use copious amounts of CA on this first one and see.

 

[woodtickgreg]

That's very cool and one you can let warp and twist as it dries because it will just add to the piece.

 

[trc65]

This was the freshest/wettest I've turned. Continuous spray while turning. Most fresh wood I turn is harvested in winter and I'll get a little free water, but this one wet everything down. Even let it spin a while after turning to get as much out as possible.

 

[eaglea1]

Got a good start on my new shop door, just need to find some more pallets now.