What did you do in your shop today?

woodtickgreg said:
It looks like you have carved out a great niche market. :good2: You really have it all sewn up! Lol.
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I'm hoping these really take off. I had two dozen pre orders and customers have been extremely patient as we've brought them to completion. I'll be using the machine to add some other products over had bouncing around in my head for awhile but didn't do as time versus return would have had me working for less than minimum wage.
 
Starting to get ready for craft fair season. These are Ruth Niles pull tab openers for soda, beer cans, etc. Great quick projects for the small cutoffs laying around. Maple, maple/wenge, cherry all from cutting board scraps. These and her bottle openers sell very well.

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Flipped the top over and now getting some finish on the top. I looked at the castor kit and they supplied the bolts for it but no nuts! And I don't feel like going to the store this late in the day so I paid to much for convenience and ordered them on amazon.
2 coats so far, might get another coat tonight, or two.
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Beautiful top Greg. Came out really nice.

I stripped the guides off the broken section of my 10wt, rewrapped them on the new section, and applied epoxy. My 10wt is no longer a 9.75wt.

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@DLJeffs Funny thing is a big morticer is going on top of it and you won't see most of it, lol. Its just to seal it.
 
Found an old walnut veneer dresser in a moving sale with a lot of veneer damage. At 25 bucks I told Swmbo that I was game to take it home if she was. So after unloading a bunch of craft supplies.... I tackled the veneer. It was almost a plywood being thin walnut veneered over a layer of what appears to be birch at about 3/32. 20210613_182610.webp
This is a section of the walnut veneer on the side. I didnt shoot a picture of the top before I started. The rails and Stiles and legs are maple stained walnut. 20210613_182555.webp
Under the veneer on the top and drawers is an american chestnut base wood. This is with a seal coat of poly for overnight. Still need several standings and more layers of spar urethane to make it road worthy. Then She will paint the maple portion of the front and paint the sides. We will see who likes it better than I do. The wallets will tell the story when she posts it up for sale.
 
I had a few minutes before I left for work so I cut the free plywood to size for the tool cart base.
Cut 2 pices so I can double it up.
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And still have some left to use on.......?
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Today was toilet repair day. We have 3 toilets in this house and every one of them had one problem or another. For so few moving parts those darn things don't last long.
 
Got off work a little early today and when I came home there was a package on the porch with some screws I ordered, saved me a trip to the store.
So I pre drilled some holes for the screws to mount the top to the legs.
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It's getting there. Nice looking top but you won't see most of it, lol.
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Spread some glue to glue 2 pices of plywood together, I did spread this out with a wide putty knife.
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Then clamped it and put some screws in the center.
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Yesterday I picked up this contact adhesive for the outfeed table laminate.
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As soon as I get this mortiser cart done I'll be getting back on the outfeed tables. Almost there.
 
I got to work in the shop for about 30 min this morning, then the plumber showed up and we dug 40' of trench (with shovels) and bypassed some collapsed sewer pipe in the septic system. Vacuum truck driver was here most of the day yesterday pumping out the tanks. There's some work that I hate and there's some I detest. Most anything involving shovels and sewers, I detest. But I'd rather do shovel and sewer work than roofing....

I'm getting up early so I work in the shop for and hour or so before my "Grandpaing" job starts at 8:00... Now that's a job I really enjoy.

My two year old grandson loves the lawn tractor (well, any tractor) and he helps me mow. I think he would ride it all day if his Mimi would let him. When he gets here on the mornings he comes, it's all business. He comes through says hi to Mimi and he's headed out to the shop.

He sure likes those red and green buttons on things but hasn't tried any of them yet. He'll walk over and loooook at them on the table saw, then look at me, I say "Nah Nah" and he's off to the next thing. But, the tractor is the bomb.

Alan
 
Alan R McDaniel Jr said:
I got to work in the shop for about 30 min this morning, then the plumber showed up and we dug 40' of trench (with shovels) and bypassed some collapsed sewer pipe in the septic system. Vacuum truck driver was here most of the day yesterday pumping out the tanks. There's some work that I hate and there's some I detest. Most anything involving shovels and sewers, I detest. But I'd rather do shovel and sewer work than roofing....

I'm getting up early so I work in the shop for and hour or so before my "Grandpaing" job starts at 8:00... Now that's a job I really enjoy.

My two year old grandson loves the lawn tractor (well, any tractor) and he helps me mow. I think he would ride it all day if his Mimi would let him. When he gets here on the mornings he comes, it's all business. He comes through says hi to Mimi and he's headed out to the shop.

He sure likes those red and green buttons on things but hasn't tried any of them yet. He'll walk over and loooook at them on the table saw, then look at me, I say "Nah Nah" and he's off to the next thing. But, the tractor is the bomb.

Alan
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Your grandson and mine would get along great. He encourages whatever adult there is around to go outside with him, then he slowly makes his way to the skid steer……where if he has half a chance he climbs up and he is impossible to get out!! Love it!!!
 
I spent about 10 minutes in the shop this morning putting on another coat of wbp to the mortiser stand base. Hopefully I can get it assembled this weekend and finished up so I can get back on my outfeed table project.
 
Man it's amazing how much I can get done in my shop when I have more than 15 or 20 minutes to do something.
I marked the base for the holes to be drilled and then drilled em.
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Then I test fit the wheel kits, I didn't like the way the screws sat proud.
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So off to the metal shop (the other side of the wall) and the big drill press to put countersink in the plates.
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Now that's much better, now the screws sit flush.
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Then I got them all bolted down
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Mobile base is done.
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And even though I probably don't need them I added so.e wizlock nuts to the screws on the bottom.
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And the mortiser stand fits nice on it. It rolls super easy and locks down nice.
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Then it was time to mount the mortiser to the stand. Found some bolts and hardware, chucked up a bit and drilled some holes.
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I tried a few positions before I settled on mounting it to the front of the top. The reason for that is so the handle would travel all the way down and not hit the top. I put one clamp on it and used the machine as a guide.
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Holes drilled.
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And there it is, all bolted down. It's a nice working height too.
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Here you can see how the handle clears the top, it actually hits the machine base first.
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Then it was time to deal with this surface rust.
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After the scotch Brite pad and wd40 work I waxed it.
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Good as new.
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