DIY Woodworking, Home Improvement, and Art Projects

Sorry I don’t have any pictures yet, but I wanted to get out a quick update of the weekend progress.  I actually got quite a bit done on Saturday.  I moved everything around in the garage, swept out all of the dingy corners, cleaned the cobwebs, and re-organized all of the boxes and stuff that was still going to be stored out there…and that was all before lunch.

At noon I made myself some scrambled eggs and coffee, and then headed back out to begin the shop setup process.  At that point most of the area was clear where I wanted to assemble my router table and table saw.  There is this massive, metal cabinet that was left behind by the previous owners, so I used that to house most of my smaller tools.  That was nice because I don’t have my own workbench yet, and I definitely had a lot of tools to store away.

The next thing was to assemble my router table which took awhile, probably about two hours from start to finish.  There were a lot of nuts and bolts to this thing, and the router base plate had to be drilled and countersunk to accomodate my Bosch router.  I was very careful to take my time with this step to make sure I got it right the first time.  I got the table kit from this awesome hardware and homewares store not far from the house called Hartville Hardware.  They have an online store, but there’s nothing like going there in person and talking with their staff, and browsing the aisles full of great items.  So if you’re around Hartville, Ohio check ‘em out!

I took the saw and all of its components out of the box and laid them out so I could get rid of the massive box.  That thing is heavy!  The cast iron top is heavy, the motor is heavy, the main assembly is heavy…well, you get the idea.  That’s against the back wall too now, so it is ready to be assembled to work on our first major project of the spring–putting in the new stairs!

I’ll update this thread with some pictures soon, but not until I get a new CF card reader.  My Rebel XT doesn’t have a driver available that works with Windows Vista yet, so I can’t just plugin and download directly to the computer.  Well, check back soon for those pics and the next phase of the woodshop setup process.  Cheers!

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