garage shop

Crosscut sled

I have needed a crosscut sled for my table saw for quite a while. For example, I had to resort to this for a project: Please do not do this. It is low-precision and seems unsafe I got these Rockler tracks on sale (that I could have just made out of wood in retrospect). I…… Continue reading Crosscut sled

Epoxy drip catchers

I had a problem with resin and hardener dripping onto my workbench resin drippage I solved it with an overengineered dripcatcher

Sandpaper belt holder

Quick and dirty project. Ikea wire shelves plus grinder plus plywood. The belts take up much less space now.

Spray booth

I built a spray booth from this ventworks kit. I have had the parts forever and finally built the kit. I’ll do some painting when the weather gets nicer and I can leave the garage door open.

Over quarantine I’ve gotten into woodworking and built up a garage workshop. Shout out to Steve Ramsay’s youtube series on woodworking. I already had a nice little workbench I used for modelmaking and painting, and odd jobs: original workbench Now I have another workbench and a toolbench, as well as some important tools like table…… Continue reading Garage shop

3d printed pencil holders

I printed some hex-grid pencil holders to challenge myself in CAD. I got it done but I still don’t know of a great way to model these. The end result hot off the printer

Garage workbench

After binge-watching Steve Ramsay I decided that building a workbench was within my ability. First the trip to home depot. The Prius can hold more than I expected. All I had to work with was my parent’s circular saw and a saw horse. Here’s an example of learning how that works: I got it framed…… Continue reading Garage workbench

French cleats

I added French Cleats to the garage shop. It was a bit of a pain to get them level and spaced regularly, but I built some spaces that worked ok. right after installing My original plan was to hang up a bunch of tools and look really cool. Here’s a start: Eventually I gave up…… Continue reading French cleats