Got a proper dust collector (JDS w/ 1 micron cannister) and had to bump out a wall a bit to make a little area for it and the shop vac. Rearranged the tools to get the drum sander, band saw, and edge sander close to the dust collector as I'm not ducting it all over the place. As a bonus I have room to add in a planer now, up against the wall on the right. I left the hose going to the drum sander long enough to reach out to the middle of the shop where the planer would be in use. You can't see the edge sander, it's tucked in the bay behind the drum sander - the outfeed clears the top of it.
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the bench is the latest project, a modular jewelry box system. Basically each drawer is its own unit and they stack, aligned with four dowels. A different kind of challenge for me as usually it's one ofs or things made in batches that don't have to perfectly match the previous batch, with this I have to be able to make a near perfect match the next run. Used a template and router for the dowel holes and an 1/8" roundover on everything will hide any minor differences.
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used to have the bench as a pennisula against a shelving unit which was against the wall. Now it's pulled out to the middle of the room, which I always tried to avoid because of all the cords of the power tools. My solution was to build sort of a power tool entertainment center. Power strip in the back and everything is plugged in through each tool's cubby. It's a little annoying having to get the cords back in every time I use something, but not as annoying as a tangled mess of cords next to the bench. On top is the dovetail jig, and I built it to be at a comfortable height for that, higher than the bench and having it used it now it makes a big difference. And then on top of THAT is the spindle sander, which lifts off easily enough. I still need to build a little box to go behind the akeda to hold all the pin/tail guides.
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guess I have drawn that out for as long as I can and have to go back to sanding now.
-Kevin