New shop - level floor, or not?

I've started the process of converting it into an enclosed building and I intend to set up my shop in it. I have discovered that the existing concrete slab is not at all flat and is out of level by about 2 inches over a span of about 20 feet.
Posted by Art Greenberg in Woodworking Forum 15 years ago 
Pawn Shop Tool Score: Router & ROS

I called the number and it turned out to be a pawn shop. I went to the store, and after a little negotiation, I got the router and a Dewalt D26453 Variable Speed ROS for $80, no tax. The router is in better shape than mine and the sander looks barely used. ...
Posted by DerbyDad03 in Home Repair 8 years ago 
Setting up a drywall shop inside!

Yeah, it's gonna be messy, but cleaning is easy! :-) John Kuthe, Climate Anarchist, Suburban Renewalist and Vegetarian
Posted by John Kuthe in Home Repair 5 years ago 
What's French for tool hire shop?

Planning it, I realised I'd not seen a tool hire shop down there andI don't know what they are called, so I can't look them up in the phone book. Nothing lited under 'Location' looks promising, so anybody know? Colin Bignell
Posted by nightjar in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 21 years ago 
Technical competence of the "Repair Shop"?

Last night an "arctic " thermometer, so how does a thermocouple power a bordon tube gauge? Looked to me much like a capilliary tube standard old style fridge or boiler thermostat system with Bordon tube rather than switch mechamnism. So loosing any calibration" with reconfiguring the ...
Posted by N_Cook in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 3 years ago 
OT: Viewing Woodwright's Shop in California

Does anyone in California see the Woodwright's Shop? I've been looking through schedules for Sacramento, San Francisco and San Diego and the only thing I find is NYW and TOH. (I'm moving back there since my job got sent to India, and that's one of the shows I'll really miss.)
Posted by You in Woodworking Forum 22 years ago 
Thanks for answering shop heating question

I looked at the dawg web site, thanks, and I also called my heating oil vendor, they do propane as well, and they are coming out to give me a quote. There's no natural gas here in Maine. Than I'll decide. One way or the other I will have heat this winter.
Posted by George J. Dekelbaum in Woodworking Forum 22 years ago 
Re: FOUND A HANDY SHOP TOOL

My brother built one just like it. He used it to handle rattlesnakes. No fooling. George

Posted by George G in Woodworking Forum 22 years ago 
Shop built horizontal mortising table question

Hello All: I am thinking of building a horizontal mortising table similar to the ones made by Multi-router and by Inca. They slide in two directions and are controlled by a joy stick. Options that I can think of for the slide mechanism range from very expensive linear bearings and shafts to ...
Posted by Jim Martin in Woodworking Forum 22 years ago 
Hinge options for shop cabinet doors

Folks, Keeter recommended a hinge from Rockler that would serve my purpose for a strong hinge for my roll around shop cabinets. http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product_details.cfm?&offerings_id=10052Just wondering if anyone has a cheaper source for this type of hinge?
Posted by Rick Chamberlain in Woodworking Forum 22 years ago