Barb Becker
01-21-2009, 4:33 PM
Hi all -
I've spent FAR too many hours searching the forum and reading your VERY informative posts and learning all I can about lathes, turning, DC, and various ideas for storage cabinets!!
Before I clutter our garage with MORE tools and wood I figure I need a plan to efficiently store this stuff - or my husband may decide to kick MY car out into the snow :D.
I was looking at the storage cabinet plans on the woodstore.net site and wondered if anyone had experience with their plans, or if they'd even be of use for our equipment. The plans I'm considering are their "Bench-tool system - Storing your benchtop tools vertically on trays in a roll-around cabinet. The matching tool base makes a perfect mobile workstation"; and their "Mobile tool cabinet" - looks like it would make great roll-away storage for lots of tools and supplies.
I also like the flip-top cabinets that many Sawmillers have constructed, but didn't know if they'd be of use for the Jet mini-lathe and scroll saw that I hope to soon purchase. (We have the Dewalt 734 planer but took the easy route and bought their stand - it, and the table saw, have so far been housed in our barn - too much dust for the garage - we even use these outside if making lots of chips!)
Since I've never done any turning or used a scroll saw it seemed that the flip-top cabinets and the Woodstore mobile tool base might not give you the best access to the equipment, might need to be more adjustable than a fixed cabinet, or might have too much vibration when using the mini-lathe. Not that I'd be doing 24/7 scrolling or anything, this is just a hobby (or as I'm quickly learning, THE VORTEX :eek:).
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
Barb
I've spent FAR too many hours searching the forum and reading your VERY informative posts and learning all I can about lathes, turning, DC, and various ideas for storage cabinets!!
Before I clutter our garage with MORE tools and wood I figure I need a plan to efficiently store this stuff - or my husband may decide to kick MY car out into the snow :D.
I was looking at the storage cabinet plans on the woodstore.net site and wondered if anyone had experience with their plans, or if they'd even be of use for our equipment. The plans I'm considering are their "Bench-tool system - Storing your benchtop tools vertically on trays in a roll-around cabinet. The matching tool base makes a perfect mobile workstation"; and their "Mobile tool cabinet" - looks like it would make great roll-away storage for lots of tools and supplies.
I also like the flip-top cabinets that many Sawmillers have constructed, but didn't know if they'd be of use for the Jet mini-lathe and scroll saw that I hope to soon purchase. (We have the Dewalt 734 planer but took the easy route and bought their stand - it, and the table saw, have so far been housed in our barn - too much dust for the garage - we even use these outside if making lots of chips!)
Since I've never done any turning or used a scroll saw it seemed that the flip-top cabinets and the Woodstore mobile tool base might not give you the best access to the equipment, might need to be more adjustable than a fixed cabinet, or might have too much vibration when using the mini-lathe. Not that I'd be doing 24/7 scrolling or anything, this is just a hobby (or as I'm quickly learning, THE VORTEX :eek:).
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
Barb