Some shop tips

[Cameron Wood]

Here's some bits that I've found useful and not widely (or ever) seen.

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1. Glue brush cleaning- vitamin bottle with water & hole in top. Put brush in after use, swish around later and shake out. Water lasts a long time.
2. Pencil holder- bicycle inner tube and a couple of zip ties.
3. Bandsaw jig for cutting small parts- relatively safe & easy to use.
4.Dedicated routers and sanders with long cords. Routers are 3/32", 1/8", 3/16" round over, 45˚ chamfer with small fixed fence. All plugged in & ready.
5. Sharpening station in bathroom- shelf slides out, but not necessary. Sink is zero steps away.
6. Ruler gauge- after the design of the most excellent JSK-koubou of Youtube fame. Super useful.
6. Bench riser- for detail work.
7. Saw with long cord and dedicated blade in it's own bucket for cutting down stock and plywood- always ready.

Cheers, Jay

[Bob Riefer]

Thanks for the tips Jay, I like #1 idea and will be trying that one.


I guess I'll try to keep this going with a tip that I've found useful in my shop....


Similar to your bench riser idea, I have found that a desktop "sit to stand" surface is a wonderful place to figure out measurements and view drawings etc. Sometimes I set a laptop there. Much less bending over for my sore lower back.

I found one like this for $20 at a yard sale: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Found a pic of my setup:
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