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a Better Idea for a Platen sub base is to "Notch" out a small section of your plywood sub base simply to fit around the bandsaw blade .Just wide and deep enough to clear the blade No worries about a thin piece braking off : ) Cheers ~

I'm really curious how you deal with humidity changes.

where are you at?

Im gkad i found thisbeven if im almost a decade late ❤

Beautiful 👍👍👍

Thanks for your video. I'm designing a movable workbench and would like to build it to scale first before I start cutting real lumber. Not sure if I'll do it exactly like yours, but I appreciated watching your process as it gives me the steps I'll need to think through, even if I end up doing it a bit differently.

Wish they would make an offer to me. I’m probably 20 years older than you & understand your eye issues. I enjoyed your review thanks for making it. Ok X carve @ inventables I could use deal I made a promise to my granddaughter that I would make her a strat if she would learn how to play. Really don’t want to make one from parts.

Beautiful work! Do you have plans that could be downloaded? I went the the website you mentioned and it says it cannot be reached.

Glad watch this vid Was about to try my first drawer on 1/2 plywood Thanks to you

I think Tim needs to do some quality checks on his products before he ships them out shouldn't be responsibility owner to fix those types of issues. Tim could use a gauge to Simply check the diameter at the bottom too just as you did and he should develop a process or he doesn't increase the size by bruising it.

I LOVE the sliding plane till! I HATE the music:)

Why not use a center finder?

Thank you for this video. Now I know how to make scale lumber for my models thanks to you. I enjoy watching your videos

Great video. Years ago I learned (by trial and error also) how to figure out the scaling nomenclature. It was frustrating to say the least until I go the hang of it to where it now makes some sense. A lot of people will benefit from this very informative video. Thanks

just starting this kit, i'll let you know how i like it!

Apologies, I forgot that the video is grand...

Hi there - John from the UK. Set your shop up (we call them a shed) in the front room of your house. Get the radiators on, strip down to your shorts and t shirt. Make timber smaller, called the by product being sawdust, whilst enjoying your partner encouraging your output. Enjoy life...

Happy woodworking to you! I have a 10x12 shop, and I am in my 3rd re-design myself. I built a lean-to shed and that is where I placed my air compressor and shop vac. Saved spaced and a little quieter. I enjoyed your video and subscribed to your channel!

I think I can use something like this on a metal lathe. Thank you for the info.

Did u use pallets as the base of the floor?

I'm moving back to Ottawa soon and I can't really afford a place with a garage but I really wanna keep working on my car this is awesome thanks for sharing I'm for sure gonna buy one of those tents and a heater!!

If a drawer slides in and out and holds stuff im proud of it but maybe that's just me

Any belt driven cnc is junk period. That’s why they are cheap. Buy cheap you get cheap.

It made me happy to see that I'm not alone in having a messy, rather cramped space. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Hi- great video! I need to build something similar and I was wondering where you were at for dimensions on the depth of the cart? And you got by with 2x4s? Is everything still holding up at this point?

Stodoys has very good and accurate plans.

On Stodoys website you will find the plans you are looking for.

FYI--Waterstones should only stay in water for a maximum of 3 minutes before sharpening. When you are done with them, they have to dry out completely. If you leave them in water all of the time, cracks will form as well as getting moldy. Once moldy, you will have to throw them out.

Thank you for the mini lumber size chart, I could not find any to buy, really appreciate it, using your math, 4x4s were easy thanks 1:12 man 👍

Is there a risk of splitting your bench when you use the holdfasts perpendicular to the grain? Have a 2 inch ash benchtop. Cheers Christian

In my first work I always used Woodglut plans.

Need floor ideas for my tent. Did you put osb wood directly on the ground?

I’ve made a lot of drawers w 1/2” ply and Kreg jig with no issues. You have to reset the jig and bit accordingly and use standard bar clamps to hold parts tight, but never had issues w movement. If you didn’t have bar clamps and had to rely on just the Kreg hole clamp, I could see that prove challenging. I typically float bottom or screw just the back similar to Next Level Carpentry’s technique. I have have never seen the bottom screwed in like yours which could also have contributed to a challenging alignment and could cause some long term challenges with wood movement. Certainly love dovetailed drawers, but pending the application pocket screws are a great alternative with much faster production speed and still exceptional strength that’s been proven in scientific testing.

Like your vids BTW. My biggest issue with my micro-shop has been cleaning the floor , SO, my latest approach has been to cantilever my solid benches/machine stands off the rim joists on the outside walls of my cabin ... Voila, cleaning made much easier. No machine stand legs to interfere. ...… My bench grinder is mounted on a board to be clamped where needed and can be stored away on the underside of my bench ...… I also bolted plywood to my drill press table for casters/stability and have 4 carriage bolts attached to the plywood, [ head down ] that can be retracted with a drill driver to move my drill press around on my bench.... Rock solid...... The micro shop constantly evolves.

I build automation for a living and have been for over a decade. So this should have been a breeze for me. It took me 9 hours. Instructions were good, missing a few details but good overall. I used a 3/16 bit to put in all those inserts in the wasteboard. Put it in my impact driver and a half hour later or so, I was done. My best advice is make sure you read the instructions completely for a given section before you start the assembly. I jumped the gun a couple times and only later learned I omitted a step. They show the completed assembly first, then break down how to do each part of it. My experience and confidence worked against me somewhat in this aspect. Thus far, besides a bad Pushbutton PCB - which inventables shipped out to me at lightning speed as soon as they heard about the issue - the machine has been solid.

Nice video. May I ask you is it possible to make any money as small wood worker?

My compliments on your ship-in-a-bottle workshop. (Stuffing a massive collection of tools into a small space.) I've been thinking about converting a small basement room into a workshop.

Awesome

Where did you go? It’s been 4 years, 4 months and 16 days!

$5000 is way too much for this

Thanks for sharing! I have a 12x 16 shed that I am currently trying to make into a wood working shop, I had my doubts of this working out until I saw your video...Now I can’t wait to get there again and move on with the project! You gave me hope that it can work! Thanks again! Merry Christmas ✨🎄✨

So many comments here, where to start. Yes I agree, you must have that big box store like crap plywood. Here is what I have learned that might help 1. Use a good finishing saw blade 2. Use a striking knife or utility knife to prevent tear out 3. Use blue painter's tape on the cut line 4. Make or buy a zero clearance insert 5. Use kreg micro pocket jig AND the appropriate screws for that jig & 1/2 material. You should not have screws coming thru the end if the depth stop is set correctly 6. Use kreg corner clamps and face clamps. As you may know, the pocket hole is tapered, and when you drive screws in it shifts the piece. Even if you are using the kreg clamps, make sure to clamp scrap blocks tightly into place to hold things from shifting while screwing together (setup matters). 7. Use baltic birch instead of regular big box store birch plywood.

1/2 inch is too thin anyways, no? the quality was pretty bad too apparently.

Looks like you have room outside, did you consider getting a bigger shed from the start or was that just the best size for the price?

My son told me...... Dad don't touch anything on the computer except the on off button. .......So I under stand your dilemma

Wow you have a lot of nice clamps

Nice take on hand tool storage. I particularly like the sliding plane tills. Gave me an idea for my tool cabinet.

COULD have been a great video.

I know it's an old video, bit you're completely right. No shed is ever complete. I reckon I move stuff around every few years trying to improve storage and work flow. Some things work, some don't. I think I've come to realise that the best storage solution is a temporary one, or something that can be added to or changed easily. And trying to MAKE free cupboards fit the space generally doesn't work. Thanks for the tour.

you should have bought a shapeoko...