How to Set Up a Garage Workshop | Ask This Old House
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- Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva heads to Chicago to transform a garage into a woodworking shop.
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Cost: $2,000-3,000
Skill Level: Moderate
Tools:
Miter saw [amzn.to/2Jt4jlW]
Table saw [amzn.to/2LBcPSC]
Drill/driver [amzn.to/302tbH0]
Sander [amzn.to/2vteHBZ]
Planer [amzn.to/2JedQOr]
Jig saw [amzn.to/30alK0i]
Pocket hole jig [amzn.to/2LDdAdM]
Shopping List:
2x4 lumber [amzn.to/2PSmBOu]
Sheet of _” birch plywood [amzn.to/309zb0D]
Window fan [amzn.to/2W0bx7m]
J hooks [amzn.to/2YiVtex]
Table saw stand [amzn.to/2HebKvG]
Steps:
1. For the folding workbench, build a frame out of 2x4 lumber approximately 4 feet long by 3 feet wide. Include two additional 2x4s for center supports.
2. Attach a 2x4 leger to the long side of the workbench using hinges. This leger will screw into the wall.
3. If you’re also using the workbench as an outfeed table, it should be slightly lower than the top of your table saw. Once you know that height, cut two 2x4s to serve as legs and attach them to the inside of the front of the frame using hinges.
4. Use a masonry drill bit and concrete screws to fasten the leger of the folding workbench to the wall.
Cut _” plywood for the bench top, and allow 1 1/2-2” around three sides for an overhang for clamping. Attach the workbench top to the frame by countersinking screws.
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How to Set Up a Garage Workshop | Ask This Old House
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"Here's a free $1100 compound miter saw and stand"
"NEAT"
And heres 600 bucks of tools. "NICE"
HAHA! I was thinking about all that the entire time.
Bitterrrrr lol
LOL She's happy, you can see it on her face. If the producer wanted her to gush, she would have.
Honestly I thought the same but at the same time Idk if my reaction would be that different. When I get a gift or something im also truly happy but I will not scream around or anything^^
Sure wish someone would show up at my house and bring me tools.
Well then you should build a $12 dollar TV stand and they will come knocking on your door.
It might be alright if she knew what she thinks she does. L.O.L Was it me or did she seem a little unappreciative & totally detached during this show! It seemed she was only focused on something else other than the real deal she was receiving! I'd of been ecstatic getting all this for nothing & she seemed nonchalant about it. She sure didn't deserve it. She must think she's a queen or a princess & neither is she either. L.O.L
That's funny & your so right on it! L.O.L To me that stand looks like one I saw at the Goodwill store only it's been cleaned up a little bit.
And don't forget to wear sandals and paint your toenails.
i wish stephanie was in my garage.
That mitre saw is pretty impressive. It moved itself out of the way!
I like how they did not 'over complicate' the fan system. Great shop set up!
could've used more duct tape
Tom's approach to doing things is straight forward, smart, creative and a pleasure to watch, always.
Tommy Silva is so awesome he can move things by telekinesis at 7:52!
Mitcher Meandan I think the cameraman lifted it not Tommy
I don't know. I have been watching Mr. Silva for years and he has some pretty amazing skills. I wouldn't be surprised if he can move power tools with his mind.
Mitcher Meandan Good catch. I didn't see that the first time
nah not telekinesis, he just commands tools to move when he wants to, that's his secret
Holy shit good eye
"HOW OFTEN DOES THE TRAIN GO BY?" "So often, you won't even notice it."
"You get mah cheese wiz boy??"
I liked the Wrigley Field bit. Yeah, real cute.
You do get used to it.... unless it shakes the entire house.
When I was a kid we lived REALLY close to a set of multiple freight tracks.
After about a week you didn't wake up or pay attention to them.
I think it’s great that it was sponsored by anyone at all. Especially Bosch. Lots of comments about that - Who gives a damn. Love that she is wanting to get into wood working and hope this episode helps other women get into this awesome hobby! That’s the only important thing here in my opinion is that smart, capable people are wanting to do things with their hands and imagination! What else can you ask for.
A winning lottery ticket.
The problem is that many of us also wish we were provided such opportunities for free ...
@@3nertia Why is that a problem? I've never understood the point of view that I should complain about someone else's good fortune because I didn't receive it too. Obviously they can't do that for everyone, and good for her for being the one.
@@roderickfemm8799 The problem is that you don't understand the problem - it's a problem when *everyone* could live that way but instead we have over 2000 billionaires hoarding more wealth than any reasonable person could spend in 10 lifetimes ...
*smh*
@@3nertia [s] That's a powerful connection, between a video about how to fit out a garage workshop, to a political point about wealth inequality. I'm sure envy didn't play any part in your point of view either. [/s]
Original NES console was the best part.
or, the worst part.
Nope. The best part.:)
Definitely the best part. A woman who's into tools and NES... a guy can dream, right?
I thought she was my trifecta dream: An attractive redhead who's also a gamer, and is into woodworking. Although, I'm more of a SEGA guy.
These are my custom SEGA arcade cabinets: /watch?v=sBCYo9Kn1B0
They staged the entertainment center to have an original NES with games no less...not sure if Kudos to the planners or to tell the producers that they out a little out of date. lol. Great setup regardless, IMO.
I liked the gate latch on the fold away bench, great tips for a small shop! I also reccomend locating tools around a central assembly table with parallel runs.
I like how Bosch sponsored this and made him put black tape over the Makita drill name in beginning because Bosch didn't wanna give her a hammer drill
Or a table saw. Had to use the DeWalt
Lol I know right. Like we don't know the colors of the most popular tools.
@@RoxStar1968 I think that the DeWalt is what she already had
@@dziadek1287 looked super new
@@MrMOCENT Yeah. Because she likely never uses it emphasis on the she
My respects to Tom and all his knowledge. I admire and respect, people like, Tom, for their love and dedication to their craft. Awesome job, Tom!
"You might wanna pawk a caw in here in the winter time"
Sawr and chisel.
Well, first thing is you need to have an empty garage the most difficult part
Indeed!
Silva is the best. A mountain of practical knowledge and wisdom.
lol very impressive safety sandals. The yolo style
Lol @ "Safety Sandals". Your alliteration makes it sound like a real thing when it's not. So funny. :)
Can't you see the transparent aluminum toe covers for the sandals. If it's ok to use to transport whales, it should stand dropping a hammer on it.
Actually, in all seriousness, there are "saftey shoe" sandals available to purchase. They are rated only to protect the bottom of your foot. You can't wear them anywhere your toes can get injured (which to mind mind is everywhere).
I had an neighbor from India who would wear sandals while mowing his lawn. My family always laughed about how he was wearing his safety sandals.
@@carlfritz9496 I know a guy who did that in wet grass, on a steep incline, with a mower without a safety stop! He lost both of his big toes, and now he walks with a waddle.
@@buddyclem7328 I'm not at all surprised. Even though we chuckled a little bit about our neighbor, at the same time, it made me cringe to watch him mow the grass. There was a kid at my school who cut off the front 1/4 or 1/3 of his foot with a push lawn mower when he was a small boy. He still managed to be a pretty good athlete even with that disability.
I love my little woodworking shop too! Getting organized was the tough part.
Always a pleasure to learn something new from Great Construction Master TOM SILVA.
Nice to see Tom Silva again ,,Reminds me of getting up early living in Canada to watch all his shows,,learnt a lot about woodwork,,helped me to finnish off my basement ,,Happy days,,20 years now living in Perth W ,Australia and no basement ,But alas a 25 by 25 ft workshop to make bush bashing 4x4,s for my boys.
7:50 Silva's invisible Jedi Mind Lift in action!
That Fan rig is brilliant! 06:38
But I wonder how many times they had to wait for the train to go by to shoot the dialog scenes!
I'm a fan of the window fan thing.
DRJGD666
me too... but my window will go directly in my house from the garage ^^
I'm a thing of the window fan.
Bosh auspicious this lady, congrats to her. Living under the bridge on the Lake Ave in Chicago I can’t imagine the train noise. Pretty cool the whole work shop, amazing job, I like the old house videos, I learn so much... thank you guys I’ll see y’all around Chicago 👍🏼
Even though I'm looking for suggestions on how to organize my everlast welder tables I still found this video useful. Thank you.
Great episode! More like this with Tom. Also, this could've been twice as long!
This guy is awesome! Greetings from Poland ;)
What an enviable woodworking shop. Beautiful.
Just saw this video I really learned a lot. I plan on implementing the fan in my basement window for my craft room. Fumes from paint and stain and clear coat really linger in the air, even with a air cleaner.
Bosch tools are rock solid. I am impressed with their 12 volt line. It's been my go to over their 18 volt drills. Most of the time thats all you need. I have the axial glide miter saw 12 inch. According to the specs it weighs about 88lbs add another 60lbs for the stand and its really freaking heavy. I mounted it on the cheaper Bosch stand and it tipped over and smashed my arm and leg. Huge bruises. Best miter saw but don't get a weak stand. I also have a bunch more tools by Bosch. You can't break them. They are insane.
Nice start for her. I might do one of those fold-up tables in my next shop.
Great video with some cool ideas. One of the best things I've done in my small shop was to build a cabinet base for both my table saw and my chop saw (the chop saw has folding arms). The cabinets make use of the area below the saw for lots of storage. Cheers.
The whole world loves you, Tommy!
Gee I wonder if bosch sponsored this episode
It used to be all Dewalt and Festool on This Old House and Ask This Old house for the most part I wonder if the sponsorship for the show changed. Bosch makes nice tools but their Cordless tool lineup is small compared to Dewalt Makita or Milwaukee.
Gee I wonder if pine or poplar sponsored the video!
Gee I wonder if the El sponsored the video.
Wes the big question is who sponsored the sponsors
The Home Depot has been the underwriters of the show since it's creation at Boston's PBS station, WGBH-TV.
So jealous that Tom Silva was within a few miles of me and I didn't know it! That dude is seriously an artist
Ohhh man .. Chicago.. always loving Chicago !!
Tom is absolutely amazing!
Thank you for this video. Regardless of all the obvious sponsorship, it gives a newbie a lot of great ideas on how to start a shop in
their garage and I’m talking all the help I can get.
Honestly, even though its all Bosch, at least he didnt mention the brand name, i really like these videos because he merely describes what the tool does, not what makes Bosch better or anything. I don't consider this selling out it was tasteful.
I liked the idea for the folding wall table, def gonna do that for my place but I want to make it stronger and finish it off alot nicer too. I really want to glue laminate myself a big solid table but my garage is not much bigger than this garage.
As for the ventilation system, oh god no, that one fan in the window is not nearly enough, should set up a large shop vac in the corner of the room and route a hose overhead to your saws. Also that foam on the floor... the floor was easy to sweet until you get that form there, now you gotta vacuum it. Much better just having solid concrete flat floors with no mats or anything that will create edges for dust to collect on.
This is still one of my favorite TOH videos
Forgot the steel iron chest to keep your tools locked in that is bolted to the cement floor with a padlock that cannot be cut, because in the Chicago, garage tools often end stolen and reappearing at the Sunday street Market.
@Hello How are you doing dear
Finally, TOH is catering to the small-shop DIY movement.
Great episode, cool ideas.
She was the STAR of this video! I need to teach my wife these simple things.
That fold away space saving table is a great ideal. I will be doing that myself.
The wrenches might have been my favorite part.
Gotta love the NES with some great games!!
Retro Gaming Online Do you know which games she has?
You're a good man Tom!
I like how when he starts drilling pilot holes, the closed captions say, [Applause]
[Music]
Aw yes indeed, it is music to my ears.
This video solved my issue. I am thinking to get into woodworking as I like to craft build and make. and I was wondering how i can turn my garage into a wood working workshop. I still may need proper ventilation and dust collection stuff.
If you do dust collection, look into using pvc pipe. It is light and cheap. As long as you don’t mind looking at it, it is easy to get wall mounting hangers that will hold in place as well. It wouldn’t take too much effort to get a network system around a garage/work shop. Shop vacs are a good simple option as well as you can get hose attachments for many hand held power tools slouch as routers or sanders. May not be as effective for larger tools such as table saws or radial arm saws.
@@juanvaldez7613 pvc pipe is not Code. code states metal pipe, because of static electricity and saw dust is dry and really flammable materials. the 2 do not mix. With that said you can look online for fires caused by plastic dust collection pipes I doubt you find any. But there is always a risk of static charge and ignition of saw dust. You will find Dryer fires from lint I've had a dryer burst into flames from lint
and it was an electric dryer. Lint is very very flammable great to start a campfire with. Servlists use it for that. you have to weigh the pros and cons and know what your getting into.
The shop vac works on a RAS and portable table saw not good on large cabinet saw worthless on jointer worthless on planer pointless on lathe Works great on my router table the router is in a box. Add a dust deputy its not as good anymore and the filter clog fast. Also good on a hand sander.
If your going to use metal pipe don't bother with standard duct work its too thin, you want spiral pipe.
I'll be running a 2hp 240 volt machine with a Hepa filter I plan on converting it to a 2 stage unit with a separator
and 6" pipe. Study this stuff before you buy anything or you will waste money really fast that you can use on other tools. If your in a detached garage without heat you can just blow the dust out the window, no big deal
if your in your home like a basement you going to want dust collection or you will clog your furnace filters and coat everything in your house with saw dust. A garage differnt story it depends. Is it heated?
yea, after a few projects I can only imagine the amount of sawdust all over everything in there.
Did you get it done and how did it turn out?
Lady: "I actually built this piece myself",
Tom: "you did!", then inspects the furniture piece corners for rough edges and joint tightness...classic, Tom is such a professor! lol
i noticed same thing
yeah thats the things i look at first lol
Folding bench is a great idea. I have a small one car garage too and barely enough room to get out of the car unless I park close to the right side. No window though. That bench will make it easier to do home repair projects. Peg board up high good idea too so tools can be easy to reach and still get car inside. Cold snowy winters here too.
Tom Silva you rock! Great video!
I’m in love with this chick.
"Hey, I see that you built this nice entertainment center. Let me explain to you how countersinking works."
It was an explanation for the viewers. Don't be rude.
No kidding, that cabinet was lit
I have the same mitre saw and stand. Love it.
Love the folding table.
A train direct in front of a house? AWESOME! Sure can be quite loud, but A TRAIN!!!! WHOAAA
Train is better than the shores and drugs dealers down the street. Its shitcago!
If you have 20 minutes and need a laugh read ALL of the comments below. Bravo people.
yes this comment thread is amazing, even 3 years ago
Oh god this video is gold... those strange arms on the mitre saw I wouldn’t trust to cut my toast, let alone my work. Rails are the only way to go.
Those "strange arms" are state of the art. You don't even use a chop/miter saw I bet. You sound like a hand saw guy to me.
@@Redandranger ha Geoff... I am sometimes yes. But I was shocked at them. A few years of use and those joints are going to be rickety as hell I’m sure. Who knows... I could be wrong.
Great small shop ideas.
Thanks for sharing
The old boy loves having the drill on hammer drill to drill through the wood.
Don't be haters. I wish I had a shop like this. She is one lucky lady (Minus the L Train 😀)
The truth be known, Is that this workshop is for her boyfriend to do all her honey doos. L.O.L & this show paid for it all & got little thanks for it. She might think or try to convince herself she deserves it on an account she claims building that goofy table makes her a real craftsman. L.O.L To deserve all this & not show any real appreciation is her slapping the show in the face.. If they want to give away nice tools like they gave her they can look me up & or least give them to habitat for humanity & or hammers of hope as at least they will go to good use & not.be a wasted. She looked like a real journeyman to me! L.O.L
Same here. I'm looking for ideas for my garage shop at the moment.
Jimeny Christmas, Dave... Is this lady your ex, or something?
He's probably just a misogynist.
@@daveoverbey2032 "try to convince herself she deserves it on an account she claims building that goofy table makes her a real craftsman." Jesus Christ, the savagery, lol!
Wonderful sounds of the elevated trains passing by, reminds me of the scene in Blues Brothers movie. Too funny
awesome video great ideas and ways of thinking for things that I would miss since I don't wood work often except for outside
Pretty cool work space, Dont know how long them concrete screws will hold into those red bricks a sleeve anchor would be better suited
I wondered about that! North Americans have totally different buildings, so I thought that's the way it goes and they have special bricks or something :-)
Douger Rohmer you can just about see that one of the screws Tommy puts in spins freely.
So things aren't all that different :-)
They defiantly have a place but a sleeved anchor are vastly superior
I was wondering about that. Most DIY/woodworking videos from the US make me jealous of the ease with which they mount things on their framed walls. Here in South Africa, walls are generally brick and we would always used a sleeve anchor, or rawl plugs as we call them when putting screws into them. I did notice though that the screws they used were probably twice as long as we would use with rawl plugs.
Tom is a great guy
Tom Silve is the 8th wonder of the world ,,,I been following his videos and articles forever and always learn something. DD
Tom Silva, come by any time!
7:51 where do I get the that saw stand that lifts up by itself?
JanitorIsBack I'm pretty sure menards has it. Any big box store that carries bosch tools should be able to order it for you. In my opinion, the lighter foldable horse style stands are much better. They are about half the price too.
I just figured Tom lifted it up with the power of his mind.
MrGrimm1911 Nope, gas springs.
Jedi Mind trick.
JanitorIsBack
www.magic-Bosch.com ;)
I wonder if Bosch noticed he used a Makita drill at the beginning?
with the tape over the name
Well those Bosch he gave her wouldn't do what the makita did
It was Hitachi
Great job tom
I’m doing the fan tomorrow. That’s awesome.
The first anchor failed. You can see that they took it out--the first hole is empty all of the sudden.
I saw that he drilled easily into the mortar, and I saw the anchor fail right away--the screw kept spinning (ex-roofer here.) "This Old House" should explain these things. It would help a lot of people from failing at first.
Do you seriously need them to explain if your first one fails, just drill another one?
I saw that too. It would be nice if they broke the illusion that everything works perfectly the first time.
My first question was "What's the drill bit?" It doesn't look like a regular masonry bit. I also wondered if he was drilling into the brick or the mortar? And, what about using lead wall anchors?? Will those screws loosen over time? And then there's the cost of tools, especially the mitre saw. I think the concepts were fine but like Basard100, I think this video was a bit glossy.
3:05 Doh! Those threads didn't catch a thing!
I’m
Sooo glad somebody caught that
Yeah, great video. Really made me think about wood, screws and double entendres!
I like that arm system on that mitre saw....makes it so nice to be closer to ur wall...
The combination of a strawberry blonde and a classic NES makes me so happy for some reason
Anyone notice her screws into the brick slipped?
yep that stood out to me more than anything else...
Did you notice, she changed her "technique" after the first one?
He drilled into mortar instead of brick
I noticed that too, but I figured it shouldn't be that big of a deal
yeah me too, you would think they would edit something like that out of scripted stuff like this.
Awsome Tom. Great ideas. I will use some of those.
We loved Love on it !!
... better than we used to..and better than our mutual enemies 😌 !!
Lots of good advice. One criticism is that a miter saw has limited utility in a small shop where space is at a premium. A bandsaw would offer a wider range of possibilities. With a sled long boards can be broken down safely on a table saw or ( gasp) a good handsaw. Very cheap and sharp pull saws are readily available.
That miter saw is totally overkill for anything she would possibly be doing as a wannabe woodworker, but Bosch is paying for the product placement so maybe she'll just sell it on Craigslist. I agree a band saw would be a lot more useful, and they should've given her a planer and jointer.
Nice! Perfect! Okay!
Did seem quite chirpy-
i think its Tom i remember watching on PBS around 1975ish He was doing wood working in his garage and i remember how all his tools saws and stuff seemed so complicated and expensive I really loved his work i wanted to learn how to do it but it was all way over my head
very nice layout on the garage workshop
Little bit of a calm reaction for getting handed that miter saw. I woulda been doing backflips....
No kidding man
U and me !!
She probably never saw one in her life.
It’s a show. They do multiple takes and rehearse. She probably knew about the saw weeks before this was filmed.
@@Broncort1 with all the stuff she has, it’s hard to imagine she’s never seen one. Seems like the type of comment a guy afraid of women would say..
No need for dust collection, she has a box fan!
I thought he was going to hook her up with a dust collection system, then he comes out with a box fan he drilled a couple holes in.
I am sure she can get a portable dust collection system for her tools.
erix your theory about he hooks her up made me laugh so hard :)))
And it is hard to get ventilation from one window on the end of a long room. She'll need to at lease crack the garage door if she wants to push out fumes.
No. She has a box. AND a fan. Class dismissed.
I could watch Tom work all day ! Yea, I watched this twice, so what ? I like it.
Really like the hanging fan.
When is TOH going to install the security cameras and electric fence to protect these tools ? Next episode I suppose? Great video
Nah, she just eBayed it all, I'm sure.
That first screw didn't grab.
Saw it spin, too. Silly not to use appropriate anchors in the brick wall!
@@VideoNOLA That table is going to fall the first time it's load bearing.
Looks like he missed the brick lol
Virgin
That's what she said.
drilling through that 2x4 with your masonry bit is a wonderful idea! look at all that smoke coming out, it indicates your drill bit is cool and working properly i bet...
I have to say this chick is awesome way to go Tom Silva great video very nice of you to help set up her new work shop good job : - )
"How often does the train come by?"
"So often, you won't even notice it."
Truth. I phoned a friend and after a bit asked how far he was from the tracks. "Why?" says he. He didn't even realize a freight was passing less than a block away.
where are the hand tools?
Looks great!
Excellent video!
Someone "interested in getting into woodworking" now has a $600 miter saw, while I actually work and I have a $199 saw. Nothing against her really I'm just jelly and bitter. That exhaust fan is janky, though...and also pocket hole joints aren't "super stong". Perfectly adequate for many things, but would never call it "super strong".
I'd say, better would be money spent on 199 miter saw and another $400 on a planer.
necrojoe - Pockets joints really just hold it together while the glue dries, but provide the instant strength to continue without needing to worry about the glue drying like a biscuit joint.
necrojoe - Same goes for that router setup. Not that a router's in the 600 range, but still.
On an end grain to long grain joint like they showed glue will add very little strength. With that fancy plunge router they could have made a mortise and tenon joint, but this show is really about selling tools more than good technique anyway.
Not only a very expensive compound miter saw but a very large one in such a small space. it would be best to fab a miter sled for that table saw
If she is competent to use a table saw, router, and mitre saw, does she really need to be shown how to build a workbench?
Greenhorn Adventures
She don't know... the tablesaw is never touched before!!... even the other tools is just mount on a peace of plywood and put in the garage...
Scruffy yabut it's t.v. Sexy
It's a demonstration for a TV show - the workbench build wasn't for her sake, it was for the viewers'.
Because mansplaining
She knows how to use a table saw, router, miter saw. She's acting like a novice because she's having her shop built and new tools for free (that's why there are no scruff marks. I would behave the same way.
I’m building a workshop on my tiny back patio right now wish I had you here to give me some tips lol I’m just a plumba but I enjoy tinkering and crafting as much as the next guy/girl
gratz on the new tools!