A good Skil 100 planer.
Reverb, the vertical tube swivels and follows me when in use. Completely moves out of the way when not in use. The horizontal tube goes to my sealed vac unit. (a nice quiet one) unlike a loud Shop-Vac. My next mod is to “tee” off horizontal tube to the floor so I can sweep directly into vac tube. Barry
…I asked about the vac specs due to (at least in the picture) the horizontal tube looks so long and I m wondering how s not clogged…
This vac design is something I’ve been working on since my days shaping for Gary Linden. It began with a hose on a wire hanging over the board. Being tall, I hated all that hose mess hanging in my face. I started to make a swiveling attachment mounted on the wall. That worked better. After some time, I built the whole thing from PVC. The reason it does not clog is it’s all 2" pipe. Only the hose to my planers is smaller. (for flex). The only joint that is not glued is where the pipe swivels. I have it set up so I can switch from my Hitachi to my Skil in a snap. I have yet to attach my Rockwell to it. That will be the real test as I use that for making REALLY deep cuts on my wood boards and some thicker foam blanks. That long horizontal tube runs about 8’ back to the corner and turns down to my vac, unit. I was stoked when I found a bigger can for the unit. It holds about 40-45 gallons of foam dust. I’ve been shaping so much it fills really fast! I don’t know where you are located, but you are welcome to stop by and look at it anytime. I’ve had several shapers take some photo’s of my shaping set-up. I have personally built probably about 12 rooms in my day. This is a culmination of all I’ve learned.
Barry
…looks similar to the Clark foam set up but longer; so your vacuum seems that have lots of HP s…
Thanks for the invitation but Im a bit distant from you right now.
Thanks for all the ideas … I’ve now set up the “ozito shed” … home of “FFW surfboards” …
Great work wingnut - looking sweeeeeeeet in there…however, you would benefit from having your lights much lower - they need to be set just above the hieght of the blank to cast the shadows across - yours are too high and they will just illuminate the room. Looks like you have them hanging on chords so I guess they will be easy to reposition. Cheers Rich www.thirdshade.com
awesome wingnut, I know you lower your lights when shaping, its a great idea mate, im jealous that yourve got a shaping bay mate, go for it and cant wait to see what comes out of there. One question though, what does ffw stand for
building progress of my shaping bay.
soon more photos when finished!
Here's my bay. A little small (9' x 11') but works ok. I have a detatched garage in the back with some spare room, so up with a few walls and there you have it.
Hey Digger … FFW = Few Fun Waves …
A litte small? Your in luxury compared to me … I’m working inside a 10’ x 10’ garden shed and have lost 2-3’ each side due to the shed’s “contents” … I’m jealous you have that much space!
You look very organised … well done!
Thanks Rich,
As digger noted, the lights are designed to be moveable up and down, for the very reason you outline … I can lower them for shaping, and then lift them for “illumination” when sanding and glassing … they are attached to the roof by chain rope, which hooks over some nails on blocks of wood attached to the roof …
I’ve seen other “adjustable” lights that were mounted on poles, but my concern was the space I had to work in, and my clumsy feet tripping over any stands … being “hung” means one less thing for me to trip over …
Here’s a pic with the tarp “walls” rolled up which shows the light “hanging lower” …
That’s great Wingnut!
I really like the simple adjustable lights that you can’t trip over.
Cool Caueb! looking forward to seeing what comes out of that shed!
Thanks wingnut. Yeah it’s really not a bad space. Just finished another 9’er and it gets a little tight with the longboards. And yes I can’t work with clutter. It’s nice knowing where things are at in case I get in a pinch, which of course has happened. You got a nice space as well. I like the idea of adjusting the lights… Lookin good!
Hey Wingnut thats an amazing idea…great for a confined space and the tarp wall to keep your workbench and tools clean is fantastic…I operate from a garage that I converted and have a heavy curtain that I can pull across the room part way down to isolate the end of the space where my bench and cupboards are located. Only thing against me is the fact that I’m as slack as rats and tend to rush in and start shaping without pulling the curtain…you can imagine the mess that I generally work in! I’m maybe going to be making a move to Aus within the year so I’ll strive to go to town on the next workshop…dust vacs and all!
Cheers
Rich
www.thirdshade.com
Gotta be honest, I subscribe to a R&D philosophy …
R&D = Rip Off & Duplicate !
As I noted in my initial post with the shed pic, it all came about thanks to idea’s I got from this forum, and others …
Just my way of putting it together, working with the space I had …
Hey Guys,
So after about three or four years of reading posts from you guys, I have finally created my own account. First of all, thanks for all the information and answers to my questions! You look hard enough on here and there is litertally an answer, or at least a personal opinion about just about anything to do with mowing foam.
Anyways, I just , moved into a new place in Long Beach. Not much space, but was lucky enough to get one with a garage! I am in the process of turning it into a shaping bay. I am on a college budget, but its still coming along nicely. I'd love to have something as rad as some of the sheds I have seen posted in this forum, but until that time comes, I am stoked on what I have now!
-Cass
Nice space downtheline! You could mount some shelves directly above your sidelights to help divert light across the blank. Another suggestion would be to hang a large blue tarp at the end opposite the garage door to control dust. Those interlocking foam floor pads are great for your feet as well as protection for your tools in case you drop one.