Last month, Marco (VanillaGorilla) wondered whether his bandsaw was showing excessive vibration :eusa_thin. Jeremy (WoodWrangler) wanted to know whether he should get a budget Groz plane, or one of those fancy "Leslie Nielsen" ones :eusa_thin. There are people out there who have never seen a Grr Ripper (shocking!), let alone used one.
This Saturday, thanks to Mr Douglas Robinson, many of us will be going on a shop crawl, which should provide us with an excellent opportunity to see stuff in action. :eusa_clap
I have a pretty small shop, so small in fact I have to give people change after giving them the nickel tour. That doesn't mean I don't have any interesting to see, nothing like a small space to bring out your creativity. But, it's going to be pretty crowded. I want to make sure everyone feels comfortable asking to see and try stuff. We'll have to exercise the usual caution with the power tools, but if you want to see how a Woodslicer blade cuts compared to your Timberwolf, then lets do that. And if you'd like to try moving a table saw mounted on an HTC2000, now is the chance (I think we'll turn the saw off for this one
). Ever wonder how loud a Harbor Freight dust collector sounds? How a baffle can improve your trash can separator? If those cheap Shark pull saws are any good? Will a Work Sharp really make sharpening chisels that easy? Is the Hokey Pokey really what it is all about?
Also, I'd like this to be a two-way exchange of information. If you have an idea on improving my shop layout, a tool recommendation, a suggestion on how to better set up a piece of equipment, I'd love to hear it! I've found this woodworking thing to be a fairly complex affair, and I'm not proud. Just cheap and loud. Any and all help will be appreciated. There is a great deal of information on the Internet (especially NCWW! :XXcompute), but there is nothing like getting down and dusty with the experts.
BTW - this is not the formal Shop Crawl policy or guideline, just me!
This Saturday, thanks to Mr Douglas Robinson, many of us will be going on a shop crawl, which should provide us with an excellent opportunity to see stuff in action. :eusa_clap
I have a pretty small shop, so small in fact I have to give people change after giving them the nickel tour. That doesn't mean I don't have any interesting to see, nothing like a small space to bring out your creativity. But, it's going to be pretty crowded. I want to make sure everyone feels comfortable asking to see and try stuff. We'll have to exercise the usual caution with the power tools, but if you want to see how a Woodslicer blade cuts compared to your Timberwolf, then lets do that. And if you'd like to try moving a table saw mounted on an HTC2000, now is the chance (I think we'll turn the saw off for this one
). Ever wonder how loud a Harbor Freight dust collector sounds? How a baffle can improve your trash can separator? If those cheap Shark pull saws are any good? Will a Work Sharp really make sharpening chisels that easy? Is the Hokey Pokey really what it is all about?Also, I'd like this to be a two-way exchange of information. If you have an idea on improving my shop layout, a tool recommendation, a suggestion on how to better set up a piece of equipment, I'd love to hear it! I've found this woodworking thing to be a fairly complex affair, and I'm not proud. Just cheap and loud. Any and all help will be appreciated. There is a great deal of information on the Internet (especially NCWW! :XXcompute), but there is nothing like getting down and dusty with the experts.
BTW - this is not the formal Shop Crawl policy or guideline, just me!
