Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Rearranging Machinery

 At last, I got the back bench torn out and the space cleaned up, and have moved three machines into it.  I was a bit worried about access to that upper back wall, but there's plenty of room to reach around the machines and get to my sanding supplies shelf and any tools I need.  This arrangement is going to give me quite a bit more space, even after I build a simple storage unit for the overflow, and then the hand tool cabinet. Putting the router table cabinet on casters was something I should have done a long time ago! It's perfect.


 There is quite a bit more minor organizing to do, but now I can sit at night and play with designing the main part of this endeavor, the 7' tall, 40" wide floor standing hand tool cabinet.  That will be the Fun part!
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  1. Andy RaeAugust 7, 2013 at 9:01 PM

    B—
    Nice! Isn't it nice to further the tuning of the shop, at least once in awhile? Looks good, Barb. Curious about the freestanding tool cabinet design;those dimensions are close to my own cabinet. Will it have doors?
    —A

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  2. BarbSAugust 8, 2013 at 5:54 AM

    Hi Andy- Yes, it will have a base cabinet, then a slight step back, and an upper cabinet with 20" wide face-frame doors. Or I may separate a box on each side so I'll have storage doors each 2" deep; haven't decided yet. I was going to pattern it after a Shaker Step Back entertainment center Megan Fitzpatrick had made for PW years ago, but I realized I want an open space in the center, with a bank of drawers on each side. Yours is my inspiration! After using your cabinet for all these years, is there anything you would have changed in making it?

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