More Turnings

After Kay saw the bracelet box article in American Woodturner, she decided I needed to make this.  I decided I better tackle a few bracelets first.   Clockwise from the top - Cherry, two Walnut, an Oak with a charred surface finish, and plain Oak. 

Trivet.  This was made from bowl blank offcuts.  It turned out nicely, although a bit small.

Box Elder Burl Wine Stopper.  I was disappointed with the size of this blank, it really seemed small.  The stopper turned out OK, although much smaller than I usually do. 

Recent Turnings

SInce the shop is done, I'll use this to post some new turnings. 

Oak wine stopper with metal inlay

Oak clock - I thought this turned out quite nicely. 

Window Protection and Chop Saw Storage

I added a sheet of acrylic in front of the window.  This'll protect it in the likely event that something comes loose from the lathe.  I hadn't though if this, but thankfully someone from Woodturner's Resource suggested it. 

All I could find was 1/8" acrylic.  The polycarbonate was WAY too expensive.  I stiffened the acrylic with some 1x.  I ripped a groove in it and glued the acrylic in place. 

After struggling for a few weeks with shop saw storage, here's my solution.  First I fabricated a plywood base and "hood" to keep the sawdust contained and allow me to attach the shop vac hose.  Then I noticed that my table saw had 3/8" holes predrilled and tapped on the right side.  I'd guess it's for a table extension.  I mounted a piece of 3x3 (where did that come from?), then added a couple of bicycle hooks.  Finally, two 1" holes in the base and the saw can hange her.  This gets it off the floor and it can be moved to the top of the table saw when needed.   

Finishing up some inside items

Here's the shop vac, dust deputy and grinder in their new home.  It's on rollers, so I can move it around. 

That's the first time I every made a face frame.  I used the Kreg pocket jig, worked like a champ.  Good thing I don't have to make a living as a cabinetmaker.  Lots of errors and gaps that the picture doesn't show.


The dust deputy work great!  All the hype is well deserved.  It's catching most of the dust, with little making it to the Shop Vac.

The Fein shop vac is also working well.  It is extremely quiet compared to the old vac.  I've added the HEPA filter, I used the "Red Stripe" big box version.  Needed a 3/8" carriage bolt to attach it. 

I tore apart the old air filter.  I couldn't get a decent, ie - less than 5 micron filter for it.  I installed the guts into a plywood box.  Added a big box filter, I have a MERV 13 (0.3 micron filter) on the way.  With these stacked, I should be in good shape.   I need to add a grille on the exhouast end.  The old housing is ready for the trash. 

Drywall is done

The drywall is done, other than the final sanding.  We put the door and window in yesterday.   It looks pretty good, with some trim and paint, I'm hoping it looks like it was part of the original house.

I had a half sheet of pegboard and it fit perfectly between the door (when open) and the window.  Pegboard can be a real dust collector in a shop, but ut is handy.

Radiant heater is in.  Preliminary tests show it will work VERY well in this small space.  That'll be nice when we hit the dead of winter.

 

Now, it's off to Home Depot for more 1x6 to rip into trim. Then priming and painting.

I've moved a lot of my turning supplies and still have a lot of extra room. I'm sure I'll put it to good use.

I hope to move the lathe up this week.  I added wheels to one end of the lathe bench, so they'll engage if I pick the other end up.  I've already used this to clear the center of the room for other work.

I'm in a quandry over my Air Filtration.  I'm finding an awful lot of dust on the shelves in my old turning room and I ran this thing religiously.  It does have a bag filter in it, but I can't find any specifications on it.  I'm not sure it's doing much good with the fine (ie - hazardous) dust.  I'm trying to decide if I should tear it apart and scavage the motor and build something with a HEPA filter.   

Shop Vac

The new shop vac and dust deputy are on order.  Once they're here, I'll fab a plywood case for the vac.  Then mount my grinder on top.  Then I'll hang the dust deputy on the back and add rollers.  Rolling dust machine and grinder station! 

Band Saw Home

The band saw is set up in it's new spot.  I made a base by glued two layers of 3/8" plywood scraps together, then ripped strips of pine to fit the table saw slots.  This'll keep the band saw from shifting during use.  Further, since I rarely use the table saw, the band saw will be handy, without taking up more (limited) floor space. 

Storage

We finished planking the top of the room with plywood yesterday.  No fun, but the storage space will be handy.