The shop is coming together.

[John Pollman]

I've got a ways to go, but the shop is taking shape. Instead of stacking things wherever I can find space, I'm creating storage areas for tools. I'm also trying to change my work habits by cleaning up and putting tools away when each project is finished. I've got two 4x4 Centipedes and four MDF tops for them. Now I have a place to keep them neatly out of the way.

 

[John Pollman]

Here's some more I just finished.

 

[Jonathan Shively]

Looks like a great space John and you are doing it justice!! Keep up the great work!

 

[John Pollman]

Thanks, Guys!

What do you think of my "Power Wall"?

 

[Darren Wright]

Looks good!

I have several Ryobi tools I've bought, but don't have the ryobi batteries. Since my Hitachi/Metabo cordless are all 18v I just use a battery adapter with them, one less battery type to have on hand.

Looks like there is one that may work with your rigid batteries... https://www.amazon.com/NovaQuantic-Adapter-Upgrade-Ryobi-Cordless/dp/B0CPBSHFTF

I don't know if the Hercules battery is the same as a Bauer, but there is one for the Bauer batteries for ryobi too.

Ryobi make a lot of specialty tools that come in handy a few times a year. Their hand held tire inflator and their blower (for pool floaties and blow up mattresses) are two of my most used tools of theirs, affordable too.

 

[glenn bradley]

Looking good John. I have one of those Bora tops attached to an old rolling table that was headed for the dump. It has proved to be one of my more useful work surfaces; win-win.

 

[Brent Dowell]

I settled on the Milwaukee brand of cordless tools. I 3d printed up some battery racks and just have one dual (12v/18v) that I keep out to charge them. Once they are charged, I just put them in the rack to be ready for the next use.

 

[Leo Voisine]

I love the organization. In manufacturing we spent a huge amount of effort organizing for efficiency. It really does pay off. I am comstantly improving my shop for organization and efficiency.

 

[John Pollman]

I've got my miter saw mounted on its new mobile table. Now I've got to design the "wings" for each side, but it will work as it is for now.

 

[John Pollman]

SUPERCEEDED: Ignore this, see the reply further down the thread.

Look what I did.

I took an unused 48x24 6-shelf unit, broke it in half, and used one half to make a mobile wood storage cart. It's going to be sweet when I get it loaded up. I had two sets of leveling casters to do something with, so I adapted a set to mount on the vertical angle iron. It works great! I think I'm going to use the other half to make a mobile tool cart. At this point, almost everything in the shop except the CNC will be mobile. Here's how I did it.




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[Ryan Mooney]

Which casters are those John?

They look really similar to the carrymaster which I like the general functionality of a lot; but the ratcheting mechanism looks different (and to be honest the ridged wheel on the carrymasters isn't the easiest thing every to use).

 

[John Pollman]

Which casters are those John?

They look really similar to the carrymaster which I like the general functionality of a lot; but the ratcheting mechanism looks different (and to be honest the ridged wheel on the carrymasters isn't the easiest thing every to use).

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CHMVSD84/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[John Pollman]

Here's the other half of that shelf unit I split to make into mobile storage/work stations.

 

[Robert Horky]

Man, you are cooking .... looking forward to the projects yet to come.

 

[Peter Rideout]

Look what I did.

I took an unused 48x24 6-shelf unit, broke it in half, and used one half to make a mobile wood storage cart. It's going to be sweet when I get it loaded up. I had two sets of leveling casters to do something with, so I adapted a set to mount on the vertical angle iron. It works great! I think I'm going to use the other half to make a mobile tool cart. At this point, almost everything in the shop except the CNC will be mobile. Here's how I did it.

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It’s looking great, John. Lots of smart organization and flexibility. I’ll be “borrowing” a few of those ideas!

 

[John Pollman]

If at first, you don't succeed, shift to overbuild mode.

My first attempt at modifying a steel shelf unit to make it a mobile storage rack failed, so I got to work and fixed it. The angle iron legs weren't as stout as I thought, and mounting the casters to them failed. So I built a frame, mounted them to it instead, and bolted it to the bottom section and it works great now. I now have a mobile wood storage rack.

P.S.
The CNC is an AWESOME machine and makes creating multiple IDENTICAL parts EASY.