How Much Machine Shop In A 1 Car Garage - Full Shop Tour

BladesIIB said:
Thanks David. Let me make sure I am answering about the right one. There is an old belt sander up high on the green shelves and that one I have no idea. Just looked again and no brand name on it only marks in the case are “Double Insulated”. Still has masking tape on it from a garage sale I got it from many years ago. Below it in a plastic case is a Dewalt orbital sander, in the video I think I mentioned Dewalt for the belt sander but the Dewalt is another sander. The 72” belt grinder is a Coote grinder. They are still available. And on top of one of the Husky cabinets is a Craftsman combination 4” belt sander/disc sander combo.
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It was the big one, the 72" one. Very clean design. I see they are made almost local to me in Port Ludlow WA. I like the 2"x 48"models.
 
DavidR8 said:
It was the big one, the 72" one. Very clean design. I see they are made almost local to me in Port Ludlow WA. I like the 2"x 48"models.
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Yes they are clean and simple and run great. It has a tool test as well that was in another drawer but I always just run it as is. My dad has the same one and has run his over 30 years. Mine is 20 years old but has not seen near the hours yet. Getting a lot more use the last three years.
 
Clean, organized, good array of machines. Very nice !
How do you keep the dust and grit under control from grinding ? Is that air handler that good ? Do you set the shop vac hose pickup near your work ? I know that your main product is substantially smaller than farm equipment repair and auto/truck rebuilding but grinding is grinding ! That grit gets everywhere !
I did subscribe and possibly can answer some my own questions when I get time to watch some of your other sessions.
Thanks for taking the time and making the effort to post your shop.
Jim
 
jpackard56 said:
Clean, organized, good array of machines. Very nice !
How do you keep the dust and grit under control from grinding ? Is that air handler that good ? Do you set the shop vac hose pickup near your work ? I know that your main product is substantially smaller than farm equipment repair and auto/truck rebuilding but grinding is grinding ! That grit gets everywhere !
I did subscribe and possibly can answer some my own questions when I get time to watch some of your other sessions.
Thanks for taking the time and making the effort to post your shop.
Jim
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Jim, great question. Yes grinding dust is hard to manage. For my large 72” belt grinder the air handler does a good job it keeps most of the dust to one end of the shop. The majority gets on the one work bench and I vacuum it up. I keep the lathe and mill bed well oiled and wipe them down and re oil “before” using them to clean up the grit build up. Then clean and oil after to catch the next batch of grit. The new surface grinder is a new problem. The dust from that is bad. It is at the wrong end of the shop for the air handler to be much good. And it even fills up inside my CNC enclosure (top is pretty open). Now I put a sheet over the CNC when surface grinding and I plan to design a dust collection device. For now I just do a lot of vacuuming after surface grinding. Someone else also recommended I put in outlet covers near the surface grinder to keep the metal dust out. Sounds like you have a nice shop as well and farm equipment work and truck repair is good work. Did more of that when I did this full time 30 years ago. Appreciate the sub. Cheers!
Bud
 
Thanks for the response. I did catch that you oil your ways and such to mitigate humidity issues and to catch/control some of the dust. I actually do similar and include opening all my tool drawers and coating for winter in my climate. I went back through and at around 14:40ish I didn't catch the name of your air handler. I did a search on your YouTube channel for 'air handler' and this shop video is the only one that came up. Yes, I understand CFM etc. would be based on the volume/size of my shop but is yours a brand that you are happy with and would recommend or should I place that as a question for site wide input ?
Thanks again,
Jim
 
jpackard56 said:
Thanks for the response. I did catch that you oil your ways and such to mitigate humidity issues and to catch/control some of the dust. I actually do similar and include opening all my tool drawers and coating for winter in my climate. I went back through and at around 14:40ish I didn't catch the name of your air handler. I did a search on your YouTube channel for 'air handler' and this shop video is the only one that came up. Yes, I understand CFM etc. would be based on the volume/size of my shop but is yours a brand that you are happy with and would recommend or should I place that as a question for site wide input ?
Thanks again,
Jim
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Jim, I did not think to mention the name in the video, thanks for asking. it is a JDS Air Tech 2000 (pic below). I have had it for about 18 years, and it has seen pretty steady use. I like the remote for it, easy to turn on and off. I recall looking at the Jet model, which is very similar and I know Grizzly makes one similar, this one at the time had good reviews and based on my use, yes I would recommend it; however, a quick search looks like it is no longer available. I only see used ones. The Jet version is still available and I think higher CFM. I have other Jet tools and have been quite happy with their quality.
Bud
 
BladesIIB said:
Jim, I did not think to mention the name in the video, thanks for asking. it is a JDS Air Tech 2000 (pic below). I have had it for about 18 years, and it has seen pretty steady use. I like the remote for it, easy to turn on and off. I recall looking at the Jet model, which is very similar and I know Grizzly makes one similar, this one at the time had good reviews and based on my use, yes I would recommend it; however, a quick search looks like it is no longer available. I only see used ones. The Jet version is still available and I think higher CFM. I have other Jet tools and have been quite happy with their quality.
Bud
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Thanks Bud for the reply. I guess I will start researching. I have two humidity/heat triggered attic style exhaust fans in my shop now that have made a nice difference on moisture and I have pedestal fans for circulation near workstations but I'm thinking an actual air handler(s) may help control/eliminate or at least contain a good portion of the dust itself.
Thanks,
Jim
 
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