by hupka | Jun 2, 2020 | Air Cleaner, Information, Palm Sander
Sanding Smooth New woodworkers often like to celebrate a tool purchase no matter how large or small it might be. Actually, let me correct that statement slightly. ALL woodworkers often like to celebrate a tool purchase no matter how large or small it might be. That...
by hupka | May 13, 2020 | Information, Table Saw, Woodshop
The new workbench is coming along nicely. While there is still a lot to do I wanted to make sure I could start using our cross cut table saw as soon as possible. For that to happen I needed to get a few miter slots cut into the out-feed area of the bench-top. This...
by hupka | May 7, 2020 | Band Saw, Information
New tool day is always a great day in the woodshop. Back in November, we purchased the Grizzly 17″ G0513X2 bandsaw to replace our older 14″ Grizzly saw that had seen better days. We weren’t ready to bring it into the shop just yet because of the...
by hupka | Mar 31, 2020 | Information, Table Saw, Woodshop
The demolition aspect of our shop remodeling is completed. We’ve completely taken down the walls, hallways, closet and workbench that was in our way. Next comes the initial build of the new workbench. What does that include? I want to incorporate our craftsman...
by hupka | Mar 17, 2020 | Information, Woodshop
We recently started some renovations in our woodshop that involved taking down the walls in a hallway. Part of those walls includes a large closet where we’ve been storing art supplies and various items we didn’t know what else to do with. During the reno...
by hupka | Feb 5, 2020 | Air Cleaner, Information, Woodshop
We’ve been doing a lot of sanding on our restoration projects in the last few weeks and that can take its toll on the shop and your lungs. Air filtration is an important safety aspect of woodworking. Aside from wearing a personal mask, it is also key to try and...
