Another one from the archives. Takes me back to the days of a near empty workshop 6-1/2 years ago.
I've spent just about as much time as SWMBO will tolerate in the workshop since Christmas.
This is quite a long term project to equip the workshop with benches, cupboards, drawers etc and having to use the workshop itself to build everything. I have done worktops on frames ready for cupboards and drawers later on and decided before Christmas that the next important thing would be wall cupboards which would allow me to have somewhere to put tools other than on the worktops or the floor.
I've just completed 8 wall cupboard carcases and hung them on french cleats. Carcases are made from more of my 12mm resin coated birch ply with the edges lipped in oak and the shelves stiffened by being let in to dadoes at the back and 40mm deep oak edging at the front edge.
Eventually they will have doors at the top two levels and an open section at the bottom of the 3 shelf units. The 2 shelf versions are to give more clearance over the mitre chop saw and the RAS
I made lots of use of the Dado head in the tablesaw and cut rebates and tongues for the lipping using the sacrificial fence made a few weeks back. I know Dado heads are not to everyones taste but a real timesaver with batch work like this.
I've also taken the time to acurately measure the chippers and shims in the dado set and made another spreadsheet showing all the combinations available in steps of 0.08mm. Again a real timesaver - virtually always right first time now.
The cupboards are in two heights and five widths. All the cutting dimensions were calculated on a spreadsheet and the panel cutting optimisation done with SmartCut.
I've got a metal working job to do for someone else tomorrow then it is back to the dayjob. In any spare time I'll be thinking about the doors and buying some more oak to condition ready for the door production line.
Part 2
At last the wall cupboards are finished. last weekend was glue up time for the doors and an hour or so each evening got them varnished and ready to hang.
Now they are finished and ready to organise my stuff.
The knobs are cheapy pine ones and have come out a bit dark. I initially used light oak stain which was hardly visible so I tried medium oak - good job I did not use dark oak.
Now I've got to decide on the next job.
Drawers and Cupboards under the bench
Router table ( wood pecker lift at dollar prices on it's way via a friend from the US)
Stand and outfeed table for the bench top thicknesser
Or perhaps I had better put in proper power wiring - everything is on extension leads at the moment.
Install the intercom to the house so I can order coffee and sandwiches from time to time!
The list goes on........
2014 Update:
The items on the above list are nearly complete - no point in rushing
I've still the do the under-bench cupboards and more drawers. I have one 600 wide x 700 deep with dividers for organising boxes of woodscrews.
Bob