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Aberdeenshire Newbie - lots of gear and a few ideas!

PitStopCrew

PitStopCrew

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Hi folks - checking in with a first post. Now retired and was given the opportunity to buy a few second hand tools (mitre saw, table saw, pillar drill, planer) and a tonne of scrap wood (mostly construction timber) so eager to learn and experiment with what I hope to be a fulfilling hobby in my garage. Getting the workshop even partially set up seems to be the priority at the moment and have made my first cross cut sled which seems to be a right of passage (if the YouTube vloggers are to be believed)! French cleats next (seemingly another right of passage) and then on to start making stuff! I'm making plenty of man-dust anyway which is always very satisfying!! DOn't look too closely at the workbenches - they were in the house when we purchased it! :cool:

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Hi Gavin, welcome from Northumberland.

Can I make a suggestion? Fill the old holes in the wall and give it a couple of coats of white emulsion which will make a huge difference to the light in your workshop. Even if you stick wall cupboards and shelves up now is the time to paint DAHIKT

I notice there's no insert in your table saw, presumably you have one?
 
Lons said:
Hi Gavin, welcome from Northumberland.

Can I make a suggestion? Fill the old holes in the wall and give it a couple of coats of white emulsion which will make a huge difference to the light in your workshop. Even if you stick wall cupboards and shelves up now is the time to paint DAHIKT

I notice there's no insert in your table saw, presumably you have one?
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hiya - yep all over the painting idea. I’ve got a sparky coming this morning to fit a load of new sockets and upgrade the power supply to the garage then I’m going to put up some OSB on battens as a backing for shelving/french cleats/etc which will also hide the wire/conduit that is about to be installed. Above the OSB will be freshly painted (already have a big pot of white ready to go) and new LED strip lights to light up the space to laboratory levels!

And yes, I’ve got the insert to the TS - although it’s not in good shape so I need to get some 1/4” ply and make a new one, and with a bit of care it will be a narrow slot (is that zero clearance…) which will probably mean I keep the old one for use when cutting any angles on the table.

Just had to google DAHIKT… :) I won’t ask! Ha!
 
Fit like ya loon.

Unless, of course, you’re not from Inverurie originally. In which case that may be incomprehensible.

Many years ago we used to do the rating appeals on the paper mill there.

Good to see another Scottish participant.
 
Tiresias said:
Fit like ya loon.

Unless, of course, you’re not from Inverurie originally. In which case that may be incomprehensible.

Many years ago we used to do the rating appeals on the paper mill there.

Good to see another Scottish participant.
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nae bad! I had a look at the members map and we’re a bit thin on the ground up here. I keep thinking about joining the Man Shed in Inverurie as there are some pretty decent craftsmen who meet up there most days.

Sadly the paper mill has gone although it’s a pretty decent venue and museum now (the Garioch Heritage Centre) and also home to a number of craft fairs where I’m hoping I might shift some projects in the future if I ever stop getting the workshop set up and actually start making things! :)
 
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PitStopCrew said:
nae bad! I had a look at the members map and we’re a bit thin on the ground up here. I keep thinking about joining the Man Shed in Inverurie as there are some pretty decent craftsmen who meet up there most days.

Sadly the paper mill has gone although it’s a pretty decent venue and museum now (the Garioch Heritage Centre) and also home to a number of craft fairs where I’m hoping I might shift some projects in the future if I ever stop getting the workshop set up and actually start making things! :)
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I'm staying near the Garioch Heritage Centre Monday to Friday, if you need any help with things give me a shout I'm free just about every evening. The Garioch lot are a nice bunch and very knowledgable on their railways.
 
PitStopCrew said:
..... I’m going to put up some OSB on battens as a backing for shelving/french cleats/etc which will also hide the wire/conduit that is about to be installed. .....
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Welcome Gavin.

Can I suggest you very clearly mark the locations of the wire runs on the face of the OSB. You wouldn't want a carelessly over-long screw or nail to penetrate your wiring. In a few months time you won't have a clue where your cables are unless you mark them.
 
Dalboy said:
.....Once you start, deep pockets are a must
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I fundamentally disagree. Yes, some wood is relatively expensive, but you don't actually need to spend much on tools to be able to achieve an awful lot.
 
Mike G said:
I fundamentally disagree. Yes, some wood is relatively expensive, but you don't actually need to spend much on tools to be able to achieve an awful lot.
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I’m sure my wife will thank me for reading this comment. Although I was rather pleased to read the previous comment. Who doesn’t like new shiny things. :)
 
Hi Gavin, from a fellow Celt.

Mike's right, tools need not cost a bomb. You've got some good labour-saving gear there already for getting rough-sawn knocked into approximate shape. Adding mainly hand tools now, should be nae probs. I have never bought a new plane or chisel, and I find the older Record and Stanley planes vastly under-rated by some of our present-generation digeratti, addicted to their pursuit of the Leprochaun's plane at their own personal rainbow.
It ain't what ya got Man, it's how ya uses it.
 
Greetings from Salisbury. Mike G is fundamentally correct about purchasing new tools; you don't actually need a huge amount of stuff to do good work. Being a devil's advocate on the other hand, lots of us hereabouts like new shiny toys to play with but beware....the slope is long and well greased:ROFLMAO: - Rob
 
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