My Workshop

Ryobi BT3100

Shark Guard & Dust Collection

Ryobi BS1001SV

Canwood 13" Drill Press

Grizzly 1029z DC

Grizzly 1029z - .3 Milicron Bags

Ridgid 6" Jointer

Ridgid 13" Thickness Planer

My Workshop Setup and Assembly Table

Workshop

Workshop Storage

Screws & Stuff

Workshop Construction

Workshop

This tablesaw was the first major stationary tool purchase for my workshop. The BT3100 is an extremely accurate and versatile saw with lots of power for any woodworking applications.

This picture shows Lee Styron's Shark Guard and splitter attachment for the BT3100. It has a splitter attachment and a dust port on top of the guard to allow the connection to a dust collector. Shown here is the flex-hose going from the Shark Guard to the PVC ducting then to the DC.

The Ryobi 10" Bandsaw has a unique silent fan dust extraction system that works great in getting rid of dust from the bandsaw.

This drillpress is a product of House of Tools

This is the 2HP dust collector that I bought during a special trip down to the Grizzly showroom in Bellingham, Wa. It runs on a dedicated 220V circuit which I had to install myself.

The Grizzly DC came standard with a 1 x .3 milicon upper bag and a 30 milicron lower bag. I replaced the lower bag with another .3 milicron bag to increase performance.

This is the Ridgid JP0610 6 1/8" jointer. It is a real solid workhorse. I just set it up out of the box - it was dead on accurate and has operated perfectly ever since.

This is the Ridgid TP1300LS thickness planer. It does a great job of planing and the double-sided blades are extremely easy to change. The dust extraction port isn't as good as I would have liked it to be. However, with a little bit of foam insulation here and there, that problem was solved.

Not a lot of room here but enough to handle all the projects I have made including a queen size mission style bed headboard and a 6' tall mission bookcase.

My bandsaw, drill press and planer are all on mobile bases which allows me to move them out of the way when I am not using them - or to make more room for assemblies.

Some of the storage space - I used a lot of plywood scraps to make 5" x 2 1/2" boxes for storing all kinds of screws, dowels and miscellaneous fixtures. To the left is my router table and Porter Cable 895PK router.

Here's a closer look at the small plywood boxes for storing all different sizes of screws. Makes it easy to find what you need and is a good use of scrap plywood.

My workshop is comprised of one-half of a what used to be a two car garage. Here, I was in the process of insulating and drywalling.

This is my workshop just after I completed it.