After getting the shop up and operating, it was time to work on the office and storage
My future office
It was listed as a gym on the original plan, but the previous owner was using it as an entertainment room
My office after pulling up the carpet. It was glued to the floor, and the floor was cracked. Much scraping and filling followed
After painting, scraping and filling
Commercial vinyl tile makes a nice floor. I used this temporary office layout while building the shop
The main table, framed with welded, cantilevered, steel brackets, topped with plywood
Formica applied and trimmed
Solid Bubinga edge pieces, ready for attachment. They were carefully hand fit before assembly to the table. The office table was the first project made in the shop
Temporary supports hold the edges in place for gluing and clamping. Biscuit joints were used
After sanding and finishing with Watco oil and varnish
Another view
The fiberglass filled triangular bass traps help the accoustics
The photo display is irregular, to break up the smooth wall and improve the accoustics
Ready for work
The storage area was inefficiently filled with junk
And crude, crappy cabinets
New storage is much more organized. Note the lumber rack that allows easy handling of 4x8 panels
Every screw and electronic part in a marked bin
The old folding table from Burbank finds a new home
Sandpaper, drill bits and wood scraps arranged neatly
The shop, in July 2015
More pegboards
More machines (on rollers), pegboards..and clamps..lots of clamps
New dust collector sucks mightily (and that's a good thing)
Lots of scrap around saw
When needed, machines are rolled into position
Added pegboards and shelves, removed useless window
Ready for the next project
The CNC machine arrives several months later
Dust collection was extended into the CNC room
Close up of the dust collector for the router head. It works great for the super fine airborne particles, but if totally ineffective for the larger pieces. Even with dust collection, a CNC router makes a mess
The Bosch router
Dust collection also goes to the oscillating edge sander
I made a custom screen for the control program
The vacuum table
The first test piece
The first inlay test
The thin lines are 0.125 inches wide