Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Good Weekend in the Shop
Kevin French, Antrim NH
>I spent the weekend finishing my bench. The Hanging Tool Storage is from the Apr05 FWW. I bought a couple magnet bars from LV, they work great, just watch out if you buy any the ends are weaker than the center. I lost an old #4 user.
I removed one side of the bulletin board that was in my old shop and put in some pegboard.
Closer view
Kevin French, Antrim NH
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Re:Grinder
Kevin French, Antrim NH
>Also added this pegboard behind one of my grinders. Now comes "Long Trail Time."
Thanks
Steve Kubien
>Thanks for sharing Kevin but something just doesn't seem right. Are those Marples chisels hanging on a magnet bar over your bench? That would just scare the heck outta me! One wrong move with a tall work in progress or longer board and...
Now for those of us with metal plates in our craniums....
Steve Kubien
Nice
David Miller from Iowa
>Very nice Kevin.
However, be careful with those chisels though. I used to keep mine high up on a magnet just like that until I knocked one off with a board upon which I was working. Instinctively tried to catch it - severed tendon and nerve in my thumb - permanent mobility loss and $1000 medical bills after insurance. I still keep the chisels on a magnet, but it is down lower so if they fall they go behind the bench (I put a board back there to save them from the concrete floor).
Another drawback to magnets
Bob Hackett
>They tend to magnetize the tools stuck to them.
Picture all the swarf made during sharpening those chisels sticking to them after you`re done.
Try replacing the chisels with screwdrivers,at least having the screws sticking to the tips wiil be more productive.
You`re scaring me here Kevin.
Mainely,Bob
Re: Another drawback to magnets
Kevin French, Antrim NH
>I thought about sharpe edges, overhead. The "TIPS" are on the Chisels, and I found a screwdriver magnetizer/demagnetizer today at the Hardaware store today. So when I sharpen I can demagnetize them before starting.
Gotta agree
Jim Reed @Tallahassee
>I would swap the screwdrivers and chisels too.
Me three...
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
>Even though your not in 'quake country like me. That scares the hell out of me.
Scott, hoping you play safe in your new space!