Setting Up a New Hobby Machine Shop!

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[natesteiner]

To find your stud finder, just walk about the shop with a stud. It will be unable to resist, and betray it's hiding place.

[silentjazzfool]

I particularly appreciate that when you were in the US you consistently referred to the distance as "1500 miles" and since you've been in Canada you've consistently referred to it as "2500 km".

[jimsvideos]

Thank you for sharing a little of Sprocket's adventures; she is a good cat 🥰

[justinhillpac]

Glad the move went well and your new shop space is coming along! My seven year old loves watching with me on Saturday afternoons. The other day he said, “first we do this, as is tradition” to which my wife looked really confused haha

[knickebien]

3:16 Just to share, after searching for studs as Quinn is here (w or w/o stud finder or magnet), it finally dawned on me to dim the lights and shine a bright light at a low angle on the wall. And voila, every divot in the drywall becomes visible revealing studs, screws, etc.

[tracygilmore]

While Canada is known for it's tropical climate, one of the things that I've done is glue high density foam to the back of each of the garage door panels and then put pegboard on top of that, you poke a hole in the foam each time you put in a hook, and you can't do heavy tools, but light ones are OK, and it looks better than just the Foam. Doors heavier, but increases R.

[tkat]

The slo mo Sprocket drinking water shot was awesome and adorable!!!
(around 15:40)

[NicholasMarshall]

New shop looks great! Love the bonus Sprocket content. I wasn't aware that you had a self-aligning and self-lubricating, Sprocket.

[JeffHightower]

I love the Safety Bits, Twisty Bits, Stabby Bits, and Squeezy Bits labels on your toolbox. This precise labeling schema has now made its way into my shop too.

[paddlefaster]

A tip for hanging cabinets like that is to add a scrap piece of pine or 2x4 just below where the bottom of the cabinet is going to be. You can rest the cabinet on it and then slightly lift it up onto the wall cleats. I install entire kitchens this way.

[RonCovell]

Quinn - congratulations on getting your brand-new shop fully operational. I can see that you and Sprocket will be spending many happy hours there!

[NGinuity]

Hey Quinn, when I shipped a toolbox from the East Coast to Texas a few years ago after I settled a family member's estate, I packed everything relatively in place but wrapped it all in VCI paper. When I came back to it after it just sat for 6 months (because grief memories) everything was still top notch. I recommend that to anyone. Well, the VCI paper.

[hrishikeshb]

I always find it amusing when we install wall brackets, we give it nice tug to see if its nice and snug on the wall. The force of the tug is probably a fraction of the actual load the brackets and the fixings will carry, but that tug convinces us that its on there properly :) Sprocket is adorable!

[jlucasound]

@15:43 "Tongue the Wet Sprocket." Oh wait.."Toad the Wet Sprocket". (Remember that band?) There touring now!

[andyfreeman]

Yay Sprocket 😊 it's thirsty work being that cute.

[gregoryl.]

Quinn, you've inspired me not to only install a DRO on my mill, but to perform a shop redo. It's time to organize the Quinn way :). Thanks

[josephkrug]

If you ever try and hang something when it is not matching the studs, one trick that I use in my garage is to screw a 3/4" piece of plywood (or 2x4 depending on the strength needed) across where the studs are and then attach whatever it is to the plywood so that the holes line up wherever you need.

[heighRick]

Thanks for the shop vid ..and for the sprocket clip!

[incubatork]

Setting machines and storage cabinets etc. round the outer wall is probably the best usage of space available but don't forget the centre stage. If you take a look at modern kitchen layouts a lot make an island in the centre of the room. I made a double workbench(on braked wheels) with a central riser board so you can put eye level storage either side sort of pegboard style. This island greatly improves under bench storage, gives you 2 extra workbenches for projects or whatever and does not really limit your walking around space, if its on wheels you can move it to one side for bigger pieces/projects.

[jakobhalskov]

15:44 Sprocket drinking efficiency: 2% .. cuteness: 100% <3