I Renovated A 51 Year Old Woodworking Shop. Here's A Shop Tour.

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[denniscarreno]

I remember when you first move in and renovated the shop….well done…

[nathanreed]

It's crazy to think it's been 3 years. It feels like you just moved in there a few months ago., 👏🏻

[jeffreysmith]

This was my favorite type of series to follow - old building —> new shop 😊. Really enjoyed the entire series

[mikefresca]

Don’t mind me, just watching you live my dream for me. Awesome work, keep it going!

[austios]

Has it really been 3 years already? Man… time flies… I faithfully watched that whole build series

[joearchibald]

I know this building; used to be Lutz Cabinets back in late '90's early 2000's. There were one of the premier cabinet shops of the day. Congrats on the space. I'll have to stop by someday when I'm on that side of town.

[lindacgrace]

Try "convention bridges." A convention bridge is a heavy synthetic rubber threshold that has room underneath for cords. Think of all the electrical cords running over concrete floors in convention halls when it's inhabited by a lot of small booths. Loose cords are a trip-and-fall waiting to happen. I have no idea where to source them - but the idea is sound. Instead of trying to hike up and over thick cables that roll and move, the robot eases up and over on a ramp up with a matching ramp down. You can even mill short pieces of ramp from 2x lumber, which will also work. Give the vacuum extra traction with outdoor traction strips. Best of luck!

[saint-miscreant]

for the robo-vac and cables situation — if you don’t want the cables permanently above the ground (need to be stepped over) or snaked down from the ceiling, would some sort of fold-down ‘highway’ for the cables to sit atop whenever you want to vacuum work? similar to a counter pass through or fold-down wall table, going from the wall to the bottom shelf of your CNC table. this does require some slack in the cables and depending on how many cables you have it may not be super feasible, but it’s one option. the other thing that comes to mind is stick a pulley with a hook on it, lower it down to scoop up the cables so the vacuum can go under them.
honestly though, the most no-moving option would be to build a super wide cord cover that’s basically a very gentle slope up and down… assuming the lil robot can handle slopes! (edit: based on what someone else suggested that was similar, this is called a convention bridge)

[nicosand]

For the cables in the CNC room, maybe cut out some slats in the floor and lay down some cable channels there. would keep the floor flat and free of cables for you and the robot to trip over, and you can easily remove them later for some deep cleaning.

[StudPack]

Looking good bud!! I have the same Nova drill press... luv it. That chain hoist/trolley combo is gonna save your back, great investment 👊👊

[AlexKrippner]

4:10 I wish my “junk” included a glow forge lol

[rjnilmandir]

You and the Perkins guys are awesome. Y'alls videos are fun and informative.

[glenlongstreet]

For my shop (teeny tiny) I purchased an outlet with two plugs, one for the tool and one for the vacuum cleaner. Turn on the table saw; the vacuum cleaner turns on and stays on for 7 seconds after the table saw is turned off. If I wanted to, I could plug in a multi strip for all of the tools on the bench, and the vacuum plugged into the other outlet. Got it from Amazon for about $30. Automatic Vacuum Switch

[marksmith]

You should build a fold up 'leaf' to the outfeed table, that way it doesn't take up space when not in use, but can support longer pieces when ripping them

[joshuacarpenito]

Your tool collection is crazy, thanks for the tour! I’ve watched every shop video and it’s nice to see it nearly complete. Nice work Johnny!

[forestbirdoriginals]

You’d probably have to 3d print a box to go from this to a female power receptacle or cut the cord end of the lamello and 3d print a shroud

Festool part number 490282 OR 489742

I can’t post url without them being stripped, but there is a made up part on printables for this already.

[johnnyhimburg]

I started using the PPS system about 5yrs ago and love it. The only thing I would say you definitely need an air dryer on the air line. I live in Alabama and the humidity is tough for that system. Love the new shop and keep the videos coming please!

[garethwatson]

I would kill to just work in a shop like that, let alone own one. You’ve clearly worked really hard and done really well, that’s a lovely shop and I aspire to work towards something similar one day.

[morcL]

Suggestion for cord coverage, there’s a product called cord conduit. You can get short or longer lengths and cut to your desired length, plus it’s not permanent in case you need to move machinery.

[andrewpinson]

Great way to start a morning with a shop tour.