Cabinet Making: A Day in the Workshop
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Spend a day with me in the workshop while I build a new wall cabinet. However, not everything goes to plan and I have to correct a huge avoidable mistake along the way.
This is the first video on the channel for a good few months for all sorts of reasons. I had originally intended this to be a cabinet making 'how-to' style video however having documented much of the process and then turned the camera off to just get the job done, this video is a much more conversational.
I discuss my love of the Stanley Power Lock tape measure (linked below) and how my new Festool MFT/3 has really improved how I'm able to work in a small workshop space.
Oh, and did you know that smaller Euro Containers or Crates are the same foot print as a Makita Makpac or Festool Systainer (original or T-Loc) and is the basis for the storage solution for my workshop.
Enjoy.
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Glad to see you back Karl 👍
Thanks Keith.
Welcome back. I really like your style.😀👍
Thanks Norman - I appreciate you saying.
Great to see you back. Good video too. Thank you.
You're welcome - good to be back.
Glad to see you back online Karl. Cheers from Belgium.
Thanks very much for the comment Pierre,
Nice to see you back Karl, nothing serious I hope, have a nice day and Stay Safe Mate !!!.
Thanks for the comment. No, nothing serious. My day job was in retail banking risk until recently and everything was so busy due to the pandemic and banking and finance being an essential industry. Quite a positive experience for me personally but not time to enjoy the workshop let alone get the camera out.
Welcome back Karl, you've been sorely missed.
Thank-you Malcolm - everyone has been so nice today. I'm really enjoying the attention.
I never knew about euro containers until I saw this video. They're exactly what I need.
Thanks for the video, good to see you back.
Thanks Andrew. For me it's the fact they have the same footprint as a systainer or makpac which means I can make a cabinet or shelf and it works for both.
Welcome back Karl nice to see you again 👍
Thanks Andy.
Welcome back Karl
Thanks Phil.
Welcome back Carl. Yes, I did enjoy it. In fact I’ve enjoy all your vids. Your relaxed, natural presentation is a joy. Thanks for the introduction of LED panel lights. Those aren’t available on eBay today but I’ll buy something similar to boost my existing strip light. I’m very interested in an MFT and through you went to Peter Millard’s vid. He’s arranged for a CNC machined worktop for about £60 depending upon size. I’m hoping an MFT top will save me from having to buy a dangerous table saw to obtain accurate repeat cuts. So thanks for that too.
Hey Christian. Thanks for the comment.
Looks like you have been really busy in the workshop, Karl. Could see a few changes. 👍😀
Yes - I had a break from work for 5 weeks in September and finally managed to get a new bench built for the CNC and new storage for the Sjoberg bench. Annoyingly I'm stuck with a drill press and belt/disc sander combo that are in the way until I find a better solution. This project was all about clearing small items from spaces under benches and sorting them in to boxes and making them easy to access. Anyway one reason why I stayed away from making videos is that I needed to figure all that out and get it done. Now I feel much more energised and have the patiences to put up with the last few annoyances in the space which I fixing now.
nice too have you back on youtube Karl
Cheers Nick. Mind-you the channel was doing quite well without me over the summer...
Good to see you back Sir .... 👍🏻👍🏻😃
Thanks Julian. It's been a while... and I'm enjoying everyone's comments. Have a great day.
Great to see another video! Looks like my message yesterday was a day early!
Thanks,
Yay there he is! Enjoyed that vid in your nice casual style. Very watcheable. Cheers Karl!
It takes some editing at times to keep it casual - thanks for the comment!
Good to see you back Karl 😃. Looking forward to hearing more about your new MFT.
Thanks... and yes the MFT and the reorganised workshop has been working well for a couple of weeks. Jolly expensive but as an investment in the workshop I think it will work out fine.
Nice to see ur ok mate and back in the workshop keep up the good work as the shop looking great 👍
Thanks. It's a great space and the new wall cabinet is going to make a big difference.
Always something to learn from your videos Karl. Seeing this cabinet system (from your Open Cut List vid) came at just the right time for me. Two for one!
Great to hear!
Welcome back Karl would love a review of the KT3 I keep thinking about it
Thank-you - I'm sure you meant the MFT/3 and yes I plan to do that. I've filmed the basic overview and review already. I've been waiting for a few parts to come so I can show some basic modifications to the supplied gear which improve things further. One thing I'm happy to say right now is that spending money fixing faults with the supplied gear doesn't do much to make lessen the initial outlay. But its predecessor the MFT 1080 (with flip up rail) is widely regarded as a better stock MFT as you get almost 710mm cutting capacity. The protractor in the MFT3 takes too much room. Anyway more later and I'm sure all that doesn't help with the decision.
Thanks for great video exactly the cabinet project I’m about to start on...give or take a month or so. Haha
It took me long enough to get around to this myself!! The great thing is this will really help with workshop organisation! something I've been terrible at since moving to the new workshop.
Thanks for the comment.
Welcome back.. The bloody mojo things is a nightmare bud
Thanks. It's good to be back.
Welcome back Karl. hope you doing well.
Hey Steve - Yes I'm doing very well - started a new job last week which I'm really enjoying and it's giving me the time to enjoy the workshop and more importantly edit the results. I won't put where I'm now working on here but ask around the office and someone will know. It was big news in august. K :-)
Good to see you back again 👍
Thanks Chewie.
Looks like you also have a new router table. It'd be nice to see you talk about that
Thanks for spotting the Router Table - It's from Axminster and was a big investment earlier in the year. I've plans to make a new cabinet with better dust management in the next couple of weeks so it will feature in a project video. I'm happy to do a review of it and the Hi-Koki router that powers it. I'll add it to the list.
K.
Hi Karl I'm new to your home workshop. 18mm out, love it, been there lol.
You've got it right working in your backyard keeping your overheads low.
Your lighting is superb I thought you had skylights giving natural light at first.
Need to get mine sorted. Just sub'd, I like your easy going relaxing format. Tony
Thanks for the comment. The point at which I realised I'd measured the space wrong was when my day making a video went in a very different direction.
I'm really happy with the lighting. I decided to not have any natural light into the workshop primarily for security but also cost at the time. The lights I've installed are from Strictly Lamps on EBay and comprise 10 x 48w 5600K LED panels throughout the whole space. I've a couple of changes to make to the lights to tidy-up the original installation so I may cover them on the channel at some point.
Welcome back Karl, and thanks for the shout! May I ask what you shot this on? Video and audio was very crisp 👌👍👍
Do you think so? The first few shots were on my Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and then the rest was GoPro Hero 7. I must admit I was a little disappointed with the video quality. It was improved by adjusting the exposure on Final Cut. Audio wise I used a VideoMic Micro connected via USB C to the Go Pro. In Final Cut I had to bump up the levels +12db as it was very quiet and (as usual) apply a little compression.
@@StrawbyteWorkshop It was the workshop video I meant tbh Karl, but yes, it looked very good and the audio was solid - have to confess I wondered if it was a GoPro, but thought the audio was too good! Wasn’t watching with headphones to be fair, but as a ‘punter’ view it was great! 👍👍
Good to see you again
Btw I think you might be confused, I'm Back in the Workshop 0:31 🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😂
I'm slowly getting my mojo back too
And so you are. And good to hear. Making is certainly good therapy but not making sometimes works too.
Happy to see you back Karl, you have been missed. You do however look tired mate and hope you are ok.
Thanks - yes I'm fine and enjoying the workshop time. I did rather throw myself into the project and looking at the footage I do look tired. The gopro I used as a vlogging camera isn't very flattering either.
Shout out to the Abbey National massive 🙂
Do you know me from there? But thanks anyway.
Great to see you back at it. Thanks as always for sharing. Are you going to keep your sliding mitre saw if you’ve now got the mft?
Thank-you. I'm glad to be back.
Ah, good question. And yes I probably will - although I expect to change the saw next year for one with way better dust collection. My needs are much more general than you might see on channels that focus on commercial work, like fitted furniture. The mitre saw feels way more practical if I'm cutting dimensioned wood rather than sheet goods.
I've been sketching out the deep dive on the MFT I mentioned in the video this morning and had a few thoughts about why I'll continue to regularly use both my table saw and my mitre saw.
Where did you get your Euro containers from? I have been looking to get some from a german packaging company called Auer. They also make tool boxes which are the same size and comparable quality to systainers but half the price. I suggest you check them out.
BigDug in the UK. You've the choice of grey or blue and a heap of sizes in the system.
Hi there, your work space is cozy actually , a lot are dark and miserable . May I ask you something please - the black fence you use on your mft table it looks like to be around 40 mm X 80mm ,,,how long is it please and where did you get it ? Also your drill press what make /model is it please?
The workshop I really like the look and feel of is Matt's at Badger Workshop which I've visited where he has two big windows that flood the space with light. I've no natural light so getting things nice and bright was a priority. I've 10 large panel lights, plus studio lights if I need them.
So the black fence is from benchdogs.co.uk (I used Peter Millard's 10MINUTEWORKSHOP code for 5% off). It's version 2 of their fence and I really like it. It's 1250mm long and has a 20cm mini fence that sits under the rail. It's got a few small niggles but the fence dogs which can attach to the original Festool fence are probably the best elements of the solution. The fence has a scale on it which I don't use. It makes it look nice I think but the tick marks are a bit too fat for my liking. That said I always measure with a ruler or tape on every tool I own and never trust the scale.
The pillar drill is a FERM FTB-13 drill press which I got second-hand. It's OK, but changing the belt is a bit of a faff as I like the table at a good height for me (tall guy). There's quite a bit of run-out on the quill of the drill making it fine for woodwork but if I was an engineer I'd be pretty fed up with it by now.
@@StrawbyteWorkshop ahh ok, yes I seen that fence, I tried to google festool fencedogs - weird never came up , have you any details. ps what are those flags you have on the wall in your work room, very eye catching
@@ChristopherClaudioSkierka Fence Dogs: benchdogs.co.uk/products/fence-dogs?_pos=1&_sid=49280ad4c&_ss=r&variant=7439204220986
@@ChristopherClaudioSkierka And the flags: The maroon one is the county flag of Northamptonshire (where I live) and the Red/Yellow/Blue one is the county flag of Bedfordshire where I was born.
@@StrawbyteWorkshop ohh silly me I did not read what you wrote properly ,, its the benchdog rail dogs dehh, I thought you said u used a particular festool fence dog which are better...more coffee required. You have a nice calm Sunday
Get yourself to bed young man!
Will do.