Hope you guys enjoyed the new shop tour and found it helpful! Make sure you share any shop setup tips that you have here in the comments, I'd love to hear what you guys have to say!
This is why I started watching this type video, bringing order to my outside world brought me order within. Nice shop and what a wonderful improvement. Warren
Lol I referred to the chair as Frankenchair when I posted it on Instagram. A bit odd looking but it works very well for me. I picked up the chair for $20 second hand and built the base from scraps so it was an economical solution too.
Verry educative shop tour Dan, I've been waiting for that since you announced it in one of your last comments. I will certainly pick up part of your suggestions on mobility and shared shop-vac applications. Thanks for sharing.
Nice shop! Even though I have a tiny shop, I do have a few things you mentioned, like the miter saw and table saw sharing the vacuum dust collector in one area. My shop's in the basement, glueup clamps and glue, etc. stored upstairs, in the spare room. Your video gave me the idea to bring my moveable torsion top upstairs and use a folding worktable to put it on for assembly. For larger assembly I'll still have to take everything to the basement. That spare room is just waiting to be dedicated to glue-ups and finishing (waterborne finishes only). For one thing, there's no sawdust upstairs. Thanks for the inspiration!
Glad to hear you got some inspiration from the tour! I've had tiny basement shops too and I've learned that it's not so much about how much space you have as how you use the space. Thanks for sharing about your setup!
Dan Great shop! Very well organised with lots of space. You could put my shop in one corner! LOL! Now you know why I subscribed to your channel. Great work from a great thinker! Keep up the great work Dan! Daniel Fisher :)
Congrats on the new space Dan, quite an improvement! It looks like you've taken the time to lay it out well. One thing you might want to consider is a vented finishing area, if you do a lot of that sort of thing. It looks like you have plenty of space to section an area off in the future. I also noticed what appears to be two small electric heating units in opposing corners. Is that enough to heat the entire shop? I've been considering electric heat as well.
Thanks Kristofer! I actually don't really do much finishing in the shop. Any lacquer work I send out to a spray shop so all that I do in my shop is an occasional hand applied finish like varnish oil or a water based finish. I find when it comes to cabinets that it's not worth doing my own finishing on them. The electric heaters do heat the whole shop space. There are a couple electric baseboard heaters upstairs but the main level is just heated with the two on the walls. They seem to work fairly well to heat the space but I don't think it's the most cost effective way to heat in terms of operating costs. The shop has a separate power meter and the first electrical bill was a little higher than I was hoping for. I've since turned the heat down a little lower.
Nice to see you again after all this time. That shop has great potential. Do you have plans for materials storage? Seems like you have lots of flexibility to do that.
It feels good to be back at video production again Ken. Things have been crazy busy the last few months with the move and lots of work going on so I thought I would take advantage of the pause in the work to get some content out again. I do have a heavy duty metal wood storage rack system that I used two shops ago that is in storage right now. I don't work with enough solid wood lately to make that worth bringing to the shop at this point but if that changes I'll definitely set it up. I also have a stepped offcut storage bin that I might bring to the shop soon and put it upstairs. Most of my work uses MDF and melamine these days which isn't nearly as much fun as solid wood but it pays the bills. As far as when I receive deliveries of sheet goods for a project I'll probably store those against the overhead door in the front of the shop until they get cut down. That's what I did in the last shop and it worked well. The other option is to stand the sheets up in front of where I have my partial sheets stored next to the clamp rack. I might try both and see what works best.
Wow! Amazing new space! When are you bringing in a sliding tablesaw and line boring machine?! :D Also, glad to see another canadian woodworking youtuber!
Thanks! Even if I could afford it I honestly don't think I would get machines like that because of the space they take up. This shop space has become very multi use so keeping the space flexible has been key
Thanks David. Well I bought a new more expensive chair to begin with but didn't find it comfortable. I ended up buying this chair for $20 second hand and since I got it for so cheap I didn't mind taking it apart, drilling it and modifying it. This chair is very comfortable, does exactly what I was looking for and was very inexpensive. Plus I figured it would fit in with the DP Shop Talk style of inexpensive shop made solutions.
Thanks Peter. I usually send stuff out to a spray shop for lacquer finishes. I've found that it's not worth me having my own spray setup. From time to time I'll do a hand applied finish in the shop but I don't do spray finishes. Insurance also costs more if you spray in your shop.
Hey. Dan ,real nice new shop! Looks great! What kind of heater is that in the upper corner of the shop? How does it work for you? Do you like it? Is it 240 volts? Thanks Awesome shop!
Thanks! The heaters are just construction/utility heaters and yes they are 240 volts. They work fairly well at heating the space but I don't think they are the most efficient for running cost. I had a propane furnace in a past shop and found it to be better cost wise.
Hi Dan i gotta question I am in a VERY small shop and i wanted some dust collection and I was wondering if a household vacuum cleaner would work for light duty dust collection
It depends how much dust you're making and what kind of vacuum you have. Household vacuums aren't really designed for collecting wood dust and it could shorten the life of your vacuum depending on what kind of vacuum it is. One thing that you could do is hook your vacuum up to a Dust Deputy which would separate the dust and keep it from going into your vacuum. amzn.to/2GdiHLd
nice shop Dan, but most hobby woodworkers will be doing with Far Less Space -- so your shop is somewhat irrelevant, but your ideas are good and your projects are better -- keep up the good work.
Thanks Brent. You're right, most woodworkers won't have this much space and this is the first time I've ever had this much space out of the 5 different shop spaces I've had. I've had tiny little basement workshops in years past so I definitely appreciate the luxury of having the larger space. I want to continue to share ideas though that apply to shop spaces both small and large. It's not so much about how much space you have as much as how you use it.
Dan, I was too filled with envy to watch all of your tour, but picked up on the end stop on your sliding support shown at 3.12. I made two of those supports after watching your earlier video ruclips.net/video/H6cXuwQOwz0/видео.html but had missed /forgotten about the end stop, so popped into my workshop to add them. Thanks for that - they are now even more of an asset.
Glad to hear that. Part of what I wanted to accomplish with the tour is to reference back to and remind people about past episodes and ideas so I'm happy to hear that it helped.
Hello, I am French, sorry for the translation I use google translate to do the translation. Your videos are very well done thank you for your work and your sharing. I would like you to face me a small video or description of your material contained in L-boxx 7 minutes 06 seconds in your video. I see that you made yourself the foam forms of your drills and accessories but I do not see what drills you use and why you have 3? why do not you have a drill in 18 Volts. The 3 screwdriver in 12 volts are enough to spend an 18 volts. I thank you for your answer and continue like this.
Good question Ben. The three 12V drills and drivers that I have in my L-Boxx are the Bosch Flexiclick, Bosch PS41 impact driver and the Bosch PS22 pocket driver. The Flexiclick gets used mostly as a drill with the regular keyless chuck but also gets used with the other heads when needed. The impact driver I use for driving long screws to hang cabinets and the pocket driver gets used installing cabinet hardware where more finesse is required. They get used for other jobs as well but that is what I use them for mostly. I also have another similar L-Boxx setup with a Bosch 18V hammer drill and Bosch 18V socket ready impact driver and those get used for more heavy duty jobs. As a cabinet maker and finish carpenter I use the 12V tools the most since they have plenty of power and are smaller. Hope that helps.
Hope you guys enjoyed the new shop tour and found it helpful! Make sure you share any shop setup tips that you have here in the comments, I'd love to hear what you guys have to say!
That's a huge Shop Dan , very well organised and very clean , you can see why your work is of such a high level , Great Video
Congrats on the new shop Dan. Great space to work in.
I am glad that you are here again! You make a decent things.
Hope you enjoy your new shop Dan... A new setup always gives the feeling of a fresh new start!
This is why I started watching this type video, bringing order to my outside world brought me order within. Nice shop and what a wonderful improvement. Warren
Killer new shop dan 👍👍👍👍 .
Just discovered you site today, and I have learned so much, thank-you.
That chair set up, hilarious, but great way to something unworkable, workable. Glad to see you back.
Lol I referred to the chair as Frankenchair when I posted it on Instagram. A bit odd looking but it works very well for me. I picked up the chair for $20 second hand and built the base from scraps so it was an economical solution too.
Congrats on the new shop, looks like quite the space!
Great looking shop and use of space Dan!👍🏻 Take care, -Paul
Thanks Paul!
The chair set-up is quite original :-) thx for the tour
Verry educative shop tour Dan, I've been waiting for that since you announced it in one of your last comments. I will certainly pick up part of your suggestions on mobility and shared shop-vac applications. Thanks for sharing.
Look's great Dan don't get lost will ya.
Awesome ,Nice looking huge shop,enjoy it.
Very nicely organized shop! Thanks for introducing it :)
Love the chair😆
Good news from Canada!
Nice shop! Even though I have a tiny shop, I do have a few things you mentioned, like the miter saw and table saw sharing the vacuum dust collector in one area. My shop's in the basement, glueup clamps and glue, etc. stored upstairs, in the spare room. Your video gave me the idea to bring my moveable torsion top upstairs and use a folding worktable to put it on for assembly. For larger assembly I'll still have to take everything to the basement. That spare room is just waiting to be dedicated to glue-ups and finishing (waterborne finishes only). For one thing, there's no sawdust upstairs. Thanks for the inspiration!
Glad to hear you got some inspiration from the tour! I've had tiny basement shops too and I've learned that it's not so much about how much space you have as how you use the space. Thanks for sharing about your setup!
Love it! Great ideas for me to incorporate into my shop. Thanks Dan!
Dan Great shop! Very well organised with lots of space. You could put my shop in one corner! LOL! Now you know why I subscribed to your channel. Great work from a great thinker! Keep up the great work Dan! Daniel Fisher :)
Nice shop dude, keeping making those videos ;-)
Nice set-up ! Thanks for sharing your workshop with us ! (Y)
Sweet shop Dan,
Great shop Dan. I am jealous of all the room you have...lol.
Thanks Jim. I never thought I would have this much shop space to work with but I'm definitely thankful for it.
Nice Dan!
Great video your shop is always so clean what kind of pants are you wearing
Thanks! I wear the Blaklader Brawny pants and I'll put a link for them below.
amzn.to/2HVghSn
Congrats on the new space Dan, quite an improvement! It looks like you've taken the time to lay it out well. One thing you might want to consider is a vented finishing area, if you do a lot of that sort of thing. It looks like you have plenty of space to section an area off in the future.
I also noticed what appears to be two small electric heating units in opposing corners. Is that enough to heat the entire shop? I've been considering electric heat as well.
Thanks Kristofer! I actually don't really do much finishing in the shop. Any lacquer work I send out to a spray shop so all that I do in my shop is an occasional hand applied finish like varnish oil or a water based finish. I find when it comes to cabinets that it's not worth doing my own finishing on them.
The electric heaters do heat the whole shop space. There are a couple electric baseboard heaters upstairs but the main level is just heated with the two on the walls. They seem to work fairly well to heat the space but I don't think it's the most cost effective way to heat in terms of operating costs. The shop has a separate power meter and the first electrical bill was a little higher than I was hoping for. I've since turned the heat down a little lower.
Nice to see you again after all this time. That shop has great potential. Do you have plans for materials storage? Seems like you have lots of flexibility to do that.
It feels good to be back at video production again Ken. Things have been crazy busy the last few months with the move and lots of work going on so I thought I would take advantage of the pause in the work to get some content out again. I do have a heavy duty metal wood storage rack system that I used two shops ago that is in storage right now. I don't work with enough solid wood lately to make that worth bringing to the shop at this point but if that changes I'll definitely set it up. I also have a stepped offcut storage bin that I might bring to the shop soon and put it upstairs. Most of my work uses MDF and melamine these days which isn't nearly as much fun as solid wood but it pays the bills.
As far as when I receive deliveries of sheet goods for a project I'll probably store those against the overhead door in the front of the shop until they get cut down. That's what I did in the last shop and it worked well. The other option is to stand the sheets up in front of where I have my partial sheets stored next to the clamp rack. I might try both and see what works best.
Wow! Amazing new space! When are you bringing in a sliding tablesaw and line boring machine?! :D
Also, glad to see another canadian woodworking youtuber!
Thanks! Even if I could afford it I honestly don't think I would get machines like that because of the space they take up. This shop space has become very multi use so keeping the space flexible has been key
Nice space Dan. I think I would have gone with a new stool rather than a few blocks of wood under a chair?
Thanks David. Well I bought a new more expensive chair to begin with but didn't find it comfortable. I ended up buying this chair for $20 second hand and since I got it for so cheap I didn't mind taking it apart, drilling it and modifying it. This chair is very comfortable, does exactly what I was looking for and was very inexpensive. Plus I figured it would fit in with the DP Shop Talk style of inexpensive shop made solutions.
If it fits the bill, why not? Best wishes for your channel!
Thanks David, same to you! You've got some great content on your channel!
900 st ft. Nice take your and enjoy the set up brother and utilize every inch in time the space will be gone happy for you ..... Enjoy...Jimbo
Nice shop Dan... just one thing... no spray booth ??... where do u apply finishes ? 😎☘️
Thanks Peter. I usually send stuff out to a spray shop for lacquer finishes. I've found that it's not worth me having my own spray setup. From time to time I'll do a hand applied finish in the shop but I don't do spray finishes. Insurance also costs more if you spray in your shop.
Nice shop layout, should work really well for you. You must be a fellow Canadian eh! I saw a few Craftex tools from Busy Bee.
Thanks Bruce. I sure am a fellow Canadian! I live in Nova Scotia.
Nice, it is bigger than my entire house :)
Hey. Dan ,real nice new shop! Looks great! What kind of heater is that in the upper corner of the shop? How does it work for you? Do you like it? Is it 240 volts? Thanks Awesome shop!
Thanks! The heaters are just construction/utility heaters and yes they are 240 volts. They work fairly well at heating the space but I don't think they are the most efficient for running cost. I had a propane furnace in a past shop and found it to be better cost wise.
I like Mr Rogers shop
Lol you aren't the first person that has likened DP Shop Talk to Mr Rogers. I guess I watched too much Mr Rogers when I was a kid ;P
Awsome. A lot of space in the shop.
Hi Dan i gotta question I am in a VERY small shop and i wanted some dust collection and I was wondering if a household vacuum cleaner would work for light duty dust collection
It depends how much dust you're making and what kind of vacuum you have. Household vacuums aren't really designed for collecting wood dust and it could shorten the life of your vacuum depending on what kind of vacuum it is. One thing that you could do is hook your vacuum up to a Dust Deputy which would separate the dust and keep it from going into your vacuum.
amzn.to/2GdiHLd
Thanks but ouch that's quite expensive do you think i could make a homemade version
You can make home made versions but they usually don't separate out as much of the fine dust. What kind of vacuum do you have?
Dan Pattison oh i have just a small regular vacuum my real concern is if it has enough power
nice shop Dan, but most hobby woodworkers will be doing with Far Less Space -- so your shop is somewhat irrelevant, but your ideas are good and your projects are better -- keep up the good work.
Thanks Brent. You're right, most woodworkers won't have this much space and this is the first time I've ever had this much space out of the 5 different shop spaces I've had. I've had tiny little basement workshops in years past so I definitely appreciate the luxury of having the larger space. I want to continue to share ideas though that apply to shop spaces both small and large. It's not so much about how much space you have as much as how you use it.
Dan, I was too filled with envy to watch all of your tour, but picked up on the end stop on your sliding support shown at 3.12. I made two of those supports after watching your earlier video ruclips.net/video/H6cXuwQOwz0/видео.html but had missed /forgotten about the end stop, so popped into my workshop to add them. Thanks for that - they are now even more of an asset.
Glad to hear that. Part of what I wanted to accomplish with the tour is to reference back to and remind people about past episodes and ideas so I'm happy to hear that it helped.
Hello, I am French, sorry for the translation I use google translate to do the translation.
Your videos are very well done thank you for your work and your sharing.
I would like you to face me a small video or description of your material contained in L-boxx 7 minutes 06 seconds in your video. I see that you made yourself the foam forms of your drills and accessories but I do not see what drills you use and why you have 3? why do not you have a drill in 18 Volts. The 3 screwdriver in 12 volts are enough to spend an 18 volts.
I thank you for your answer and continue like this.
Good question Ben. The three 12V drills and drivers that I have in my L-Boxx are the Bosch Flexiclick, Bosch PS41 impact driver and the Bosch PS22 pocket driver. The Flexiclick gets used mostly as a drill with the regular keyless chuck but also gets used with the other heads when needed. The impact driver I use for driving long screws to hang cabinets and the pocket driver gets used installing cabinet hardware where more finesse is required. They get used for other jobs as well but that is what I use them for mostly. I also have another similar L-Boxx setup with a Bosch 18V hammer drill and Bosch 18V socket ready impact driver and those get used for more heavy duty jobs. As a cabinet maker and finish carpenter I use the 12V tools the most since they have plenty of power and are smaller. Hope that helps.
Looks a bit tight Dan. I think you're going to struggle to swing a dragon in there
I forgot to account for dragon swinging space😉
Check it oot