If you want plans for the builds in my shop you can find most of them at plans.fixthisbuildthat.com. You can see the blog or video articles here: fixthisbuildthat.com/category/projects/shop-projects/ Or my Shop Project playlist here: ruclips.net/p/PLLkAgl7_UY3W9cMyN-zBTnwi9i-DW8FpA
Brad, I love your website and videos. As a woman woodworker pushing 60 trying to set up a garage workshop, I appreciate the clarity of your project designs and the informative tour of your workshop. I just finished the miter saw stand. Works like a charm! As a Tennessee girl now living in Las Vegas, a garage workshop can be challenging in the summer, but you have motivated me to carry through on a lot of my plans. Thanks!
Looks great man! I may have a soft spot for a clean, organized, and intentional shop 😉 what would be one tip you’d give to someone looking to tidy up their shop?
Ref your question on the use of stress mats for your floor. My wife has a saying that might work well for you also: "Its easier to wear slippers than to carpet the world". So maybe instead of all the extra mats, get a good pair of shop shoes/boots etc. Good tour. Ciao
Greetings from Mexico, I'm a big fan of your videos and I was just shocked at your wonderful workshop, thank you for the tips, always very ready witted, wise and useful.
Great shop tour Brad! We've got both the HF foam mats as well as the heavier/thinner/better extruded PVC (diamond plate textured) mats - HD sells them online. For cleaning the dust off them, the best thing I've found is to use the 'wet' attachment for the shop vac as it does not have the annoying suction issue that the other attachments have. I've also spent the last few days laying out our shop in SketchUp to figure out what dust collection fittings and pipe lengths we need as dragging the DC around definite gets old fast. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
Brad I draw a TON of inspiration from you and your space saving and mobile builds. Love the sho. I’d love to hear more more about that armor tool bench in a future video too. It’s priced right and I think that may be an excellent solution for me.
Thanks for the update, Brad. reat efficiency in covering the necessary details and layout. I am finding out that mobility is the key when possible. That branding on the saw and cabinets tho. Great little detail that adds a professional touch 👌 Thanks again for sharing. Keep up the great content.
I just bought a Ridgid band saw exactly like that about three weeks ago on Craigslist! 15:28 It needed some TLC, but the biggest issue I had was the darn shaking/vibrations. I found that the MDF I put on the base and some new urethane tires did the trick. Enjoyed the tour bud!
Yeah, that's where I got mine! Didn't have any issues with mine but I did put urethane tires on as well. I had to trim them though since they were too wide and boy was that a pain
Nice tour Brad! Nice to see the evolution of your shop and gain some ideas for my own as well. I have one-third of a 3 car garage walled off and am finding mobility is key. The downside is having to reconfigure everything to use a tool.
Yeah, having to move things to use them isn't optimal, but I only do that for things I use infrequently. Tablesaw, miter saw, bandsaw all get dedicated space.
I have a friend that ends up with a bunch of small off cuts (12" and less) all the time. He gets boxes from the Post Office and fills a box and sells it for a modest price plus shipping to people that use them for small projects. He has less clutter and the cut offs don't go to waste. There are a lot of people out there that would rather use small cut offs like this than purchase an 8 or 10 ft board. It's a win-win. He begins by sorting them out by species. At the end of the pile it usually becomes a box or two of mixed types of woods.
Really nice looking shop, Brad! Handtool-bench sounds like a good idea. I'm working on one myself right now, and i'm really looking forward to have a clean bench free from oil, paint and glue!
Use the celling for the dust collection pipes saving floor space and it looks cool I have even done a few with a swivel in the middle and you can drop it via a hose it the tops of work surfaces great for small sanding and routing
Nice tour. I would stick with the fatigue mats placed at specific high use stations. Maybe upgrade those to heavier ones but I'd be very hesitant to do the entire floor, especially with so many things on wheels.
I recently went down the Garage flooring rabbit hole myself. I also have similar foam squares i got at costco, but i wanted something from wall to wall in the garage and fatigue was also consideration. I found that Coin Flex Nitro Tiles are probably the way to go. The Black rubber mats will def require a light overhaul. With the nitro tiles, you can get a light color and it should still look bright in the shop without the need for way more lighting. These things are safe to use with car jacks, so im guessing shop machinery wouldnt be an issue. Just a thought.
Full Disclosure... I dont have the flooring yet, planned install is like in June. I like the idea of the circles for better traction, and honestly dont believe the it would impede tools from rolling around because they are raised so little. The company has another product that is flat www.rubberflooringinc.com/garage/smooth-flex-tiles.html but pricing jumps considerably when you choose any color besides black.
Nice sized space and you've allocated very well. I too have the dust collector hose draped here & there for various tools. Now I don't feel so bad about it :-)
Sweet setup Brad. I have a much smaller space but same issues I use the same hose and move it from machine to machine, also I’m currently using a mat we had in the kitchen just big enough for my table saw it’s 3/4” thick and it’s sweet so definitely upgrading the floors because I have all kinds of leg and back problems (25+ years as a automotive technician and played hockey for 35+ years) so I need some cushion lmao 🤣 Thank You for the tour.
That's a well-organized shop! I definitely recommend getting some good mats. I have the "Cadillac" mats from Uline and they do live up to their name. They're very squishy and much heavier than the ones from Harbor Freight, so they stay put better and are less likely to get lifted by vacuuming. They greatly improve comfort compared to standing on concrete. I think it's always always a terrible idea to stand on concrete for long periods of time. Uline has a few different types of mats too, in case you don't want to shell out for the thickest ones. They aren't cheap but they're not as expensive as the smaller "diamond plate" rubber-covered ones I also have. They're also more durable than the HF mats, though, being squishy, they don't handle damage as well as, say, those heavy horse stall mats (which are extremely heavy, expensive, and rather hard). I don't think it's necessary or financially wise to cover the whole floor in mats, but having one in every area where you'll stand and work is very good. I have the thick Uline mats in front of my work bench and the cheaper ones by each machine. Anyway, nice shop!
I know the Marc from Woodwhisperer has some heaven duty tiles. I think they are expensive but you can see them on one of his videos. I use the light weight ones as well and yes they can be a pain. Looks good though Brad thanks for sharing.
@17:16 I have weight lifting mats, they're 5/8" thick rigid enough they don't get sucked up in my vacuum. Sounds like that's what you need. Still light weight but stronger than what you got sounds like. I really enjoy them. They were Gold's gym brand from Walmart, very inexpensive 2'x2' interlocking squares
Looks like I'm a little late to the party. Have you considered running your dust collection system over head, with retractable cables possibly? Eliminates the space used on the floor and tripping hazards. In any case, that's a nice and tidy workshop.
Great video, thanks for sharing. Have you ever added up the cost of your shop? Don't get rid of one piece of wood. Start designing projects around what you have. Meanwhile, looks like you have plenty of storage if you go up!
Brad great job on the shop tour video. What if you took that wall with all those bins and mounted a sliding system to the ceiling and than youd have more floor space potentially? If there all the same totes than it could work really well. I did that in my shop and utilize the ceiling as much as possible. Just a thought
Go UP with your dust collection. Doesn’t bump your tools away from the wall and it’s always exposed and accessible. Also, I try to clean my shop but I realized my 50mm lens with a low f stop makes it look very clean🤣
What do you think about having one small shop vac for each tool? You can connect the vac's wires to the tool's switch so when the tool is turned on, the vac also turns on automatically. This eliminates the need for a large expensive vacuum, ductwork and having a remote control for the vac. You can buy a small vac for $40. Let's say you buy 5 of them for each major tool. That's just $200. The ductwork alone probably will cost more than that.
Not exactly sure which mats you are talking about but I have the thicker black mats that are about 2'x3' in sice and about an ince thick. I just kick it around to where I need it. Works great as a mat, but still gets sucked in by the shopvac.
a small sturdy handtool workbench would be a great addition I think. I'm busy raising all my tools ans benches to 71 inches high since they are to low for me.
I know you're big on Baltic Birch; they have a supplier here in New Orleans that carries it... but they want $128 a sheet for 3/4". To do my kitchen counters and cabinets it would cost over $2K.
Greetings from down under Brad. Just finished the wall frames on my workshop - 7 metres by 4.2m and 2.8 metres high. Roof trusses next. Can you give an estimate on cost for all your equipment? It certainly looks all new.
Don’t get down on yourself for having lots of wood - you’re a woodworker, after all!!! I don’t think that you have to much wood, but it seems like you need more clamps! 👍 Thanks for the tour. Check out The Wood Whisperer’s anti-fatigue mats; very heavy duty. Marc loves them.
I tried rubber mats and found that it was the same as standing on the concrete. I got High Density Foam tiles with carpet on them, about 1/4 thick; made a big difference to my feet and lower back. You can get them at home depot, 4 tiles make a 4ft by 4ft mat....
this may sound a little strange and since its hard to tell in the video but i see a lot of wasted space up on the walls and in the ceiling. now i am new to your channel so not sure your preference and what not, but maybe some warehouse style storage racks that can also have a work bench under it and utalize the high ceilings. a little more. just a thought. also i use the a similar anti-mats in my shop that i use (i think they were from harbor freight) but i got tired of them getting sucked up with the shop vac. also got tired of them shifting around and things getting under them. i took some good spray adhesive and just glued them down. its not permanent and if need to be moved or whatever, i just peal them up and most of them time the floor is not sticky or anything. now if the spray glue is fresh or freshly glued and the pad dont want to peal up, i just use a heat glue on low and gently warm it the glue and good to go and scrap up any residue that is left behind.
Nice tip on gluing the pads down. I might have to try that in front of the saw. The walls are 11' high, so putting stuff up in that empty space would only work for long term storage. And you're right...I do prefer an open space
Build a bench using only your scraps. You can even use the smaller scraps in a laminated butcher block type top. For me those rubber mats make my knees sore unless they cover the whole floor.
Shop looks great! Hope you don't use that snow shovel much. I would get thicker floor panels for as much time as you spend out there. Also do you have a cooler in the shop?
Brad, Re your mats!!! I beleive "if it is not broke, don't fix it," You already confirmed your not suffering with back ache or other symptoms associated with stress pain, then the mats you have are doing their job. So no need to go to any further expense to change them, if anything just buy more of the same to swap out what you have, like old for new sort of thing.. The wall to wall black mats you mentioned would just be for aesthetics, and of no real benefit to you. Love your content Brad, keep up the great work and thank you for sharing. All the best from London, UK 👍
would it be possible to do a drawing of the overhead layout of the shop. Its hard for me to figure it out watching it on video?????? Thanks so much looks like you have a lot of stuff in a pretty tight area. Amazing how much you have in just a garage.
thanks so much. I too have approximately the same size room to work in so seeing how much open space you have made me happy LOL :) I rewound and played and paused enough to get a rough drawing I think I can go by. Of course it won't be to scale but gives me an idea of the layout and how I could do mine. Again thanks so much for the articles and videos. Keep up the good work :)
I think the only solution is putting full carpet down :) Jokes aside, this was a great tour! It was really interesting to see that you don't have the rough boards, milling tools, reduction tools & finishing tools organised in sequential order like a lot of other shops i've seen - is there any reason for this??
Carpet it is! Only reason I don't have the planer closer to the other machines is because of power and storage. I may bring the planer next to the jointer this year. But it's not a huge issue
Cool vid and you def have a nice shop! If you wanna get rid of some of your scraps and what not I’d be happy to buy some from you. Let me know cuz I’m looking to get a bunch of small projects done!
Love it! The folding wings give me support when needed and are out of the way when not. You can get all the details here: fixthisbuildthat.com/mitersawstand
Hey Brad, I noticed that you have a gas water heater, but you also have a pretty heavy duty dust collection system. My space is significantly smaller and I have concerns about dust ignition. Would you mind commenting about this topic?
Brad, just saying GET RId Of The Mess Around The Water Heater being gas it needs room to breath for the flame and speaking of flame your comment to one other post about never hearing about a shop exploding from dust and a water heater, we'll never if it is an electric water heater! Wood (dust) and flame do not mix so please at least check into enclosing the area around the water heater with air filtration as it needs air but no wood dust Be safe and keep those tools safe along with the house. Papa Dave
hahahaha, I'm glad someone noticed that. I was playing around with a little text line to follow the bench saying "I'm outta here!" but couldn't get the tracking off the screen down so I bailed on it :)
Hey Brad - does your sawstop not have a legs under it? I've got a new professional version and I would like to make your cabinet setup, but I'm afraid it won't fit.
Your shop is almost 5 times the size of mine (just square footage), and it looks like it's taller than 7 feet so you have me beat there too. But it's not the size of the shop, it's how you use it right? hahaha
As long as your not getting any water on your shop floor, how about laminate flooring? I'm thinking of doing it in my little shop. It's easy on the legs and back because of the foam backing, cleans up great and stuff rolls around great as long as you don't have steel wheels.
I'll tell you what. Send me a free set of the base cabinet plan, and I will help you with lighting. I run a large electrical distributer in Phoenix. So I may know a thing or two about lighting. Don DMICHAUD@QEDELECTRIC.COMThose rubber matts, yeah they suck. Even the good ones are a pain in the butt. I guess you have to ask yourself the question. Are you standing in one area for 8 or 10 hours a day, everyday... If so, would just getting a squishy pair of shoes be more convenient.
+Vince Baker yeah, it can get brutal here. I'd use a window unit if I had windows. Also, go check out Nashville Area Woodworkers Online on Facebook. It's a group I started for local makers 👍👍
So I went to buy your plans for your miter saw table and your flip storage stand but it wanted to set me up for automatic payments. WTF? I am willing to pay a one time charge but I won't allow you to have automatic payments. What is up with that? You lost my business. That part of your Making Money podcast?
That's not part of my program at all. I think you may have got hijacked to another site. If you have details or a screenshot I'd love to see it. I do not have any subscription based plans.
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If you want plans for the builds in my shop you can find most of them at plans.fixthisbuildthat.com.
You can see the blog or video articles here: fixthisbuildthat.com/category/projects/shop-projects/
Or my Shop Project playlist here: ruclips.net/p/PLLkAgl7_UY3W9cMyN-zBTnwi9i-DW8FpA
Brad, I love your website and videos. As a woman woodworker pushing 60 trying to set up a garage workshop, I appreciate the clarity of your project designs and the informative tour of your workshop. I just finished the miter saw stand. Works like a charm! As a Tennessee girl now living in Las Vegas, a garage workshop can be challenging in the summer, but you have motivated me to carry through on a lot of my plans. Thanks!
Looks great man! I may have a soft spot for a clean, organized, and intentional shop 😉 what would be one tip you’d give to someone looking to tidy up their shop?
Ref your question on the use of stress mats for your floor.
My wife has a saying that might work well for you also: "Its easier to wear slippers than to carpet the world".
So maybe instead of all the extra mats, get a good pair of shop shoes/boots etc.
Good tour.
Ciao
Nice to see you clean that bad boy up! Shop is looking squeeky clean !
Yeah, bud. That awesome M&W hat gave me the strength to do it :)
Greetings from Mexico, I'm a big fan of your videos and I was just shocked at your wonderful workshop, thank you for the tips, always very ready witted, wise and useful.
Great shop tour Brad! We've got both the HF foam mats as well as the heavier/thinner/better extruded PVC (diamond plate textured) mats - HD sells them online. For cleaning the dust off them, the best thing I've found is to use the 'wet' attachment for the shop vac as it does not have the annoying suction issue that the other attachments have.
I've also spent the last few days laying out our shop in SketchUp to figure out what dust collection fittings and pipe lengths we need as dragging the DC around definite gets old fast. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
Yeah, I love using SketchUp to model changes in the shop too!
Brad I draw a TON of inspiration from you and your space saving and mobile builds. Love the sho. I’d love to hear more more about that armor tool bench in a future video too. It’s priced right and I think that may be an excellent solution for me.
Thanks, Scott! It's a good workbench. Wish it were just a hair longer and wider though.
Thanks for the update, Brad. reat efficiency in covering the necessary details and layout. I am finding out that mobility is the key when possible. That branding on the saw and cabinets tho. Great little detail that adds a professional touch 👌 Thanks again for sharing. Keep up the great content.
+Fox Designs yeah, got that branding from a really awesome guy 😃
I just bought a Ridgid band saw exactly like that about three weeks ago on Craigslist! 15:28 It needed some TLC, but the biggest issue I had was the darn shaking/vibrations. I found that the MDF I put on the base and some new urethane tires did the trick. Enjoyed the tour bud!
Yeah, that's where I got mine! Didn't have any issues with mine but I did put urethane tires on as well. I had to trim them though since they were too wide and boy was that a pain
Nice tour Brad! Nice to see the evolution of your shop and gain some ideas for my own as well. I have one-third of a 3 car garage walled off and am finding mobility is key. The downside is having to reconfigure everything to use a tool.
Yeah, having to move things to use them isn't optimal, but I only do that for things I use infrequently. Tablesaw, miter saw, bandsaw all get dedicated space.
I have a friend that ends up with a bunch of small off cuts (12" and less) all the time. He gets boxes from the Post Office and fills a box and sells it for a modest price plus shipping to people that use them for small projects. He has less clutter and the cut offs don't go to waste. There are a lot of people out there that would rather use small cut offs like this than purchase an 8 or 10 ft board. It's a win-win. He begins by sorting them out by species. At the end of the pile it usually becomes a box or two of mixed types of woods.
That's a great way to do it. I've done the boxes in the past and should do some more!
Really nice looking shop, Brad! Handtool-bench sounds like a good idea. I'm working on one myself right now, and i'm really looking forward to have a clean bench free from oil, paint and glue!
Good point! It would be nice to have a nice clean one
Use the celling for the dust collection pipes saving floor space and it looks cool I have even done a few with a swivel in the middle and you can drop it via a hose it the tops of work surfaces great for small sanding and routing
Yeah, have considered that but I have a think about clean sight lines. One of my hangups :)
Nice tour. I would stick with the fatigue mats placed at specific high use stations. Maybe upgrade those to heavier ones but I'd be very hesitant to do the entire floor, especially with so many things on wheels.
Yup, that's the concern!
You're really doing a great job. Clean, solid and to-the-point videos. You deserve much more subscribers. Keep it up! Greetings from Cyprus.
Thank you so much!
Nice! Vaulting ceilings are so nice, mine vault up to 22’. By the way, your out of paper towels by the sink!
+Rich Howell 😂😂😂 good eye
I recently went down the Garage flooring rabbit hole myself. I also have similar foam squares i got at costco, but i wanted something from wall to wall in the garage and fatigue was also consideration. I found that Coin Flex Nitro Tiles are probably the way to go. The Black rubber mats will def require a light overhaul. With the nitro tiles, you can get a light color and it should still look bright in the shop without the need for way more lighting. These things are safe to use with car jacks, so im guessing shop machinery wouldnt be an issue. Just a thought.
What about the raised circles on them? Do tools roll well on them? Looks cool for sure
Full Disclosure... I dont have the flooring yet, planned install is like in June. I like the idea of the circles for better traction, and honestly dont believe the it would impede tools from rolling around because they are raised so little. The company has another product that is flat www.rubberflooringinc.com/garage/smooth-flex-tiles.html but pricing jumps considerably when you choose any color besides black.
Nice sized space and you've allocated very well. I too have the dust collector hose draped here & there for various tools. Now I don't feel so bad about it :-)
+Steve Gronsky figured I wasn't alone 😃
Sweet setup Brad. I have a much smaller space but same issues I use the same hose and move it from machine to machine, also I’m currently using a mat we had in the kitchen just big enough for my table saw it’s 3/4” thick and it’s sweet so definitely upgrading the floors because I have all kinds of leg and back problems (25+ years as a automotive technician and played hockey for 35+ years) so I need some cushion lmao 🤣 Thank You for the tour.
Thanks, Thom! I need that cushioning too!
Thanks for sharing the updated shop layout .
You're welcome!
Pull the trigger on the commitment! You will not regret the heavy rubberized mats. And that'll look pretty sick throughout your whole shop
+Nick Ronalder I'm inching closer to it!
Love the clean open organized floor plan!
Thanks!
That's a well-organized shop! I definitely recommend getting some good mats. I have the "Cadillac" mats from Uline and they do live up to their name. They're very squishy and much heavier than the ones from Harbor Freight, so they stay put better and are less likely to get lifted by vacuuming. They greatly improve comfort compared to standing on concrete. I think it's always always a terrible idea to stand on concrete for long periods of time. Uline has a few different types of mats too, in case you don't want to shell out for the thickest ones. They aren't cheap but they're not as expensive as the smaller "diamond plate" rubber-covered ones I also have. They're also more durable than the HF mats, though, being squishy, they don't handle damage as well as, say, those heavy horse stall mats (which are extremely heavy, expensive, and rather hard). I don't think it's necessary or financially wise to cover the whole floor in mats, but having one in every area where you'll stand and work is very good. I have the thick Uline mats in front of my work bench and the cheaper ones by each machine. Anyway, nice shop!
Excellent job, bro. The place looks great!
Thanks, Tim!
your're making great use of a limited space shop...thanks for the tour. Cheers
thanks, Rick!
I know the Marc from Woodwhisperer has some heaven duty tiles. I think they are expensive but you can see them on one of his videos. I use the light weight ones as well and yes they can be a pain. Looks good though Brad thanks for sharing.
Yeah, Gary the ones Marc has would be the ones I go with. Thanks for the view!
@17:16 I have weight lifting mats, they're 5/8" thick rigid enough they don't get sucked up in my vacuum. Sounds like that's what you need. Still light weight but stronger than what you got sounds like. I really enjoy them. They were Gold's gym brand from Walmart, very inexpensive 2'x2' interlocking squares
Looking forward to the 2020 Shop Tour!
Looking good Brad I feel so familiar with your shop but it's always nice to get a peak into the dark corners :)
Oh you didn't see the actual dark corners :)
Love your shop, very nice, my fine dust filtration unit is an old air handler from a HVAC syatem using a 20x20x3 filter, works good.
Looks like I'm a little late to the party. Have you considered running your dust collection system over head, with retractable cables possibly? Eliminates the space used on the floor and tripping hazards. In any case, that's a nice and tidy workshop.
Great video, thanks for sharing.
Have you ever added up the cost of your shop?
Don't get rid of one piece of wood. Start designing projects around what you have. Meanwhile, looks like you have plenty of storage if you go up!
+Rachel Pierce thanks, Rachel! I've never added it all up. Been building it for over a decade. But yes, I need to use more wood I have for sure!
Make some cutting boards and sell them!
Great tour, looks like many of us are doing one 👍👍👍👍
thanks, dig your clamp rack too!
Nicely done. I feel like my shop is 19 inches wide. No room. :)
+RetroWeld 😂😂😂 guess not with all that machinery you've been adding!
There's never enough room. Look at Frank Howarth's shop. He's beginning to run out of room - and he has a HUGE shop.
+KSFWG and huge machines to go in it 😃
Greetings from clarksville TN my friend. Love the videos, actually working on a project from one of your videos.
Awesome, Jose! If you're on Instagram make sure to tag me in the build!
Sweet setup Brad. Much improved! Can't wait to show you mine in pics. Btw, My son says you look like Brad Paisley lol!
Thanks, Randy! Tell your son he's not the first to say that :)
Awesome shop Brad, thanks for the tour! 👍👊 .... Definitely need to pipe that DC 🍻
Thanks, Fred! And yeah, for sure!
Brad great job on the shop tour video.
What if you took that wall with all those bins and mounted a sliding system to the ceiling and than youd have more floor space potentially? If there all the same totes than it could work really well. I did that in my shop and utilize the ceiling as much as possible. Just a thought
+Kyle Opalinski tell me more! Got any pics?
Ill DM you some pics cause Im at work right now
Go UP with your dust collection. Doesn’t bump your tools away from the wall and it’s always exposed and accessible. Also, I try to clean my shop but I realized my 50mm lens with a low f stop makes it look very clean🤣
hahahaha, just eliminate the dust with bokeh :)
What do you think about having one small shop vac for each tool? You can connect the vac's wires to the tool's switch so when the tool is turned on, the vac also turns on automatically. This eliminates the need for a large expensive vacuum, ductwork and having a remote control for the vac. You can buy a small vac for $40. Let's say you buy 5 of them for each major tool. That's just $200. The ductwork alone probably will cost more than that.
Great, Got a lot of good ideas for my open hobby shop
Great!
Shop looks amazing
+Franks DIY thanks!
Lift your cyclone and pipe above with drops at each machine. You’ll have more floor space. Run ridged pipe to each machine and minimalize flex pipe.
shop tour for 2018.
shop is already well setup, room for movement.
hard piping for dust collection is a very good investment.
+septim08 totally agree!
Hey Brad, loved the video! Really appreciate you taking the time to share with us your setup 👍🏼 What model SawStop are you running?
Thank, Caleb! I have the 5hp Industrial
Not exactly sure which mats you are talking about but I have the thicker black mats that are about 2'x3' in sice and about an ince thick. I just kick it around to where I need it. Works great as a mat, but still gets sucked in by the shopvac.
Yeah, I'm toying with the really heavy rubber ones. But it would need to be full floor to be able to roll tools
a small sturdy handtool workbench would be a great addition I think. I'm busy raising all my tools ans benches to 71 inches high since they are to low for me.
I'm assuming 71 means 41, unless you are Hagrid or the Jolly Green Giant :)
Fix This Build That lol yeah that is it 41 😀👍😂
Great video Brad and awesome shop! I need to get around to doing a lab tour!
+Proto G I'd love to see your setup Anthony!
Nice workshop. Thanks for the tour.
You're welcome!
Your garage is just about the size of my condo. Lol!
hahaha, I do have a nice size place
I know you're big on Baltic Birch; they have a supplier here in New Orleans that carries it... but they want $128 a sheet for 3/4". To do my kitchen counters and cabinets it would cost over $2K.
Greetings from down under Brad. Just finished the wall frames on my workshop - 7 metres by 4.2m and 2.8 metres high. Roof trusses next. Can you give an estimate on cost for all your equipment? It certainly looks all new.
Don’t get down on yourself for having lots of wood - you’re a woodworker, after all!!! I don’t think that you have to much wood, but it seems like you need more clamps! 👍 Thanks for the tour.
Check out The Wood Whisperer’s anti-fatigue mats; very heavy duty. Marc loves them.
Thanks, Barbara! And yes, I've had my eyes on the ones Marc has.
I tried rubber mats and found that it was the same as standing on the concrete. I got High Density Foam tiles with carpet on them, about 1/4 thick; made a big difference to my feet and lower back. You can get them at home depot, 4 tiles make a 4ft by 4ft mat....
Oh nice, thanks
this may sound a little strange and since its hard to tell in the video but i see a lot of wasted space up on the walls and in the ceiling. now i am new to your channel so not sure your preference and what not, but maybe some warehouse style storage racks that can also have a work bench under it and utalize the high ceilings. a little more. just a thought. also i use the a similar anti-mats in my shop that i use (i think they were from harbor freight) but i got tired of them getting sucked up with the shop vac. also got tired of them shifting around and things getting under them. i took some good spray adhesive and just glued them down. its not permanent and if need to be moved or whatever, i just peal them up and most of them time the floor is not sticky or anything. now if the spray glue is fresh or freshly glued and the pad dont want to peal up, i just use a heat glue on low and gently warm it the glue and good to go and scrap up any residue that is left behind.
Nice tip on gluing the pads down. I might have to try that in front of the saw. The walls are 11' high, so putting stuff up in that empty space would only work for long term storage. And you're right...I do prefer an open space
Build a bench using only your scraps. You can even use the smaller scraps in a laminated butcher block type top. For me those rubber mats make my knees sore unless they cover the whole floor.
+wauhawk that would be cool!
Shop looks great! Hope you don't use that snow shovel much. I would get thicker floor panels for as much time as you spend out there. Also do you have a cooler in the shop?
+Robert Bosquez hahaha, nope the snow shovel comes out maybe once a year. And I'm thinking the same thing on the floors. No cooling in the shop
Brad, Re your mats!!! I beleive "if it is not broke, don't fix it," You already confirmed your not suffering with back ache or other symptoms associated with stress pain, then the mats you have are doing their job. So no need to go to any further expense to change them, if anything just buy more of the same to swap out what you have, like old for new sort of thing.. The wall to wall black mats you mentioned would just be for aesthetics, and of no real benefit to you. Love your content Brad, keep up the great work and thank you for sharing. All the best from London, UK 👍
Thanks, Trev! I kind of agree :)
Awesome video....if you upgrade your drill press I am interested in your old setup....
My dad already has dibs :)
Well, I tried!
would it be possible to do a drawing of the overhead layout of the shop. Its hard for me to figure it out watching it on video?????? Thanks so much looks like you have a lot of stuff in a pretty tight area. Amazing how much you have in just a garage.
Don't really have a great way to share that at the moment, but I'll consider that in the future as an addition to the blog article.
thanks so much. I too have approximately the same size room to work in so seeing how much open space you have made me happy LOL :) I rewound and played and paused enough to get a rough drawing I think I can go by. Of course it won't be to scale but gives me an idea of the layout and how I could do mine. Again thanks so much for the articles and videos. Keep up the good work :)
I think the only solution is putting full carpet down :) Jokes aside, this was a great tour! It was really interesting to see that you don't have the rough boards, milling tools, reduction tools & finishing tools organised in sequential order like a lot of other shops i've seen - is there any reason for this??
Carpet it is! Only reason I don't have the planer closer to the other machines is because of power and storage. I may bring the planer next to the jointer this year. But it's not a huge issue
The horse stall mats available at tractor supply or similar work great
Oh, good call. Those are big too
Cool vid and you def have a nice shop! If you wanna get rid of some of your scraps and what not I’d be happy to buy some from you. Let me know cuz I’m looking to get a bunch of small projects done!
+bigscreen bird are you local to Nashville?
Yes sir. I’m the one who invited you to ride down to Birmingham. Just moved here couple months ago
+bigscreen bird Ahhh, cool! Have you joined the Facebook group? Nashville Area Woodworkers Online? I plan on bringing some wood to the next meetup
Fix This Build That don’t have Facebook my man. I know as a maker I need too but I just don’t know if I can bring myself to join again.
great shop tour..how do you like your portable miter station.im trying to design one for my shop.
Love it! The folding wings give me support when needed and are out of the way when not. You can get all the details here: fixthisbuildthat.com/mitersawstand
You mentioned lighting and needing to get more. What do you currently have and what do you plan on getting?
I have the 4 bulb 4 foot T8 flourescents from Home Depot. Would like to get LED at some point
Hey Brad, I noticed that you have a gas water heater, but you also have a pretty heavy duty dust collection system. My space is significantly smaller and I have concerns about dust ignition. Would you mind commenting about this topic?
+Overdoer949 I'll just say I've never in my life heard of a woodshop exploding from dust and a water heater. For whatever that's worth 😃
Brad, just saying GET RId Of The Mess Around The Water Heater being gas it needs room to breath for the flame and speaking of flame your comment to one other post about never hearing about a shop exploding from dust and a water heater, we'll never if it is an electric water heater! Wood (dust) and flame do not mix so please at least check into enclosing the area around the water heater with air filtration as it needs air but no wood dust Be safe and keep those tools safe along with the house. Papa Dave
1:48 runaway bench! Haha
hahahaha, I'm glad someone noticed that. I was playing around with a little text line to follow the bench saying "I'm outta here!" but couldn't get the tracking off the screen down so I bailed on it :)
Fix This Build That That would have been great!
I have the same bandsaw. What did you do for a mobile base? I always worry about it being top heavy.
Hey Brad - does your sawstop not have a legs under it? I've got a new professional version and I would like to make your cabinet setup, but I'm afraid it won't fit.
Should I buy Ridgid or Wen oscillating spindle belt sander??
Your shop is almost 5 times the size of mine (just square footage), and it looks like it's taller than 7 feet so you have me beat there too. But it's not the size of the shop, it's how you use it right? hahaha
hahaha, you got that right!
Field Treasure clock 👌🏼
+Kyle Nelson heck yes! Andrew is my homey
Fix This Build That your episode on his podcast is how I found your channel!
+Kyle Nelson oh, that's awesome!
As long as your not getting any water on your shop floor, how about laminate flooring? I'm thinking of doing it in my little shop. It's easy on the legs and back because of the foam backing, cleans up great and stuff rolls around great as long as you don't have steel wheels.
Never thought of that...interesting idea
I love my rubber mats.
What brand do you have?
Build a Roubo for sure.
Even if you don't need it lol
I have a performax 19-38 and I never have a problem with collecting dust. How many cfm does your collector move once the filter gets dirty?
It’s not a problem, it’s that this one gets the fine stuff better. Less dust smell in the air. The 19-38 wasn’t visibly dusty
Did you make a build video for your miter saw mobile stand?
No, but there is a blog post fixthisbuildthat.com/mitersawstand
where is the beer fridge????
heay Brad I was wondering if you knew where I could buy S4S lumber & Baltic Burch plywood maybe here in Murfreesboro
Vince, I'm not sure about S4S from any other place than Woodcraft in Franklin. Might try Nashville Plywood.
Your shop's 19" wide? Do you have to turn sideways?
its time to update it ;)
Trying to finish up a few more shop projects before I do it :)
Don’t do the mats across the floor. It will be a lot harder to roll your carts across the floor.
Also. Look for LED ballasts to add more light to your shop in the dark areas. Nice shop btw
+Carl F thanks! I definitely want to convert to LED at some point
Make it a priority :) I just went to LED in my garage and cannot believe the difference. Bright clean light - love it.
I'll tell you what. Send me a free set of the base cabinet plan, and I will help you with lighting. I run a large electrical distributer in Phoenix. So I may know a thing or two about lighting. Don DMICHAUD@QEDELECTRIC.COMThose rubber matts, yeah they suck. Even the good ones are a pain in the butt. I guess you have to ask yourself the question. Are you standing in one area for 8 or 10 hours a day, everyday... If so, would just getting a squishy pair of shoes be more convenient.
Hey do you have the mobile miter cart plans available. Thanks
I found them😳😶
Info on the shop stool?? Please
It's this one, Bubba amzn.to/2Dv6FL7. Got it on a sale for $50.
So what really is the biggest change? Haha nice workshop though
Wood storage on ceiling
Definitely an option
how do you cool your shop
+Vince Baker just fans for now. Looking to get a HVAC split unit though
I live in Murfreesboro & cooling my shop is a big problem so I dont do much wood working in the sumer.
+Vince Baker yeah, it can get brutal here. I'd use a window unit if I had windows. Also, go check out Nashville Area Woodworkers Online on Facebook. It's a group I started for local makers 👍👍
I don't have windows ether I will check out Nashville wood workers
Love the shop (hope that sounds manly) lol
so manly 😂😂😂. Thanks, man!
Wood horder!
+Robin Gingerich guilty as charged!
So I went to buy your plans for your miter saw table and your flip storage stand but it wanted to set me up for automatic payments. WTF? I am willing to pay a one time charge but I won't allow you to have automatic payments. What is up with that? You lost my business. That part of your Making Money podcast?
That's not part of my program at all. I think you may have got hijacked to another site. If you have details or a screenshot I'd love to see it. I do not have any subscription based plans.
Can't stand that dust collector