Your video was not short and your approach to it distinguishes you from others. By bringing us in your thought process forces us to think of our own realities. You are evolving, like us. Keep up the good work.
This is a great video series. Most of the other shop tour or shop organization videos I've seen have been done by folks who have big dedicated spaces specifically for woodworking and or it's a mom going full-pinterest in the garage organizing kids toys and gardening tools. It's refreshing to see something more targeted to a specific craft/hobby, but realistic for many people's spaces. As a new homeowner of a new-construction home, I do all of my woodworking in the garage and our previous organization infrastructure (some chrome-plated wire shelves) obviously couldn't scale up to the absolute rush of tools we've bought this year (and will by as projects require). This made us look hard at how to use the space in such a way where we can still use it for vehicle storage, but be able to easily move things to work for a woodworking project, working on a car or fixing something else, etc. There are questions about garage organization that people don't ask and your solutions are genuinely inspiring. Also, welcome to the french cleat gang as well.
Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying it. I felt the same way as you where I liked a lot of the concepts from a big shop and by the time you try to scale some of them down, they just wouldn’t work as intended anymore. So there is a lot of thought and redoing different areas to find the best way that works for me.
True keeping timbers and storing them is something I do a lot but watching a RUclips video some time have me insight that if I haven't used something in the last 6 months dump it because there is a good chance I won't use it so I started applying this to my house and she'd. I save old wood nowadays to make tool holders like drills and other tools. This is good for me because building and using these holders for a time helps me pros, cons and adjustments I might want to make and allows me time to use them while saving money to buy new or good wood for making the final holders I want and I can gradually bring the holders from old or bad wood up to the recycling centre and only keep old wood that is safe for kindling for my fireplace. Great job on your video with good hints and ideas
As professional sign painter /muralist trying to learn wood-shop and implementing it to craft thank you for breaking down your process and helping us learn with you. Also taking the time to learn a skill and investing for the benefits of your audience is to be acknowledged!
I placed 2 large furniture carts underneath an old plastic shelving unit (4' tall), and then tossed along with a rectangular bin for my cut offs standing up on the end. It's working great, thought at 5' long in the way at times. I'm about to place this vertical on the end of my scaffolding as it rolls with ease but really is stationary with room on the sides. Thanks for the ideas.
When you said the T-word, I paused the video and walked around the block. Trash can. There. I said it. I like the smaller than hand-size standard. Awesome lumber storage rack. Funny reenactment. Before that, I wondered why you didn't show the car on the left parked backward so both car's passenger sides were almost touching. I couldn't imagine you parked any other way. Now it makes sense to park the one on the right backward and close to the rack. Perfect! You won't need to get in both vehicles at exactly the same time. Immensely enjoy your videos. Thanks
Thats cool you have set up with neighbor. If i learned something it's that you don't stop improving and changing and trying. You don't get stuck on perfect first time
Well done on your content, your shop is a real credit to you. I originally found your channel whilst searching for small shop organisation tips and have really enjoyed your presentations. Greetings from Australia. Subscribed!
Hi, I‘m happy that you‘re back and I understand your ambition to get better in the video stuff. But honestly, the sharpness of your thoughts already make your videos more differentiating than the sharpness of your video recordings will do! I like your recommendations, since I have a very small workshop which is 3,5x2,5m - and I missed good shop organization at the beginning, bought many tools and crowded the valuable space more and more! 20% of my shop time is basically searching for the tools or moving things away. I started to fight back the mess by moving everything to the ceiling , 10cm above my head, it was the last resort! Now I‘m back in operation, but still tons of work to make the shop functional and convenient! So I highly appreciate that you continue to share your Ideas and look forward to the next videos. Stay healthy & best regards !
I have watched three of your videos for the first time today and loved all three! I like your style, your production skills and of course the detailed explanation of your decision making processes leading your to your solutions and designs. Very well done!
These three videos have been exemplary! I really like your approach and your ideas. You have already helped me solve TWO sticky problems that I have been going back and forth on for two weeks - so... subbed and waiting for more!!
@@RingsWorkshop 1) FINALLY divorcing myself from the abusive relationship with Pegboard! I despise Pegboard! But I do like having tools immediately to hand. The magnetic tool boards on French cleats is brilliant and I am already starting to group my tools by both type and/or JOB; 2) cutting loose of the idea I have to have the compressor in the garage. I have a basement that shares a foundation wall with the garage. I'll able to run a hard line from compressor to the garage and supply the 'shop' that way. OR, I thought of putting the compressor on a deck in the garage rafters where I have open storage. Either way, I get floor pace back and I still get air. Honestly, the most important aspects of your videos are that you explicitly touch on the THINKING/Analysis step and that was enough of a difference to shock me out of my usual mode of thinking. Anything that can shift my perspective gets two thumbs up!
@@johnlasiteriii4467 that’s awesome! Yeah I struggled with the compressor thing for a while, even modeled out a lean-to so I could get a bigger one. Then I randomly saw on a Facebook group that someone did it, post wasn’t even about that, think it was about his hot water tank or something but I saw the compressor with a line going up the wall and it clicked. Those moments are always awesome, glad I could help provide you with a couple!
I wrote a long ass comment and it vanished. Lets try again. Late to the party but I've really enjoyed watching this series (and all of your videos) and seeing how you have broken down storage and useful space to best arrange things. It's common to not find the best solution to these things until you've lived with something else for a little while. After finishing my workshop build last year I finally built a sheet storage cart. It kept things mobile and meant I could just pull out the sheet I wanted, but it was large and I had to move the entire thing out to get one sheet off. After a few months I had a think and realised I could actually store my sheets on standing end right next to the door taking up way less space, making it much easier to access and not requiring me to keep a large floor area clear to pull the whole cart out to get to the sheets. I didn't see anything about Patreon but let me just say that you should get one. I've never subbed, may never sub, but people do. When you're fighting the algorithm for views and getting minimal ad money, Patreon can be a useful source of income either to boost the channel content further or just give you a little back for the hours you are putting in. Don't apologise for it as people don't have to pay. It's not begging for money, it's informing people that if they want to throw a beer or a box of screws your way they can do so in a well known platform. Do keep up the good work, I look forward to getting the little notification on my phone that you've uploaded again even if it took me 3 weeks to get around to this one. I've also just realised you're a cat person. Things get better and better.
@@RingsWorkshop Then go back and add it to the description of every video, chop chop! As I said, in the videos just say something like "if you'd like to buy me a beer or a box of screws a patreon link is in the description". It doesn't have to be "please help feed my pets!". Even if it only brings in $500 a year, its still a new toy, erm, tool or at least help toward it.
would love for you to do a video on 3D printing! i get a lot out of your content, you have a great thought process and think you would have a really interesting take on 3D printing.
Great tip! For someone who prides themselves on finding solutions and thinking methodically about things, I felt real dumb when I realized I hadn’t even considered that option...
More than likely you are keeping your receipts for purchases and if you really have OCD you keep everything categorized in an excel sheet so when you point out an item in your videos if it is not TO difficult put them in the list below your videos. This will help those of us who are to lazy to search for that item - haha. Keep in mind that those watching these shop build etc. videos are looking for ways to improve our shop. Weigh this with how much time you have to spare. I think that putting out a video itself is very time consuming. Good job so far.
This video is just in time as I’ve been working on a sheet/scrap cart design. My idea is to make a rolling cart like yours, but with a lip on the backside, maybe 6-8”, for sheets on their side. I think a rolling cart partly solves the problem with pulling out sheets to get to the back. Instead, roll out the cart and slide out what I want. Would love your feedback on it. Really enjoying your content. Best of luck!
Thank you! Yes, ideally that’s my dream scenario because you could have a scrap been in the front, sheet on the back and if enough room have lumber in the middle. I just don’t have the depth or floor space for it currently, but if I get a bigger shop someday, I think I’d like something like that.
Interesting insight into being a RUclips content provider. Thanks. By tipping the conduit 5 degrees or so the tendency for snakey lumber to topple out of the rack is overcome plus there's no need to glue the conduit in. Even 1/2" conduit 12" long is amazingly bend resistant. Two wall of the metal working area are organized this way. Verts are on 32" centers and steel is typically stacked 3" or 4" deep.
Yeah, I forgot to mention I did mine at a 5-10 angle. I tend to store dowel rods up there at times and didn’t want them rolling out on me or the car...if I ever pull it back in.
@@RingsWorkshop I have the luxury of a very large shop space and put sheet goods on 42" wide pallet racks, a system that may sound better than it is. I'm now converting to your conduit system but with 40" long conduit and more conduit anchored crossways into the floor to store the sheets standing on their narrow end and next to the saw used for breaking down panels. Only time will tell what I come to hate about that.
My last house had a small garage. I focus mostly on automotive and metal fab, so those went in the garage. I then built an 8x16 shed for the lawn gear and my wood working tools. Woodworking was reserved for decent weather and setup the 'wood shop' on the back patio.
Thanks for this video series on shop organization. You gave me so many ideas, especially the planning stage. I have a small shop, so making the most of my organization will be prudent. Wall space is at a minimum, so I am making some dividers where I can hang some things that would otherwise be on a wall. Thanks again for your insight... Felix I am always trying to be more personable when I write something here, so I will ask you your name here. I may have missed it somewhere, but I am also trying to be more direct in my questions.
Wood storage in a small shop is a challenge. I have no floor space and no wall space so I built a rack from 1/2” black pipe that hangs down from the ceiling. I have about 300lbs suspended from the ceiling . Sheet goods are cut up and used immediately, cut offs are stacked on edge against the wall behind mobile tools.
2:25 I’m late and you may have already addressed this, but I’d recommend getting Roxul acoustic mineral wool panels, build them into lightweight wooden frames (1”x3” boards) and covering them with cotton muslin. I built a voiceover recording studio using that material and it REALLY absorbs a lot of sound. Build them, install them, set it and forget it. The mineral wool is exponentially better than so-called “acoustic” foam.
I ended up using a bunch of moving blankets in a frame and covered with a canvas drop cloth. Also adding padding to the floor where I was helped a lot. Likely not as good as your solution but it was quick and cheap. Appreciate the recommendation.
Hey Man. You are very inspirational in you way of organizing and prioritizing your space. I'm on the verge of a major shop build and I will definitely use this series as a guideline. In fact i already am... BTW. Hilarious segment on the 'how to open your car door in a garage'... It really cracked me up. Probably because i have the same issue and can solve it the same way. Difference is that i saw a guy on RUclips instead of realizing it in my garage... :-D Keep those videos coming...!
For that cutoff bin drawer- you should cut off the top 8" or so of the door and hinge that piece from the underside of the workbench. Then you just push on the top piece with your hand, it swings in, you drop the piece in the bin then pull your hand back out and the door swings down to the closed position. You wouldn't have to pull out the drawer each time.
I have a similar wood rack on about 12 feet of wall in my 18 X 24 shop. I put the 2 X4 s on edge thus using fewer of them. I did not bother with any glue but have never noticed a problem because of the weight on them. Still appreciate your thought process.
I know right?! Out of all the drill press dust collection that is the first time I thought Holy She!t that will actually work 99% of the time without impeding the view or the work piece.
Hey! Good video, getting serious about the channel now. 👍🏻 I'm still filming, no posting, 😄. One of these days... On the back in thing, if your cars are built to do so, you can probably have both driver's doors beside each other and staggered enough that you could have both of them open at the same time without hitting. (I'm sure you've figured that out by now though.) My storage is organized, but in any place I can put it! My shed is 12'x16' so every move of any item needs to be planned out well ahead of time. I decided to put French cleats on the side walls up over my head enough I can walk under them without thinking about it. Those are for my long boards and nicer species. The back wall is all cleats with brackets locked onto them. They are FILLED with a huge amount of very nice oak flooring boards gone wrong from a $B house remodel that was gifted to me from. I've started making a lot of things from them. Can't beat beautiful, free wood! 😃 🙌🏼 All of that eats about the back 3', plus a rolling cart I made that's 4' off to the side, leaving me with a 12'x12' work area. Not a bad trade. It's all easily accessible but not in my way. Have you ever posted the sander video yet??? I haven't looked lately, so if you have, sorry, 🤭 I've been making pens on my lathe lately so not building a lot recently, other than the cart for it and storage underneath. Have you ever thought about turning? Or your wife? It's really relaxing, strangely enough. Very profitable from what I've seen, but all of mine so far have been gifts to others who've helped me get the things I have so far. Keep up the good work! 👊🏼
Thank you as always!! Sander video? The sandpaper storage one? If so that will be after hardware storage in the series. I have not turned before, always wanted to but never really had a project for it yet! I have some oak floor boards I’m thinking of what to do with at some point, but wife wants to keep them for when I do something dumb and damage our current floor we have matching replacements hahah. Thanks again! Also, what are you waiting for?? Get some vids up! Haha!
Hi. Enjoyed the video. Stumbled across it looking for wood storage. I’m actually curious about what looks like a shield over your drill press. Is there a video about that?
I’ve been researching shooting video in a workshop and wanted to share a couple of things. As far as echo, until you get the sound dampening foam, there are sound blankets with grommets or the poor man’s version, moving blankets. Can be put up and laid on the floor and other hard surfaces just when you need them. The foam is more permanent and could be a magnet for dust/sawdust in a workshop. Not sure. For audio, maybe consider a wireless lav mic. I just ordered the Movo WMX-1 2.4GHz Wireless Lavalier Microphone but there are others. It will put the mic closer to your mouth and allow you to move more freely without worrying about your distance from the camera. There are more technical, finesse things to look at in the future such as using 5000K tubes in your lighting, using a color calibration card such as the Datacolor SCK200 SpyderCHECKR 24 at the beginning of your shots, then color matching/balancing your shots in DaVinci Resolve, which is free. Hope this helps. Really enjoy your channel!
Thanks!! I have a lab mic and that’s what was picking up the Ballasts buzzing that you can’t hear in person. So I switched to the boom mic. Good call on the foam, I’ll have to think about that.
@@RingsWorkshop when you say ballasts, are you talking about the transformers that reduce the voltage for the LED’s strips (Amazon, Barina, Harbor freight etc). Or do you have old Fluirescent ballasts with LED conversion tubes?
I honestly wish I had the money to have you do my workshop. Which is just have my living room. I build props and I'm an artist. I'm running into a lot of issues. Not only with limited work/storage space. But I'm also a little person. AND in a wheelchair. So in my shop i scoot on the floor because my house is to small for my chair. So storing things is hard because I cant reach it. Stability is also EXTRA important as I have brittle bones disease. So small things falling off shelves onto me can cause serious injury.
@@RingsWorkshop Mostly horror props. But I also currently making flying saucer props. I'm just starting out with props. But have been doing make up fx for years. I really enjoy it. And hope to do it professionally.
I use the harbor freight ones, unfortunately you can’t buy them online, only in store. They go on sale for as little as $1.99 at times for 18” strips, you can’t beat it.
Your video was great to watch. Can I ask where did you purchased your Magnet strips for the screwdriver holder or you have a link you can send to me much Appreciate it thank you Glenn
Don't do sound dampening foam, as you need to make panels. There are lots of videos out there. You might want to get a Lav mic for what you do. I am in the same stage of this as you are. I have about 1/4 of my panels made. I am also preparing various other things to improve my videos. Which camera are you using?
I made a few panels out of moving blankets and then hang a couple behind the camera and over garage door and it made a big difference. I have a boom mic coming down overhead now which eliminated the buzzing the lapel mic was picking up. I have the Sony a7iii.
This is just a great series of videos! Thanks for dedicating a very considerable amount of your time for our benefit. Questions: How long did you cut the 3/4 EMT? Also, did you install them straight or at an angle?
Thank you! About a 5-10 degree angle up. I think I did just shy of 20” per pole and about 2” of that is in the hole, that gave me 6 per section since they are 10’, and I did 6 sections.
Thanks! Couldn’t beat it for the price, and I think I bought the 2x4s when wood was at its highest price too. I’ve heard of people using 1/2” conduit but I didn’t trust it.
@@RingsWorkshop nice. Loved the tool organisation video too. I'm moving from a large shop to a smaller shop so alot of what your saying is really relevant to me. I wasted my space and didn't utilise my wall space well enough. I'm actually looking forward to being alot more efficient even in a smaller space than I was in my bigger shop. Keep up the videos mate, you've got a good camera presence and presenting style, just don't worry too much and put out videos you want.
Haha thank you!! Honestly I haven’t dove too far into prospects yet other than the big names, so I don’t have an opinion yet. That’s why I normally take March and April to dive in deeper, work on my draft TV setup and make sure it’s functional. Position group I feel like they need line help on both sides of the ball, and I assume WR would be good as deep as I hear this draft is for the second year in a row.
@@RingsWorkshop Barkley better stay healthy this year , I have him in a couple of my dynasty leagues , I have Engram too , I think he has a nice year with Barkley opening up the middle of the field. Barkley should help the whole offence big time
For hand tool storage? I used the Harbor Freight ones, that are actually on sale for $1.99 a piece for Memorial Day! Everything holds amazing for me, I mean I’m sure a sledge hammer wouldn’t stay up well, but everything I have in the other video (tool storage) they hold great.
What size holes did you drill for the 3/4 conduit? Is 1in good enough or too big? I can get a 15/16 auger bit from the box store but it would probably be only for this. Measured the OD of the conduit I bought to be between 7/8 and 1in where 7/8 might be too small.
@@RingsWorkshop Thanks! I ended up having to go to Rockler nearby for a 15/16 Forstner bit since the big box stores don't carry it. Only $11 or so. Set my drill press to 5 degrees right canter and it looks like it will work out great!
It’s a 6” cutoff saw, Harbor Freight sells it. Not perfect but I don’t cut metal very often and this project alone made it worth not trying to use a cutoff wheel and keep the cuts straight.
Do you know why pirates wear eye patches? They've lost an eye running face first into their electrical conduit supports for their scratch lumber. Look, you are going to have a ton more followers to your builds. Give the world a chance to save an eye or two. Announce a little safety (thumbs away from cut tracks on saws, hearing protection for large cut ups, eye protection almost always, kids out of the shop area...I'm not a safety wonk. But 25 years working on a production line and going into hundreds of shops I did see my fair share of industrial injuries. I have 6-8 wrap safety glasses in my shop at each work, assembly, cutting, drilling, area. Just saying, take it for what's worth. Love your stuff.
Not to tell you your business, but there's a very good reason not to back your car into an attached garage. Carbon Monoxide. When you park front in, your tail pipe is facing the presumably open garage door. Backing in, it faces inside, with all the force directed to the inside where people live and stuff. Not terrible in the short term, but potentially devastating in the long term.
@@RingsWorkshop Or potentially setting up some sort of fan near the door into the living area of your house. Just something to create some positive pressure to keep garage fumes away from the living spaces.
Funny how all these RUclipsrs spend a fortune on camera equipment. To best videos I subscribe to only just their cell phones. It's not a Hollywood production, its woodwoking.
Don't take this the wrong way because I don't mean it about you , I always felt like streamers asking for money is like the people on the streets playing a guitar begging for money , idk it's just me but I would feel weird asking for money for my hobby.. The one thing that really bothers me , is the rich people on here getting all kinds of free stuff and still begging for money , they should be ashamed.
No offense taken. It felt weird for me also, but when I had people reaching out suggesting it, I wanted to see if it was something enough people wanted before I looked into it. I’ve never signed up for anyone else’s so I don’t know hardly anything about it and I don’t have any sponsors yet so everything I have I’ve paid for myself.
@@RingsWorkshop with me I don't mind giving something to people starting out if they are entertaining , I mean I pay to watch cable , so why not pay a little something to a entertaining RUclipsr , them ones deserve it. It's mostly the big tubers that I get annoyed with , I pay for youtube to not see ads and they get around it by doing like 5 of their own in channel ads lol.
@@RingsWorkshop and tbh most of them can't even read or add , if they didn't make a living off youtube they would be working at Burger King lol , I respect you having a real job and doing RUclips on the side
@@RingsWorkshop twitch streamer are the worst , sit there playing video games , eating on cam , begging for subs and donations so they can pay their bills , mofos should get a job like a normal person lol jk.
A couple of (hopefully helpful criticisms): 1. I'm 4+ minutes in and still haven't heard anything related to why I clicked. 2. Editing only goes so far... sometimes you are hard to understand due to a lack of enunciation. To say that you speak to fast doesn't seem quite accurate. It's more like there just isn't any clearly defined beginning or end to a lot if words which for me (and probably others) makes it a bit hard to understand.
Thank you. Do me a favor, watch the latest video I posted. Let me know if those have improved or not. I’ve learned a lot since I started and am always looking to improve. Appreciate the feedback.
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Your video was not short and your approach to it distinguishes you from others. By bringing us in your thought process forces us to think of our own realities. You are evolving, like us. Keep up the good work.
If you take out the channel update it was shorter than normal haha. As always, I really appreciate that! Thank you!
Your car epiphany is just your personal Genius shining through, Congratulations!
Hahahaha thank you!
This is a great video series. Most of the other shop tour or shop organization videos I've seen have been done by folks who have big dedicated spaces specifically for woodworking and or it's a mom going full-pinterest in the garage organizing kids toys and gardening tools. It's refreshing to see something more targeted to a specific craft/hobby, but realistic for many people's spaces. As a new homeowner of a new-construction home, I do all of my woodworking in the garage and our previous organization infrastructure (some chrome-plated wire shelves) obviously couldn't scale up to the absolute rush of tools we've bought this year (and will by as projects require). This made us look hard at how to use the space in such a way where we can still use it for vehicle storage, but be able to easily move things to work for a woodworking project, working on a car or fixing something else, etc. There are questions about garage organization that people don't ask and your solutions are genuinely inspiring. Also, welcome to the french cleat gang as well.
Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying it. I felt the same way as you where I liked a lot of the concepts from a big shop and by the time you try to scale some of them down, they just wouldn’t work as intended anymore. So there is a lot of thought and redoing different areas to find the best way that works for me.
The backing car in conversation was hilarious! Great video, keep it up!
Hahaha thanks. I felt so dumb, literally bugged me for like a week on why I hadn’t thought of that.
True keeping timbers and storing them is something I do a lot but watching a RUclips video some time have me insight that if I haven't used something in the last 6 months dump it because there is a good chance I won't use it so I started applying this to my house and she'd. I save old wood nowadays to make tool holders like drills and other tools. This is good for me because building and using these holders for a time helps me pros, cons and adjustments I might want to make and allows me time to use them while saving money to buy new or good wood for making the final holders I want and I can gradually bring the holders from old or bad wood up to the recycling centre and only keep old wood that is safe for kindling for my fireplace. Great job on your video with good hints and ideas
As professional sign painter /muralist trying to learn wood-shop and implementing it to craft thank you for breaking down your process and helping us learn with you. Also taking the time to learn a skill and investing for the benefits of your audience is to be acknowledged!
Thank you, I appreciate that! Glad you enjoyed it!
I placed 2 large furniture carts underneath an old plastic shelving unit (4' tall), and then tossed along with a rectangular bin for my cut offs standing up on the end. It's working great, thought at 5' long in the way at times. I'm about to place this vertical on the end of my scaffolding as it rolls with ease but really is stationary with room on the sides. Thanks for the ideas.
I like that idea as well! Thanks!
Great video. I really appreciate your takes on small shop management. Keep 'em coming. Thank you for the inspiring content!
Thank you!
When you said the T-word, I paused the video and walked around the block. Trash can. There. I said it. I like the smaller than hand-size standard. Awesome lumber storage rack. Funny reenactment. Before that, I wondered why you didn't show the car on the left parked backward so both car's passenger sides were almost touching. I couldn't imagine you parked any other way. Now it makes sense to park the one on the right backward and close to the rack. Perfect! You won't need to get in both vehicles at exactly the same time. Immensely enjoy your videos. Thanks
Really good recommendations to improve also the workflow in the workshop. Appreciated.
Thanks!
Thats cool you have set up with neighbor. If i learned something it's that you don't stop improving and changing and trying. You don't get stuck on perfect first time
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Well done on your content, your shop is a real credit to you. I originally found your channel whilst searching for small shop organisation tips and have really enjoyed your presentations. Greetings from Australia. Subscribed!
Thanks! Glad you found it useful.
Awesome videos. I loved the edits to the music.
Hi, I‘m happy that you‘re back and I understand your ambition to get better in the video stuff. But honestly, the sharpness of your thoughts already make your videos more differentiating than the sharpness of your video recordings will do! I like your recommendations, since I have a very small workshop which is 3,5x2,5m - and I missed good shop organization at the beginning, bought many tools and crowded the valuable space more and more! 20% of my shop time is basically searching for the tools or moving things away. I started to fight back the mess by moving everything to the ceiling , 10cm above my head, it was the last resort! Now I‘m back in operation, but still tons of work to make the shop functional and convenient! So I highly appreciate that you continue to share your Ideas and look forward to the next videos. Stay healthy & best regards !
Thank you so much, I appreciate that!
I have watched three of your videos for the first time today and loved all three! I like your style, your production skills and of course the detailed explanation of your decision making processes leading your to your solutions and designs. Very well done!
Thank you, I appreciate that!
Easiest solutions take the longest to think of, no worries man!
Always appreciate your tutorials and framework for thinking about organization! Thank you for sharing your experience and learnings!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Love it mate, another great shop upgrade. Cheers!
Thanks again! Glad you enjoyed it.
Always back the car into the garage in case you need to push it out!
Love the series! Just subscribed.
Thank you!
These three videos have been exemplary! I really like your approach and your ideas. You have already helped me solve TWO sticky problems that I have been going back and forth on for two weeks - so... subbed and waiting for more!!
Thank you so much!! Out of curiosity, which two were they?
@@RingsWorkshop 1) FINALLY divorcing myself from the abusive relationship with Pegboard! I despise Pegboard! But I do like having tools immediately to hand. The magnetic tool boards on French cleats is brilliant and I am already starting to group my tools by both type and/or JOB; 2) cutting loose of the idea I have to have the compressor in the garage. I have a basement that shares a foundation wall with the garage. I'll able to run a hard line from compressor to the garage and supply the 'shop' that way. OR, I thought of putting the compressor on a deck in the garage rafters where I have open storage. Either way, I get floor pace back and I still get air. Honestly, the most important aspects of your videos are that you explicitly touch on the THINKING/Analysis step and that was enough of a difference to shock me out of my usual mode of thinking. Anything that can shift my perspective gets two thumbs up!
@@johnlasiteriii4467 that’s awesome! Yeah I struggled with the compressor thing for a while, even modeled out a lean-to so I could get a bigger one. Then I randomly saw on a Facebook group that someone did it, post wasn’t even about that, think it was about his hot water tank or something but I saw the compressor with a line going up the wall and it clicked. Those moments are always awesome, glad I could help provide you with a couple!
Great video! Thank you for making it! I learned a lot!🎉
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
good stuff, appreciate the intricacies and all thebinfo
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Good stuff man! Lots of great ideas here to consider for my small shop. Keep up the good work
Thank you!
I wrote a long ass comment and it vanished. Lets try again.
Late to the party but I've really enjoyed watching this series (and all of your videos) and seeing how you have broken down storage and useful space to best arrange things. It's common to not find the best solution to these things until you've lived with something else for a little while.
After finishing my workshop build last year I finally built a sheet storage cart. It kept things mobile and meant I could just pull out the sheet I wanted, but it was large and I had to move the entire thing out to get one sheet off. After a few months I had a think and realised I could actually store my sheets on standing end right next to the door taking up way less space, making it much easier to access and not requiring me to keep a large floor area clear to pull the whole cart out to get to the sheets.
I didn't see anything about Patreon but let me just say that you should get one. I've never subbed, may never sub, but people do. When you're fighting the algorithm for views and getting minimal ad money, Patreon can be a useful source of income either to boost the channel content further or just give you a little back for the hours you are putting in. Don't apologise for it as people don't have to pay. It's not begging for money, it's informing people that if they want to throw a beer or a box of screws your way they can do so in a well known platform.
Do keep up the good work, I look forward to getting the little notification on my phone that you've uploaded again even if it took me 3 weeks to get around to this one.
I've also just realised you're a cat person. Things get better and better.
Really appreciate the comment! Appreciate the kind words, and I did start up a Patreon for those that wanted it, just haven’t advertised it yet haha!
@@RingsWorkshop Then go back and add it to the description of every video, chop chop! As I said, in the videos just say something like "if you'd like to buy me a beer or a box of screws a patreon link is in the description". It doesn't have to be "please help feed my pets!". Even if it only brings in $500 a year, its still a new toy, erm, tool or at least help toward it.
would love for you to do a video on 3D printing! i get a lot out of your content, you have a great thought process and think you would have a really interesting take on 3D printing.
Thanks! Appreciate that.
Great video, little fluff, all valuable information.
Thanks! Appreciate the kind words.
Great series!
Thank you!
Always back in. Incase tow truck needs to pull car out. Tip from a driver years ago
Great tip! For someone who prides themselves on finding solutions and thinking methodically about things, I felt real dumb when I realized I hadn’t even considered that option...
More than likely you are keeping your receipts for purchases and if you really have OCD you keep everything categorized in an excel sheet so when you point out an item in your videos if it is not TO difficult put them in the list below your videos. This will help those of us who are to lazy to search for that item - haha. Keep in mind that those watching these shop build etc. videos are looking for ways to improve our shop. Weigh this with how much time you have to spare. I think that putting out a video itself is very time consuming. Good job so far.
I don’t save receipts, but I do track a lot of stuff in Excel to no surprise haha.
This video is just in time as I’ve been working on a sheet/scrap cart design.
My idea is to make a rolling cart like yours, but with a lip on the backside, maybe 6-8”, for sheets on their side. I think a rolling cart partly solves the problem with pulling out sheets to get to the back. Instead, roll out the cart and slide out what I want.
Would love your feedback on it. Really enjoying your content. Best of luck!
Thank you! Yes, ideally that’s my dream scenario because you could have a scrap been in the front, sheet on the back and if enough room have lumber in the middle. I just don’t have the depth or floor space for it currently, but if I get a bigger shop someday, I think I’d like something like that.
Interesting insight into being a RUclips content provider. Thanks. By tipping the conduit 5 degrees or so the tendency for snakey lumber to topple out of the rack is overcome plus there's no need to glue the conduit in. Even 1/2" conduit 12" long is amazingly bend resistant. Two wall of the metal working area are organized this way. Verts are on 32" centers and steel is typically stacked 3" or 4" deep.
Yeah, I forgot to mention I did mine at a 5-10 angle. I tend to store dowel rods up there at times and didn’t want them rolling out on me or the car...if I ever pull it back in.
@@RingsWorkshop I have the luxury of a very large shop space and put sheet goods on 42" wide pallet racks, a system that may sound better than it is. I'm now converting to your conduit system but with 40" long conduit and more conduit anchored crossways into the floor to store the sheets standing on their narrow end and next to the saw used for breaking down panels. Only time will tell what I come to hate about that.
i made a whole separate 6x10 shed just for storage of sheet goods, framing lumber, hardwoods as well as things like auto tools and misc storage.
I’ve thought about it, could use that wall space back. Haha.
My last house had a small garage. I focus mostly on automotive and metal fab, so those went in the garage. I then built an 8x16 shed for the lawn gear and my wood working tools. Woodworking was reserved for decent weather and setup the 'wood shop' on the back patio.
Thanks for this video series on shop organization. You gave me so many ideas, especially the planning stage. I have a small shop, so making the most of my organization will be prudent. Wall space is at a minimum, so I am making some dividers where I can hang some things that would otherwise be on a wall.
Thanks again for your insight... Felix
I am always trying to be more personable when I write something here, so I will ask you your name here. I may have missed it somewhere, but I am also trying to be more direct in my questions.
Nice one resin fingers! 👍🏻👏🏻🇬🇧
Epoxy, magnets...it’s always something.
@@RingsWorkshop 😂👍🏻
Wood storage in a small shop is a challenge. I have no floor space and no wall space so I built a rack from 1/2” black pipe that hangs down from the ceiling. I have about 300lbs suspended from the ceiling . Sheet goods are cut up and used immediately, cut offs are stacked on edge against the wall behind mobile tools.
Hey thanks . Saw you say that you throw away your pieces that have nails in them . Pneumatic Nail-Kickers are decent tools . Hope this helps .
I’ve heard good things, may need to look into them!
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I’m late and you may have already addressed this, but I’d recommend getting Roxul acoustic mineral wool panels, build them into lightweight wooden frames (1”x3” boards) and covering them with cotton muslin. I built a voiceover recording studio using that material and it REALLY absorbs a lot of sound. Build them, install them, set it and forget it. The mineral wool is exponentially better than so-called “acoustic” foam.
I ended up using a bunch of moving blankets in a frame and covered with a canvas drop cloth. Also adding padding to the floor where I was helped a lot. Likely not as good as your solution but it was quick and cheap. Appreciate the recommendation.
Hey Man. You are very inspirational in you way of organizing and prioritizing your space. I'm on the verge of a major shop build and I will definitely use this series as a guideline. In fact i already am...
BTW. Hilarious segment on the 'how to open your car door in a garage'... It really cracked me up. Probably because i have the same issue and can solve it the same way. Difference is that i saw a guy on RUclips instead of realizing it in my garage... :-D
Keep those videos coming...!
Hahaha very glad I’m not alone!! Seemed so simple, leave it to me to overthink it!
Thank you so much for the kind words as well!
For that cutoff bin drawer- you should cut off the top 8" or so of the door and hinge that piece from the underside of the workbench. Then you just push on the top piece with your hand, it swings in, you drop the piece in the bin then pull your hand back out and the door swings down to the closed position. You wouldn't have to pull out the drawer each time.
I wanted to hate this idea but I subtilely like it more and more as I think about it. Pretty genius! Well played.
I have a similar wood rack on about 12 feet of wall in my 18 X 24 shop. I put the 2 X4 s on edge thus using fewer of them. I did not bother with any glue but have never noticed a problem because of the weight on them. Still appreciate your thought process.
So what then did you use to rest the boards upon? Seems like 3/4 emt would be a bit large for the 2/4's on edge.
that fucking drill press dust collector still leaves me in awe
Hahaha I still love it, I know the mess 36 3” deep holes with a forstner bit would have made of I didn’t have it.
I know right?! Out of all the drill press dust collection that is the first time I thought Holy She!t that will actually work 99% of the time without impeding the view or the work piece.
I knew right away this guy drove a beetle.
Huh?
Great video... but let's be honest - the point we all clicked like was after that little bit at 13:24 !
I was very proud to randomly catch that happening on video. That’s the type of stuff that normally happens as soon as I stop recording haha.
Hey! Good video, getting serious about the channel now. 👍🏻 I'm still filming, no posting, 😄. One of these days...
On the back in thing, if your cars are built to do so, you can probably have both driver's doors beside each other and staggered enough that you could have both of them open at the same time without hitting. (I'm sure you've figured that out by now though.)
My storage is organized, but in any place I can put it! My shed is 12'x16' so every move of any item needs to be planned out well ahead of time. I decided to put French cleats on the side walls up over my head enough I can walk under them without thinking about it. Those are for my long boards and nicer species. The back wall is all cleats with brackets locked onto them. They are FILLED with a huge amount of very nice oak flooring boards gone wrong from a $B house remodel that was gifted to me from. I've started making a lot of things from them. Can't beat beautiful, free wood! 😃 🙌🏼 All of that eats about the back 3', plus a rolling cart I made that's 4' off to the side, leaving me with a 12'x12' work area. Not a bad trade. It's all easily accessible but not in my way.
Have you ever posted the sander video yet??? I haven't looked lately, so if you have, sorry, 🤭
I've been making pens on my lathe lately so not building a lot recently, other than the cart for it and storage underneath. Have you ever thought about turning? Or your wife? It's really relaxing, strangely enough. Very profitable from what I've seen, but all of mine so far have been gifts to others who've helped me get the things I have so far.
Keep up the good work! 👊🏼
Thank you as always!! Sander video? The sandpaper storage one? If so that will be after hardware storage in the series. I have not turned before, always wanted to but never really had a project for it yet! I have some oak floor boards I’m thinking of what to do with at some point, but wife wants to keep them for when I do something dumb and damage our current floor we have matching replacements hahah. Thanks again!
Also, what are you waiting for?? Get some vids up! Haha!
Hi. Enjoyed the video. Stumbled across it looking for wood storage. I’m actually curious about what looks like a shield over your drill press. Is there a video about that?
Yes there is!
Good morning, Mr. Ring my question is have you cover the clamp storage in your background shot.
Thank you Lew
I covered it a bit in my tool organization video but I do not have a dedicated video just for that.
I’ve been researching shooting video in a workshop and wanted to share a couple of things.
As far as echo, until you get the sound dampening foam, there are sound blankets with grommets or the poor man’s version, moving blankets. Can be put up and laid on the floor and other hard surfaces just when you need them. The foam is more permanent and could be a magnet for dust/sawdust in a workshop. Not sure.
For audio, maybe consider a wireless lav mic. I just ordered the Movo WMX-1 2.4GHz Wireless Lavalier Microphone but there are others. It will put the mic closer to your mouth and allow you to move more freely without worrying about your distance from the camera.
There are more technical, finesse things to look at in the future such as using 5000K tubes in your lighting, using a color calibration card such as the Datacolor SCK200 SpyderCHECKR 24 at the beginning of your shots, then color matching/balancing your shots in DaVinci Resolve, which is free.
Hope this helps. Really enjoy your channel!
Thanks!! I have a lab mic and that’s what was picking up the Ballasts buzzing that you can’t hear in person. So I switched to the boom mic. Good call on the foam, I’ll have to think about that.
@@RingsWorkshop when you say ballasts, are you talking about the transformers that reduce the voltage for the LED’s strips (Amazon, Barina, Harbor freight etc). Or do you have old Fluirescent ballasts with LED conversion tubes?
@@danervin2530 I have the old ballasts with LED bulbs on them. Bulbs are good, those fluorescent ballasts hate mics haha.
I honestly wish I had the money to have you do my workshop. Which is just have my living room. I build props and I'm an artist. I'm running into a lot of issues. Not only with limited work/storage space. But I'm also a little person. AND in a wheelchair. So in my shop i scoot on the floor because my house is to small for my chair. So storing things is hard because I cant reach it. Stability is also EXTRA important as I have brittle bones disease. So small things falling off shelves onto me can cause serious injury.
So sorry to hear that. What kind of props do you make?
@@RingsWorkshop Mostly horror props. But I also currently making flying saucer props. I'm just starting out with props. But have been doing make up fx for years. I really enjoy it. And hope to do it professionally.
Genius.. just curious on what magnets you purchased.
I use the harbor freight ones, unfortunately
you can’t buy them online, only in store. They go on sale for as little as $1.99 at times for 18” strips, you can’t beat it.
Your video was great to watch. Can I ask where did you purchased your Magnet strips for the screwdriver holder or you have a link you can send to me much Appreciate it thank you
Glenn
Thank you! I get them at harbor freight, they go on sale all the time for like 2-3 bucks a piece!
Where can I find the plans for the compound miter Saw bench
My website, under the plans section. Here is the link:
www.ringsworkshop.com/plans/
Don't do sound dampening foam, as you need to make panels. There are lots of videos out there. You might want to get a Lav mic for what you do. I am in the same stage of this as you are. I have about 1/4 of my panels made. I am also preparing various other things to improve my videos.
Which camera are you using?
I made a few panels out of moving blankets and then hang a couple behind the camera and over garage door and it made a big difference. I have a boom mic coming down overhead now which eliminated the buzzing the lapel mic was picking up. I have the Sony a7iii.
This is just a great series of videos! Thanks for dedicating a very considerable amount of your time for our benefit. Questions: How long did you cut the 3/4 EMT? Also, did you install them straight or at an angle?
Thank you! About a 5-10 degree angle up. I think I did just shy of 20” per pole and about 2” of that is in the hole, that gave me 6 per section since they are 10’, and I did 6 sections.
@@RingsWorkshop Thanks!
What size drill did you use for the hole? 1in has a lot of play and 7/8 is too tight
Nice timber storage. Def stealing the conduit rack
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Thanks! Couldn’t beat it for the price, and I think I bought the 2x4s when wood was at its highest price too. I’ve heard of people using 1/2” conduit but I didn’t trust it.
@@RingsWorkshop nice. Loved the tool organisation video too. I'm moving from a large shop to a smaller shop so alot of what your saying is really relevant to me. I wasted my space and didn't utilise my wall space well enough. I'm actually looking forward to being alot more efficient even in a smaller space than I was in my bigger shop. Keep up the videos mate, you've got a good camera presence and presenting style, just don't worry too much and put out videos you want.
@@woodworks2123 thank you so much, I really appreciate that.
Who do you think the Giants should target in the draft ? Great videos love the small shop inspirations lots of great well thought out ideas
Haha thank you!! Honestly I haven’t dove too far into prospects yet other than the big names, so I don’t have an opinion yet. That’s why I normally take March and April to dive in deeper, work on my draft TV setup and make sure it’s functional. Position group I feel like they need line help on both sides of the ball, and I assume WR would be good as deep as I hear this draft is for the second year in a row.
@@RingsWorkshop Barkley better stay healthy this year , I have him in a couple of my dynasty leagues , I have Engram too , I think he has a nice year with Barkley opening up the middle of the field. Barkley should help the whole offence big time
14:07 forgive my ignorance but i thought plywood was also toxic if burned because of the adhesives. i might be wrong
I wouldn’t cook food on it, but it’s not as bad as MDF from my understanding.
What magnets did you use? There are a gajillion, but reviews on many of them say they just don’t hold well.
For hand tool storage? I used the Harbor Freight ones, that are actually on sale for $1.99 a piece for Memorial Day! Everything holds amazing for me, I mean I’m sure a sledge hammer wouldn’t stay up well, but everything I have in the other video (tool storage) they hold great.
What size holes did you drill for the 3/4 conduit? Is 1in good enough or too big? I can get a 15/16 auger bit from the box store but it would probably be only for this. Measured the OD of the conduit I bought to be between 7/8 and 1in where 7/8 might be too small.
I used a 15/16” bit and it was perfect. 1” had too much play for my liking.
@@RingsWorkshop Thanks! I ended up having to go to Rockler nearby for a 15/16 Forstner bit since the big box stores don't carry it. Only $11 or so. Set my drill press to 5 degrees right canter and it looks like it will work out great!
@@helicaltech I did about 5 degrees myself, worked great. Let me know how it works out for you!
What was that tool you were using to cut the conduit?
It’s a 6” cutoff saw, Harbor Freight sells it. Not perfect but I don’t cut metal very often and this project alone made it worth not trying to use a cutoff wheel and keep the cuts straight.
Do you know why pirates wear eye patches? They've lost an eye running face first into their electrical conduit supports for their scratch lumber. Look, you are going to have a ton more followers to your builds. Give the world a chance to save an eye or two. Announce a little safety (thumbs away from cut tracks on saws, hearing protection for large cut ups, eye protection almost always, kids out of the shop area...I'm not a safety wonk. But 25 years working on a production line and going into hundreds of shops I did see my fair share of industrial injuries. I have 6-8 wrap safety glasses in my shop at each work, assembly, cutting, drilling, area. Just saying, take it for what's worth. Love your stuff.
SOUND SUCKS BUD, ECHOES. ALSO...WHAT'S THE DO-HICKY ON YOUR DRILL PRESS. WHAT'S IT USED FOR. GREAT CHANNEL. I'M A SUBSCRIBER.
Dust collection, I have a video on that. Ya sound was rough back then, have made a lot of changes since to fix it.
Not to tell you your business, but there's a very good reason not to back your car into an attached garage.
Carbon Monoxide.
When you park front in, your tail pipe is facing the presumably open garage door. Backing in, it faces inside, with all the force directed to the inside where people live and stuff. Not terrible in the short term, but potentially devastating in the long term.
Fair point. Probably should get in the habit of opening the garage door before starting the car too for the same reason.
@@RingsWorkshop Or potentially setting up some sort of fan near the door into the living area of your house. Just something to create some positive pressure to keep garage fumes away from the living spaces.
Funny how all these RUclipsrs spend a fortune on camera equipment. To best videos I subscribe to only just their cell phones. It's not a Hollywood production, its woodwoking.
I’m hoping it’s the last one I buy for years and it’s just me investing in the channel to hopefully give an even better experience for everyone.
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Don't take this the wrong way because I don't mean it about you , I always felt like streamers asking for money is like the people on the streets playing a guitar begging for money , idk it's just me but I would feel weird asking for money for my hobby.. The one thing that really bothers me , is the rich people on here getting all kinds of free stuff and still begging for money , they should be ashamed.
No offense taken. It felt weird for me also, but when I had people reaching out suggesting it, I wanted to see if it was something enough people wanted before I looked into it. I’ve never signed up for anyone else’s so I don’t know hardly anything about it and I don’t have any sponsors yet so everything I have I’ve paid for myself.
@@RingsWorkshop with me I don't mind giving something to people starting out if they are entertaining , I mean I pay to watch cable , so why not pay a little something to a entertaining RUclipsr , them ones deserve it.
It's mostly the big tubers that I get annoyed with , I pay for youtube to not see ads and they get around it by doing like 5 of their own in channel ads lol.
@@RingsWorkshop and tbh most of them can't even read or add , if they didn't make a living off youtube they would be working at Burger King lol , I respect you having a real job and doing RUclips on the side
That’s fair. I have had people reach out about a lot of different things, I honestly don’t even know if Patreon is a monthly thing, one time. No clue.
@@RingsWorkshop twitch streamer are the worst , sit there playing video games , eating on cam , begging for subs and donations so they can pay their bills , mofos should get a job like a normal person lol jk.
I like your shop organization content, you wasted my time with over 4 minutes of explaining your video experience.
As stated in the video, there is a link to skip passed it if you didn’t want to listen to it.
A couple of (hopefully helpful criticisms):
1. I'm 4+ minutes in and still haven't heard anything related to why I clicked.
2. Editing only goes so far... sometimes you are hard to understand due to a lack of enunciation. To say that you speak to fast doesn't seem quite accurate. It's more like there just isn't any clearly defined beginning or end to a lot if words which for me (and probably others) makes it a bit hard to understand.
And to follow up, when you did get to the content, it was very helpful.
Thank you. Do me a favor, watch the latest video I posted. Let me know if those have improved or not. I’ve learned a lot since I started and am always looking to improve. Appreciate the feedback.
Great content, but the video quality seems like it could be better.
I’ve upgraded the camera since that was shot. Everyone has to start somewhere.