Tag Archives: Workshop

Workshop Rearranging – Again

Posted on April 5, 2018 by civilwarrose5

You would think that a person can only rearrange their workshop so many times. Of course, just as you think you have everything situated another machine comes into the house and room has to be made. That’s what happened recently … Continue reading →

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Dust Collector Update

Posted on March 22, 2018 by civilwarrose5

We are halfway there! Wire has been run over to an outlet box right above the unit, but it still has to be connected to the breaker that we freed up in the box. Except, last week Jay noticed something … Continue reading →

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A Dust Collector!

Posted on March 15, 2018 by civilwarrose5

This is Bob. Bob will find the ONE pile of sawdust in Jay’s workshop and walk through it multiple times. Not only did he act as a dust ‘collector’, but also as a dust ‘spreader’. So for Christmas I decided … Continue reading →

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How To: LED Shop Light

Posted on March 5, 2018 by civilwarrose5

Last year Jay started to convert our lighting in the basement to LED strip lighting. At the time he used the old florescent fixtures and attached the LED strips directly to them. After he ran out of fixtures he started … Continue reading →

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Review: CAT Air Compressor

Posted on March 1, 2018 by civilwarrose5

In an effort to share what we’ve learned, Jay and I are going to start posting some product reviews on the blog. I’ve asked him to take a look around his workshop and start compiling a list of products that … Continue reading →

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What’s Jay Up To?

Posted on February 22, 2018 by civilwarrose5

This is the question that I am most asked by people who don’t get to see Jay very often. Or who haven’t seen him in a while. To be honest, there are times that I wonder this myself. What IS … Continue reading →

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Workshop Happenings – AT-AT and Chairs

Posted on February 24, 2017 by civilwarrose5

If you’ve read my blog then you know that Jay hasn’t been spending too much time playing with the planes or trains (or automobiles). Instead he’s been spending a lot of time building things out of old pews and pine … Continue reading →

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Trivet! Trivet!

Posted on January 20, 2016 by civilwarrose5

One of my friends gave me a glass trivet for Christmas this year. It is really quite an interesting piece, but I didn’t know what to do with it. Use it as a trivet?? I don’t use trivets! Then I hit … Continue reading →

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