Handtool Workshop Update - July, 2019

[@patriciadixon8090]

Thanks, you make a person feel as they can do anything.

[@greenkitty6482]

I can totally see myself living in this shed as a main house; it's getting so pretty!!

[@comndo95231]

Mini splits would be a good option for your big shop. Or if you can find an inexpensive package unit. I was gifted a 3 ton package unit that I am using for my insulated shop.

[@erikacronje8985]

I think we all have projects like that which sort of drags on and then one day you know it's time to push through and get it done. Sounds really exciting and waiting in anticipation for the next update!

[@DarbinNotes]

God, that seems like most of my projects!

[@erikacronje8985]

@@DarbinNotes I am busy re-organising my house and have this one drawer, with things I started sewing from before my almost 30 year old daughter was born lol. I actually want to finish 2 jackets as they would be quite retro and would fit her and she loves those old clothes ;-) She has already pinched my 40 year old Brazillian leather boots, burgundy, very classic cut and she loves showing them off ;-) So I will use that as an excuse that I left those sewing projects for a legacy lol

[@EdBailen]

The outlets will be more useful if they are about 4 feet off the floor. That gives you the option of having lower cabinets/drawers with a countertop, or even a wall-mounted bench.

[@feversol]

Heartily second the Mitsubishi mini-split for your larger shop. I have one in mine and it is excellent. When I was initially planning my shop, it was suggestged to use window air conditioner/heater but not in a window. It was suggested to mount it in the wall rather than take up your window space which, in turn, shuts out light. Your smaller shop would be ideal for using a window a/c (hopefully heat as well) unit but mount it in a cut hole in the wall rather than a window. Mount it high to prevent it from obscuring a work space. Just thoughts.

[@owenmorse3136]

It's always good to have more than you want electrical points , above head height storage is a good idea for easy access to materials , the small lathe idea is a bit luxurious as it only a matter of walking to the garage workshop , in all you will have to wonderful workshops to work in .

[@FredMcIntyre]

Thanks for the update Linn! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

[@DigitalN8v]

Looks like the shop could use a skylight. That would be cool project that would make for great content also....but I cant wait til its finished and to see all the awesome projects this place will produce in the future.

[@erict964]

I hope you put a 20 amp switch as your master switch. all the shops power will be routed thru it.

[@pauldevey8628]

It looks nice. Have you thought of window planter boxes for flowers?

[@DarbinNotes]

That would be nice. Seems further down the road though.

[@garryholmberg6502]

I can't remember if you have had/used a scroll saw in your previous videos, but maybe that would be the perfect tool for your little corner by the front window, rather than a mini-lathe. You are so artistic and have such attention to detail I think it would be the perfect tool for your getaway shop. Or perhaps both:)

[@saraialday7815]

Do you have an update on the end result of your studio?

[@rickydavis4230]

if you are buying a window unit you might consider an ac/heat window unit

[@DarbinNotes]

Already did.

[@GrahamDallas]

Great update, thanks

[@summerswoodworking]

Heck my shop is a 12x15 . I am curious on how you will set yours up.

[@DarbinNotes]

Small space setup is always interesting. Every little space matters then :)

[@sirwnstn]

Wouldn’t a 20 amp circuit breaker be a better choice for the main power switch in your shop? (Unless there’s a breaker already on the circuit feeding your shop)

[@cristobalcardenasvalenzuel2665]

love you Darbin , you are very skilled women, have done very good jobs, and ALSO pretty ;).

[@artgustits7943]

Buen dia me encanta su trabajo es un honor para mi dedicarle unas palabras gracias por compartirlo me gusta aprender sobre todo si enseña una mujer son pocas pero muy buenas en lo que hacen es un gran ejemplo y exelente tutora

[@lPaulSaltzman]

May I make a suggestion? rather then dedicate a window for an Air Conditioner especially since the walls are open (even if not, it's an easy fit) I suggest cutting the rear wall and installing a small A/C in it. This leaves the window free to open for fresh air, as well as allowing full light from outside to wash the workshop. Just a suggestion, and in no way meant to criticize your work, which I must say I enjoy watching. thanks.

[@joannecarroll5504]

A mini lathe? I thought this was to be the 'clean workshop' without sawdust etc.? A workbench would be lovely by the window.

[@DarbinNotes]

Haha, that's true. However a lathe makes big shavings (not too much fine dust), and with a shop vac right there it would be easy to clean up. I haven't decided yet. Just figured it would be so nice to be turning there by the window...

[@ewythrgwil9213]

P-TAC. Heat and A/C Available in various sizes. I have one in my shop. You could put a smaller one in the small shop an a larger one in the big shop. Just sayin' Like your work a lot.

[@annettev5081]

What size is your shed?

[@KMF3]

Why do you have two channels?

[@tolyn8060]

На маленьком плоту, сквозь бури, дождь и грозы Взяв только сны и грёзы и детскую мечту Я тихо уплыву, пути не выбирая И, может быть, узнаю мир, в котором я живу Ну и пусть будет нелёгким мой путь Тянут на дно лень и грусть, прежних ошибок груз Но мой плот, свитый из песен и слов Всем моим бедам назло, вовсе не так уж плох Я не от тех бегу, кто беды мне пророчит Им и сытней, и проще на твёрдом берегу Им не дано понять, что вдруг со мною стало Что вдаль меня позвало, успокоит что меня Ну и пусть будет нелёгким мой путь Тянут на дно лень и грусть, прежних ошибок груз Но мой плот, свитый из песен и слов Всем моим бедам назло, вовсе не так уж плох Нить в прошлое порву, а дальше будь, что будет Из монотонных буден я тихо уплыву На маленьком плоту в мир счастья и покоя Ведь может быть такое, я когда-то обрету Ну и пусть будет нелёгким мой путь Тянут на дно лень и грусть, прежних ошибок груз Но мой плот, свитый из песен и слов Всем моим бедам назло, вовсе не так уж плох Ну и пусть будет нелёгким мой путь Тянут на дно лень и грусть, прежних ошибок груз Но мой плот, свитый из песен и слов Всем моим бедам назло, вовсе не так уж плох

[@btd2516]

Shop looks really good. How big is it? Did you run 240VAC circuit for the air conditioner? You always have great vids!

[@scotttovey]

In the US, window AC units are 110VAC and can be plugged directly into a standard outlet.

[@btd2516]

The bigger window units like she might need are 240 volt. We used one that size for about 4 years. It was about 11,500 BTU and we used it in the living room. After a while we got tired of having to turn up the TV so loud to drown out the ac, we finally got the broken central air replaced.

[@scotttovey]

@@btd2516 Just wondering: were the speakers on the TV pointing to the back? The one on my Visio are that way. Clearly designed by someone that doesn't understand how sound works.

[@btd2516]

@@scotttovey Nope, its a Samsung and they point toward the front.

[@scotttovey]

@@btd2516 I was wrong on mine, They are actually pointing down. Still a bad design, but that will make it easier for me to rig up a deflector to bounce it toward the front;.

[@dogwoodtales]

Perhaps something like www.bigassfans.com would be an economical way to cool the larger workshop without the extra cost of an AC system. I’ve walked under such a fan a few different times and the temperature change is dramatic.

[@etheroar6312]

You have discovered the Rule of 90/90. The first 90 percent of the job takes 90 percent of the budget. The last 10 percent of the job takes the other 90 percent of the budget. I think it's a corollary of Murphy's Law.

[@DarbinNotes]

Haha, seems about right.

[@MichaelJohnson-lx2dl]

Linn, it looks like you are just trying to reproduce what you had back up in Oregon - a power tool shop and a hand tool shop. But you now have a much bigger shop area than you had in your previous location. Why divide stuff up? Why have a huge nice fancy lathe in one shop and then have a redundant small lathe in this little shed? Redundancy reduces efficiency. Why have a separate shop space at all? Can't you fit everything in your new, much larger location? You aren't in Kansas anymore Dorothy! Oops, sorry, Oregon anymore Linn. Embrace your new reality, don't try to remake your old reality. Give the shed away, get AC in your new shop, set everything up in one location, and build stuff, instead of multiple shops. Use the shed to store materials. - Just a suggestion...

[@dwightbauer6705]

Lynn --CONTACT MR COOL (they have been sponsoring a lot Video's lately to get their product out there--Izzy Swan, April Wilkerson etc.) VERY easy to Install nothing hard... DO it Yourself..Love Ya.

[@annettev5081]

Ok 14x10

[@irvinwittmeier5208]

!;-)