The 5 BEST workshop upgrades I've ever made

[@MWAWoodworks]

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[@pax3090]

I absolutely love the way you explain things and your methods and processes. I don't know if you were a geek but you design like you are and I love it. So many other woodworking channels on KZbin either take too long to get to the point or gloss over things too quickly.

[@Joel_misMakes]

Thanks for the encouragement, Bob. My beginner wood shop shares space with a stalled 72 Super project with similar rot. As with woodworking, my skills are slowly improving to compete the vision but man, woodworking is so much more accessible than metal work!

[@AngieWilliamsDesigns]

I made the drill charging station. It has been a HUGE help in getting organized. I also built the drill press stand. I love having both of these in my shop. They’ve helped so much in getting more organized. I have the plans for the miter station. It’s on my list. Can’t wait to build it.

[@sjdanthem]

I'm not trying to be a kiss-ass, but it's astonishing how well done this video is. Well planned/written, well produced, well performed, well paced, and the content is comprehensive.

[@Gazman299]

That magnet trick is so good! Great work, young man.

[@dbf1dware]

I absolutely love the rolling shop-vac setup. Super nice! If/when I get to have a shop, that might be the first thing I make (well, after a MEGA-accurate cross-cut sled... because we all MUST make one of those).

[@fabiomerlin8820]

Everything has a home. That´s what I´m trying to implement in my shop. Thanks for the video.

[@lanceyohe6026]

When I’m building a cabinet that will have edge banding, I cut all of my rips, and then edge band those 8’ pieces before make all of my crosscuts. Saves quite a bit of time.

[@H60Gamer]

I love the vertical saw blade storage! Most people take up critical wall or drawer space.

[@hdwoodshop]

Lots of ideas in this great compilation. Thank you for sharing.

[@GoRams-WR_DB-21]

Definitely the magnet feature. I would’ve never thought of that, it’s very clever.

[@JamesKnighten-j1s]

I really enjoy your content. I’m in the process of building out my shop now and really like your upgrade ideas. Will definitely incorporate some of these.

[@TheLotusLives]

Thanks for all these great tips and the instruction. I’m having a workshop constructed right now and I’m starting with a blank slate and this is giving me many great ideas.

[@chrisrichardson8315]

Great video Matt, i’m in the shop this Sunday morning working on my new miter station from your plans.

[@MWAWoodworks]

Awesome 😎

[@jamesllewellyn163]

Really enjoy your content! I would love to see a full shop tour!

[@KennyRamsayMedic48]

Great video with excellent ideas. I’m in the process of outfitting my woodworking shop and will be utilizing many of your ideas. Thanks for the video.

[@Spigget_1.0]

the ply you're using there looks like some top quality material, far better than the kind we get over here in the UK

[@cyberjohn44]

Great Video. This is useful as I am currently converting my garage into a workshop.

[@SmallProjectCentral]

That drill press table is awesome! And, FYI, I saw that Formica is selling direct to consumers on their website. Ships straight to your house.

[@diy-hyrum9842]

I never saw any videos on upgrades for a drill press before this video. But I have to say that great minds think alike. I built a larger platform for my drill press. I even had put T- track just like you! I wish I added the sacrificial center. And yours is about 30% larger then mine, and I like it. I think I'm gonna rebuild it.

[@alvarinestrada3208]

Excellent organization! 👍

[@taylormoore4991]

Great video. Great shop! Great teaching! God bless!

[@MWAWoodworks]

Thank you!

[@matthewwilloughby2594]

Nice set up man,clean and functional

[@dannmarks]

Drill press upgrades are easy and very good indeed.

[@mobareini4572]

Top Video, a very, very nice Worhshop. Greetings from Vienna, Reini

[@anthonyvincent9990]

Hey man, not sure you name but i saw your i quit video and wanted to first saw welcome to Tennessee. and to thank you for sharing your journey. I've been trying for 9 years to convince my Wife that we have enough yard in the back to build a shop. So pray for me.

[@brucemullison5346]

I have an idea for your hardware drawer in your tool box. I purchased several of the small parts storage containers at harbor freight. Shave off the hinges and edges around them and they fit perfectly in the tool box drawers. For larger drawers, buy the bigger ones. I also used the old plastic parts bin trays that slide out and put in the drawers. They fit as well It looks very professional now and everything is well organized.

[@randymartin2396]

I like the table and the bit caddie

[@ahdam82]

I acquire a lot of woodworking tools AFTER a local cabin maker had passed away, and his wife had to foreclose on the house. His tooIs live on as I bought almost everything in his shop. I was able to pick up the porter cable pocket hole machine which looks similar to yours for a hundred bucks. I love it, it uses two routers underneath real heavy duty!

[@Erik_The_Viking]

One idea for the drill press vacuum attachment - how about having it connected with a t-bolt so it can move up and down the t-track? This way you don't need to make an extra hole in the table and you can more easily adjust its position as needed.

[@MWAWoodworks]

You could do that too as long as it wasn't getting in the way of the work piece! And you'd have to figure out how to run the t bolt so it could be tightened with a knob and not interfere with the hose 😄

[@Erik_The_Viking]

@@MWAWoodworks True - sadly it's hard to get a good location in general given the variety of workpieces I'm using. You could use a knob or similar to hold it down.

[@geoffreynicholson6704]

Brilliant ideas thank you for your help

[@drskvch5768]

Prefinished Maple... that's all I need to know... Prefinished Maple. Thanks for not saying it at the beginning, made me watch and what a great video. As a newer woodworker knowing my next step is to build a shop, you have provided a wealth of knowledge and ideas. Thank you. In southeastern NC, plywood is stupid expensive. I am heading to my supplier to see what they are getting for Prefinished Maple. I think they were upward of $130-150 a sheet. Crazy but may have to stick with cheaper at this point. Always go to 11.

[@RollinShultz]

I like those pretty i gauge blocks, but if you are just starting out and the budget is tight you might want to consider using key stock instead especially if you typically only use a few sizes such as 1/8", 1.4" and 3/8". Other sizes can be made by combining the aforementioned ones. I have been using 12" long key stock which spans an entire table saw blade.

[@GrimeCoffin]

I'm still new to woodworking and I already got 3 chargers. I might think big and build your drill charging station right away :D

[@MWAWoodworks]

Oh no! 3 chargers... It's all down hill from there sorry to say you better get building 🤣😂

[@PriceyBuilt]

I don't understand why you have a "growing collection of drills and drivers." I get having a drill and a separate driver. I even get that, for a professional or semi-professional, having a couple of each can allow you to leave a certain bit in one and a different bit in another so you can swap between them without having to physically change the bit dozens of times. I don't see why you need 6, 7, 8 or more though.

[@MWAWoodworks]

Because I try out different brands to know about them. And also because I like collecting drills 😁 I have drills that aren't even on that rack 🤣🤣🤣

[@PriceyBuilt]

@@MWAWoodworks That makes sense 🙂

[@markwilliams5184]

@@MWAWoodworksI was thinking the same thing. As someone who is FAR from a “pro” woodworker, and much closer to a “beginner” wood worker, even I am on my 3rd set of drill/driver combos. My first was a black and decker set in pretty sure my mom bought me when I first moved out 17 years ago! It did the job for basic screw driving and basic pilot holes and such. Then I found a great Ryobi sale about 7-8 years ago. They had a 8 tool combo for like $500 and came with batteries, chargers and a bag to carry them in. And the drill/driver I got from that was FAR better. But now that I’ve started to really dive into the beginner woodworker/intermediate DIYer lifestyle, I recently purchased my new Flex tools drill/driver along with several of their other tools as I’ve really grown to like them. So I now have 3 different brands of drills/drivers, 3 brands of orbital sanders, 2 brands of circular saws and on and on. So I can totally see someone like yourself having even more than I do! Def not a hard thing to do! Plus, if you are anything like myself, sometimes different brands come out with some cool stuff… and I like cool stuff… my wallet doesn’t so much enjoy that… but everyone has their vices I suppose! Anyways, love your videos man. I’m really considering trying to build some cabinets and maybe even ATTEMPT to somewhat recreate your miter saw station… doubt it will look as good but I’m sure I’ll learn plenty along the way!

[@jamiebiddix4302]

I have a beater set that I use for stuff like mixing thinset mortal (porter cable) Then my bosch 12v for drywall and cabinet stuff. Then my my new craftsman for driving torx bits and shop duties. The craftsman batteries are cheap and the range of tools is broad. So I can get big batteries cheaper to run things like my string trimmer. Most of my use lies between the bosch and craftsman. My bosch 18v 6.5in circular saw is perfect!

[@kyleauchtung7715]

I often leave tools at the jobsite, the shop, and at home so having multiple sets of drills and drivers makes perfect sense to me. Especially when you run into tasks that require repeated processes involving multiple different types of drill bits and driver bits. Switching to sidearm is faster than reloading.

[@douglascastro5119]

one word.... awesomeee

[@TherealEddieC]

Great Video! Love the Saw Blade Storage Slide. I could not figure a way to store mine that I was comfortable with til i saw your soultion! Thanks!

[@lwo7736]

I love these kinds of videos

[@MWAWoodworks]

Awesome! Glad you like it 😄

[@pkk6428]

Love these projects

[@philmurphy7487]

Man don't say one day build if you're targeting green woodworker! Getting my hopes up! Still a great job

[@MWAWoodworks]

I like to be inspirational! 🤣

[@philmurphy7487]

@@MWAWoodworks because you do it so well!

[@rodbettcher3293]

We golf using the pros numbers but in reality par for me is +15 or better. I’m close on the easy one but way off on the harder !😁

[@MWAWoodworks]

My experience is this will be easier to achieve than par 🤣🤣🤣

[@philmurphy7487]

@@MWAWoodworks you do make it look so easy, I think I overtime everything and it holds me back

[@C-Mah]

The counter top mar is like having a new truck. It will eventually get a dent so you might as well be the one to do it.

[@bobbray9666]

Best upgrade I've made to my shop is a power feeder, mounted to my cabinet saw with Magswitches.

[@Foodgeek]

Hey. Would you happen to have a link where I can get the world's dullest Forstner bit? I want to make sure I have the right gear to replicate your results 😉

[@MWAWoodworks]

😂😂😂

[@jimdfwwoodworks37]

Dam good video... You read my mind

[@montauk6682]

Your shop organization is absolutely the BEST one out there. Thank you! One question: I also have a Bora centipede and ask you what is the light wt. material that you use on it as a spoilboard? Is it a 1" or 2" sheet of insulation?

[@MWAWoodworks]

It's a sheet of Owens Corning pink foam insulation. I'd say it's maybe 1.5" thick.

[@dgperforms1]

Very cool! Ill adopt so e of this to my Basement Shop

[@watcherdude1330]

In regards to the drill press stand, like the idea of a sliding top shelf👍. The one thing I didn’t understand is why screw the blocks to the base when you’re attaching the castors to the bottom. No need to use screws for blocks when need to screw the castors in anyway? What am I missing here. New to woodworking so looking for any advice . Keep up the great videos. Thanks

[@RonRuminski]

Great video. Love the ideas and as always, entertaining. Couldn’t find the link to the small clear storage containers. Would like to get some for my own shop.

[@MWAWoodworks]

amzn.to/3kLgFr7

[@RaySchrantz]

I honestly don't see why anyone would need more than 4 drills at one time, especially across multiple brands. The only reason for multiple drills is to not have to swap bits every time you need to switch tools or if you're trying to cover all your bases on compact vs powerful drills. Having one or two spare drills of another brand only makes sense if you have specific tools that you could only get in that brand and you need to be on the go with said tools and want to only have one brand, but still need drills. Being in a shop having those backup drills makes very little sense.

[@MWAWoodworks]

Except if you teach people on KZbin and would like experience with more than one brand 🤷

[@paullalekna5478]

It would be handy to know what size of T-channel you used in each application, and what size matches the saw table slots and your mitre fence slide

[@SpadeAce]

I love how creative this guy is but the damn cost of plywood is ridiculous where I live. We're talking nearly $100 a sheet for just decent plywood- Birch is about twice that. I would be better off ordering everything off Amazon. It's sad, because I'd love nothing more than to do this but I'm not spending 5 grand on my woodshop storage.

[@bijan4727]

Hi. The presentation is extremely informative, elaborated, and elucidated. I am a diy. What kind of a drill press do you recommend for me. I appreciate your input. Thanks

[@Amie021]

Secret finish 🤫😅

[@montauk6682]

Oops - I just found it in your plans!

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

16:33 out of curiosity, why not use countertop MDF for the double layer countertop? Not through the video yet😂, but I’m loving the design

[@MWAWoodworks]

You could definitely use MDF. I just wanted the top to look like wood and not MDF. Alternatively you could use MDF and add Formica on top for a super durable and clean look!

[@stevenreynolds9579]

What kind of mask is it that you use? I’ve noticed it a few times and it looks small and nifty but effective

[@montauk6682]

Can you advise the actual diam. of the hole that you cut for the Oneida bucket? I have an Oneida system much the same as your earlier one and based on this video I now have the Milwaukee vac and am starting to build a new one similar to your design. If you have the actual diam. available it would save me some of that trial and error time in cutting the hole. Thanks again.

[@davidp2966]

One question I have after seeing this and many other shop idea videos is.. Why do people have a need for so many different cordless drills? Why would you need more than 1 drill and 1 driver of the same type/size?

[@MWAWoodworks]

I've collected them over 15 years mostly out of curiosity of differing brands since I make content about tools. Also, I like drills.

[@ChrisHornberger]

is that the Dubby cross cut sled? If so, how do you like them? May I assume you got the pair?

[@MWAWoodworks]

No, I built this one myself

[@kimberlydingle4328]

Can I get a link for the extruded aluminum fence please?

[@bornruthless7902]

That foam doesn't dull the blade quicker? Looks dense

[@MWAWoodworks]

It's basically like Styrofoam

[@DanandAuroraVenhuizen]

How do you cut pre-finished ply without it splintering and looking like crap when you’re done?

[@MWAWoodworks]

I cut it just like I did in this video 😂

[@TimDolezal]

Love the video, where is the link to storage boxes at 1:08:32?

[@MWAWoodworks]

www.woodpeck.com/woodpeckers-cubby-drawers-2998.html

[@ebejaran100]

Do you have a link for the drawer organizer bins? Having difficulty finding through Amazon. Those look a way better alternative to the akro-bins

[@MWAWoodworks]

These? amzn.to/3R5JJaY

[@montauk6682]

regarding the shop vac is the one you used the 6 gal Milwaukee version?

[@darrenhutchinson5435]

Looks good , next step a robotic arm program it right, stay in bed, happy days 😳😳

[@borismakesart]

Hey I couldn’t find a link to the small clear storage containers at 1:09:00

[@MWAWoodworks]

amzn.to/3kLgFr7

[@bigkahuna75]

how about mounting your track on your garage door?

[@MWAWoodworks]

I do that! I use Track Racks from Fastfap

[@ebonicmaser]

Were you routing the T track groves with the flat side of the router base?

[@BenMiller-nq6eg]

It my memory serves I think he was just using a circle base; meaning it can contact the fence at any point and be the same distance from the bit.

[@robertrobinson1460]

It's ALUMINIUM Yank!

[@toshadavinci5379]

Do you pre coat your plywood with a finish or does it come off the rack lick that? In New Zealand we are limited in our supply of plywood finishs

[@MWAWoodworks]

It comes that way

[@MrIdiotkiwi]

We can get that type of precoated ply here, it's called formply. Used for making forms to pour concrete into.

[@tosha5052]

@@MrIdiotkiwi Cheers, I was referring to the non black finish . Form ply as you say is for concrete.

[@Dutcharmytent]

I have one 18 volt battery for all my tools.

[@KJ-tq3sm]

You have a link or name of your table saw? looking to buy one soon

[@MWAWoodworks]

amzn.to/4bVRevI

[@chuckdunn8851]

Is there a coupon code for the plan bundles

[@MWAWoodworks]

No the plan bundles are heavily discounted every day!

[@robertsmith3518]

After seeing your red and green tools , I know your intentions are not mine . Good luck

[@VaughnCampbell]

Why do you have that many drills?

[@lwo7736]

Comment and a like for the algo

[@MWAWoodworks]

Word

[@FredMcIntyre]

😃👍🏼👊🏼

[@paullalekna5478]

Rabbit? Say rebate...

[@MWAWoodworks]

I'm not falling for that 😂

[@brettburton1477]

Tip, don’t have doors on cabinet, it is a workshop not a kitchen

[@kyleauchtung7715]

Bro. This is clearly a kitchen. If it was a workshop it wouldn't have doors.

[@kyleauchtung7715]

But seriously open cabinets are great storage solutions for tools you use often. He even says this when building the drill charging station upper. But for all the tools you rarely use, packing them away inside cabinets with doors is cleaner look and keeps them clean. Maybe you have amazing dust collection and don't give a crap how neat your shop looks. I want a shop that looks like a kitchen.

[@garrydye2394]

Tip. Have doors so you don't have dust all over everything since is a shop and not a kitchen.

[@brettburton1477]

Way too much stuff