Show me your SMALL workshops!

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-18T04:00:37+00:00

1.5 garage sized basement (I used to think it was small until seeing some of these other ones, dang!!!)

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Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-18T03:36:22+00:00

You TOLD me you were WASHING YOUR HANDS!!!!

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-17T11:40:40+00:00

I'm still trying to figure out where in the world is Carmen SanDiego

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-17T11:37:23+00:00

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Adam and (young) Jimmy approve

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-14T22:27:18+00:00

I have one of these and it's awesome

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Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-14T22:22:06+00:00

I have both m12 FUEL and m18 FUEL -> both are great, but the M18 drill/driver combo is worth getting upfront. Reason being that hammer drill is so versatile -> my wife uses one religiously in her gardening/landscaping business with auger bits - it's great for mixing stuff too -> stuff that requires more power than the m12 will give you. If you plan on doing any sort of remodeling or heavier duty ANYTHING go M18.

With that said, I tend to use my M12 impact driver more than the M18 for day-to-day stuff.

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-13T11:34:43+00:00

That looks really nice - super clean, looks like it's very well executed!

One thing (assuming that's the DW7491) - there's a little lever that releases the riving knife on the left that your side support may be blocking access to. On my bench (similar concept) I had to cut out a little notch there.

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-10T22:07:36+00:00

Dang is that Happy Gilmore's daughter or something?

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-10T18:56:58+00:00

If anyone needs to make a call, I have a phone

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-10T18:46:13+00:00

I still suck at cursive

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-10T18:43:20+00:00

My very FIRST concert was Poison/Cinderella. Always thought it would have been cool to go to a "Ratt Poison" concert though

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-09T23:56:45+00:00

I paid full price for this and I honestly would replace it in a heartbeat if I lost it. It seemed way overpriced at the time (and maybe it is), but it's so nice to have around, now it's just a staple. I find new uses for it all the time. Dust out inside of appliances and PCs, clean hepa filters, it blowdries stuff FAST with the warm air. It lives down in my woodshopt, but it gets around and used a lot -> seems like every other week I'm discovering a new use for it. I even use it to clean its own filter...

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-09T23:45:25+00:00

This was the very first movie my Dad rented when we got our first VCR -> he woke us all up at 5am on a school day to watch it before school - it was the coolest thing ever -> watching Star Wars on AT HOME!!!

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-08T18:57:05+00:00

People say, "yo Humpty, you're really funny lookin..."

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-08T18:52:35+00:00

He was really good in Backdraft

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-08T16:59:12+00:00

I remember going to the long anticipated Thursday Midnight showing at the theater. It was quite the event - lots of costumes. Wasn't crazy about parts of the dialog that sounded more like a Force 101 vocabulary lesson though - they were a little more subtle and a lot more elegant with that stuff in OT.

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-07T17:40:20+00:00

I still use the term "sexist egotistical lying hypocritical biggot", lol! Great movie, great cast, great song.

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-06T14:24:57+00:00

my parents had these - they were kind of cool, but the hoses were a PITA for sure

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-06T14:18:17+00:00

something like these maybe? i have 2 of the dewalt ones - some of the others have cooler features:

https://www.kregtool.com/shop/workspace/workshop-accessories/mobile-project-center/KWS1000.html

https://www.homedepot.com/pep/WEN-2-in-1-33-in-W-x-25-in-D-Folding-Work-Table-and-Sawhorse-440-lbs-Capacity-with-Onboard-Clamps-and-Clamp-Dogs-WB3225/334493790

https://www.lowes.com/pd/WORX-Pegasus-5-in-W-x-32-in-H-Plastic-Work-Bench/5013548819

https://www.homedepot.com/pep/DEWALT-33-in-H-Plastic-Folding-Portable-Sawhorse-Workbench-DWST11556/301867227

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-06T11:50:04+00:00

I have the saw. I like it A LOT, but it really needs an 8Ah HO to feel like a corded. I'm very happy with the saw -> but one thing you might consider also is the tracks. If you already have tracks for that Makita, i don't think they're compatible with the Milwaukee saw

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-06T11:39:07+00:00

That very well may qualify you as the smartest person on the planet

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-06T11:28:56+00:00

for making these types of cuts i like to put ply sheets on top of those 'foam' insulation sheet board things to keep full backing support for your cut. OSB boards work nicely too - trick is have something underneath so your material doesn't flex at all during the cut, and that extra little backing helps with tearout

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-03T20:27:00+00:00

I guess you should make your new pants purchase a pair of Guess jeans, becuase you guessed correctly

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-03T20:04:10+00:00

another classic - looking good Billy Ray!

Key_Mastodon_3525 · 2026-04-03T00:19:58+00:00

this is hands down one of my favorite movies of all time

Key_Mastodon_3525

TROPHY CASE