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RE: Workshop when living in a condo? - stav - 07-11-2018
(07-10-2018, 08:36 PM)Alan S Wrote: Here are a couple of shops in small apartments. The second one is pretty extreme, and was presumably made elsewhere but allows work in a very small space without making a mess.
https://www.youtube.com/user/justin999999999/videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGiuEk4VIDV3lZf7Msy2c1g/videos
That second guy is pretty inventive. I watched a couple of his videos and that platform he has is very versatile, although somewhat expensive.
RE: Workshop when living in a condo? - ez-duzit - 07-11-2018
I'd rather be homeless than have to live in a condo.
RE: Workshop when living in a condo? - Stwood_ - 07-11-2018
(07-11-2018, 12:56 PM)ez-duzit Wrote: I'd rather be homeless than have to live in a condo.
Well, almost +1.
RE: Workshop when living in a condo? - Cooler - 07-12-2018
I built a very simple ship in a bottle when I was in my teens. That is the kind of woodworking that I image would be OK for a Condo.
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RE: Workshop when living in a condo? - Cian - 07-12-2018
Have you considered taking over a spare bedroom and simply going unplugged?
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RE: Workshop when living in a condo? - stav - 04-21-2021
Switch to hand powered tools maybe?
RE: Workshop when living in a condo? - Cooler - 04-21-2021
I recently started using a Festool track saw. With a measuring parallel guide it is a very competent machine and it fits in a box with the track hanging on the wall.
A couple of good sawhorses and you can saw all that a table saw could do.
Dados are better done with a router. You can get adapters for Dewalt routers to Festool tracks or you can get the pricey (but very good).
I still use my table saw, but mainly because it is already set up and I don't have to take the track saw out of a box.
But you can do nearly everything a table saw and radial arm saw can do with a track saw and a router (and a couple of saw horses or even better with a MFT table from Festool).
I originally planned on using the Festool just to breakdown plywood. But now I use it to cut the plywood to finished sizes. It is safer than using a table saw for that same purpose.
When building cabinets I still use the table saw to cut the 1/4" nominal dado for the back panel as I can do that with two passes with a standard blade. But when I am building cabinets that is all I use the table saw for.
I particularly like carrying small pieces down to the basement.
With the Hilton Head location you probably can work on your driveway for almost all the work. If you get a battery-powered track saw you will not be tethered to an electricity source.
RE: Workshop when living in a condo? - SteveS - 04-21-2021
I've visited HH a few times when I was living in Savannah. Nice place, but expensive. If you have the opportunity, visit Hilton Head Distillery.
I have a buddy that built a house in Bluffton. You might find more options for renting a place with potential shop space.
When I lived in an apartment in Pooler I did very little WW. I brought some knife projects and an intarsia project where the noisiest operation was sanding. I left all my equipment in my house in WA. I just decided that while living in an apartment, I would find other things to do.
RE: Workshop when living in a condo? - barnowl - 04-21-2021
(04-21-2021, 01:29 AM)Thomasrive Wrote: I am having the same dilemma right now! I do actually want to move to a new place, however I cannot find one that fits all of my requirements!
BAM .... SPAMMER !!!
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RE: Workshop when living in a condo? - mdhills - 04-21-2021
If planning to work *in* the condo, you might like something like Adrian Preda's original setup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybvuuVRlSWc
(he did later get some dedicated space that allowed for some machines)
Or maybe what you need is a workshop in a van with extension cords, and plan to work in the driveway?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3xzVl1AYm0
https://inhabitat.com/nissan-unveils-incredible-solar-powered-mobile-workshop-for-woodworkers/
Matt