08-20-2022, 10:21 AM
(A mobile base for the jointer isn't in the cards *just yet*. Maybe after I get a MIG.)
This weekend I'm attacking the atrocity that is my shop mess and layout.
The mess is inefficient, depressing, and demoralizing.
That admission aside, my shop is only 24x24 but filled with large-ish equipment, and in the coming months I need to add more, such as a dual drum sander and a MIG welder.
I currently have 43" between the motor side of my PM66 and the user side of my 12" jointer. And then 59" between the back of the jointer and the wall.
The jointer's bed is 1" lower than the TS top.
The fence on the jointer comes off in about 30 seconds if needed. I have a dedicated Unisaw for crosscutting.
I'm contemplating rotating the jointer 180* and pushing it against the TS' motor side.
This will open up more space on the far side of the jointer while still allowing me to joint boards up to 10' long. I *never* cut full sheets of plywood; I break them down with a circular saw and straight edge before trimming on the TS.
I'm thinking that the space opened up against the wall would make more efficient use of my band saw and a miter saw station.
I've had the current setup in my shop for just at five years, when I got the jointer, and the configuration change has been on my mind ever since. I've just recently realized that I almost *never* rip anything wide enough that I need the space to the left of the TS top.
Having said all of that, can any of y'all suggest any reason I should *not* butt the jointer against the TS?
This weekend I'm attacking the atrocity that is my shop mess and layout.
The mess is inefficient, depressing, and demoralizing.
That admission aside, my shop is only 24x24 but filled with large-ish equipment, and in the coming months I need to add more, such as a dual drum sander and a MIG welder.
I currently have 43" between the motor side of my PM66 and the user side of my 12" jointer. And then 59" between the back of the jointer and the wall.
The jointer's bed is 1" lower than the TS top.
The fence on the jointer comes off in about 30 seconds if needed. I have a dedicated Unisaw for crosscutting.
I'm contemplating rotating the jointer 180* and pushing it against the TS' motor side.
This will open up more space on the far side of the jointer while still allowing me to joint boards up to 10' long. I *never* cut full sheets of plywood; I break them down with a circular saw and straight edge before trimming on the TS.
I'm thinking that the space opened up against the wall would make more efficient use of my band saw and a miter saw station.
I've had the current setup in my shop for just at five years, when I got the jointer, and the configuration change has been on my mind ever since. I've just recently realized that I almost *never* rip anything wide enough that I need the space to the left of the TS top.
Having said all of that, can any of y'all suggest any reason I should *not* butt the jointer against the TS?
Semper fi,
Brad
Brad