Finishing Rack

My shop is quite small.  The work that I do also demands a wide variety of capabilities.

One of those capabilities is spray finishing.  Ideally this would be done in a separate building altogether (mostly because of dust), but for now I need to be able to finish cabinets or furniture with a certain degree of efficiency.  Hopefully the addition of that capability does not take away from the shop's primary function: woodworking.

Here is a picture of my new racks.  The A-frame is for panels and other larger objects.

This little guy is for drying doors and drawer fronts, or smaller objects.  I would finish these items on the table, then transfer them to the rack for drying.  It holds about 20 items in a relatively small space.

It also comes apart and stores away.  The removal of 6 screws accomplishes this.

Here is the A-frame rack loaded and ready for spraying.

A close-up of the pipe that supports the rack.  The whole thing just hangs from the ceiling and rests against the edge of the work table.

This is the fun part.  The rack folds up and away when not in use.

Hooray!

Drawers on a Budget

Well I was putzing about in my shop the other day, and I realized that my router table needed a cabinet of some kind.  Every time I use the thing I have to spend time getting all the dust off of every thing, and the whole area is suffering from a distinct lack of organization.

Drawers would be nice.

Here is a picture of the two drawers.  Note the primitive construction.  Butt joints.  A few screws and glue hold them together.  Notice that the drawer bottoms are not flush with the sides, but stick out a bit.

Those will run in the grooves seen here.  I set the table saw to a certain depth, and cut the width to match the thickness of my drawer bottoms.

I also took the time to wax my runners.  They will run much smoother this way.

Et voila!  Somewhere to put my stuff.

Actually it looks not half bad.

This project cost me exactly $0.  The plywood was scrounged from what I had in the shop.  It only took me a few hours to make it up.

This is interesting...

We are working on some floating cabinets.

Floating, ie not touching the floor.  Just fastened to the wall.

They are essentially two separate cabinets at this point.  The one on the left is the inside.  The one on the right is the outside.

It's kind of like the chassis of a car and its body.  They are built separately...

...then put together.

But wait!  First we must finish the outside with a white lacquer.  It'll be easier while the pieces are apart.

Taa daa!

Here are the cabinets finished and installed.

This unit will house various pieces of entertainment equipment.  It has a receptacle built in to it, as well as various cables communicating with the tv above the fireplace.

Also visible are the sliding glass doors.  The tracks are dadoed into the cabinet so the frame can keep its clean look.

A nice addition to the home.