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My workshop is nearing completion which i built using materials recycled from an old dissused shed on my property. This has been the biggest project so far to build the room in which to build guitars...and is fastly becoming my home away from home..a mans gotta have a shed.



and the inside ...although a bit sparse at the moment .I've basically just bought what I've needed to make jigs...I will buy what I need as I need it.



My bending form got tested out today for the first time with a scrap piece of Jarrah I had....seemed to work ok.
but i have my blanket plugged straight into the wall so its a bit of a juggle with watching the thermometer and turning on and off at the wall to maintain the correct temp...I will definitely look into some sort of temp control..My form and mold are straight out of Robbie O'briens DVD



I got the idea for the hold downs on my safe-t-planer table from Todd Roses's post...I thought he had a great idea with the hold down wheel so i made something that does a similar thing...I just used whatever scrap material I had lying around.... seems to work quite well.



I decided to make a little frame so the hold down wheels can be adjusted up and down to whatever thickness is being planed...and i also decided to just use clamps for the wheels so that when the table needs to be moved back towards the pillar of the drill press the hold down wheels can be adjusted out to inline with the safe-t-planer.



I have had lots of help from reading posts and asking questions on the OLF and felt it was time to contribute something for whatever its worth... So I thank you all for your wisdom ...

Pretty darn nice if you ask me. Looks like a great place to hang out with a friend, have a cold beverage and discuss guitars. Every man does need a shed.

Some good looking stuff jig wise, too. Thanks for posting.

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I'm envious of you Grant, especially the windows and the temperature, not even mentionning the space!

Really nice shop and it looks like you're well on your way on TAS! CONGRATS!

Jealous - Im jealous, thats a mighty fine space you got there for luthiery-ing!
Cheers
Charliewood

Hi Grant,
           Man ! , Your never going to be out of that shed !. Looks fantastic !
All your jigs and forms look the business , and looks like your ready to roll. You must have already spent a fair amount of time in preparation . Sometimes , I think we spend more time on jigs and forms than actually building . All necessary though , and makes for a better end result.
Good work mate !    Look forward to seeing your first in production.

Regards Craig

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CRAIG LAWRENCE of AUSTRALIA
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Great set up

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Greg
http://garibaldiinstruments.com/

Hesh, yes its just a drill press and I made a table for the safe-t-planer and i have another table for bobbin sanders of various sizes ..

   

Looks like a very nice shed to build your guitars Grant.
Impressive D.P. table for your Wagner.

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Anderson Guitars
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Great place to build them....

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

Grant -- isn't the expression "Every dog needs a house". If I got it right -- You are the dog!

As much as I like looking at the progress pictures of instruments and the finished product -- I really marvel at the ingenuity that goes into them that is posted here.

Grant you got the ingenuity...now bring on the guitars.

I love your dog house mate!

Ah! So that’s what a safe-T-planer looks like!

Grant, that’s a mighty fine tool you got there!
It looks to me, like the wheels are under a little pressure.
Am I seeing that correctly?

Anthony, you got that right - “ingenuity”

Well, I gotta get one!

Thanks for the pics Grant!

Serge buddy, Still would like to see your “monster machine”

Robert

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[QUOTE=robertandsons] Ah! So that’s what a safe-T-planer looks like!

Grant, that’s a mighty fine tool you got there!
It looks to me, like the wheels are under a little pressure.
Am I seeing that correctly?

Anthony, you got that right - “ingenuity”

Well, I gotta get one!

Thanks for the pics Grant!

Serge buddy, Still would like to see your “monster machine”

Robert[/QUOTE]
Hi Robert,   Good spotting ...the idea with the wheel bracket flexing is to create the downward pressure on the piece your planing..keeps your fingers from having to be close to the planer head as well..

Everyone needs his own shed, according to Garrison Keillor.

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Grant, thanks for the explanation!

I have a drill press that is very similar to yours (also 1hp). So you might have guessed it.
I’m very interested in how you’ve set this thing up!

If its OK with you, I would love to hear more about the operation of this jig.

Things like;

How much do you try to plane off at a time?

How many passes per side?

How do you adjust for planing thickness?

Sincerely, Robert

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Robert...there is a lot of information about the planer hidden in the archives, I'm sure. Try a search under "Wagner".

Grant, you've turned a mundane shed into an excellent man-cave!!! It does, indeed, look like you're ready for some serious lutherizing. Good luck!

robert, i love the safe-t-planer....it seems to work very well...
I don't try and take off to much at a time....maybe 0.2-0.3mm..although it could probably take off a bit more at a time..and then just adjust the table height closer to the planer head and do another pass..it comes up pretty clean if the cutters are sharp...just light swirly marks that easily get out with a scraper and sanding.
make sure your drillpress can run somewhere around 3000 rpm I think is minimum...
But like Carlton said ...there should be tons of info in the archives...lots of people using the safe-t-planer.

Thanks Grant, and Carlton

I'll be doing the research soon!

May have more questions though

Robert

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