Ghetto WorkCenter Boom Arm Part V The Second Video

This second Ghetto WorkCenter video shows the completed WorkCenter. After making the saw tray and boom arm I kept going and moved on to make a tool holder. As I documented in my last post, I made the Tool Holder by coping the V design of the Festool Tool Holders. I made mine of wood and it mounts on the Ghetto WorkCenter. Now I can hang two tools on the WorkCenter while keeping the saw off the ground and the hose out of the choice.
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The Shop Tour Series Part I

For anyone who’s been reading along (or listening to me go on about it on the MWA Podcast), you know that I’ve been working on the shop for a long time. When I got home from Woodworking in America 2011 I went right to work on my bench (for about a month). Then it got cold and I’ve been working on my shop renovation since (with plenty of project interruptions).
I’m currently in what I call Phase 1 of the the renovation. It is the wiring, insulation and sheathing of the two (2) exterior walls. The remaining phases, as I envision them now, are as follows:Phase 1.5 Insulate and Sheath the FloorPhase 2 Bump out the back wallPhase 3 Cathedral the ceilingAs I’m hoping to accomplish a lot in the shop this year, I thought it would be interesting and motivating to document it on a regular basis. So, I’m going to film a shop tour each month. For this first one (1), I spend a bit of time just going over the shop. In the future I’ll try to focus on what has changed.Here is the premier: 2013 January Shop Tour
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Working down in the trenches during the early days of shop renovation.