2 Day course
Monday, December 1, 2008 to Tuesday, December 2, 2008
(Code:SU081201)

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This two day course combines our earlier one day setting up a home shop course with elements of tool maintenance and tuning from our Stationary Machines class.

First day:
Using our class room and shop we'll will guide you through tool selection, shop layout for ease of use and safety. We'll take you through the sorts of machines and tools you'll need for different scale of operation: the occasional shop; the dedicated amateur shop and the beginning professional shop.

We'll look at construction and size options for the different shops; wood floors vs. concrete floors, types of heating and recommendations for power circuits.

We'll review tool storage, lumber storage, creating workstations, workflow in the shop, and more. We'll emphasize safety with a review of the various sorts of dust collection and creating safe working areas around machines.

We'll look at workbenches, vices (vises), clamping and lighting. We'll also look at the ergonomics of shop layout with a discussion of bench, storage and task height

We encourage you to bring a design for your new or remodelled shop, pictures of your existing shop and prepare your questions about specific tools or problems you need to solve. We want this to be a full discussion!


Second day:
We’ll go into depth on the tuning and maintenance of the table saw. We’ll show you how to check for runout on the arbor, check that the fence is parallel to the blade. We’ll review the various safety devices that can and should be added to a table saw. We’ll also go over the construction of a good safe cross cut sled.

In the afternoon we’ll go over the tuning and setup of the bandsaw. We’ll show you how to ensure that the blade tracks on the centre of the upper wheel; to set the blade tension; set the guides and to square the table to the blade.

Finally we’ll discuss and demonstrate how to maintain and tune jointers and planers.

Cost: $230
Material charge: $None

Starts at: 9:00 AM
Class size: 12

What to bring:
You should bring a notebook and a pen or pencil. Feel free to bring a camera.

Please bring the following tools / equipment:

• Hearing protection, eye protection and a dust mask.