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@@FishersShop 😂 love this. I found your channel looking for ideas for building a pulpit for our pastors. I’m glad I did! Let’s just say it will be heavily inspired by the one you made!
AWESOME shop tour Drew! Thanks for sharing. “They were right, it broke…and I had to change my pants !” 🤣🤣🤣☠️ ALWAYS learning & LAUGHING with this channel. Oh yea… was hoping you’d mention your neighbor.. once again. Didn’t disappoint!
Consider a tankless water heater. Excellent brands are Rinnai, Stiebel, and Rheem 18kw. Tankless is a misnomer because they do have a tank but is mini and the whole heater occupies maybe a third of the space a "normal" water heater does. For you would be a blessing. I switched to these about 30 years ago and have had them in all three houses I've lived. Have used all 3 brands (a different one in each home) and they're all excellent. They're also _very_ quiet; something you might appreciate. Depending the brand and your area, the equipment goes from $400 all the way up to $750 plus installation. Believe me, you will be glad for that expense, is worth every penny and no, I'm retired from an office job so no, no commissions.
I have Rinnai since 2006 and I LOVE it. Small, efficient, but the best part: I can take shower for a few days and never run out of hot water. Plus, when not in use, the use of energy is zero :)
Been a big fan of your channel for years now. You did a hell of a job setting up all the equip in such a small space. Thanks for all the great humor and content.
I went to the doctors Friday and he diagnosed me with anis fishers. Figured it was a cool coincidence when i came on your videos. You got a new subscriber.
13:36 ---That old Wilton Machinist's vice is perfect! I've been using the same set up for 25 years and it is the best I've ever used. Whatever I put in my vise, STAYS PUT - unlike just about every single other wood vise except a Moxon - which is the only other vise I have and would recommend. A machinist vise is quick to use and grips like a pitbull. Only downside is that it's limited to smaller projects. For larger projects, use a Moxon vise. Only downside is that it's SLIGHTLY slower. I built my Moxon for about ten bucks - a couple of 3/4" x 8" full thread bolts, nuts & washers for each plus some scraps. Stupid simple.
Drew it’s pretty awesome how much you’re able to pack into your shop and how much you get done! Definitely a great inspiration for those of us with small shops! But you failed to share with us… where do you keep your secret stash of peanut M&M’s?
This was excellent, I have saved the video to a "reference" file. No fancy editing, just very real and candid. You always put out good work, keep the project videos coming!
Massive knowledge and experience and willing to help out every level of woodworking craftsperson.100% class act while humble and entertaining. The slot screw lives!
As always, great video! A tip I always give for router bits, drill bits, and other "consumables" is to buy large, cheap sets right off the bat. When you need to replace one, replace it with a higher quality single. You get a case, and the bits you use most often are quality pieces.
For me when I first got mine I bought a cheap Skill set. This way I could play around with shapes and styles to see how they work. Then I’ve upgraded along the way when they were worn out or to get specialty bits.
Thanks for the tips! I keep moving machines in my shop, but it happens less and less frequent, so I must be getting close to where I need to....... I think. Love the video, your shop and the channel. Regards James One Handed Maker - Australia
Thanks for the deep dive into your shop and recommended tools. Always fun to see more space saving details for a small shop…plus ways to incorporate unnecessary walnut. 😂
I bought your plans for the miter saw stand because I bought the same model saw right before your video came out about the stand. I didn't build it until about 6 months ago but it's my favorite mobile station in the garage. Everyone else recommends a static miter saw station but I love having the moving cart instead with the folding T track stops
OMG! The dryer bit at the end made me laugh at loud. We made a theater room in our basement and it is right under the washer and dryer. So I feel your pain. I also noticed that you have the same problem that I have with my jeans. I always kneel down the same knee and I have a "white" spot on that one knee on my jeans too. We need to come up for a word for that.
Drew thank you. Finally someone with a small shop and a CNC going over their shop layout. Now I hope you don't mind, but I have questions. Over the past 6 years as I've slowly built up my skill set, WWGOA + TH-cam, and my shop, it's obvious to me that the table saw is king. It sits somewhere near the center of my woodworkers' shop. I am in the early stages of shifting my business model away from traditional woodworking to a combination of traditional/modern. This has me rethinking not only the table saw as king, but my need for a tabIe saw. Let me backup several steps. Not two months ago, my next big purchase was going to be a Harvey 4HP table saw. Then I watched @ShopNations video on the Kreg Adaptive Cutting System Cart he built. In three short videos my love affair with the table saw ended. Don't get me wrong, the Adaptive Cutting System with track saw by Kreg is not an end all be all. But it does go a long way in replacing the need for a table saw/outfeed table. I could tuck my table saw out of the way, and pull it out should I need it. If I find I am not needing, then I could get rid of it. Next came the shift all together with CNC. I've been looking at CNC on and off for a longtime now. When I finally came to realize that what I am looking for out of this business venture, could be accomplished more efficiently with a CNC. This years profits will be going into purchasing my first CNC. My plan is to replace my table saw with the CNC in the center of my shop. The world will revolve around the CNC. The type of work/product I produce will be dictated by sales. Hopefully driven by the CNC. If the CNC pans out, then I would look to expand. My ultimate goal would allow me to retire from IT (25 years and counting) and take on this work full time until I retire.
Great video as always, Drew~! You really maximize the space you have there. I definitely need to take a page from your book's organization chapter. I'll also be relooking at my dumping of sawdust into the woodline of my yard. I have a pool too, for Pete's sake~! LOL
Awesome shop tour. I purchased several plans and have a similar setup. I absolutely love the miter saw stand one of my favorites in my shop as well as the 9 jigs on the wall.
Drew, your shop has to be the most efficient use of space on the planet! So well thought out and designed. Enjoy your channel as you keep it real and So FAR, even with what seems to be great success, you have not changed nor grown a big (star of woodworking) head. Love your project videos and please continue to keep it real. And always look forward to the outtakes. :-)
Hey Drew, great shop. I wish my future shop looks this good. Lol. On the vise, there is no law that says you have to have a wood vise. I believe in the "if it ain't broke, why change it?"
I really like the versatility of my current vise. I don't want to lose that. I think the only way I'd change is if I can find an old emmerts turtle vise somewhere that I can restore.
Thank you for the great tour. I see the super cell as my dream dust collector that could be used for everything. But why do you have so many tool specific collectors when you have the supercell? Really appreciated the bloopers at the end. I can relate so much!
I have so many of your plans I need to build, already bought them just need to take the time to build them. My shop is 10x16 so we shall see if I can get it set up as efficiently as yours. Loved the content my friend.
Ah, TH-cam shop tours, where I get to marvel at other people's organizational skills while secretly knowing my own shop, sometimes make a tornado aftermath look organized, lol. Great video, Drew! Thanks for the shout. You're the best!
Getting that organization takes a long time and it's slow and steady improvements. Don't get discouraged seeing someone that looks like they've got it all figured out. Make one step at a time to get things into a permenant place, get dust collection set up and eventually people will look at your shop feeling they couldn't be as organized as you.
I feel your pain, relative to ambient noises when trying to shoot video footage. If I don't have a camera in my shop, no one pops their head in for any reason whatsoever. But if I take a camera out there, I'm guaranteed to experience multiple interruptions. Murphy's Law, I guess. But I'm glad to have all of the people in my family who "interrupt". As always, great video and highly entertaining. Love the outtakes. Watch those shins.
Have really loved watching your shop and channel grow. Your plans are super easy to use. Thanks for all the information you put out. Keep up the amazing work.Semper Fidelis 👽
Fantastic job, sir! I wish you did more videos (as you are one of my favorite TH-camrs) but i understand the amount of time it takes. So thank you for the tour and looking forward to your next build
Really enjoyed the shop tour Drew!!! Now I have more stuff I want to buy and more of your plans I want to get......I'll put them on my wish list! I absolutely love the individual tool holders you've made and am amazed at your ingenuity. Had to gasp at your SawStop modification for dust collection. I have exact same saw and given the cost I would be afraid to do that but I don't have your skills. Also smiled at the wooden parts you created to fix your 1" strip sander. I'll have to remember that for future use in my shop. Thanks for another great video!
Thanks! So glad you liked it. Yeah, I figured if I botched the SawStop mod, I could always just buy a new plastic shroud. It was actually a pretty low-risk mod.
Thank you for the great tour. I am looking to upgrade my current setup soon. I currently have a storage unit for my lawn mowing business and half a 24x24 garage for my woodworking stuff. My old boss I did construction with has offered to sell his shop rent to own to me which will be a huge upgrade. I don't know on timing though. It is slow going with his age and health. I try to help him out when I can.
@@FishersShop thank you. It will be nice to not have to share the woodworking space will all my dad’s garage stuff. The place I will be moving into has roughly 5x the space of my current woodworking setup. There’s a few rooms so I can keep the grass from mixing with the sawdust (in theory).
What a great video to watch! I saw your email and was like, I will watch this on Sunday morning. What a great, practical workshop you've created! And the bosch shadow light should be OEM! Glad you have a neighbor so close to take your sawdust and have so much lumber for free! You are an inspiration that your father and grandfather would be proud! I'm keen on the dust deputy low profile! How do you recommend making perfect 3/4" dog holes in a home made work bench? Plunge router them? And what recommened bit. Outtakes are just worth it!🤣
I recommend using a drill guide. I have the Rockler one, but there are cheaper alternatives out there. For a bit, I recommend Fisch forstner bits. They're the best, but again... there are cheaper alternatives out there. Freud and Diablo are decent, for example. Thanks for watching!
I built your miterstation and it's amazing. The top and the supports are great, the wheels work exactly as they should, the wings are amazing, it's fast and has a much better foot print. I have a rigid miter saw so, yeah the bars etc, I keep mine canted off to teh side and it tucks up close to the wall when not in use. Amazing space saver and add in for more storage for everything else. I have had endless trouble (feels like) making the drawers. Due to "home center potato chip" plywood. I still have to make two more drawers so that project will be a while until finished. Other stuff got in the way. I'll end up doing that miter saw dust collection you showed before I finish the drawers.
We both live in Grand Rapids area and I have met you in person before. I knew you said your shop was in the basement and was small but never knew exactly how small. Amazing to see all the quality work you produce in this small space. My small basement workshop is similar is size 14x14. The clean well organized space you have is something strive for!
out of all the cool tools, gadgets, and doo-dads you mention at the end, by far and away the best one is the push stick. it is HANDS DOWN the best push stick i have ever used! and yes, i have replaced the bottom of it a few times. i also embedded rare earth magnets into the side of mine so i can stick it to the side of my table saw when i'm not using it and it's just right there when i do need it. thanks Drew!
Yeah, I thought about making a portable vice with pins that would just drop into the bench dog holes. But so far, there hasn't been a need for a different kind of vice
Hey Drew, my favourite and most used plan I bought from you is the cross cut sled. I use it a ton and all my cuts are perfectly square. All the instructions, from the plans I've purchased, were super easy to follow. Last week after using the cross cut sled I thought I should send you a thank you note so here you go..."Thanks" take care my friend and stay healthy and safe!
Great stuff, Drew. I've used a number of the same techniques that you presented (e.g., most everything on wheels, including one of my CNCs) in my small, oddly shaped shop, but I picked up several really great ideas from the video, so I appreciate you taking the time to go through it all for us. I am comfortable and very much enjoy designing my projects, but I'm no Drew Fisher and I am always up for seeing how others do things ... I see a couple of plans on your site that I need to grab, thanks for keeping the prices reasonable!
This is the best shop tour video I’ve seen. I love that you went into so much detail Drew. Its very relatable for us small shop people. I can’t wait to get a couple plans for mine from your site!
Love the shop tour! Way to make the best of your shop space. It would be funny if you did some parallel outtakes of your wife reacting to you turning on you planer or table saw while doing things around the house😂
This video has been a "game changer." As you went through your shop I remembered all the videos you made over the years. My favourite two were where you built your bench and storage. It still looks like a mighty fine bench and still a bit too nice for a shop. Looking forward to seeing what you get up to in the future.
Love your common sense method of organization. 👀 I too have a basement WW workshop. I immediately have respect for you since you have respect for your father and grandfather. 👍. Similarly I gave my Father’s drill press to my son.
Great shop tour video that's comprehensive enough without being boring as some may be. Love the time that you put into the production to include all of the links to products and past videos as well. Great work again my friend. - Chris
I received the table saw sled for 45 degree cuts and spline jig and the tapering my personal favorite. I bought other plans but projects win the time battle. Great use of space sir! Thanks for the tour and more videos I so enjoy them.
Great video. I have the same hollow chisel mortiser. I got it off of Marketplace. It's one of those things I rarely use but when I do need to use it it's awesome to have.
Thanks for the tour Drew! Lots of great ideas to integrate into my shop. I've had great success building a couple pieces of shop furniture using your plans. Looking forward to your next project!
What an amazing shop Drew for the square footage you have you make the most amazing stuff love your channel and your projects. My goal this summer is to get my shop set up and to start making some shop furniture to make an outfit table to accommodate my Dewalt table saw definitely get a buy the plans for the cart that your planner sits on. And trying to save the money to buy an Oneida mini gorilla system.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 hopefully soon
Amazing how you squeezed all that stuff into such a small space, and have it so well organized. Aside from the wall hanging fire extinguisher, do you have any type of automatic fire suppression in your shop? If not, something to consider since this shop is part of your house.
@@FishersShop Yeah. I saw the one fire extinguisher hanging on the wall. An automatic fire suppression system is something to consider just for extra safety and peace of mind. Love your vids. Love your craftsmanship. Love your sense of humor.
I'm amazed your workshop is so small, never had that appearance during your videos. In fact i always thought you had tunneled through to your neighbour's unused cellar !! 😅😊
If you think the vacmaster shop vacs are nice try out a dewalt stealthsonic 12 gallon, Mines a beast. Also why didn't you hook the table saw up to the Oneida supercell?
@@ponyboyc Either way, it's more work. I'd have to bend down to switch between using the table saw and other tools. Plus, I'd have to remember to turn on the dust collection when using the table saw. The way I have it now, I don't have to even think about it and the only time I gotta bend down is to empty the bag which is something I pay my son to do for me. :)
Is the only way in down the stairs? I didn't realise it was a basement setup Good work getting everything down there mate! We don't tend to have basements here in Oz. Love your work Drew🍻
Because then I'd have to monkey with blast gates every time I wanted to use the saw. And I'd have to remember to turn on the dust collector. It's all automatic how I have it now
I have ZERO idea how you do this Drew. I have a 1500sq.ft. basement, and by all rights I could have the ENTIRE basement as a shop...except...yea. you know it. My ACTUAL working shop space is no more than 200sq.ft. and that includes all tool storage (Spindle Sander, Planer, SMALL Jointer, Scroll Saw, Table Saw, Dust Collector). I need to do a total rip out and re-organization, but I need help for sure. BTW: I also have a TON of flat head screws from my grandfather. One thing I've noticed? Those screws are beyond stout compared to what you get today. I have from #4-1/4 all the way to #14-3-1/2" Probably 10000 screws in total. LOL
@FishersShop I dream of having this as a shop. I need walls put up, I need junk cleared out....Unfortunately, some people (yes me included) can't let go of some items.
All planers will give snipe, regardless of what kind of cutterhead they have in them. There are tricks you can do to either relocate the snipe to sacrificial boards or to mitigate how bad it is, but it'll always be there.
Have you done anything about noise abatement, _i.e.,_ noise from the shop bothering those in the rest of the house? I'm in the basement, too, and no one upstairs can get too far away from it in our single-story house.
Great video as Im looking at rearranging my one car garage shop. Seeing your working out of a basement what do you do about air quality? I know you have good dust collection but nothing is perfect and there has to be residual dust in the air with no escape.
I have a ceiling mounted filter that I didn't show in the tour. It helps but isn't perfect. If it gets real bad in there, I just take a break until it all settles
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Absolutely the most humble woodworker on TH-cam.
I'm the best in the world at being humble.
@@FishersShopNo, I am....
Proud to be humble
@@FishersShop
😂 love this. I found your channel looking for ideas for building a pulpit for our pastors. I’m glad I did! Let’s just say it will be heavily inspired by the one you made!
Humility is one of the greatest virtues.
I'm glad you slipped in a "neighbor joke" they never get old 🤣🤣🤣
Had to get in at least one.
His neighbor needs to have a TH-cam channel, showing the carnage after Drew is done foraging for materials.
I love the slot screw you add to your builds. It’s nice to see you pay homage to your dad and granddad. 👍👍
Thanks!
Hope you're keeping some flathead screws for your son.
AWESOME shop tour Drew! Thanks for sharing. “They were right, it broke…and I had to change my pants !” 🤣🤣🤣☠️
ALWAYS learning & LAUGHING with this channel.
Oh yea… was hoping you’d mention your neighbor.. once again. Didn’t disappoint!
Thanks 👍
Consider a tankless water heater.
Excellent brands are Rinnai, Stiebel, and Rheem 18kw. Tankless is a misnomer because they do have a tank but is mini and the whole heater occupies maybe a third of the space a "normal" water heater does. For you would be a blessing.
I switched to these about 30 years ago and have had them in all three houses I've lived. Have used all 3 brands (a different one in each home) and they're all excellent. They're also _very_ quiet; something you might appreciate.
Depending the brand and your area, the equipment goes from $400 all the way up to $750 plus installation. Believe me, you will be glad for that expense, is worth every penny and no, I'm retired from an office job so no, no commissions.
Yeah, I wish I would have splurged and done that when I had the house built. I could have used that space for sure.
I have Rinnai since 2006 and I LOVE it. Small, efficient, but the best part: I can take shower for a few days and never run out of hot water. Plus, when not in use, the use of energy is zero :)
Been a big fan of your channel for years now. You did a hell of a job setting up all the equip in such a small space. Thanks for all the great humor and content.
I appreciate that!
I love how everything has a fine coating of walnut dust and even Drew by the end of the video!, lol
Haha, yeah. I don't even know how I got all filthy. I was literally just talking to a camera but by the end, I'm covered in dust. haha
I went to the doctors Friday and he diagnosed me with anis fishers. Figured it was a cool coincidence when i came on your videos. You got a new subscriber.
Nice tribute to your father and grandfather.
Thanks! :)
Love the T-shirt.
Thanks! They're available on my site if you want your own.
Great use of space. I love the CNC cart. Who knew you could store it in that manner.
Yup, it's fine. In fact, OneFinity sells a wall-mount rack and you can even run it vertical like that.
13:36 ---That old Wilton Machinist's vice is perfect! I've been using the same set up for 25 years and it is the best I've ever used. Whatever I put in my vise, STAYS PUT - unlike just about every single other wood vise except a Moxon - which is the only other vise I have and would recommend.
A machinist vise is quick to use and grips like a pitbull. Only downside is that it's limited to smaller projects. For larger projects, use a Moxon vise. Only downside is that it's SLIGHTLY slower.
I built my Moxon for about ten bucks - a couple of 3/4" x 8" full thread bolts, nuts & washers for each plus some scraps. Stupid simple.
Drew it’s pretty awesome how much you’re able to pack into your shop and how much you get done! Definitely a great inspiration for those of us with small shops!
But you failed to share with us… where do you keep your secret stash of peanut M&M’s?
It wouldn't be a "secret" stash if I showed that. :)
This was excellent, I have saved the video to a "reference" file. No fancy editing, just very real and candid. You always put out good work, keep the project videos coming!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I wish I used every inch of my shop as well as you do!
Thanks
I built your flip top work station several years ago. It has been a tremendous asset in my micro shop. Thanks for what you do.
Glad to hear it's worked out for you! Thanks for watching
Massive knowledge and experience and willing to help out every level of woodworking craftsperson.100% class act while humble and entertaining. The slot screw lives!
Haha, well thanks!
As always, great video! A tip I always give for router bits, drill bits, and other "consumables" is to buy large, cheap sets right off the bat. When you need to replace one, replace it with a higher quality single. You get a case, and the bits you use most often are quality pieces.
Good tip!
For me when I first got mine I bought a cheap Skill set. This way I could play around with shapes and styles to see how they work. Then I’ve upgraded along the way when they were worn out or to get specialty bits.
Thanks for the tips!
I keep moving machines in my shop, but it happens less and less frequent, so I must be getting close to where I need to....... I think.
Love the video, your shop and the channel.
Regards James
One Handed Maker - Australia
Thanks a bunch! Glad it was helpful for ya
Loved that tour. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for the deep dive into your shop and recommended tools. Always fun to see more space saving details for a small shop…plus ways to incorporate unnecessary walnut. 😂
Thanks for watching!
HA! I feel like a really found Waldo when you told us where the brass flatheads are coming from. Great part of the story of each piece too.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for the shoutout drew! I’m honored to be in there!
I bought your plans for the miter saw stand because I bought the same model saw right before your video came out about the stand. I didn't build it until about 6 months ago but it's my favorite mobile station in the garage. Everyone else recommends a static miter saw station but I love having the moving cart instead with the folding T track stops
Nice! Yeah, I love my miter stand. It's nice being able to roll it around and out of the way when I need to.
Ti scrivo dall Italia. Grazie a te ho migliorato le tecniche della falegnameria😊😊😊😊😊
Awesome! I'm glad I could be of help!
Love your shop 😊
Thanks so much 😊
So many games changed!
OMG! The dryer bit at the end made me laugh at loud. We made a theater room in our basement and it is right under the washer and dryer. So I feel your pain. I also noticed that you have the same problem that I have with my jeans. I always kneel down the same knee and I have a "white" spot on that one knee on my jeans too. We need to come up for a word for that.
Haha yup
Drew thank you. Finally someone with a small shop and a CNC going over their shop layout. Now I hope you don't mind, but I have questions. Over the past 6 years as I've slowly built up my skill set, WWGOA + TH-cam, and my shop, it's obvious to me that the table saw is king. It sits somewhere near the center of my woodworkers' shop. I am in the early stages of shifting my business model away from traditional woodworking to a combination of traditional/modern. This has me rethinking not only the table saw as king, but my need for a tabIe saw. Let me backup several steps. Not two months ago, my next big purchase was going to be a Harvey 4HP table saw. Then I watched @ShopNations video on the Kreg Adaptive Cutting System Cart he built. In three short videos my love affair with the table saw ended. Don't get me wrong, the Adaptive Cutting System with track saw by Kreg is not an end all be all. But it does go a long way in replacing the need for a table saw/outfeed table. I could tuck my table saw out of the way, and pull it out should I need it. If I find I am not needing, then I could get rid of it. Next came the shift all together with CNC. I've been looking at CNC on and off for a longtime now. When I finally came to realize that what I am looking for out of this business venture, could be accomplished more efficiently with a CNC. This years profits will be going into purchasing my first CNC. My plan is to replace my table saw with the CNC in the center of my shop. The world will revolve around the CNC. The type of work/product I produce will be dictated by sales. Hopefully driven by the CNC. If the CNC pans out, then I would look to expand. My ultimate goal would allow me to retire from IT (25 years and counting) and take on this work full time until I retire.
Sounds like you have things figured out. I didn't see any questions in there
@@FishersShop I guess my question is do you find that by adding a CNC in your shop are not using your table saw as much? Did you move your table saw?
No. I use my table saw WAY more than the CNC. But for what I'm doing in my shop, I only use the CNC for about 10-15% of my projects.
Nice shop. Great presentation. And as usual, entertaining. Well done.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video as always, Drew~! You really maximize the space you have there. I definitely need to take a page from your book's organization chapter. I'll also be relooking at my dumping of sawdust into the woodline of my yard. I have a pool too, for Pete's sake~! LOL
Hah. Thanks for watching!
Awesome shop tour. I purchased several plans and have a similar setup. I absolutely love the miter saw stand one of my favorites in my shop as well as the 9 jigs on the wall.
Awesome! I hope they work well for you!
Drew, your shop has to be the most efficient use of space on the planet! So well thought out and designed. Enjoy your channel as you keep it real and So FAR, even with what seems to be great success, you have not changed nor grown a big (star of woodworking) head. Love your project videos and please continue to keep it real. And always look forward to the outtakes. :-)
Thanks 👍 Glad you enjoyed it!
We love to watch your video's. And you are precise on your work. Your video cuts are great to see.
Glad you like them!
Thanks for the detailed tour of your awesome shop Drew! I was in time to use the discount for WWGOA, so also thanks for that!!
You bet!
Great looking shop!
Thanks! A big part of its awesomeness is due to all the great JessEm tools!
Hey Drew, great shop. I wish my future shop looks this good. Lol. On the vise, there is no law that says you have to have a wood vise. I believe in the "if it ain't broke, why change it?"
I really like the versatility of my current vise. I don't want to lose that. I think the only way I'd change is if I can find an old emmerts turtle vise somewhere that I can restore.
The bit on the side, you said was small, is bigger than my whole shed.
Thank you for the great tour. I see the super cell as my dream dust collector that could be used for everything. But why do you have so many tool specific collectors when you have the supercell?
Really appreciated the bloopers at the end. I can relate so much!
Because I don’t have room to plumb the shop and use blast gates. The way I have it is all automated.
@@FishersShop thank you for taking the time to reply!
Love the Flathead Way sign😂
I have so many of your plans I need to build, already bought them just need to take the time to build them. My shop is 10x16 so we shall see if I can get it set up as efficiently as yours. Loved the content my friend.
Thanks a bunch! Have fun with the builds!
Ah, TH-cam shop tours, where I get to marvel at other people's organizational skills while secretly knowing my own shop, sometimes make a tornado aftermath look organized, lol. Great video, Drew! Thanks for the shout. You're the best!
Haha. I doubt that's true! I've seen videos of your shop and everything is in its place. :)
You know they spend days cleaning so it looks great for the video.
I resemble that remark!
Getting that organization takes a long time and it's slow and steady improvements. Don't get discouraged seeing someone that looks like they've got it all figured out. Make one step at a time to get things into a permenant place, get dust collection set up and eventually people will look at your shop feeling they couldn't be as organized as you.
@@SpartanORGN
Pretty sure that’s where I need to invest, a small dust collector and a shop vac 👍🏻👍🏻
Love your channel, your hard work is appreciated.
I appreciate that. Thanks
I feel your pain, relative to ambient noises when trying to shoot video footage. If I don't have a camera in my shop, no one pops their head in for any reason whatsoever. But if I take a camera out there, I'm guaranteed to experience multiple interruptions. Murphy's Law, I guess. But I'm glad to have all of the people in my family who "interrupt". As always, great video and highly entertaining. Love the outtakes. Watch those shins.
Haha yup. Thanks!
Have really loved watching your shop and channel grow. Your plans are super easy to use. Thanks for all the information you put out. Keep up the amazing work.Semper Fidelis 👽
Thank you very much!
I have some old Kowood set. Never regretted it.
Same here!
Fantastic job, sir! I wish you did more videos (as you are one of my favorite TH-camrs) but i understand the amount of time it takes. So thank you for the tour and looking forward to your next build
I appreciate that! Thanks for watching! :)
Really enjoyed the shop tour Drew!!! Now I have more stuff I want to buy and more of your plans I want to get......I'll put them on my wish list! I absolutely love the individual tool holders you've made and am amazed at your ingenuity. Had to gasp at your SawStop modification for dust collection. I have exact same saw and given the cost I would be afraid to do that but I don't have your skills. Also smiled at the wooden parts you created to fix your 1" strip sander. I'll have to remember that for future use in my shop. Thanks for another great video!
Thanks! So glad you liked it. Yeah, I figured if I botched the SawStop mod, I could always just buy a new plastic shroud. It was actually a pretty low-risk mod.
Thank you for the great tour. I am looking to upgrade my current setup soon. I currently have a storage unit for my lawn mowing business and half a 24x24 garage for my woodworking stuff. My old boss I did construction with has offered to sell his shop rent to own to me which will be a huge upgrade. I don't know on timing though. It is slow going with his age and health. I try to help him out when I can.
That's nice of you. Good luck on the shop upgrade!
@@FishersShop thank you. It will be nice to not have to share the woodworking space will all my dad’s garage stuff. The place I will be moving into has roughly 5x the space of my current woodworking setup. There’s a few rooms so I can keep the grass from mixing with the sawdust (in theory).
What a great video to watch! I saw your email and was like, I will watch this on Sunday morning. What a great, practical workshop you've created! And the bosch shadow light should be OEM! Glad you have a neighbor so close to take your sawdust and have so much lumber for free! You are an inspiration that your father and grandfather would be proud! I'm keen on the dust deputy low profile! How do you recommend making perfect 3/4" dog holes in a home made work bench? Plunge router them? And what recommened bit. Outtakes are just worth it!🤣
I recommend using a drill guide. I have the Rockler one, but there are cheaper alternatives out there. For a bit, I recommend Fisch forstner bits. They're the best, but again... there are cheaper alternatives out there. Freud and Diablo are decent, for example. Thanks for watching!
I built your miterstation and it's amazing. The top and the supports are great, the wheels work exactly as they should, the wings are amazing, it's fast and has a much better foot print. I have a rigid miter saw so, yeah the bars etc, I keep mine canted off to teh side and it tucks up close to the wall when not in use. Amazing space saver and add in for more storage for everything else.
I have had endless trouble (feels like) making the drawers. Due to "home center potato chip" plywood. I still have to make two more drawers so that project will be a while until finished. Other stuff got in the way.
I'll end up doing that miter saw dust collection you showed before I finish the drawers.
Right on! Glad that miter station is working for ya!
We both live in Grand Rapids area and I have met you in person before. I knew you said your shop was in the basement and was small but never knew exactly how small. Amazing to see all the quality work you produce in this small space. My small basement workshop is similar is size 14x14. The clean well organized space you have is something strive for!
Thanks!! 🙏
out of all the cool tools, gadgets, and doo-dads you mention at the end, by far and away the best one is the push stick. it is HANDS DOWN the best push stick i have ever used! and yes, i have replaced the bottom of it a few times. i also embedded rare earth magnets into the side of mine so i can stick it to the side of my table saw when i'm not using it and it's just right there when i do need it. thanks Drew!
Right on! That’s a great idea with the magnets. 🧲
Just bought all the table saw jig plans. Thank you for your content, especially the computer room.
Right on! Enjoy! "There's not even a computer BACK there!"
A moxon vise would clamp down to that fancy bench with those bessey hold down clamps.
Yeah, I thought about making a portable vice with pins that would just drop into the bench dog holes. But so far, there hasn't been a need for a different kind of vice
Hey Drew, my favourite and most used plan I bought from you is the cross cut sled. I use it a ton and all my cuts are perfectly square. All the instructions, from the plans I've purchased, were super easy to follow. Last week after using the cross cut sled I thought I should send you a thank you note so here you go..."Thanks" take care my friend and stay healthy and safe!
Thanks! Glad to hear it's working out well for you. :)
Beautiful laboratory, congratulations from, Italy🇮🇹 💪🔝
Thank you very much!
Love the flathead screw tribute!
Thanks!
Great stuff, Drew. I've used a number of the same techniques that you presented (e.g., most everything on wheels, including one of my CNCs) in my small, oddly shaped shop, but I picked up several really great ideas from the video, so I appreciate you taking the time to go through it all for us. I am comfortable and very much enjoy designing my projects, but I'm no Drew Fisher and I am always up for seeing how others do things ... I see a couple of plans on your site that I need to grab, thanks for keeping the prices reasonable!
You bet! Glad you found it helpful
Well worth a like and subscribe! 😊
Welcome aboard!
I love the push stick. I have dropped mine a couple of times and broke the handle but glued it back together and works great!
Nice! Yeah, I love the design
I have a 12X20 shop. Very motivating to see your ability to overcome small space. I will be implementing some of your design. Thank you!
Awesome! Glad it was helpful!
This is the best shop tour video I’ve seen. I love that you went into so much detail Drew. Its very relatable for us small shop people. I can’t wait to get a couple plans for mine from your site!
Well thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)
Ohhh snap shop tour. Let me grab my coffee
Hope you enjoyed it!
I recently upgraded my air compressor to a California Air. Super quiet, highly recommend, especially because you are in the basement.
Nice. I only charge it up when I need it so it’s not that big of a deal
Love the shop tour! Way to make the best of your shop space. It would be funny if you did some parallel outtakes of your wife reacting to you turning on you planer or table saw while doing things around the house😂
Haha... oddly enough, she says the noises never bother her. I don't get how that's possible, but that's what she says.
Nice tour. Thank you for sharing.🙂🙂
Thanks for visiting
Great shop tour
Thanks 👍
This video has been a "game changer."
As you went through your shop I remembered all the videos you made over the years. My favourite two were where you built your bench and storage. It still looks like a mighty fine bench and still a bit too nice for a shop.
Looking forward to seeing what you get up to in the future.
I agree! I might have to rebuild all the other furniture out of walnut to match it. :) Thanks for watching all these videos over the years
@@FishersShop nothing like a bit of necessary unnecessary-walnut to improve shop aesthetics.
Thank you for making these videos, Drew!
@@FishersShop
"I might have to rebuild all the other furniture out of walnut to match it."
Does you neighbour have enough?
Mind blown 🤯. You are so organized. I love seeing things well organised and stored. Good job!
Thanks a bunch!
THANK YOU!!! I'm about to move and my "shop" is only 13x13 and you've given me a great deal of wonderful ideas!!
Wonderful! Glad it was helpful!
Love your common sense method of organization. 👀 I too have a basement WW workshop. I immediately have respect for you since you have respect for your father and grandfather. 👍. Similarly I gave my Father’s drill press to my son.
Right on! Hey thanks for watching
Great shop tour video that's comprehensive enough without being boring as some may be. Love the time that you put into the production to include all of the links to products and past videos as well. Great work again my friend. - Chris
Hey thanks! I appreciate you for noticing that.
I received the table saw sled for 45 degree cuts and spline jig and the tapering my personal favorite. I bought other plans but projects win the time battle. Great use of space sir! Thanks for the tour and more videos I so enjoy them.
Thanks! Glad the jigs are working out for ya.
Great video. I have the same hollow chisel mortiser. I got it off of Marketplace. It's one of those things I rarely use but when I do need to use it it's awesome to have.
Exactly! I don't use it much, but when I do, it's great.
This is the best shop tour video I have seen today 😉
Keep watching it everyday then.
Enjoyed the video. You gave me some good ideas for the mess that is my small shop. Thanks for sharing.
Glad I could help!
Thanks for the tour Drew! Lots of great ideas to integrate into my shop. I've had great success building a couple pieces of shop furniture using your plans. Looking forward to your next project!
Fantastic! Glad they work out for you
I love fisher!
What an amazing shop Drew for the square footage you have you make the most amazing stuff love your channel and your projects. My goal this summer is to get my shop set up and to start making some shop furniture to make an outfit table to accommodate my Dewalt table saw definitely get a buy the plans for the cart that your planner sits on. And trying to save the money to buy an Oneida mini gorilla system.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 hopefully soon
Right on! Thanks for watching!
Amazing how you squeezed all that stuff into such a small space, and have it so well organized. Aside from the wall hanging fire extinguisher, do you have any type of automatic fire suppression in your shop? If not, something to consider since this shop is part of your house.
Nope nothing automated but I have an extinguisher mounted in there.
@@FishersShop Yeah. I saw the one fire extinguisher hanging on the wall. An automatic fire suppression system is something to consider just for extra safety and peace of mind. Love your vids. Love your craftsmanship. Love your sense of humor.
I'm amazed your workshop is so small, never had that appearance during your videos. In fact i always thought you had tunneled through to your neighbour's unused cellar !! 😅😊
Yeah, the camera adds 10lbs and 10ft x 10ft to the room.
Pretty coo,
Thanks
Thank you so much for the shop tour! There is only one request I have. Could you make a video about your breaker box and electricity infrastructure?
Nope! :)
If you think the vacmaster shop vacs are nice try out a dewalt stealthsonic 12 gallon, Mines a beast.
Also why didn't you hook the table saw up to the Oneida supercell?
Don't want to monkey with blast gates every time I want to use the table saw. This way it's totally hands off
If you hooked the big dust collector to your table saw you could get rid of the small one.
But then I'd have to monkey with blast gates every time. Bending over that much would make my back explode. No thanks. :)
@FishersShop if you leave the 4in port open all the time regardless you would just need to plug the end of the 21/2 hose when using the table saw.
@@ponyboyc Either way, it's more work. I'd have to bend down to switch between using the table saw and other tools. Plus, I'd have to remember to turn on the dust collection when using the table saw. The way I have it now, I don't have to even think about it and the only time I gotta bend down is to empty the bag which is something I pay my son to do for me. :)
Is the only way in down the stairs? I didn't realise it was a basement setup
Good work getting everything down there mate!
We don't tend to have basements here in Oz. Love your work Drew🍻
No, there’s a slider in the basement
Great Update on your Shop. All of the wood on the wall. Did you get them from your Neighbor's Pool Deck?
#STAYSAFE
#PHILLYPHILLY 🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Why don't you have the table saw hooked up to the big dust collector? It seemed like the hose ran right by it. Awesome video. Thanks!
Because then I'd have to monkey with blast gates every time I wanted to use the saw. And I'd have to remember to turn on the dust collector. It's all automatic how I have it now
Amazing
Thanks
Love your videos! Keep up the great work.
Thank you! Will do!
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Well done as usual. Wondering what kind of wood did you use on the top of your workbench? Maple, ash?
Maple
mmmm, bench cookies. sounds tasty.
I have ZERO idea how you do this Drew. I have a 1500sq.ft. basement, and by all rights I could have the ENTIRE basement as a shop...except...yea. you know it. My ACTUAL working shop space is no more than 200sq.ft. and that includes all tool storage (Spindle Sander, Planer, SMALL Jointer, Scroll Saw, Table Saw, Dust Collector). I need to do a total rip out and re-organization, but I need help for sure.
BTW: I also have a TON of flat head screws from my grandfather. One thing I've noticed? Those screws are beyond stout compared to what you get today. I have from #4-1/4 all the way to #14-3-1/2" Probably 10000 screws in total. LOL
Haha, flat heads for days! Man, I wish I had 1500sqft. I think I could do some cool stuff with that much of a shop
@FishersShop I dream of having this as a shop. I need walls put up, I need junk cleared out....Unfortunately, some people (yes me included) can't let go of some items.
Does the sheilx head on the planer help with snipe? I built a new in and outfeed for it but still get pretty awful snipe. Thanks for the tour!
All planers will give snipe, regardless of what kind of cutterhead they have in them. There are tricks you can do to either relocate the snipe to sacrificial boards or to mitigate how bad it is, but it'll always be there.
In the uk that’s a large shop
Have you done anything about noise abatement, _i.e.,_ noise from the shop bothering those in the rest of the house? I'm in the basement, too, and no one upstairs can get too far away from it in our single-story house.
I live in a ranch too and they say it doesn't bother them but I know they can hear it for sure.
Great video as Im looking at rearranging my one car garage shop. Seeing your working out of a basement what do you do about air quality? I know you have good dust collection but nothing is perfect and there has to be residual dust in the air with no escape.
I have a ceiling mounted filter that I didn't show in the tour. It helps but isn't perfect. If it gets real bad in there, I just take a break until it all settles
Hey Fisher love your videos. I was wondering what camera you are using for your video’s?
It's in the video
@@FishersShop yes