Billy Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Kia ora everyone. I've been a bit quiet on the carving front as me and my family have been settling back into Australia. Finally bought our new home, and finally have my workshop set up for bone. I still have to set up my water-feed for my wet bench to carve stone, but have my soft materials bench ready to rock, so to speak. Looking forward to getting this covered in dust as soon as possible. Mauriora, Billy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Hi Billy, Thank you for posting the new setup picture! It is unusual to see any space so clean and ready to go! I have a few questions: Will the wet bench be on the right side? In the lower left of the image, is that a sanding contraption? I'd like to know more about that, since I struggle with the floor sander on the bench held in front of the dust extractor. It is not well suited to most everything that I want to do with it, and I need to change to something else. The blue pads are looking like an interior design element, harmonizing the work space color scheme. What is that material? Are you able to keep your storage needs at a minimum, or do you have another dedicated area for things related to you work? My studio has wood and other materials stashed and stacked all over the place, as well as tools for various other things. It used to be simpler moving around in here. Thank you again for showing your new space. I look forward to seeing what you can do with it! Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Hi Janel. Yes you can see the corner of one of my wet benches in the bottom right of the pic. I will share them when I have the water feed sorted. At the mo they're a tad messy. The sanding contraption is a standard bench grinder. I have a polishing wheel on one side, and you can see the linisher attachment on the other. I use about a 2 inch sanding belt on the linisher to do rough shaping and prepping material. It has a vacuum attached that picks up most of the dust at the bottom of the belt. I also use a larger linisher next to it for larger materials. The blue material is just a thin rubber that I use to place the pieces I'm working with on. When they get a little dusty I can simply pick them up and shake into the bin. They are also less harsh on your work if you drop it. The bench on the left extends for a way. I have the other linisher and a mini scroll saw, then a large free area on bench to work on other things. I have large containers under the bench as well as a shelf that stores all my materials. Each container housing different mediums. In the years I have been able to discard many tools I simply don't use. And most of my materials I'm able to store sufficiently. I have had to start again with materials as i had to give away certain mediums I wasn't allowed to bring into Australia. But I do have plenty of storage space around the home for when I build my supplies again. Thanks for your interest, Billy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Billy, you have made my day!!! I have learned a term for a tool that I did not know about: a linisher! I looked it up and it is exactly what I should have been using these past many years! The floor sander has a springy bottom that never is flat. Thank you! Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 You're most welcome, Janel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella Nicol Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Billy, YAY! Wow, it is a good thing you took a picture because soon the same image will be completely changed! And possibly a little dusty . We can hardly wait to see som new work. You have an excellent set up, very profesessional and efficient use of space and set up. What a fantastic area for stone carving. Really cool thanks for sharing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony N Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 love it your so lucky what do you use to hole the bur bits in is a 3 tire like whats in the photo that full of what looks like files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Cheers Bella. Hey Tony. Yes, I keep my burs in the 3 tier holder. The burs are at the front, at the rear you can see my mini-files. You can get them at Regel Castings in Auckland. Chur, Billy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yloh Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Very nice work place. envy. Yloh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 HI Billy, How is it you have time to watch TV in your "man cave". Or is it that the Progs are better in Aus. than NZ? ...Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted August 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Hey Colin. Haha. Yes well I wouldn't say it's better that's for sure. I've always had the TV going when I've done art. Since I was a teenager. Often had the TV on and the stereo going too when I used to lock myself in my room and draw. Just how I roll bro Billy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldoi Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Nice set up!, I am curious; the white tubing or conduit on the table, I assume is a dust collector of sorts, if so what is it hooked up to? I rigged something with a computer fan at the end but it is not powerful enough. A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 The SEARCH feature on this forum can bring forth lots of information if you feed it the right keywords. Here is Billy's explanation on an earlier topic about Dust Extraction. http://www.thecarvingpath.net/forum/index.php?/topic/2643-safety-tip-dust-extraction/ To find it, I used the keyword "collector". Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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