Category:Wood Shop

Summary

The wood shop at Port City Makerspace has everything that an aspiring wood worker could hope for, and many old friends of the seasoned carpenter. Shop tools include a professional grade table saw, bandsaw, compound miter saw, a 15″ planer, a 8″ x 75″ jointer, drum sanders, and a full complement of hand tools. There is truly too much to list. It’s best to come by the shop and see for yourself!

Wood Shop User Guide

This is a list of rules and advice for using the wood shop. Consider this an addition to the Code of Conduct.

1. Vacuum!:
   1. Vacuum up IMMEDIATELY after doing something. Clean as you go. Don't leave a bunch of messes to clean up later, or you will wind up missing messes that others will have to clean up.
   2. Check the vac to see if it is full. Empty it into a regular trash can if it is. Watch out for the dust plume.
2. When using sanders:
   1. Wear a dust mask
   2. Use any available vacuum attachment on the machine or tool
   3. Vacuum up the surrounding area afterwards. Remember that dust travels far.
3. Be aware of your surroundings:
   1. Don't know where something should go? Either ask another member or put it back where you found it.
   2. Please warn others near you before doing something noisy or messy.
   3. If you're not sure what you're doing, either talk to someone or google it. ESPECIALLY with the table saw.
   4. DO NOT USE any power tool you have not gotten checked out on. DO NOT assume you know how to safely use something you've barely used.
   5. If a bladed tool seems difficult to use, it is probably dull and needs to be sharpened/replaced. Notify the manager or shop volunteer.
4. Do not do any of the following to or on the power tools:
   1. Cut reclaimed wood without asking the manager or shop volunteer
   2. Leave things on them
   3. Hammer or do aggressive work on them
   4. Get glue on them
   5. Get water on them
   6. Push them to their limits. We don't have a "Tool Replacement Budget", so don't break our only tools.
   7. Break something and then not tell anybody. If the next person that walks up to it doesn't know its broken, it can cause them to get hurt when they try to use it. Leave a note, tell the manager
5. If you're working on a project that requires precision:
   1. CHECK THE MACHINE. The last person to use the tool may not have necessarily set it up at a perfect 90 degree or 0 for you.
   2. Have your own blade and know how to change it out for the tool you are doing the precision work on. The blades that are generally on the machines are communal use and get a lot of use before we sharpen or replace them.
   3. Understand how to get a good result. Typically it's 70% setup, and 30% skill. Read the manual, watch a video, ask for help.

Tools

Large Power Tools

• Table saw - Steel City Table Saw
• Compound Miter Saw - Makita 12"
• Blue Bandsaw - Rikon 14"
• Drum Sander - SuperMax 19-38
• Drill Press - Delta
• Ridgid Spindle Sander - EB44240
• 15″ Planer - Bridgewood
• 4" x 48" Jointer - Reliant
• Big Dust Collector - Reliant
• Small Dust Collector (on table saw) - Delta

In Wood Shop 2

• Small Tablesaw - Microlux #80463
• Delta Scrollsaw
• Mortiser
• Small Gray Lathe - Delta MIDI
• Small Green Lathe - Central Machinery
• Delta Lathe
• Gray Pen Lathe

Hand Tools

• Pull Saws
• Chisels
• Cordless Drills
• Routers & Bits
• Orbital Sanders
• Hammers & Mallets
• Biscuit Cutter
• Numerous Clamps
• Pocket Screw Jig
• Variety of Measuring Instruments

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