Forays into order and chaos...

[grobkuschelig]

The one for the Lady!

A while ago, when I saw the pink mini-Systainer, I got a couple for the Mrs. to get her tools into a nice ladylike home.
She appreciates my Systainer stacks, since they help build and fix stuff on the honey-do-list.

When I saw the pink Wihas, I knew this would be the perfect addition.
Unfortunately the Wiha set is limited to 3 screwdrivers (normal 0.8x4, PH 1&2). So not covering the complete range for a household...

But I have to say, they seem good quality and certainly look the part.

 

[grobkuschelig]

I have been wanting a belt sander or large disk sander for some time now. But I am too cheap to try and get something new and have too many other projects preventing me from building something.

So anytime I need to sand small things, it is back to my trusty sander for any application, the RO150. What a godsend this thing proves to be, time and time again.

 

[leakyroof]

Also a quick tip in between!

For anyone with a Kapex KS-60 (might work with others):
I found the perfect stop block for the quick, short cut. A Bessey DuoKlamp 160-8.
Goes on quick and holds nice and fast. Your cut length is fairly limited by geometry, but when the stars align, it works flawlessly.

  I love my DuoKlamps....  They have just enough clamping strength in either direction for many tasks, but are lightweight as well.  My often 'first' grab clamp choice in my shop, esp. if I need to disassemble something like a chair joint for regluing.

 

[grobkuschelig]

In my quest to optimize drill storage I went ahead and butchered my CXS charger.
In its original shape, it did not fit into the SYS-1 with attic lid.

I chopped of the upper part with a hacksaw, melted it in my oven at 220°C and mushed it into the open spots. Glued in with plastics glue. Seems to work and fits perfectly, the Frankencharger.

 

[grobkuschelig]

So I just took possession of my newest Festool:
Got a brand spanking new RTSC 400 and can’t wait to use it. Unfortunately, the sanding sheets for it are still in the mail, so it will be tomorrow or the weekend.

Looks nice, though. I‘m in love. [emoji7]

Hope to be able to use it to finally finish off the many little odd jobs I could never be bothered to setup my outdoor workstation for. Sanding here and there in between with bag and battery...

 

[leakyroof]

So I just took possession of my newest Festool:
Got a brand spanking new RTSC 400 and can’t wait to use it. Unfortunately, the sanding sheets for it are still in the mail, so it will be tomorrow or the weekend.

Looks nice, though. I‘m in love. [emoji7]

Hope to be able to use it to finally finish off the many little odd jobs I could never be bothered to setup my outdoor workstation for. Sanding here and there in between with bag and battery...

. Give us an in-depth review of it once you’ve spent some time using it.

 

[grobkuschelig]

I just wanted to quickly put an update in the thread.

I have to say, the last weeks I have really felt the Festool-Love again.
It is just so great how the stuff works together and how good it is on the road.

I am just quickly building a wooden horse for my niece (6). I was not able to finish this at home, due to timing constraints.
So I packed a bunch of Systainers and some additionale into the car and have now setup shop in my girlfriends attic.
Took 15mins to get productive.

 

[six-point socket II]

Interesting workspace!

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[grobkuschelig]

Yes. [emoji4]
It is the attic of an old hotel building which was renovated some years ago and now houses a dental clinic and some flats to rent.

I never worked on the attic before. I mostly used the balcony or backyard when working here.
Today it was raining, so I chose the attic. Nice workspace, even though I need to maneuver around all the stuff that is stored there. Good thing is that there is loads of sawdust etc on the ground already, so I don’t have to be too careful.
I’m going to leave the place cleaner than it was, anyways, thanks to the CT-SYS. [emoji6]

Here, another impression from today..

 

[six-point socket II]

Never mind. Sent a PM.

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[grobkuschelig]

So. Finally the time has come!
I will have a proper garage for woodworking! [emoji1319][emoji41]

We just moved our stuff and the new house/flat has a garage. I already put up the MFT and fabricated some extensions for the bracing of the lady’s desk.

But with all the stuff that got put into the garage during the move, it will be a long time, until the workshop setup is complete...

 

[grobkuschelig]

While the shop is a total mess in this time, it helps a lot to have a place to just quickly sand something or have the Kapex ready for a cut, which I have not had for the last 10 years.

I really enjoy working again, and I find myself putting more effort even in the little things that will be left unseen in the end, just because of the working environment.
Previously, when I always had to put up my work area and break it down again, I always thought twice about every minute spent...

Today, I had another use again for the new laser level.
Why did I wait so long to get one?
They are amazing for alignment... [emoji41]

 

[grobkuschelig]

So, the chaos is progressing and I finally had the chance to check out the KV-SYS connectors for the DF500.
I bought the set because I run into projects where it might prove helpful to be able to break down furniture here or there...

So I took upon me the task to „recreate“ the look of our kitchen modules (IKEA Värde, not sold anymore, but a beautiful mix of birch and white melamine, if you ask me..)

We needed a narrow unit on the left side of our kitchen, so what I did was to buy a couple of IKEA units for their current kitchen series. I cut them down to fit into a self-build corpus that matches look and style of the original.
This way we can use the comparatively cheap and quick IKEA storage solutions, drawers etc. But keep the look we want.

Somehow a very rewarding project to find that I am now able to build stuff I had not dreamed about some years and also some Festool purchases ago.

 

[grobkuschelig]

Today I received 50m of birch veneer that will be used to cover the drawer fronts-sides.

I found the Festool round over bit 2mm on local eBay a couple of days ago and I have to say „wow“! This thing cuts like a hot knife in butter!

I only have a picture of the glue up for the test piece and one of the first quick rough trimmed corner. Will post some more pics on this later...

 

[grobkuschelig]

So. The kitchen is coming along, there are only a couple of drawer fronts to be done, but I need to wait for two sets of drawer slides...

In between I turned to organizing the workshop a little and started with a French cleat tool wall.
I‘m still not sure if I‘ll like the end result, but so far I chose mostly cheap materials and with a bit of sanding, everything seems to turn out well.

If you have any good tool holders, please share, since I think this is where it all comes together, and most of the stuff I have seen on YouTube was mostly uninspiring in terms of accessibility and ergonomics..

 

[grobkuschelig]

What a time. I‘m struggling to keep up. I‘m in the workshop almost every minute for the last couple of weeks.
The goal was initially to get a whole bunch of projects done, but as it so often is the case, things take much longer than expected...

I‘m currently tackling a built in for our living room, which I definitely underestimated. But it is fun to try new things and this is bigger than anything I’ve done before.

Below you can see a shot of it “dry fitted” followed by a view of the @Scorpion inspired drying rack, which works great!
I’m trying out the Graco Ultra on this project, and apart from the usual learning curve it seems to be the ticket I wanted it to be.

 

[grobkuschelig]

The bookshelf is on it’s last legs.
I am currently building the drawer boxes...

While doing that, I invented a new joint: The double Domino!

[emoji1749]‍[emoji3603]
This is what happens when you forget to check the cutter size...

 

[six-point socket II]

Looks great so far!

Are you going with white doors or is that the primer only? Satin or high gloss? Curious minds want to know...

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[Gregor]

This is what happens when you forget to check the cutter size...

I also did that (but not that nicely centered as you managed) by forgetting to change the fence height.
Have to admit: your invention is more pleasing to the eye.

 

[grobkuschelig]

Looks great so far!

Are you going with white doors or is that the primer only? Satin or high gloss? Curious minds want to know...

Thanks.

I am quite happy with how it turned out.

It is a built-in bookshelf spanning one of the outer walls of a part of our living room.
Openings on the wide shelves are 850mm on the narrow shelves 450mm.

Wood is a mix of MDF-Faced 22mm Tischlerplatte(coreboard/blockboard may be the English equivalent), spruce(beams), pine (shelf boards) and plywood(back).
All painted with Brillux Hydro-PU-Spray lacquer. (Blocking primer, filler, 2xTop coats).

Sprayed with the Graco Ultra cordless...

What you see with the dominos inside are just the interior drawer boxes. They are protected with Osmo Uvi-Wax since I had this around and need to use it up..
The drawers will get white fronts sprayed later.