Woodworking on steeman.be

Camera holder

Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

I’m using my Nikon D3000 DSLR camera to document my projects for this web site. Usually it is trailing around somewhere on my cluttered workbench, which isn’t the best idea for a sensitive and expensive piece of electronics. So I decided it deserved its own dedicated space, and bodged up a quick & dirty open cabinet to install it in.

The cabinet is constructed out of 8mm plywood scrap, which was cut on my [table saw slide](/posts/Table saw slide/) and screwed and glued together.

Table saw slide

Sat, 18 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000

I have a table saw with a crappy fence. It takes a long time and lots of measuring to set it correctly, and even then it isn’t as stable as it should be. I replaced it with a sliding table. This table is guaranteed to run exactly square to the blade, and allows for easy setting of cutting distances.

This is the original table, with the crappy fence installed. The fence is only fixed to one side of the table, and is never entirely parallel to the blade. I always end up checking the distance to the front and the back of the blade with a rule, and then adjusting by hand. This just takes too much time.

Pillar drill table

Tue, 14 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000

My cheap pillar drill comes with a standard table with two slots for installing a small vise. Rarely do I need to drill pieces that require tight clamping, so I figured my pillar drill would benefit more from a bigger table with an adjustable precision fence. I made one out of a few pieces of scrap wood.

The table is made using a 430x310mm piece of 18mm multiplex board, the fence using a 430mm piece of 50x50mm piece of Rubberwood. The fence slides over the back half of the table. Once the fence is set to a fixed distance from the drill bit, it is easy to accurately drill multiple holes that same distance to the side of the workpiece.

Beer rack

Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

I like brewing beer. This means I have to store a lot of beer. There was an unused space in the basement under the stairs so I set out to build a simple beer rack there. It holds 23 cases, is constructed out of cheap 46x21mm pine and designed to hold a Duvel case in such a way that a maximum of cases can be fitted, keep the bottles accessible without lifting crates, and to allow enough room for circulation. So I put the cases halfway on their sides.