A 2x4 contest at a local hack room piqued my interest. The challenge is to build something amazing with a 2 by 4 by 8 by 4, and the winner gets free lumber for the space. I had half an idea for a project, but I didn't have time and didn't even start on it. My idea is to cut the boards half the thickness of the strips and glue them end to end to hold the cookies together; make a board that's wider and thinner to make... something nice.
One post is pictured above. [John Alt] designed this watch and phone charger that includes a capacitor charger for his smartwatch. To make a nice cover, use a grain of 2x4 and drill out the back of the front panel to leave just the thicker wood for the credit cards so the 7's can go through. The others sound good too and I really like the 2x4 guitar.
What interested me the most in this competition was what the sawmill had to offer. Thanks to the volunteers and the board, the sawmill did well. Things are going. Pathetic carpentry has no competition. Also, when the store is doing well, it means the hack room is doing well too.
Woodworking is a tool-based area of the hack room. It is not just a place where like-minded people gather. People choose one or more specific tools that they can't afford, and let's face it, there are always tools to buy that cost a lot of money.
I saw this shop start as an empty concrete dumpster with a cheap drill and someone's old tire. A workbench, shelves and storage will be installed soon. More tools arrived, some donated, some borrowed, some bought with equity. So how can other areas replicate this woodworking success story?
Hacking Factory has a mortar that the board pays for. There's a spindle sander for rent, and there's also said to be a stationary saw, though it's been in space since at least 2013. A muffler box was donated by Acoustic Panels to contain the dust from the vacuum cleaner. Tire spare shop. collegial With every donation, loan or purchase, the store grows stronger. That's why. When the area is performing well, the council has money to spend on new equipment. Cool tools attract new members who want to use them, so everyone wins.
I especially like to see how joint projects are implemented to improve the area. The owners of Woodshop make great shelves for their block plane collection and I honestly have never seen a better way to display vintage tools. [John] installed a Moxon screw (pictured left) on donated hardware from Benchcrafted. We bought a Saw Stop and quickly filled the walls with flaming bullets.
Less elegant, but just as useful, shop goers build shelves for the shop's extensive collection of pipe clamps, part of the One Day Builds project, which encourages members to actually finish the project before they leave, making completion possible in most cases. actual project.
The secret to success is to include this social activity in your schedule that brings together experienced knitters and engages beginners who want to get started. It's not a place to throw away your tools, but a space to interact, ask for help, answer questions, and create the stories you're working on. I'd love to know what's going on in your wood shop. Leave a comment with some details. And don't forget to yell at your wood shop manager when he's changing blades and taking out bags of sawdust; [John Alt], you mean it?
