A compressed air system in the shop allows youto concentrate on the woodworking. If properly design, there isalways enough air to power your tools. We all want one. A qualitycompressed air system allows you to run professional air tools inyour shop. Lets take a look at what it takes to build one.

1) Pick a Compressor

A one man home shop needs a compressor that can drive the mostair hungry tool you will ever use. In most cases that's a sander orspray gun. I suggest you purchase a compressor than can drive thisload cont

I recently started using blum undermount drawerslides in my project. These slide require precisely fittingdrawers. This calculator creates a cutlist from the dimensions ofthe cabinet opening. It has been a great timesaver for me.

Just like every woodworker I know, I need morestorage space for my tools and materials. It needs to be dustproof. The open shelves in my shop seem to attract the dust I putin the air much better than my air cleaner.

To solve my storage problem I am building counter heightcabinets along the back wall of my shop. The top will be made frommelamine and plywood for even more storage. Gone will be the dayswhen I piled my fresh cut stock on the planer's outfeed table.

The Design

Each cabinet is buil

Drawers are an essential component of everycabinet installation. A good quality drawer is square, has solidjoints, and supports the required weight. Quality starts with goodmeasurements.

The designer automates drawer design for you. Simply enter theoutside dimensions of the drawer you want to build, and thecalculator builds a cut-list for you. Multiple joint types aresupported.

Up to now I have been using a trash can as mysingle place to dump cutoffs and other woodworking waste. On someweeks my trashcan for curbside pickup would be full with scraps ofall kinds. I figured I need some way to cut down on the waste.

My solution is to separate the hardwood scraps from other typesof waste. Dried hard wood is great as a fire starter in myfireplace. That way it stays out of the landfill and serves apurpose too.

The Design

A trash can does not need to be anything special. A simpl

You can find the cabinet door calculatorhere:

There are many ways to build a cabinet door. This calculatorcovers doors made with rail&stile router bits.

Ethernet uses a home-run or hub model. All wiresrun from the point of service to a central location. A router sitsat the center and routes signals from one machine to next and tothe modem. Let's take a look at the part required to build yourwiring hub:

Flat Surface

A good patch panel location is a flat plywood surface about 2'wide and 3' high. The plywood makes it easy to attach thenetworking equipment and wires to the wall with nails. A shelf is avery useful thing to have. If you can't mount the router in therack, t

Installing wired internet in your home is notdifficult. Snaking wires behind the walls takes time, but theinstallation procedure is very straight forward. There is no reasonto hire an electrician for this job. Any handyman or homeowner canget this done.

Parts

The parts required for the installation are readily available onthe internet. Resellers like www.monoprice.com offer pricessignificantly cheaper than the home stores. Your shopping list isamazingly short.

• 1 x Patch panel

Raised planting beds made from brick have manyadvantages. They last practically forever and the stone does notreact with the soil. Building one is not hard, but requires a lotof work. The materials involved are heavy.

The exact quantity depends on the size of your planting bed.

1) Begin by digging a trench along thefoundation of the planting bed. The trench needs to be at least 15inches deep and about a shovel width wide (10"). A bit more or lesswon't matter.

Zero clearance table saw inserts help tametear-out on the table saw. Unlike most stock inserts the zeroclearance insert supports the work piece right at the blade. Thiseliminates or greatly reduces tear-out on the bottom of the sheet.With a good blade and a zero clearance insert it is possible to cutplywood without tear-out on both sides.

You can buy inserts for almost all table saws. A shop madeinsert will be a lot cheaper and of equal quality.

So, how do I make zero clearance inserts in my shop?