I have the following for building an RV10
Harbor Freight Band saw-small, not on wheels
HF Bench Grinder
A 4" belt sander
The DRDT dimpler
For now these are in temporary locations, only the bench grinder is mounted. I've used and am using these on the practice kits, so everything is small right now. In the next month my new shop will be complete. I need to plan on how to position these in the shop but am not sure how maneuverable I need them to be or how large the pieces will be needing access to each thing. I'm looking for pointers.
I expect that the belt sander will not be used much. It is a style with the round wheel on the side. I bought this after reading an idea to cut down parts to near size, then grind to final size. Considering the variability of my band saw cutting, this seemed like a good idea. I'm not seeing much cutting in RV10 videos and expect I can shove this in a corner or shelf and just pull out from time to time. Do you agree?
The band saw I expect to get just a bit more use than the belt sander. It it is used more than I think I might want to mount it to a stand or surface. If it is used much, how much clearance does it need per side? By this, I mean how far from a wall to the side does it need? How close can it be to other mounted equipment?
The bench grinder I expect gets used a lot. How much room does this need on either side? I want to learn if I can permanently mount this along a side wall and what clearances it needs from the other equipment or walls to fit parts.
The DRDT is a puzzler. It is apparent that this needs lots of room for the build and perhaps being in the middle of the shop is a good idea. I've seen three things that folks do with it:
-in a recent Baseleg video Vic has only a single bolt in a rear corner of the unit which then gets pivoted in and out for use as needed. Pieces appear to be held up or supported by hands.
-I see videos where this unit gets mounted flush between two EAA benches, allowing easy parts support while dimpling. This looks very utilitarian while still keeping the full benches open
-I think with the DRDT there came directions to make smaller fixtures that raise the workpieces up to the level of the dimpler.
Darn autocorrect with how much I have to recorrect typing this!
What advice can you give me with regards to spacing of the above? Permanent mounts or moveable? How to position the DRDT and why? Will other large equipment needs surface that I ought know about now? My space will be a clean slate.
Thank you.
Harbor Freight Band saw-small, not on wheels
HF Bench Grinder
A 4" belt sander
The DRDT dimpler
For now these are in temporary locations, only the bench grinder is mounted. I've used and am using these on the practice kits, so everything is small right now. In the next month my new shop will be complete. I need to plan on how to position these in the shop but am not sure how maneuverable I need them to be or how large the pieces will be needing access to each thing. I'm looking for pointers.
I expect that the belt sander will not be used much. It is a style with the round wheel on the side. I bought this after reading an idea to cut down parts to near size, then grind to final size. Considering the variability of my band saw cutting, this seemed like a good idea. I'm not seeing much cutting in RV10 videos and expect I can shove this in a corner or shelf and just pull out from time to time. Do you agree?
The band saw I expect to get just a bit more use than the belt sander. It it is used more than I think I might want to mount it to a stand or surface. If it is used much, how much clearance does it need per side? By this, I mean how far from a wall to the side does it need? How close can it be to other mounted equipment?
The bench grinder I expect gets used a lot. How much room does this need on either side? I want to learn if I can permanently mount this along a side wall and what clearances it needs from the other equipment or walls to fit parts.
The DRDT is a puzzler. It is apparent that this needs lots of room for the build and perhaps being in the middle of the shop is a good idea. I've seen three things that folks do with it:
-in a recent Baseleg video Vic has only a single bolt in a rear corner of the unit which then gets pivoted in and out for use as needed. Pieces appear to be held up or supported by hands.
-I see videos where this unit gets mounted flush between two EAA benches, allowing easy parts support while dimpling. This looks very utilitarian while still keeping the full benches open
-I think with the DRDT there came directions to make smaller fixtures that raise the workpieces up to the level of the dimpler.
Darn autocorrect with how much I have to recorrect typing this!
What advice can you give me with regards to spacing of the above? Permanent mounts or moveable? How to position the DRDT and why? Will other large equipment needs surface that I ought know about now? My space will be a clean slate.
Thank you.
