I have been working out in the garage on some wood flowers for a gallery downtown. It is nice working at home again especially with good ventilation. The only problem is that all of the outlets in the garage are hooked up to one breaker. I have blown it several times today alone. I had to run an extension cord from the house just so I could run the dust collecter while the sanding machine was going. It sucks!
Dave, did you have to run a separate line to your garage when you put the 220 in or was there a breaker box in the garage that could handle it?
Dave Says:
May 15th, 2006 at 8:34 pmVisit Dave
There was already a 60 amp sub-panel in the garage, fortunately. I believe the TS draws about 20, the dust collector 10-15. I think the lights are probably another 5. Whatever you do, put the lights on their own circuit so if you blow a fuse with the saw, you’re not in the dark next to a spinning blade.
I’d feel good about putting in outlets, but I don’t know how I’d feel about putting in a box. Couldn’t be that hard, but … might be better left to the pros. Hopefully your house has a big box, too!
Dave Says:
May 15th, 2006 at 8:37 pmVisit Dave
Oh, and you can have more circuits than you have total amps. My breaker is a 60-amp main, but I have more amps worth of circuits in there. I believe the TS is on a 30-amp breaker and the lights are on a 15. There are 2 other circuits of 20 amps apiece that I use for other tools (drill press, bandsaw, etc). Total, that’s about 85 amps. I just never use more than 60 at any one time. I’ve never blown the main breaker, and only rarely throw a small breaker (usually with the planer and the DC on the same circuit).
Gabe Says:
May 15th, 2006 at 9:01 pmVisit Gabe
Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately the breaker for the garage is in the basement of the house. So I am going to have to run more power out there somehow. My Dad is supposed to come and look at it this week so if he can’t figure it out I will probably have to hire someone. I can’t wait to get the juice flowing!
Dave Says:
May 15th, 2006 at 9:45 pmVisit Dave
What’s the compass for?
Gabe Says:
May 16th, 2006 at 8:45 amVisit Gabe
I use the compass to get the holes for the petals to be in a perfect pentagon formation. This makes the flower look well balanced.
Dave Says:
May 16th, 2006 at 9:00 amVisit Dave
How are you creating pentagons with a compass? It must be the same way I created stars with a compass?
http://www.descendingashtray.com/archives/89
Gabe Says:
May 16th, 2006 at 7:02 pmVisit Gabe
Yea, thats how I do it!
Dave Says:
May 22nd, 2006 at 9:38 pmVisit Dave
What gallery are you doing these for?