Yes, Shops change all the time and there is no perfect shop or layout. It is what works best for you and what type of woodworking you do. Great shop! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the kind words! The layout hasn’t changed too much throughout 2023 so this is definitely working for me right now. Just need to make room for snowblower, haha!
I love the MFT Table and tracksaw setup. I use a straight edge for sheet goods breakdown, and a 6ft long circular saw crosscut jig for further breakdowns. I hardly use the tablesaw any more,lol.
Oneida made the Festool Dust Deputy black, to have it compatible with Festool anti-static system. The original Dust Deputy cyclone was clear and they used regular (gray) connection hoses, which broke the anti-static connection between the tools and the CT dust collectors. Festool sued Oneida and they had to change the dust deputy Festool specific setup to be anti-static, and provide buyers of the original setup with the new antic-static setup. I have been using this setup since it was first released, and got one of the “free” upgrades. My main, high volume, low pressure 3hp dust collection is also a Oneida industrial type cyclone system. The Festool CT separator setup is interesting and has the advantage of being portable, one of Festool’s requirements for most of its tools. Nice shop tour, thanks. Cheers
Looks great in there!. I took the MIDI plunge with the separator on top; total game changer compared to my old onida dust separator when moving around and for space savings. Did the same thing and ditched my table saw and miter saw for a MFT top and cordless track saw from festool as you have and I don't miss the old setup too much (certain things take a little longer to set up and require thinking about the setup different than before), but functionally it works and is just as accurate. The space savings getting rid of a bunch of tools is totally worth it for a small garage shop, not to mention I can use the track saw and sander with minimal to no dust getting on everything else in the shared shop/gym space which saves a ton on clean up time. Keep up the great content!
Thank you for the tour of your shop. One thing I really like is how you’ve got little reminders of your family sprinkled throughout the shop. Whether it’s your daughter’s helmet, or the things to maintain your home. I think it’s just great. The day will come when you can build a free standing shop if that’s your desire. As far as your electrical update goes, I would think seriously about adding a 30 amp breaker or two in there. I have them in my own basement. The 220 is also a plus. Maybe this will be a time when you could incorporate an air compressor or dust management with a roof mounted fan perhaps. Although I think your workshop is just absolutely excellent as is. You’ve shown everybody that you don’t need a big sprawling shop to accomplish your ideas and projects. I also like the downsizing that you’ve done with the tablesaw, the planner and so forth again it just proves you don’t need all those big tools/toys to run a business with. I’m headed in that direction myself. See you in the next installment.
Thank you so much for the great comment! I’ve always been appreciative of the space I have and while I’d love a big shop, I don’t sit around waiting for that to happen.
There is something about a nice and tidy shop especially if you're in between big projects since its inevitable your shop will be a mess in a middle of a project.
Nice efficient use of space shop. I label my drawers of my tool chest/box so my family can find tools or things they need when I am not around. I use a small portable Brother label printer to do so.
Wonderful shop tour, thank you for sharing. Drawers are awesome for storage, maybe install some dividers in the drawers to keep things more separated. Upgraded electric would be so much nicer and you will definitely love it. Everyone stay safe, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia
ypou need a heat source! i haver a small gas space heater, it's 8000 btu. on it's lowest setting, my doublecar garage is 20-21 C all winter. i will be installing a "mini split" heat pump this year for both heat and ac
Oh wow, that’s amazing! My garage is very poorly insulated, so I’m hoping to tackle that either this year or next year. Mini split would be ideal as the AC would help with the brutal mid-summer humidity in southern Ontario.
@@MasonWoodshop yeah, last summer was brutal, 35 C most of July was brutal even with the doors open and fans blowing. winter in my shop is just like inside the house, cozy and warm. Gas usage is minimal in the shop. i'm in sarnia, just an hour from you, so same weather patterns. my biggest heat loss is through the garage doors. walls and ceiling are reasonably insulated and one wall is part of the house
@@stevem268 Right on, I grew up in Camlachie! The good thing about my small shop is that once it's insulated it won't take too much to get it heated and cooled efficiently.
How do you like the SYS Generation 3 rail system? Do you wish you would have used the SYS-AZ tray system or built a custom solution? The downside of the Gen 3 rail system is the lack of over extension and the lack of compatibility with T-LOC and Classic. The pro is you can fit the M, L, and XXL widths without having to buy different rails. The SYS-AZ doesn't even have an option for the L and XXL Systainers that I know of. Question on the Tabasco bottle. Was that measurement a US Fluid OZ or an Imperial Fluid OZ?
Great question! From a storage perspective, I really like the rail system and find it doesn't take up much space and is trivially easy to install. I do, however, wish I had a few of the SYS-AZ trays for those items that I use more frequently. Totally different from a cost perspective, but as I plan to build a small DIY MFT cart with Systainer storage, I'm still deciding between the rail system, SYS-AZ trays, or potentially a DIY tray on full extension drawer slides. As for the Tabasco, it's not clear which type of fluid OZ it is, haha!
I like the convenience of the SYS-AZ but the lack of L and XXL widths is a slight downside but as I don't have any of those sizes it is not a problem for me. I am seeing more tools coming in the wider sizes though. I haven't decided on a system yet. As I have a mixture of the T-LOC and Generation 3, the Generation 3 rails are probably not a good fit for me. I am waiting on a new to me shop to be ready to go before I figure out a more long term solution for my Systainers.@@MasonWoodshop
Hi, I have been watching all of your videos and have some great ideas to setup my new workshop in my one car garage stall. You wouldn't happen to have plans for your MFT build, would you? I would love to use that as a great base to build one of my own. I also would love to have a link to the accessories that you have in that MFT setup too.
Thanks for watching! No plans, unfortunately, but if you grab Rob Paulk’s plans those aren’t too far off mine, I just went totally different for the base as I didn’t need portability.
Great job on organizing your small shop Cole! Looks productive, efficient and uncluttered. Very smart layout. I'm with you on power being a big issue. I currently run a long cord from my bathroom window to the shop lol
Thanks!! I’m very happy with the current setup for the projects I make. Now it’s time for those more expensive shop upgrades like electrical, heat, insulation. Bah!
my shop is organized into 4 separate areas. first is the four major machines that produce the most debris, the tablesaw, large bandsaw, jointer and plane. they are grouped around my large dust/chip collector. router tables and large assembly table are nearby. second is my small machinery area, small bandsaw, small jointer, disc/belt sander, these are all used with my shop vac third is my handtool bench and handtool cabinet(hand planes, hand saws, chisels etc etc forth area is my wood lathe.
@@MasonWoodshop it's usually very messy and very crowded. my other hobby is restoring old woodworking equipment, msot of it is 1940's-1950's, oldest is 1915. so it's all big, very heavy and thus difficult to move. all in a double car garage! i should do a new video tour, i have one but things have changed a lot since then
Hello, I have been following and love your MFT table, and planning to buy the UJk system and build my own, but was hoping you would provide an update if it continues to work well for you. In particular, do you find the UjK fence continue to provide an accurate perpendicular reference? I note that the original Festool MFT has a mechanism to true up the squareness, which would allow moly to me the dog holes some how get some sag with time, not sure if I am correct. Any comments would be appreciated! Cheers
Thanks for watching and commenting! I continue to really like this setup and LOVE the UJK accessories (buying even more since my last video on the MFT). Everything remains perfectly square, even after reaming the holes in the middle of summer due to humidity (when the weather cooled again it didn’t have any negative impact on squareness). It’s funny that even after a thousand cuts or so, the only times I’ve missed the first cut line I put in is when I forget to anchor the rail properly. The main things I changed were adding more dog holes between existing so that I could line up the UJK fences a bit better. I haven’t posted much this year, but I should plan to do an update video in the coming weeks.
Truly inspired by your small shop, and hi from a fellow Ontario guy. I am just getting started with my shop which is 9x20. The struggle is real, although I am starting by updating the 15 amp fuse panel to running new underground conduit and wire for 100 amp panel and insulating the garage. My main focus will be cabinets as well. How do you manage with the finishing and storage of cabinets as they get built?
So happy to hear that, thanks for sharing! Ah yes…cabinets take up a ton of space when being built. The door right into the house goes to our “dining room” which becomes a bit of a holding ground for in-progress cabinets. I’ve been toying with the idea of getting a covered utility trailer which I’d use for occasional hauling, but also storage of items when needed.
@@createmomentum yes! They are AFX Inc. INL8001SL1C and they are 44” long. I think I got them on clearance at a Canadian farm supply store quite a few years ago.
Great video. Perhaps I missed it, but is your garage climate controlled? Building up a more permanent shop in my detached, non-electrified garage because I’m tired of moving things in and out from the house. It’s just far too inefficient to get anything done. Being said, I’m worried about rust come the more humid months where I’m at. Do you deal with rust? If so, how to you manage it/keep it away?
Thanks for the tour! Random question: for that air hose reel, i'm assuming its at least 50', maybe 100'? Do you find that it greatly affects the air pressure with your small compressor? I want to get something like this for my 2gal compressor but not sure how much it'll be affected. I currently have a 25' hose for mine.
Thanks for watching! It's 50' of hose on that reel and I've never noticed an issue. I don't have a lot of air tools, but I've never been disappointed with the pressure when shooting 2" brad nails or filling up tires/toys. In fact, I hadn't even thought about loss of pressure until you asked the question, haha!
Thanks for watching and commenting! As much as I’d love to have a bigger space, I’m appreciative of what I have as I know many, like yourself, have smaller spaces.
Unfortunately, this video didn't age well. Our poor Jays 😢 hopefully they get in to the last wild card spot. On another note, thank you for this video, I'm definitely going to be using many of these ideas as I build out my one car garage shop
Haha, I’m still holding out for one of those wild card spots. The last month has been been a rollercoaster! Happy to hear you found some helpful ideas - I’m still loving this setup!
Leave a comment below with your shop organization tips and tricks!
Yes, Shops change all the time and there is no perfect shop or layout. It is what works best for you and what type of woodworking you do. Great shop! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the kind words! The layout hasn’t changed too much throughout 2023 so this is definitely working for me right now. Just need to make room for snowblower, haha!
I love the MFT Table and tracksaw setup. I use a straight edge for sheet goods breakdown, and a 6ft long circular saw crosscut jig for further breakdowns. I hardly use the tablesaw any more,lol.
That’s great!! It’s amazing how versatile it can be.
Oneida made the Festool Dust Deputy black, to have it compatible with Festool anti-static system. The original Dust Deputy cyclone was clear and they used regular (gray) connection hoses, which broke the anti-static connection between the tools and the CT dust collectors. Festool sued Oneida and they had to change the dust deputy Festool specific setup to be anti-static, and provide buyers of the original setup with the new antic-static setup. I have been using this setup since it was first released, and got one of the “free” upgrades. My main, high volume, low pressure 3hp dust collection is also a Oneida industrial type cyclone system. The Festool CT separator setup is interesting and has the advantage of being portable, one of Festool’s requirements for most of its tools.
Nice shop tour, thanks.
Cheers
Thanks for sharing that background and your setup!
It’s a fun trigonometry exercise! Haha! I’m coming over to see that MFT!
Looks great in there!. I took the MIDI plunge with the separator on top; total game changer compared to my old onida dust separator when moving around and for space savings. Did the same thing and ditched my table saw and miter saw for a MFT top and cordless track saw from festool as you have and I don't miss the old setup too much (certain things take a little longer to set up and require thinking about the setup different than before), but functionally it works and is just as accurate. The space savings getting rid of a bunch of tools is totally worth it for a small garage shop, not to mention I can use the track saw and sander with minimal to no dust getting on everything else in the shared shop/gym space which saves a ton on clean up time. Keep up the great content!
Thanks for watching and commenting! Great to hear that someone went down a similar path.
Thank you for the tour of your shop. One thing I really like is how you’ve got little reminders of your family sprinkled throughout the shop. Whether it’s your daughter’s helmet, or the things to maintain your home. I think it’s just great. The day will come when you can build a free standing shop if that’s your desire. As far as your electrical update goes, I would think seriously about adding a 30 amp breaker or two in there. I have them in my own basement. The 220 is also a plus. Maybe this will be a time when you could incorporate an air compressor or dust management with a roof mounted fan perhaps. Although I think your workshop is just absolutely excellent as is. You’ve shown everybody that you don’t need a big sprawling shop to accomplish your ideas and projects. I also like the downsizing that you’ve done with the tablesaw, the planner and so forth again it just proves you don’t need all those big tools/toys to run a business with. I’m headed in that direction myself. See you in the next installment.
Thank you so much for the great comment! I’ve always been appreciative of the space I have and while I’d love a big shop, I don’t sit around waiting for that to happen.
Also, great tip on electrical - I’ve been pondering that one and think I’ll do it.
Well done!
There is something about a nice and tidy shop especially if you're in between big projects since its inevitable your shop will be a mess in a middle of a project.
I do like the long drawer for your track saw guides, as mine are on the top of a cabinet.
Thanks! It’s been a very effective storage solution.
Hi - a great tour and thank-you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Great use of the space you have. I noticed you changed the direction of your MFT style workbench.
Thanks!! I have moved the table around a few times but I keep going back to the position in this video.
Nice efficient use of space shop. I label my drawers of my tool chest/box so my family can find tools or things they need when I am not around. I use a small portable Brother label printer to do so.
Ooooh, that’s a great idea and an issue I’ve run into a few times with my Dad. Might have to get the label maker out this weekend!
I'm new to your shop,so I have nothing to compare it with. You explaining the changes you made and why is interesting. Nice, well equipped shop.
Thanks for watching and leaving such a nice comment!
Wonderful shop tour, thank you for sharing. Drawers are awesome for storage, maybe install some dividers in the drawers to keep things more separated. Upgraded electric would be so much nicer and you will definitely love it. Everyone stay safe, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia
Thanks for watching! Funny enough I just had a fight with one of my drawers just minutes ago and I think dividers would be the answer.
Dude, you have way toooooo much fun. Enjoyed and subscribed.
Thanks for the sub!
Good job… it seems you are going full blast on Festool!
Oh yes…it’s quite the addiction. Thanks for watching!!
The Tabasco containers are sold at my local grocery store (Winco) for $0.30 or $0.40, I picked up one a few weeks ago just because it was neat 😂
ypou need a heat source! i haver a small gas space heater, it's 8000 btu. on it's lowest setting, my doublecar garage is 20-21 C all winter. i will be installing a "mini split" heat pump this year for both heat and ac
Oh wow, that’s amazing! My garage is very poorly insulated, so I’m hoping to tackle that either this year or next year. Mini split would be ideal as the AC would help with the brutal mid-summer humidity in southern Ontario.
@@MasonWoodshop yeah, last summer was brutal, 35 C most of July was brutal even with the doors open and fans blowing. winter in my shop is just like inside the house, cozy and warm. Gas usage is minimal in the shop. i'm in sarnia, just an hour from you, so same weather patterns. my biggest heat loss is through the garage doors. walls and ceiling are reasonably insulated and one wall is part of the house
@@stevem268 Right on, I grew up in Camlachie! The good thing about my small shop is that once it's insulated it won't take too much to get it heated and cooled efficiently.
How do you like the SYS Generation 3 rail system? Do you wish you would have used the SYS-AZ tray system or built a custom solution? The downside of the Gen 3 rail system is the lack of over extension and the lack of compatibility with T-LOC and Classic. The pro is you can fit the M, L, and XXL widths without having to buy different rails. The SYS-AZ doesn't even have an option for the L and XXL Systainers that I know of.
Question on the Tabasco bottle. Was that measurement a US Fluid OZ or an Imperial Fluid OZ?
Great question! From a storage perspective, I really like the rail system and find it doesn't take up much space and is trivially easy to install. I do, however, wish I had a few of the SYS-AZ trays for those items that I use more frequently. Totally different from a cost perspective, but as I plan to build a small DIY MFT cart with Systainer storage, I'm still deciding between the rail system, SYS-AZ trays, or potentially a DIY tray on full extension drawer slides.
As for the Tabasco, it's not clear which type of fluid OZ it is, haha!
I like the convenience of the SYS-AZ but the lack of L and XXL widths is a slight downside but as I don't have any of those sizes it is not a problem for me. I am seeing more tools coming in the wider sizes though. I haven't decided on a system yet. As I have a mixture of the T-LOC and Generation 3, the Generation 3 rails are probably not a good fit for me. I am waiting on a new to me shop to be ready to go before I figure out a more long term solution for my Systainers.@@MasonWoodshop
New hat? Go Jays.
Hi, I have been watching all of your videos and have some great ideas to setup my new workshop in my one car garage stall. You wouldn't happen to have plans for your MFT build, would you?
I would love to use that as a great base to build one of my own. I also would love to have a link to the accessories that you have in that MFT setup too.
Thanks for watching! No plans, unfortunately, but if you grab Rob Paulk’s plans those aren’t too far off mine, I just went totally different for the base as I didn’t need portability.
Great job on organizing your small shop Cole! Looks productive, efficient and uncluttered. Very smart layout. I'm with you on power being a big issue. I currently run a long cord from my bathroom window to the shop lol
Thanks!! I’m very happy with the current setup for the projects I make. Now it’s time for those more expensive shop upgrades like electrical, heat, insulation. Bah!
@@MasonWoodshop Tell me about it...
I'm still saving for a CNC for the shop.
my shop is organized into 4 separate areas.
first is the four major machines that produce the most debris, the tablesaw, large bandsaw, jointer and plane. they are grouped around my large dust/chip collector. router tables and large assembly table are nearby.
second is my small machinery area, small bandsaw, small jointer, disc/belt sander, these are all used with my shop vac
third is my handtool bench and handtool cabinet(hand planes, hand saws, chisels etc etc
forth area is my wood lathe.
I always like it when I see that type of organization. When I get around to building my dream shop, that’ll be the approach I take.
@@MasonWoodshop it's usually very messy and very crowded. my other hobby is restoring old woodworking equipment, msot of it is 1940's-1950's, oldest is 1915. so it's all big, very heavy and thus difficult to move. all in a double car garage! i should do a new video tour, i have one but things have changed a lot since then
Hello, I have been following and love your MFT table, and planning to buy the UJk system and build my own, but was hoping you would provide an update if it continues to work well for you. In particular, do you find the UjK fence continue to provide an accurate perpendicular reference? I note that the original Festool MFT has a mechanism to true up the squareness, which would allow moly to me the dog holes some how get some sag with time, not sure if I am correct. Any comments would be appreciated! Cheers
Thanks for watching and commenting! I continue to really like this setup and LOVE the UJK accessories (buying even more since my last video on the MFT). Everything remains perfectly square, even after reaming the holes in the middle of summer due to humidity (when the weather cooled again it didn’t have any negative impact on squareness). It’s funny that even after a thousand cuts or so, the only times I’ve missed the first cut line I put in is when I forget to anchor the rail properly.
The main things I changed were adding more dog holes between existing so that I could line up the UJK fences a bit better.
I haven’t posted much this year, but I should plan to do an update video in the coming weeks.
Awesome! Thank you for your reply!! And looking forward to watching your new videos.
Truly inspired by your small shop, and hi from a fellow Ontario guy. I am just getting started with my shop which is 9x20. The struggle is real, although I am starting by updating the 15 amp fuse panel to running new underground conduit and wire for 100 amp panel and insulating the garage. My main focus will be cabinets as well. How do you manage with the finishing and storage of cabinets as they get built?
So happy to hear that, thanks for sharing! Ah yes…cabinets take up a ton of space when being built. The door right into the house goes to our “dining room” which becomes a bit of a holding ground for in-progress cabinets. I’ve been toying with the idea of getting a covered utility trailer which I’d use for occasional hauling, but also storage of items when needed.
Great job tour update! Can you tell me about your lights?
Ah, I wish I mentioned them. I have 4x 3 foot LED bar lights. I’ve had this setup for about 5 years and have had no issues with lighting.
@@MasonWoodshop you don’t happen to have a model number for them do you? They seem like high CRI lights!
@@createmomentum yes! They are AFX Inc. INL8001SL1C and they are 44” long. I think I got them on clearance at a Canadian farm supply store quite a few years ago.
Hi, good video. Where id you get the plastic side racks that hold your systainers?
Thanks! They’re the SYS3 rails that should be available as a four pack at any Festool dealer. I think I bought mine at Lee Valley here in Canada.
@@MasonWoodshop thanks
Great video. Perhaps I missed it, but is your garage climate controlled? Building up a more permanent shop in my detached, non-electrified garage because I’m tired of moving things in and out from the house. It’s just far too inefficient to get anything done. Being said, I’m worried about rust come the more humid months where I’m at. Do you deal with rust? If so, how to you manage it/keep it away?
Thanks for the tour! Random question: for that air hose reel, i'm assuming its at least 50', maybe 100'? Do you find that it greatly affects the air pressure with your small compressor? I want to get something like this for my 2gal compressor but not sure how much it'll be affected. I currently have a 25' hose for mine.
Thanks for watching! It's 50' of hose on that reel and I've never noticed an issue. I don't have a lot of air tools, but I've never been disappointed with the pressure when shooting 2" brad nails or filling up tires/toys. In fact, I hadn't even thought about loss of pressure until you asked the question, haha!
@@MasonWoodshop ha! That's good to know. I'm only using it for a few nailers, staple gun, and filling tires and toys too.
Nice setup. US garages are way more generous than UK ones, at least mine (16' x 8').
Thanks for watching and commenting! As much as I’d love to have a bigger space, I’m appreciative of what I have as I know many, like yourself, have smaller spaces.
Unfortunately, this video didn't age well. Our poor Jays 😢 hopefully they get in to the last wild card spot.
On another note, thank you for this video, I'm definitely going to be using many of these ideas as I build out my one car garage shop
Haha, I’m still holding out for one of those wild card spots. The last month has been been a rollercoaster!
Happy to hear you found some helpful ideas - I’m still loving this setup!