I put a couple inches of sand in the bottom of the coop so there shouldn't be any issues with the OSB

@@MWAWoodworks Thank you!

I've had both a drill press and a drill guide for years. Speaking as a woodworker who doesn't really do much work outside of that, the drill press is easily one of the least used power tools in my shop. There are times when it's nice to have one but I'd say 80% of the time whatever I'm working on is too big to use the drill press and I end up using a hand drill and then using the drill guide if the hole requires precision. I've also confirmed this observation through conversations with others in the KZfaq woodworking community. Just food for thought. I realize that there is a "perceived" value difference between those two tools but I think people don't really know without experience how little value a drill press brings to a woodworking shop. That's why I thought this was such a good tool to include in this video.

@@MWAWoodworks thanks for such an insightful response! You’re right, I think only once in the last year I needed a drill press and walked down the street to my neighbour who has a sweet shop. While I’m only starting year 3 in woodworking, I’m still debating which tool will get me further without getting my Mrs upset when I justify the expenses. Haha! Which isn’t easy when it’s a hobby anyway… at least I’m making her stuff so she’s happy and I can buy new tools over time which makes me happy. :). I finally got a bigger router and am working on a router table as it seems my particular projects would have been regularly benefitting from that. I have “wanted” a drill press, but you’re right that I haven’t needed one enough to justify the purchase over something else that will get more use. Thanks for the advice! I’m enjoying your content BTW

Which clearance?

@@MWAWoodworks …when using the side mounted glides, the drawers are 1” less than the opening, giving 1/2” on each side. For example , the under-mount glides, what’s the drawer size for a 14” opening ?

Lol you don't use KZfaq much do you? Check the description 👍

Oh wow awesome thanks 🙏

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My garage usually for new material and scraps are in the back of the shop

Awesome!

Not my fault 🤷but thanks for watching.

😂😂😂 thanks brother!

I enjoy teaching and sharing for those who just want to woodwork 🤷

I left it as grass which was eventually trampled to bare dirt. It stays dry and never becomes muddy, my coop is at a high elevation on my property

Links in the description 😁

This sounds like something I was thinking about doing. Does it matter whether the dowel is pounded through both holes, or it is pounded into the inner hole and then the outer piece is pounded onto the dowel?

Yeah I almost always use Formica. But because I wanted experience working with phenolic coated ply I bought some of that instead. The two are not the same as Formica gives a much thicker and more durable cover, the downside being you have to buy it it 4x8 sheets which I didn't needs to make one small router top. Hope that helps!

How do you get by with less than 8 tape measures? 😂

@@MWAWoodworks I get by with one really nice one that will outlive me.

Oh that's awesome do you have a video posted on how you did it?

@MWAWoodworks only a little time lapse footage. Cnc cut the plenum board out of mdf, sealed mdf with lacquer. Piped it with 1 1/2" pvc, used one-way valves at the vacuum motors so if I'm running 1 motor it doesn't suck backwards through the other vacuums. I put small shop vac hepa filters in line to protect the motors. I glued down the spoil board to the plenum and used the vacuum to hold it down until the glue set. When the spoil board gets too thin I just surface it off the the top of the plenum and glue down a new spoil board. Then a baffle box over the vacuum motors to reduce noise and a fan blowing air through the box to keep the vacuums cool. The cnc cut all the parts.