Episode 40: FHB House Materials, Shop Organization, Dust Collectors, and Miter Saw Stands
Plus, a debate on working in your shop vs working on site.
In an open discussion of the Fine Homebuilding FHB House demonstration project, the guys talked about sourcing building materials, sponsors who supply those materials, and our guiding purpose in trying new things — like No-Coat drywall tape for corners and Habito heavy-duty drywall. Podcast host and FHB editor Justin Fink, editorial director Rob Yagid, and design editor Brian Pontolilo also tackled windows with drywall returns, shop organization, dust collectors, and more.
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Resources and links mentioned in this podcast:
- The FHB House home page
- FHB House materials sourcing
- No-Coat tape
- Mike Guertin’s post on using No-Coat and FibaTape
- Habito drywall
- BuildClean Air scrubber
- Miter saw stands
Here’s a photo showing corner taping at the FHB House demo house with the No-Coat tape mentioned in the podcast.
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In the podcast you guys mentioned an miter saw stand built with light plywood. Do you have a name or link to plans for that?
Love the podcast.
In many laboratories (computer and medical), work rooms have an elevated fake floor under which all of the cables, ventilation, and high-pressure pipes are routed. Could something like this be done for a shop in a 2-car garage to avoid ripping up the concrete floor? Heavy equipment wouldn't necessarily need to be on top of the fake floor but could still be on the solid concrete floor.
Suggest that you seriously edit your podcast. I love the solid information, but there's much too much fluff and conversation and time spent on stuff that's not relevant to anyone but you folks.
I have a SawStop Industrial saw with a 52 inch rip capacity. I brought my dust collection pipe overhead to the end of the extension table. Then I dropped it to the floor and ran it to the port on the saw. I attached my power cord to the pipe with Velcro straps. That method means I never trip over a dust collection hose or a cord. You might give that method a try. It is easier than rolling a dust collector around.