# STL 139: The horrors of moving your shop

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2017-06-09
- Length: 55m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-06-09-stl-139-the-horrors-of-moving-your-shop
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl-139-the-horrors-of-moving-your-shop

## Summary

Host Tom McKenna and editors Matt Kenny, Mike Pekovich, and Ben Strano discuss the logistical and physical challenges of moving a woodworking shop, advising on truck selection, securing heavy machinery like bandsaws and jointers, and the psychological benefit of decluttering. The team then addresses specific technical questions, including strategies for sourcing and processing drawer stock (recommending planing 4/4 stock over resawing 5/4) and evaluating table saw horsepower requirements for 110V versus 220V setups. They also provide design advice for building rigid mobile shop carts with I-beam style bases and offer solutions for using miter sleds on portable table saws with limited table space.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-06-09-stl-139-the-horrors-of-moving-your-shop#t=0) Introduction and Magazine Highlights
- [2:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-06-09-stl-139-the-horrors-of-moving-your-shop#t=179) Moving a Woodworking Shop: Logistics and Machinery
- [12:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-06-09-stl-139-the-horrors-of-moving-your-shop#t=741) Sourcing and Processing Drawer Stock
- [18:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-06-09-stl-139-the-horrors-of-moving-your-shop#t=1084) Favorite Tools: Grooving Planes and Right Angle Drills
- [28:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-06-09-stl-139-the-horrors-of-moving-your-shop#t=1719) Table Saw Horsepower: 1.75 HP vs 3 HP
- [31:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-06-09-stl-139-the-horrors-of-moving-your-shop#t=1894) Designing a Rigid Mobile Shop Cart
- [36:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-06-09-stl-139-the-horrors-of-moving-your-shop#t=2218) Favorite Techniques: Finger Joint Jigs and Feed Rates
- [51:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-06-09-stl-139-the-horrors-of-moving-your-shop#t=3101) Building Miter Sleds for Portable Table Saws

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Fine Woodworking Magazine (other)
- Shop Talk Live (other)
- Milwaukee (other)
- Bosch (other)
- Chicago Electric (other)
- Night Eyes (other)
- Taunton (company)

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