goatgolfer
Founding Member
- Joined
- Feb 28, 2011
- Messages
- 144
- Reaction score
- 1
I am about to establish my work station away from the kitchen sink. My starting concepts are 0. card table size 1. readily available stuff 2. Water is portable 3. capturing swarf in a basin can be discarded and doesn't plug the drain 4. seated with overhead lighting is preferred.
Basics I have: Water, a bucket, lots of kitchen towel/rags, 2x4s, The JKS beginner kit (Atoma 140 Diamond Plate, Beston 500,Bester 1200,Suehiro Rika 5k,Felt Strop with Diamond Spray), a knife, desire, reasonable dexterity, AND a B&D workmate. Desk lamp and O/H fluorescent for lighting.
I located used 1/3 size - 6" deep, stainless hotel pan, a 12x20x2.5 cambro hotel pan, a sterlite tub to keep the stones wet perpetually.
Technique inputs from Martell DVDs, Jon/Carter/Kramer/YT videos and lots of KFF forum discussions (and making a mess on my own near the sink thus the migration)
Now, this is where you guys come in.
Observations: Carter uses a grey tote about the size of a cambro and works the long way. Jon uses the identical cambro in some videos.
As a bridge, a 2x4 longer than the length with notches cut at 20" to keep it from forward/back motion
Kitchen towels/non-slip shelf liner for under the stone
A secondary, handy water source (1/3 hotel pan for me)
Setup: Try non-slip shelf liner on the flat of the B&D, or open the jaws of the workmate just wide enough for the cambro to fit between the lugs the long way. This probably means stops at both ends so I dont have to crank down on the jaws. If that doesn't work make a "holder" for the cambro that blocks fore/aft (or a better idea from you guys).
Make a mess...
Inputs, ideas and PICS of your setup and what you like and would do differently are really appreciated. No pictures yet from me because all my stuff is off the shelf. But, I promise to post the prototype.
Basics I have: Water, a bucket, lots of kitchen towel/rags, 2x4s, The JKS beginner kit (Atoma 140 Diamond Plate, Beston 500,Bester 1200,Suehiro Rika 5k,Felt Strop with Diamond Spray), a knife, desire, reasonable dexterity, AND a B&D workmate. Desk lamp and O/H fluorescent for lighting.
I located used 1/3 size - 6" deep, stainless hotel pan, a 12x20x2.5 cambro hotel pan, a sterlite tub to keep the stones wet perpetually.
Technique inputs from Martell DVDs, Jon/Carter/Kramer/YT videos and lots of KFF forum discussions (and making a mess on my own near the sink thus the migration)
Now, this is where you guys come in.
Observations: Carter uses a grey tote about the size of a cambro and works the long way. Jon uses the identical cambro in some videos.
As a bridge, a 2x4 longer than the length with notches cut at 20" to keep it from forward/back motion
Kitchen towels/non-slip shelf liner for under the stone
A secondary, handy water source (1/3 hotel pan for me)
Setup: Try non-slip shelf liner on the flat of the B&D, or open the jaws of the workmate just wide enough for the cambro to fit between the lugs the long way. This probably means stops at both ends so I dont have to crank down on the jaws. If that doesn't work make a "holder" for the cambro that blocks fore/aft (or a better idea from you guys).
Make a mess...
Inputs, ideas and PICS of your setup and what you like and would do differently are really appreciated. No pictures yet from me because all my stuff is off the shelf. But, I promise to post the prototype.