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Wife had me order a dump truck load of mulch so it may be awhile before I get to put it to heavy use but I will let you know how the top holds up.

I have the "packrat" gene also so I keep everything. There is plumbing, electrical, and painting stuff in plastic containers on shelving units. I found a drawer unit in the trash and use cut off plastic oil quart containers to store fasteners in. Bought a 50 lb box of deck nails when I built a deck at one house and still have a third of them left. I remember my dad bringing home a telephone board loaded with brass nuts and washers that I disassembled at at young age. They were saved in baby food jars and he probably still has them. He celebrated his 90th birthday two weeks ago. Everybody has their system that works for them. Here are some pictures of my system. The Stanley drawers are left over from my RC racing days. They get very heavy when loaded with screws, nuts, and washers so I use them for light weight stuff. The tip out units work well for nails for the nail gun and makes it easy to pick what is needed.

Thanks, yes I will use the tubes after I buy them and need more room for storage. Once I get them I will figure out which is easier for me. I was thinking it would be easier to pick up out of the tray instead of dumping the tube but will wait till I try both ways to see where I put the most used blades. I knew I wouldn't have room for a full stand for any saw I purchased and when I saw the pictures of the Pegas I thought it should work on any flat surface at the right height for me. The saw is pretty and it cuts as good as it looks. It cuts much better than the single speed Craftsman that I was using.

I don't have room in my shop to use the factory stand for my new Pegas saw so I made a base for it to be able to clamp it to my bench. Probably not necessary to clamp it though. It doesn't move at all but I did want the blade storage and to raise it to a more comfortable height for me. Thought it might be useful to others so I am sharing what I did. It is made from some leftovers I had around the shop. I cut some pipe in half for the blade trays in the drawer. Used a forstner bit to drill a piece of 1/4 plywood and cut it in half to mount the pipe pieces to. The drawers slide out because it was the easy way to go. The small gray squares are made from the floor mats that HF sells to help raise the saw to a better height for me. I also made a place for the hold down clamp so it doesn't get lost.

Looks great, nice job.

Welcome to the Village and look forward to seeing more of you projects. The back can be a strange thing, sometimes it helps to rest it, but sometimes it helps to exercise it. Let yours be your guide.

I had a couple different brands of small part cabinets for screws, nuts, and washers. Hated the two I bought from HF, had a hard time pulling the drawers out. Found some on sale and with careful measuring and a couple of gift cards I purchased what I needed to maximize the space I had. Went through everything I had and organized it by size and type. Threw out the oddball stuff that I had. It makes it easier to find what I need when I need it. I also know right away if I have something that will work or I need to make a trip to the store. I try to get more than one type or size when I go because I hate to waste the time it takes to go for one box of screws. I also have others for cabinet hardware like spare hinges, catches, and knobs. I don't buy extras of these items, just stuff I have collected over the years. I do like to be able to go to one spot in my shop to "check stock" of what is available. Next on my list is to label everything...

Thanks for posting the links on the items you purchased. I noticed on the specifications for the chuck the smallest bit it will grip is a 1/32. You may want to try bits of different sizes to see if they all have the same results, if you haven't already.

Looks like a nice portable unit to drill with. I am more interested in the chuck you purchased to use with it. Have you had a chance to use it and how is the accuracy?

Removed it and stashed it away. I found it when I was cleaning up and had to think about what it was. My old Craftsman saw has a poor guard design anyway. It is only the weight of the plastic holding down the piece being cut, not a spring or a clamp.

Yes, I am counting days to retirement, have about 80 work days to go.

Seems like I read not to use salt in a Wood magazine with water based glue. Small brads driven in and cut off with a pair of diagonal pliers leaving a slight sharpened point will also make great "anchor" points to help with the glue slide.

Another source of bigger sheets of paper is last years calendar. We always had salesmen leaving their large company calendars. I would just flip each month over instead of tearing them off. Bring the old one home when the new one arrives.

I went out and bought two of them last weekend. 20% off coupon made them $11 each, wife had to go with me to use two coupons. I haven't put them into service yet but since I am a newbie I can make new habits. I bought a momentary and a push on, push off style. Thought I would try each to see what I like. What do most use?

I know I am guilty of the "I can make that" comment to my wife when walking around different shows. Getting ready to retire soon so I won't have the "I don't have time" excuse. I never thought about the seller's or their reaction to that comment. As one of "those" I would like to apologize to all and am ready to start making my own.