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doncaparker

Post subject: My new favorite tool

Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2023 1:15 pm

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First name: Don
Last Name: Parker
City: Charleston
State: West Virginia
Zip/Postal Code: 25314
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

One must have one's priorities straight when building guitars. That's why, instead of carving a neck or installing kerfed lining, I spent the morning taking the dinky pedestal sink out of our basement workshop bathroom and replacing it with this Mac Daddy utility sink:

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It has a drying rack you can move around or remove entirely, an integrated soap shelf, a few more flat spots for collecting sink clutter, and all the room down in the basin you could ever want. I installed a decent quality Delta kitchen faucet with a single lever, swivel head, and built-in sprayer. Ohhhh, baby! My wife (who's painting/sewing/crafting workshop is right down the hall from my guitar-making workshop) has wanted this for a long time. I can't believe I procrastinated on installing this; it yielded significant points with my better half.

I'm all flush with excitement!

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SteveSmith

Post subject: Re: My new favorite tool

Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2023 2:43 pm

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Running water in the shop would be quite the treat!

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Chris Pile

Post subject: Re: My new favorite tool

Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2023 2:53 pm

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Oh, heck yeah.

I have one of those outside for washing vegetables... It's the stuff.

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ballbanjos

Post subject: Re: My new favorite tool

Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2023 6:30 pm

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Joined: Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:14 am
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Location: Newland, North Carolina
First name: Dave
Last Name: Ball

I have one too, But mine is not nearly so shiny and clean! My old shop had no nearby plumbing, but the new one does and it's great! Also a floor drain, just in case. And a beverage fridge for when the day is done.

Dave

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meddlingfool

Post subject: Re: My new favorite tool

Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2023 8:25 pm

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Joined: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:15 pm
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First name: Ed
Last Name: Bond
City: Vancouver
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Professional

So nice to have a sink deep enough to fill the humidifier reservoirs!

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Mike OMelia

Post subject: Re: My new favorite tool

Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2023 9:11 pm

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First name: Mike
Last Name: O'Melia
City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro

Having a shop sink is a way underrated luxury. I put one in mine with an inline water heater. Use it way more than I would have ever expected. Graywater drain. Simple.

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Colin North

Post subject: Re: My new favorite tool

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2023 2:44 am

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Last Name: north
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If only!

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Pat Foster

Post subject: Re: My new favorite tool

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2023 7:55 am

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Last Name: Foster
Country: USA
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I'm green with envy!

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