Jeff Staley

Cyclone Shop Vac Cart

For several years, I have used a cyclone with my Shop Vac. Adding an Oneida Cyclone helps keep the filters cleaner and the vacuum working at max suction, but the added bulk can be awkward. I decided to make this cart inspired by several I had seen online. Leveraging scrap wood from several previous projects,…

Clamp Organization

During the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic, I began looking for projects that I could tackle with scrap wood around the shop. The first item I built was this hanging clamp rack. This rack is suspended from Unistrut channel on Unistrut dollies. This allows me to have an organized place to return my quick release clamps, and…

Our Pond

Our pond is thriving in 2020, and includes 13 named fish, and many more. Plus, we’ve hosted ducks, two sets of frogs (and their tadpoles) and numerous birds that enjoy the pond and stream for a drink or a bath. While most of our plants came back from last year, we are always looking to…

Our Patio Structure

A few years ago, we created a new patio with a fireplace, pavers, and a covered structure. Designing and working to bring it all together was a fun and challenging endeavor. Figuring out how to build the hybrid “gazebo” combined with a peak roof required starting with many iterations in drawings, a 1/12 scale model,…

Barn

Our barn at the Staley Farm in Indiana is a source of a lot of interesting projects. Currently we are on an epic 5 year attempt to finish the bathroom. In the midst of trying to work on the bathroom, we’ve had numerous instances where we’ve had to “fortify” the barn against invaders.