Popular Post SimonR Posted October 6, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Feels like there have been quite a few of these throughout the summer, but I guess this one has the twist of being for a new woodworker. So we moved in late May which feels both like it was yesterday and ages ago really. and the 2 car garage was always to become a shop. A sub panel will be needed and will get installed in the coming months depending on the electrician's availability. here's the "room" layout (ceilings are about 8 1/2 feet) There isn't a tremendous amount of wall space as you can see with the 3 man doors, the 2 garage doors and the fairly large window, but at least there is A) a room, which is already pretty good , B) good amount of light, especially adding the 6 fixtures and C) an utility sink. The one thing that I think will be great for the shop is that the house is entirely ICF so it should dampen the noise quite a bit! Just makes things a bit more "interesting" when needing to wire stuff but it'll have to be all surface mounted. The 2 "benches"/counters will get taken out as needed but for now they are kind of useful as flat surfaces to put stuff on! Nothing is ultimately in it's final resting place I suppose but everything being moveable makes this a moot point. Obviously it's still a work in progress and I am not moving nearly as quickly nor as efficiently as my almost neighbour @shaneymack but here are where things stand right now 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Looking more like a shop since last time I was there ! Coming along!! Time to order your jointer.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Coming along nicely! You'll move things a bunch of times before you finally settle on a flow that works well for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minorhero Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Looks good! Congratulations on the shop! I think it's now time for unsolicited advice. Save up for an air filter as your next purchase. It will cut down on dust drifting into your attached house which is most peoples complaints I find for attached garage shops. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Nothing like a new shop along with new tools. Congrats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDustB Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Looks good. I have the same saw. That space in the right wing is great for a router table. Even setting that aside, having it filled in makes the saw a lot nicer to use. Here's what I did, if it helps: I have a fence that just clamps onto the table saw fence for the router table, but I don't have a picture here. Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 1 hour ago, SimonR said: So we moved in late May which feels both like it was yesterday and ages ago really. Funny how that works. Just about every memory I have feels that way. Especially ones with the kids. Time is a mysterious thing. Nice tidy space. In five years you won't be able to squeeze a fart in there. DAMHIK 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonR Posted October 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 1 hour ago, shaneymack said: Looking more like a shop since last time I was there ! Coming along!! Time to order your jointer.... You mean it looks better than with the saw still in a box? I guess I do agree! You should try to make the 6 minutes drive next week! 1 hour ago, TIODS said: Coming along nicely! You'll move things a bunch of times before you finally settle on a flow that works well for you. Thanks Kev! I'm sure things will move quite a lot 55 minutes ago, minorhero said: Looks good! Congratulations on the shop! I think it's now time for unsolicited advice. Save up for an air filter as your next purchase. It will cut down on dust drifting into your attached house which is most peoples complaints I find for attached garage shops. Thanks! That wasn't really on the list but that's not a bad idea one bit, unsolicited advices are always welcome here, I guess that makes them solicited now? 32 minutes ago, mat60 said: Nothing like a new shop along with new tools. Congrats. thanks! 16 minutes ago, SawDustB said: Looks good. I have the same saw. That space in the right wing is great for a router table. Even setting that aside, having it filled in makes the saw a lot nicer to use. Here's what I did, if it helps: I have a fence that just clamps onto the table saw fence for the router table, but I don't have a picture here. Good luck! Thanks Brian! I'll definitely give a look to the thread for the right wing! hopefully my little girls becomes as enthusiastic about it than yours, well in a couple years as she's merely 20 months old now! 8 minutes ago, Eric. said: Funny how that works. Just about every memory I have feels that way. Especially ones with the kids. Time is a mysterious thing. Nice tidy space. In five years you won't be able to squeeze a fart in there. DAMHIK yeah time expands, contracts and distorts more than ever it seems You say that like it's not a good thing! not like I want to put a car in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eric. Posted October 6, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 5 minutes ago, SimonR said: You say that like it's not a good thing! not like I want to put a car in there! No but it would be nice to move around a little when working on a project. Also makes dry fitting/assembly of larger projects a complete PITA. But I'd rather have tools and no space than no tools and plenty of space. LOL 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 I would look at those 3 man doors and at least one garage door & figure out which ones could be locked/blocked or maybe even boarded over on the inside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonR Posted October 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 On 06/10/2017 at 4:49 PM, wdwerker said: I would look at those 3 man doors and at least one garage door & figure out which ones could be locked/blocked or maybe even boarded over on the inside. I have thought of building a wall inside of one of the garage doors when/if needed. not sure about the man doors (as one goes inside and one is on the façade) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wdwerker Posted October 11, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 I was just thinking lock the door , hang accessories on the back of it, park a tool in front of it, voila more wall space ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonR Posted October 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 14 hours ago, wdwerker said: I was just thinking lock the door , hang accessories on the back of it, park a tool in front of it, voila more wall space ! Oh! Makes more sense now! One of the garage doors will definitely get blocked that way. I suspect the man door in the back might end up always closed too. I have no idea why they put a door there as its not even a couple feet away from the garage door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4square Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 I put my lumber rack in front of the garage door. It makes good use of otherwise wasted space. My chop saw and stand are folded up and stored in a 6' closet that is adjacent to my shop. It is quick to come out and set up when needed. This allowed the needed space for a jointer. A ceiling mounted air filter should be your next shop purchase. It can make the difference between happy wife or grumpy wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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