Shop size

[bigfoot]

Just struck me as another interesting question.

How much shop space do you have? I mean, no one has enough space, but what is a shack to one, may be a mansion to another.

And just how stuffed is it?

To start it off, I currently use a 10ft x 12ft shed as my shop, with a newly added 4x12 side space strictly for storage. In this space I have stuffed a bt3100, 14" ridgid bandsaw, 13" planer, benchtop drillpress, a tble sized workbench, and a smaller 3x3 bench for the dp, grinder, and a benchvise.

Everything is on wheels, so I have whatever the tool of the moment is parked on the wall, and the tool of the moment takes center stage, which gets annoying at times.

So what's out there for roomie shops, and anyone got smaller yet?

-scott

[Russianwolf]

I'm one of the more fortunate ones. I have 3/4's of my basement (maybe 2/3's) about 20 x 30 of work space and another 8x16 for storage. The area is definitely not crowded, but I need to get it more organized.

[Hellrazor]

My shop isn't of a typical configuration. Its original part is basicly a 1.5 story garage that was divided in half on the 1st floor. One half was a small work area and the other half had an open front like a wood shed (i had my 5x8 trailer parked in it). The dimensions are 12x19. The loft area upstairs is 4' at the outside walls to 6.5' in the middle.Last year I added another 12x19' to the front side of the shed and poured a slab in the open side. This area has a loft in the rafters except where the garage door tracking is installed. I have just over 450square feet of shop area plus the all lofts for storage.

[meika123]

20' x 20'-dedicated..
Don't know what good it is. Never get to use it.

Dave in NC

[gmack5]

My shop.....

Right now, my shop is full of junk, but by next summer, I should have it ready to occupy. It measures 21' X 25', fully insulated, with HVAC installed. I'll have a storage shed next door that's 12' X 20' with 320' of shelving in it, minus Wood Storage.

[maxparot]

My shop is a 800 sq ft detacted, fully insulated, w/ sheetrocked interior, 10' ceiling with attic storage. It is equipped with 100 amp service which includes 2-220 Volt lines and an air filter built into the ceiling. Climate is controlled by a through the wall evaporative cooler and 14,500 BTU A/C also through the wall. For the few mornings the shop may need heat that is handled first by a radiant 12kbtu LP heater and once up to temperature while working ceramic electric heaters.
As for how stuffed:
I keep my restored Chevelle inside and still have room to work on large projects without removing the car. If need remove the car and I have enough free space for some people to set up shop. My large tools are stationary and I have my dust collector setup with 3 drop downs that the stationary tool share. If I were to put all my stationary tools on wheels I'd spend too much time rolling tools around to use them. :P

[bigfoot]

I spose jealousy is out of the question since I kinda asked for it... lol.

We seem to have a leader for most room?

[John Hunter]

I have a 24' X 24" garage shop but since I also keep my bass boat in it actual work space is around 24' X 16'

[JR]

Third stall of a three-car garage for me - about 12'x19'.

Everything's pretty well within those dimensions, inlcuding DC and wood storage, and it's not too crowded. There's no room for more floor-standing tools, however. So I won't be getting a lathe or a big-dog drill press any time soon!

I do have the luxury of clearing out the cars for cutting down sheet goods, if necessary. I've also been known to set up a finishing station in the main part of the garage when doing "production" work like Christmas gifts, baseboards, whatever.

JR

[HarmsWay]

My woodworking shares a two-car garage with... two cars, which is okay with me but not so much with the LOML. It works out better than it sounds though. If the cars are wet they don't go in the garage (learned about rusting steel jointer beds and drill press tables the hard way). I'd like to have the space to separate sanding and finishing areas, but overall I can't complain. I build a shed this year so that I could get the non-woodworking stuff out of the garage. That helps.

Bob

[Jim Boyd]

Mine is 30 x 30 dedicated to nothing but playroom 200 amp service with its own electric meter Fully insulated with a/c but only a torpedo heater at the moment. Kinda crowded with all of my machines though. 52" Unisaw, 14" bandsaw, drill press, 16/32 drum sander, jointer, wood lathe, jet dc, radial arm saw, sliding miter saw, another drill press, 2 metal lathes, mini mill, router table, 8' work bench, mortising machine, 12" disc sander, 6"disc/belt sander, and oscillating spindle sander. Now my wife has informed me we are moving.........To Vermont

[Pappy]

Whut's a SHOP?????

9x10 shed to store the tools with a 12x16 work deck attached.

[wardprobst]

Whut's a SHOP?????

9x10 shed to store the tools with a 12x16 work deck attached.

Aw Pappy, think of all the fresh Texas air!

Clean shop is 25 x 22 mostly hand tool work in there. Dirty shop is 20 x 30 on the inside with assorted implements of destruction and way too many pianos in both of them.

DP

[Thom2]

I make do with my 17x23 "2 car garage" that I share with the washer, dryer and freezer. Those 3 items take up about a 8'x8' corner.

In the rest of the shop I'm a little scatter hobbied. I've got a 31 drawer toolbox chocked full, a 72"x36" steel transmission bench, 60g Husky compressor, 4g portable compressor, 2 welders, another 5 drawer toolbox for overflow, RAS, Ridgid Jointer, floor model DP, Ridgid BS, Delta BS, 6"belt/12"disc sander, Ridgid Planer, a dedicated stand/storage for my scroll saw and Ryobi OSS, 5' 200lb 1/8" steel dunnowhattocallit .. kinda looks like a bookcase on steroids (probably the resting place for a lathe some day) the BT of course, JDS air filter hangin' from the ceiling. PLUS all the miscellaneous stuff like lumber, scrap steel, etc ... oh and the kid's bike and a few of her toys.

It gets a little tight at times, but it's not bad when it's actually cleaned up and organized (seems it's seldom that way tho')

[Jim Boyd]

Whut's a SHOP?????

9x10 shed to store the tools with a 12x16 work deck attached.

Don't be hedging on us there Don I seem to remember a tarpolian covering that there deck of yur'uns!