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  • tinwhip
    #1

    Advice on shop layout

    I got out of the construction business and took a job with my wife along my side running a lodge and B&B. The owners are building me a shop in which to work. I was wondering if anyone out there knows of a simple site that has plans on how to arrange my shop for the best fit?
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    • Hoover
      Veteran Member
      • Mar 2003
      • 1273
      • USA.
      #2
      First off, welcome to the forum.

      One site that be able to assist you is the Grizzly site, go here:
      http://www.grizzly.com/workshopplanner.aspx

      Good luck.
      No good deed goes unpunished

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        • ironhat
          Veteran Member
          • Aug 2004
          • 2553
          • Chambersburg, PA (South-central).
          • Ridgid 3650 (can I still play here?)
          #3
          Welcome, tinwhip. The Grizzly planner is darn good and I go back to it on the occassional 'nothing to do' kind of evening and tweek the layout, comparing what I see with how it seems to be working. You can save your layout for future reference.

          One thing about hanging out with this bunch, though - they will (OK, *we* will) make you ravenous for more tools, better techniques and more projects. There are some pretty darn good heads here so pull up a PC and enjoy!
          Blessings,
          Chiz

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            • TheRic
              • Jun 2004
              • 1912
              • West Central Ohio
              • bt3100
              #4
              Welcome Tinwhip, come one in and make yourself at home.
              Ric

              Plan for the worst, hope for the best!

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                • gad5264
                  Veteran Member
                  • Aug 2005
                  • 1407
                  • Columbus, Ohio, USA
                  • BT3000/BT3100NIB
                  #5
                  Originally posted by ironhat
                  One thing about hanging out with this bunch, though - they will (OK, *we* will) make you ravenous for more tools, better techniques and more projects. There are some pretty darn good heads here so pull up a PC and enjoy!
                  Welcome to the family tinwhip.

                  Ironhat, I could not agree more. IMHO, this site will further your education in woodworking and tool buying more than anything else you try. You will find many helpful people here and it's all friendly.

                  Just a word of advice....be prepared for jefferey's coupon updates, he has a way of helping deplete bank accounts.....HAHA
                  Grant
                  "GO Buckeyes"

                  My projects: http://community.webshots.com/user/gad5264

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                    • twistsol
                      Veteran Member
                      • Dec 2002
                      • 2911
                      • Cottage Grove, MN, USA.
                      • Ridgid R4512, 2x ShopSmith Mark V 520, 1951 Shopsmith 10ER
                      #6
                      General Tips

                      The following site has some useful general tips on setting up a shop regarding layout and workflow.

                      http://www.carletonwoodworking.com/workflow.html
                      Chr's
                      __________
                      An ethical man knows the right thing to do.
                      A moral man does it.

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                        • bigstick509
                          Veteran Member
                          • Dec 2004
                          • 1227
                          • Macomb, MI, USA.
                          • BT3100
                          #7


                          Mike

                          "It's not the things you don't know that will hurt you, it's the things you think you know that ain't so." - Mark Twain

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                            • tinwhip
                              #8
                              Thanks for the replys. Not sure how to use the icons on the grizz site a I have no grizz tools. I have more of a hodgepodge of brands. Delta TS and Ryobi TS. Ridgid Jointer and OBS.. Stuff isn't the same size as the grizz stuff and I am trying to put in all in a 20X20 shop. Ihad a shop like that but things didn't flow and was hard to keep clean.

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                                • MikeMcCoy
                                  Senior Member
                                  • Nov 2004
                                  • 790
                                  • Moncks Corner, SC, USA.
                                  • Delta Contractor Saw
                                  #9
                                  In this case the color of equipment doesn't matter. The site just gives you the option to select equipment of a similar size so you can adjust your layout.

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