A while back I put up a post Cleaning up and rearranging my shop. This post was all about basically a make do solution until I can get the issues with the HOA, the city, etc... hammered out for a dedicated shop building...
Well, I am not sure I have made much progress at all, or at least I did NOT follow the plan to the letter that is for sure!
So how are things going according to my old plan?
#1. Clean up, and tote up whatever is not shop stuff, yard stuff, or BBQ stuff, and get it into the attic for storage.
This is going reasonably well, sort of. LOML is STILL moving stuff over from her folks place that has been in storage for ages. Almost all the sporting goods are out of the shop though.
#2. Build a second pair of saw horses, shorter than the first, to hold the canoe up. Move the canoe to the far side of the house, between the house and the neighbor's fence. Wrapped in a silver tarp to prevent U.V. damage to the boat.
Not done yet, I have been waiting for a sale on folding adjustable saw horses from either Lowes or Home Depot. You know the ones that Stanley makes... I think they are called Fat Max or something stupid like that. I will dedicate the existing sawhorses for this function. This way I get the boat out of the garage, and I get the space back that the non folding sawhorses gobble up. I keep looking, no luck on sales yet. Maybe around Father's day?
#3. Thoroughly clean, and dismantle the plastic shelving units. Some are pretty worn out, the good ones are going to go into the new shed once it is up, but for now, dismantle them, bind them up in a couple of large boxes, or use plastic twine to keep it all together and stuff it in the attic.
I still need to clear junk off of them. Like I said, work in progress.
#4. Remove wall mounted items between end of workbench, and interior door. Move the Mechanics tool box, floor jack, jack stands, oil drain, etc... to this location.
This is a problem. I did some measuring, the tool box simply will NOT fit there. The workbench is too big. Plan B is to build a dedicated workbench / outfeed table for the saw from the Fine Woodworking prints, and dismantle the existing bench.
#5. Add the needed circuits. Ike messed up my arrangements for the power project, I need to get that back on track, including running power down the middle of the garage ceiling, every 36" so that I have 5 rows of outlets that are switched. Total amp draw if I recall correctly for 10 4ft fixtures was under 10 amps. USE ORANGE OR YELLOW SOCKETS AND PLATES MARKED FOR LIGHTING FIXTURES ONLY. In case a future homeowner tries running a 15 amp saw with lighting in place on this circuit... You never know. Pull a fairly high amperage circuit down the outside wall where the power tools should reside. Most likely a dedicated 20 amp 110 circuit. Outlets every 3 feet, spaced evenly with the ceiling outlets if possible, 3' from ground height, GFCI protected. This will provide power to the 110v tools. This should suffice as I am NOT going to ever be running more than 1 power tool at a time. Run a 220v single phase circuit with two sockets about midway down the wall for a potential future bigger table saw, or a major motor upgrade on my band saw. (I have a 220v single ph 2HP motor that would drop in as a direct replacement if I had the power to drive it...).
I have a LONG way to go on this. And the need gets bigger and bigger. With the new HF DC... I need a dedicated 20 amp circuit, on top of what I already needed... I am thinking sub panel time...
#6. Move all the tools benches etc... to the center of the shop. Cover them up with a drop cloth. Clean everything on the walls ceiling, and floors surrounding it, patch whatever isn't right sheet rock wise, prime it with Kilz2, and paint with Bright White semi gloss paint. (Glidden Semi Gloss Bright White, already have it).
I have been bringing stuff in from the walls, painting, them moving back, but this is slow going...
#7. I still need to figure out exactly what I am going to do with the floor. Chances are good, nothing. Probably just grab some of those rubber matts to stand on by each of the major machines, and the work bench...
Still working on the doing nothing idea... Too much paint, and junk on the floor to be worth fooling with at this point.
#8. Once the paint is dry, blah blah...
I had an idea for how I wanted to lay this out. A LOT of my thinking changed once the BT ended up in my shop, with the extension table, larger dust collection requirements etc... I am working a MUCH more detailed sketchup diagram right now that shows both the 4", AND the 2.5" dust collection runs. I am thinking the ONLY 2.5" runs are going to be for top side of the table saw, and the workbench. I MAY run one for the benchtop tool setup for the jointer and planer.
You can see the latest sketchup of my workshop ideas below... I don't have ANYTHING in there for power and the 2.5" plumbing isn't there yet, but you get the idea...
One of the things I am learning is, that unless you have all the time and money in the world to work on this right off the bat, it sure seems like a LOT of changes are taking place. New tools that weren't in the orignal plan are now in the shop, changes in power requirements and such hit me pretty good. And the myriad of projects that I am working on gobble up too much time and free space to dedicate much to actually finishing my shop...
I would love to invite a couple of my friends over one of these saturdays with some beer and pizza and have a work and B.S. party followed up by a Poker night... That would help me at least put a bigger dent in this project!
Well, I am not sure I have made much progress at all, or at least I did NOT follow the plan to the letter that is for sure!
So how are things going according to my old plan?
#1. Clean up, and tote up whatever is not shop stuff, yard stuff, or BBQ stuff, and get it into the attic for storage.
This is going reasonably well, sort of. LOML is STILL moving stuff over from her folks place that has been in storage for ages. Almost all the sporting goods are out of the shop though.
#2. Build a second pair of saw horses, shorter than the first, to hold the canoe up. Move the canoe to the far side of the house, between the house and the neighbor's fence. Wrapped in a silver tarp to prevent U.V. damage to the boat.
Not done yet, I have been waiting for a sale on folding adjustable saw horses from either Lowes or Home Depot. You know the ones that Stanley makes... I think they are called Fat Max or something stupid like that. I will dedicate the existing sawhorses for this function. This way I get the boat out of the garage, and I get the space back that the non folding sawhorses gobble up. I keep looking, no luck on sales yet. Maybe around Father's day?
#3. Thoroughly clean, and dismantle the plastic shelving units. Some are pretty worn out, the good ones are going to go into the new shed once it is up, but for now, dismantle them, bind them up in a couple of large boxes, or use plastic twine to keep it all together and stuff it in the attic.
I still need to clear junk off of them. Like I said, work in progress.
#4. Remove wall mounted items between end of workbench, and interior door. Move the Mechanics tool box, floor jack, jack stands, oil drain, etc... to this location.
This is a problem. I did some measuring, the tool box simply will NOT fit there. The workbench is too big. Plan B is to build a dedicated workbench / outfeed table for the saw from the Fine Woodworking prints, and dismantle the existing bench.
#5. Add the needed circuits. Ike messed up my arrangements for the power project, I need to get that back on track, including running power down the middle of the garage ceiling, every 36" so that I have 5 rows of outlets that are switched. Total amp draw if I recall correctly for 10 4ft fixtures was under 10 amps. USE ORANGE OR YELLOW SOCKETS AND PLATES MARKED FOR LIGHTING FIXTURES ONLY. In case a future homeowner tries running a 15 amp saw with lighting in place on this circuit... You never know. Pull a fairly high amperage circuit down the outside wall where the power tools should reside. Most likely a dedicated 20 amp 110 circuit. Outlets every 3 feet, spaced evenly with the ceiling outlets if possible, 3' from ground height, GFCI protected. This will provide power to the 110v tools. This should suffice as I am NOT going to ever be running more than 1 power tool at a time. Run a 220v single phase circuit with two sockets about midway down the wall for a potential future bigger table saw, or a major motor upgrade on my band saw. (I have a 220v single ph 2HP motor that would drop in as a direct replacement if I had the power to drive it...).
I have a LONG way to go on this. And the need gets bigger and bigger. With the new HF DC... I need a dedicated 20 amp circuit, on top of what I already needed... I am thinking sub panel time...
#6. Move all the tools benches etc... to the center of the shop. Cover them up with a drop cloth. Clean everything on the walls ceiling, and floors surrounding it, patch whatever isn't right sheet rock wise, prime it with Kilz2, and paint with Bright White semi gloss paint. (Glidden Semi Gloss Bright White, already have it).
I have been bringing stuff in from the walls, painting, them moving back, but this is slow going...
#7. I still need to figure out exactly what I am going to do with the floor. Chances are good, nothing. Probably just grab some of those rubber matts to stand on by each of the major machines, and the work bench...
Still working on the doing nothing idea... Too much paint, and junk on the floor to be worth fooling with at this point.
#8. Once the paint is dry, blah blah...
I had an idea for how I wanted to lay this out. A LOT of my thinking changed once the BT ended up in my shop, with the extension table, larger dust collection requirements etc... I am working a MUCH more detailed sketchup diagram right now that shows both the 4", AND the 2.5" dust collection runs. I am thinking the ONLY 2.5" runs are going to be for top side of the table saw, and the workbench. I MAY run one for the benchtop tool setup for the jointer and planer.
You can see the latest sketchup of my workshop ideas below... I don't have ANYTHING in there for power and the 2.5" plumbing isn't there yet, but you get the idea...
One of the things I am learning is, that unless you have all the time and money in the world to work on this right off the bat, it sure seems like a LOT of changes are taking place. New tools that weren't in the orignal plan are now in the shop, changes in power requirements and such hit me pretty good. And the myriad of projects that I am working on gobble up too much time and free space to dedicate much to actually finishing my shop...
I would love to invite a couple of my friends over one of these saturdays with some beer and pizza and have a work and B.S. party followed up by a Poker night... That would help me at least put a bigger dent in this project!
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