As I'm not allowed up upload attachments yet, here is a direct link to the photo of my shop layout: https://i.imgur.com/mi3yVJQ.png
Hello everyone, I used to be active here way back in the day (I bought my BT3100 when I was in the 7th grade) and took a bit of an unwanted hiatus as my woodworking had to stop through college and a few years of living in apartments before finally buying a house of my own. I just can't for the life of my remember or find my old username, so here I am with a new one.
So, before we even got to the closing table, I had my now wife sold on demoing the most finished (and furthest from the stairs) corner of the basement. After fixing everything else in the house that needed fixing, I was finally able to rip down some walls. The shop area is now clear. and before I start running EMT on the walls for power I figured I should probably make sure I have a good idea of what I want to end up with so I don't waste time running power somewhere stupid. So attached is my layout, and let me talk my way though it.
First thing I want to note is the circles on the layout. The two in line are lally posts supporting the beam for the house. The one by the utility sink is the sanitary drain/vent stack. There is no utility sink yet, so I can flip that to the opposite side. Otherwise its pretty straight forward. Left wall has 2 shelves to hold all manners of tools and stuff. Jointer sits out off that wall far enough that I can run stock through it. Just above the jointer is my bandsaw. I don't use it terribly much so I figure it'll do just fine on a mobile base. Not shown on this sketch is a planer, I was going to mount it on a piece of plywood and then clamp it to the tablesaw top when I used it. I figured just below the jointer is a good place to stash it. Tablesaw is placed centered in the room with enough space to hit max rip capacity. I don't think I'll ever have anything with more than 30" capacity. To handle sheet goods I'll use a straight edge and a circular saw on top of some foam insulation in the garage. Getting anything big into my basement is just not gonna happen. Right wall has the drill press in the corner, right now its a benchtop unit on a stand, but I think it'll work for what I need it'll do 90% and for the rest I can pull it out from the corner. Then there is the router table tucked between the stairs and the utility sink (the stairs allow for in/out-feed room, the just limit head height).
I think for wood storage, I'll mount some shelving above the jointer, but I'll also keep some shelf space in the garage. Anything big would have to be cut down outside to come in anyway. Maybe it'd make sense to run the jointer and planer in the garage? After a years of a garage workshop I've been trying to avoid dealing with the temperature extremes, but I've never had to deal with stock length constraints.
Finally, power. Right now my panel has 4 spare slots. This space has a dedicated lighting circuit with a utility outlet in the mech room. I've also got a 15A outlet next to the panel that provides the GFI for my exterior outlets. My thought was to run a single 20A circuit around the room, use the lighting circuit to share with an air purifier, and pull the shopvac off the exterior outlet GFI. That leaves me 3 spare spots. 2 would be used for a 220V outlet for the jointer, and possible tablesaw upgrade in the future. Is 1 20A circuit enough around the walls? Am I shooting myself in the foot not just adding a subpanel? The only other electric upgrade I could see is an electric car charger, but there is a stove circuit we don't use I can steal for that.
Any other advice you have would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Myles
Hello everyone, I used to be active here way back in the day (I bought my BT3100 when I was in the 7th grade) and took a bit of an unwanted hiatus as my woodworking had to stop through college and a few years of living in apartments before finally buying a house of my own. I just can't for the life of my remember or find my old username, so here I am with a new one.
So, before we even got to the closing table, I had my now wife sold on demoing the most finished (and furthest from the stairs) corner of the basement. After fixing everything else in the house that needed fixing, I was finally able to rip down some walls. The shop area is now clear. and before I start running EMT on the walls for power I figured I should probably make sure I have a good idea of what I want to end up with so I don't waste time running power somewhere stupid. So attached is my layout, and let me talk my way though it.
First thing I want to note is the circles on the layout. The two in line are lally posts supporting the beam for the house. The one by the utility sink is the sanitary drain/vent stack. There is no utility sink yet, so I can flip that to the opposite side. Otherwise its pretty straight forward. Left wall has 2 shelves to hold all manners of tools and stuff. Jointer sits out off that wall far enough that I can run stock through it. Just above the jointer is my bandsaw. I don't use it terribly much so I figure it'll do just fine on a mobile base. Not shown on this sketch is a planer, I was going to mount it on a piece of plywood and then clamp it to the tablesaw top when I used it. I figured just below the jointer is a good place to stash it. Tablesaw is placed centered in the room with enough space to hit max rip capacity. I don't think I'll ever have anything with more than 30" capacity. To handle sheet goods I'll use a straight edge and a circular saw on top of some foam insulation in the garage. Getting anything big into my basement is just not gonna happen. Right wall has the drill press in the corner, right now its a benchtop unit on a stand, but I think it'll work for what I need it'll do 90% and for the rest I can pull it out from the corner. Then there is the router table tucked between the stairs and the utility sink (the stairs allow for in/out-feed room, the just limit head height).
I think for wood storage, I'll mount some shelving above the jointer, but I'll also keep some shelf space in the garage. Anything big would have to be cut down outside to come in anyway. Maybe it'd make sense to run the jointer and planer in the garage? After a years of a garage workshop I've been trying to avoid dealing with the temperature extremes, but I've never had to deal with stock length constraints.
Finally, power. Right now my panel has 4 spare slots. This space has a dedicated lighting circuit with a utility outlet in the mech room. I've also got a 15A outlet next to the panel that provides the GFI for my exterior outlets. My thought was to run a single 20A circuit around the room, use the lighting circuit to share with an air purifier, and pull the shopvac off the exterior outlet GFI. That leaves me 3 spare spots. 2 would be used for a 220V outlet for the jointer, and possible tablesaw upgrade in the future. Is 1 20A circuit enough around the walls? Am I shooting myself in the foot not just adding a subpanel? The only other electric upgrade I could see is an electric car charger, but there is a stove circuit we don't use I can steal for that.
Any other advice you have would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Myles
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