I'm planning my new shop. Unlike my last shop which was all mine, my wife has expressed a STRONG interest to park at least one car in the garage.
In the upper left corner are 2 stairs leading up to the mudroom. There's a small window looking towards the backyard 90deg to that. I'll probably mount a window AC there. In the upper right corner is an in-swing door that leads to the backyard. On the bottom wall are two large windows on the front of the house. I plan to setup a handtool area in that spot because of the natural light.
All of my tools are on wheels although I never plan on moving the TS or workbench in front of it. Unlike my old shop, I also don't plan on storing as much wood inside--just what will fit on a wall rack--location TBD. I have to build a storage shed for the riding mower, and there will be room in there for wood storage.
In my last shop, I had my miter saw on the back wall, but that made breaking down lumber awkward as I would then have to carry it over to the jointer/planer then back over to the TS. I'm thinking about locating the MS towards the front of the shop (garage doors), but I don't like the idea of moving the MS constantly. I've seen a bunch of workbenches with flip up/down MS in them. They look pretty slick. I would need to keep the benchtop clear so I could use the MS, though. My workbench doubles as my assembly area and you know there's always something to be cut down. So having the MS there could be inconvenient. Thoughts on this type of bench? Where do you have your MS in your shop?
In the upper left corner are 2 stairs leading up to the mudroom. There's a small window looking towards the backyard 90deg to that. I'll probably mount a window AC there. In the upper right corner is an in-swing door that leads to the backyard. On the bottom wall are two large windows on the front of the house. I plan to setup a handtool area in that spot because of the natural light.
All of my tools are on wheels although I never plan on moving the TS or workbench in front of it. Unlike my old shop, I also don't plan on storing as much wood inside--just what will fit on a wall rack--location TBD. I have to build a storage shed for the riding mower, and there will be room in there for wood storage.
In my last shop, I had my miter saw on the back wall, but that made breaking down lumber awkward as I would then have to carry it over to the jointer/planer then back over to the TS. I'm thinking about locating the MS towards the front of the shop (garage doors), but I don't like the idea of moving the MS constantly. I've seen a bunch of workbenches with flip up/down MS in them. They look pretty slick. I would need to keep the benchtop clear so I could use the MS, though. My workbench doubles as my assembly area and you know there's always something to be cut down. So having the MS there could be inconvenient. Thoughts on this type of bench? Where do you have your MS in your shop?
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