> I am just finishing a room in the basement. This room will be my new > shop. It is ~13*15 feet. My question goes out to those who have had a > shop, have a shop or who have dreams for a shop. What is important to > include in the shop
I have built my shop into a 7'x22' Aljo travel trailer ($250.00 used), so I know about using small spaces. The hot wire table is against the rear wall. The rest of the space is storage except for the bandsaw, which doubles as a work table area. The table saw/router table sets up behind the bandsaw and can extend the workspace or be placed out of the way. The storage bin to the side is waist high and narrow and provides additional bench top space. One side wall has a slide rack which is 2"x3" metal stud with the open ends of the C shape facing each other. The bottom channel is above a low storage bin and the top channel is 4ft. above it. This allows me to flex 4'x8' sheets of corroplast into the channels and holds it snug against the wall. The bandsaw is a craftsman with the large table that doesn't tilt (the saw part tilts). I have added 3.5" wood rails to the front and back edge of the table for clamping fences and to make the workspace larger. The crosscut guide hangs on the back of the saw and the compressor sits under the saw. I have always used a piece of equipment as a work table, in my old shop it was the table saw and I had a 3'x 4' wooden top for it. I mount my router under one of the wings of the table saw, so the saw doubles as a router table. You can hang all the small tools on the wall behind the work bench/hot wire table area and hang the bows above the small tools since you won't be grabbing them all the time. I have racks that hold the long stock, spars, etc. up high out of the way and I also store foam against the ceiling. I also have a larger table that assembles outside for cutting the 8ft. deltas and has a slot that a skill saw can be clamped into for a second table saw. There is an exhaust fan (gable mount 1500cfm from home desperate $30.00ish) that can be hung on a rear vent behind the hot wire table or above it over the roof vent. I am actually only using about 14ft. of the trailer since the front section is currently set up as a digital recording booth! PS, your shop is palatial in my opinion!!!! Mark Mech www.aerofoam.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
