ToddE's Workshop

I have a 24×32 shop with a 12×12 garage area for a painting/spray room. I have a great mixture of Bostitch Nailers and Staplers, Ridgid, Delta and Grizzly tools. I use my 12×12 garage area for metal/welding work, metal cutting band saw (upright and horizontal), nuts and bolts storage, grinding/wire brush work and also a painting/spraying area. I also house a portable 2×6 down draft table that I made from my old shop furnace squirrel cage motor. I have a 75,000 btu ceiling mounted forced air furnace and a new Grizzly 2 HP cyclone dust collector. All my duct work is 6” PVC direct to machines and 4” corrigated when I couldn’t go direct and for overhead suction access. All the blast gates are made according to Bill Pentz system (http://billpentz.com/woodworking/cyclone/Ducting.cfm) Behind my table saw I wanted a large 8×8 out feed table. I also needed to have somewhere to store my hardwoods. I have them all stacked in separate rows underneath the table. They fit perfect and most of the stacks are hidden (but accessible) behind the planer stand and the table saw. Some of the larger stationary tools in the shop include:
3 hp Delta shaper, 3 hp Grizzly shaper, 20” Grizzly planer, 13” Ridgid planer, 3 hp 10” Delta Unisaw right tilt, Ridgid 10” table saw left tilt, 14” Ridgid bandsaw, 6” Grizzly jointer, 18” Grizzly open end drum sander, Ridgid radial arm saw I am currently welding my own fence system so that I can put the unisaw and the two shapers in a row. The Ridgid table saw is going to be moved to the side of the outfeed table to be turned into a dedicated dado stack saw. I just can’t see paying $600 on a “B” fence when I bought all the steel and material for only $87 and I can put a few bolts together with some welds and have the same exact thing! I have built, added to and remodeled homes as side jobs for most all my life, but God has blessed me (with my wife’s permission of course) with a working area that I can begin detailed furniture work instead of banging on 2×4’s and OSB. I enjoyed the work, but want the details of furniture work. I look forward to finding out information from you guys on this site, as well as seeing layouts and ideas from others here.
Thanks for the forum!

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