Workshop under construction

looks like its gonna be a great space, love the idea of the bathroom, especilly with my shop 160 feet from the house

If it were me I would house the dust collector in a separate room from the air compressor. It kinda makes sense because the dust collector is putting out some amount of dust and the compressor is looking for clean air. My 2 cents.

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

I have to agree with John.

It’s a great looking space. I wish I had a bathroom in my shop.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I finished my shop floor with 2 part epoxy garage floor paint. I really like the finish and it is easy to sweep or shop vac the floor. Unless you are planning on getting the floor wet the anti-slip finish may not clean up as well.

-- Dave Herron, Boise, ID -- “That which does not crash the browser, makes it stronger”

Progress is looking great. Thanks for the update.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

This is looking pretty good. Keep us posted on your progress.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Thanks John/Dave, I didn’t think of dust and compressor. Will move the compressor to the garage and run a wall penetration. Willl also look at nixing the no skid floor sealer since I will have a floor vent running to the dust collector. Pleae keep the recommendations coming. Cheers/Wudbutcher

-- Big Steve

Looking Good. The Wood Whisperer just put up a link on his web site to some videos he did for Powermatic. I think they will help you in that they are about setting up a shop.
Check it out here:
http://www.powermatic.com/shoptips/

-- Tony, Ohio

Good looking space. Should be easy to take care of, having everything drywalled and the floor painted. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

I’m green with envy!

Power tools on the floor… lights on the ceiling. That’s my suggestion on how to arrange it. :-)

Seriously, I woould just make sure that any saw I might use to deal with long stock is positioned to accomodate it.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

My shop (11×18 ) is in my basement …..I had all of my electric outlets (220v and new 110v 20amp) set about 50”oc above the floor so that if I ever get to arrange things the way I’m thinking , my outlets won’t be buried behind my benches , etc.. I also have overhead outlets which come in nice in my sanding / finishing area..also if I want to add any more shoplites , it is so nice just to plug them in where needed . My air compressor is also out in the garage for noise reduction and space saving and my dust collector is tucked into an otherwise unused corner niche in my shop(under the stairs) ...I hope to add a remote control to it to cut down on my travel time…L O L …..again with my small shop , to conserve space and to keep plumbing to a minimum , I have all of my equipment that needs the 4” dust hose on the same side of my shop. I also have a smaller DC that I move to various machines as needed . Of course with the size of your shop you won’t have any of these issues to worry about….Congratulations : )

-- Dusty56@comcast.net

One day, as God is my witness, I will never go hungry again….I mean I will build my own shop. ha ha

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

I like watching shops created. Thanks for the update

-- Kip Northern Illinois ( If you don't know where your goin any road will take you there) George Harrison

Well I have been steady working. I have the sink/toilet/shower and wrapped up some wiring issues. Also got the heater installed and vented outside. Still working on the taping. Here are some updated pics. Cheers/Wudbutcher

-- Big Steve

Whoops forgot the pics.

-- Big Steve