I'm curious to know what folks here have done in the way of arranging shop is
very small spaces. I have mine set up in the smaller section of my basement.
One roughly 11x9 and one 7x5 section, although they're a little funny-shaped
because of various house parts that intrude. The larger space has a big bench
along 75% of two of the walls.
What I really want is to hear ideas/see photos of neat solutions to storage or
tool layout issues. I've lived with it as-is for a couple years, but it's long
overdue to be modified into something more usable. Off the top of my head,
shelves above the bench and finally setting up my big Rockwell contractor's saw
(on a shop-made mobile base--ideas for those would be neat, too) are things to
do.
So, what fun, interesting, or scary things do you have set up to maximize
usable space?
GTO(John)
Built my own version of flip up tools into the miter station. both the
the BOSS and belt sanders are mounted this way.
Built a rotating hardware cabinet with 72 drawers and it sits in the
corner which might otherwise be hard to use space.
Built a flip top mobile base for the planner and bench top joiner.
TS and bandsaw on mobile bases.
I will try and get some pics posted this weekend.
BRuce
GTO69RA4 wrote:
> I'm curious to know what folks here have done in the way of arranging shop is
> very small spaces. I have mine set up in the smaller section of my basement.
> One roughly 11x9 and one 7x5 section, although they're a little funny-shaped
> because of various house parts that intrude. The larger space has a big bench
> along 75% of two of the walls.
>
> What I really want is to hear ideas/see photos of neat solutions to storage or
> tool layout issues. I've lived with it as-is for a couple years, but it's long
> overdue to be modified into something more usable. Off the top of my head,
> shelves above the bench and finally setting up my big Rockwell contractor's saw
> (on a shop-made mobile base--ideas for those would be neat, too) are things to
> do.
>
> So, what fun, interesting, or scary things do you have set up to maximize
> usable space?
>
> GTO(John)
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Here is a spiffy web site. It has lots and lots of shop photos. Maybe something
will inspire you.
http://www.shoptours.org/
Brad~
GTO69RA4 wrote:
> I'm curious to know what folks here have done in the way of arranging shop is
> very small spaces. I have mine set up in the smaller section of my basement.
> One roughly 11x9 and one 7x5 section, although they're a little funny-shaped
> because of various house parts that intrude. The larger space has a big bench
> along 75% of two of the walls.
>
> What I really want is to hear ideas/see photos of neat solutions to storage or
> tool layout issues. I've lived with it as-is for a couple years, but it's long
> overdue to be modified into something more usable. Off the top of my head,
> shelves above the bench and finally setting up my big Rockwell contractor's saw
> (on a shop-made mobile base--ideas for those would be neat, too) are things to
> do.
>
> So, what fun, interesting, or scary things do you have set up to maximize
> usable space?
>
> GTO(John)
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Here is a spiffy web site. It has lots and lots of shop photos. Maybe something
will inspire you.<a href="http://www.shoptours.org/"></a>
<p><a href="http://www.shoptours.org/">http://www.shoptours.org/</a>
<p>Brad~
<p>GTO69RA4 wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I'm curious to know what folks here have done in
the way of arranging shop is
<br>very small spaces. I have mine set up in the smaller section of my
basement.
<br>One roughly 11x9 and one 7x5 section, although they're a little funny-shaped
<br>because of various house parts that intrude. The larger space has a
big bench
<br>along 75% of two of the walls.
<p>What I really want is to hear ideas/see photos of neat solutions to
storage or
<br>tool layout issues. I've lived with it as-is for a couple years, but
it's long
<br>overdue to be modified into something more usable. Off the top of my
head,
<br>shelves above the bench and finally setting up my big Rockwell contractor's
saw
<br>(on a shop-made mobile base--ideas for those would be neat, too) are
things to
<br>do.
<p>So, what fun, interesting, or scary things do you have set up to maximize
<br>usable space?
<p>GTO(John)</blockquote>
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Brad Heidinger spaketh...
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> Here is a spiffy web site. It has lots and lots of shop photos. Maybe
> something will inspire you.<a href="http://www.shoptours.org/"></a>
> <p><a href="http://www.shoptours.org/">http://www.shoptours.org/</a>
> <p>Brad~
> <p>GTO69RA4 wrote:
> <blockquote TYPE=CITE>I'm curious to know what folks here have done in
> the way of arranging shop is
> <br>very small spaces. I have mine set up in the smaller section of my
> basement.
> <br>One roughly 11x9 and one 7x5 section, although they're a little
> funny-shaped <br>because of various house parts that intrude. The
> larger space has a big bench
> <br>along 75% of two of the walls.
> <p>What I really want is to hear ideas/see photos of neat solutions to
> storage or
> <br>tool layout issues. I've lived with it as-is for a couple years,
> but it's long
> <br>overdue to be modified into something more usable. Off the top of
> my head,
> <br>shelves above the bench and finally setting up my big Rockwell
> contractor's saw
> <br>(on a shop-made mobile base--ideas for those would be neat, too)
> are things to
> <br>do.
> <p>So, what fun, interesting, or scary things do you have set up to
> maximize <br>usable space?
> <p>GTO(John)</blockquote>
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On 14 Aug 2003 13:16:50 -0400, Gregg Germain <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Last christmas break I drilled and jackhammered enough ledge out to
>expand my shop floor from the 12 x 15 section all the way to the back
>of the house. so now it's 15 x 35. extended that luan wall - though
>some leftover ledge protruded. So I built storage shelves to isolate
>and cut off th eledge from the shop space.
>
Now that's impressive!