I'm struggling to design a new 'retirement shop'. Its fairly unknown as to what kinds of things I'll end up building regularly. Built some furniture in the past (bookcases, tables, vanity,...), likely will stay that route.
My 2 1/2 car garage needs to house auto-related tools, fridge, kayak stuff, bikes (not hung, ready to ride or it won't happen,...) House is L-shaped with garage sticking out. The only place I can build on my tiny lot is opposite the garage, and nothing larger than 12'*23' due to easements,... which puts my front door down an alley (left center of pic below). Lot is irregular so I think I might be able to hang a shed off the back end for DC.
Anyway, I was wishfully thinking I could store a lot of stuff in the 2 car garage, including a car, and long term wood storage, and build a dedicated, air conditioned (south Texas) shop with just the essentials inside. Here's a pic. The far left of the pic is the right edge of my 2.4 car garage.
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clockwise from the sink we have (everything on wheels):
- Bench, and possibly bench drill press, spindle sander,...
- DC
- Kapex
- Project wood storage
- Big MFT at window (4*8 breakdown area), hand power tools underneath
- Bandsaw
- then a Euro Slider Combo (5 function) in middle of room, big enough to cut 48"*48" on the slider, jig-able to rip longer boards.
Tools are currently placed with at least 6' of infeed and outfeed. Wall storage will all be on French cleats, run like a plate rail around the room.
So how are you organizing your too small shop? Pics/diagrams please.
I'm aware one can get by without a table saw, but I have an uncontrollable (spl)urge for a Euro Slider.