A few years ago I built a new shop with an extended garage to house my new woodshop. I moved in what tools I needed to do some basic projects but am ready to finally get it up and running for real so I cleaned it all out, epoxied the floor, and painted the walls. Now I'm in need of some layout advice.
An empty layout is below, it's basically 25ft wide and I can takeup about 18ft deep before impeding the path to the side door (and to get into the minivan). I also have a detached single car garage which is currently holding lumber, plywood, and excess tools/supplies. The Air Compressor and Dust Collector locations are fixed based on power runs and pipe/duct that has already been run.
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My first thought is to build the back wall up as a combination Paulk-style miter station/workbench with some of the clamping concepts from Tim Wilmot's sysport workbench and the tool well concept from the Ultimate Tool Stand that can hold a downdraft table, bench drill press, Ridgid OSS/belt sander, router table, and cross-cut/jigsaw well.
Next I would built a "small" vertical plywood storage to hold 6 full and 6 half sheets for current projects only (limiting size to ensure I keep long-term storage in the detached garage). I plan on storing long boards under the stairwell as well as two pair of Triton lumber racks.
Image below shows this concept plus my major power tools and work benches I would like to incorporate (the 24" workbench is a cheap lightweight). I also have a DeWalt MBF Radial Arm Saw and Craftsman 3/4 HP Shaper that I currently plan on leaving in the old shop.
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So with all that being said, the best layout I've come up with (so far) is shown below. I'm not completely in love with it and I am sorely in need of some ideas, constructive criticism, and alternate layouts.
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My biggest beef is with the jointer location hindering movement around it, where to put dust collection for tablesaw/router plate (green dots represent 6" S&D drops), and best use of the two short walls near the stairs (potential Assembly/Finish area?). The planer location is kind of fixed because its the only 40 amp circuit for the 5 hp motor
I'm also not committed to my current outfeed table, its a bowling-alley top which I just find clunky and I'd really like to try out a Paulk style rolling workbench with an end vise similar to Jay Bate's version.
Thanks again for any inputs!