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Title: New Layout for my shop
Post by: MikesWoodShop on May 08, 2010, 10:21:22 pm
So I had a galley kitchen style layoyt in my shop and I was running out of room fast! After a little configuration and ALOT of clean up I figured now would be the ideal time to take a quick picture before it looked like a disaster again. So here is my new layout, lots of room and lots of room for future expansion. The two car garage is slowly being dominated ... shhhhh don't tell my wife  ;D

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Title: Re: New Layout for my shop
Post by: Marshall on May 08, 2010, 10:41:48 pm
Looks great , wish I had mine this clean > which will never happen ..........Marshall
Title: Re: New Layout for my shop
Post by: Charlie Dearing on May 09, 2010, 03:40:15 am
That looks like a palace to me lol.  If you saw my "corner of the kitchen" shop, you know what I mean.  I'm jealous!  Nice work!
Title: Re: New Layout for my shop
Post by: dankc908 on May 09, 2010, 07:30:40 am
So I had a galley kitchen style layoyt in my shop and I was running out of room fast! After a little configuration and ALOT of clean up I figured now would be the ideal time to take a quick picture before it looked like a disaster again. So here is my new layout, lots of room and lots of room for future expansion. The two car garage is slowly being dominated ... shhhhh don't tell my wife  ;D

You will be the surprised one when you find one of your nice tools under her car!!!!
Title: Re: New Layout for my shop
Post by: GrayBeard on May 09, 2010, 10:10:18 am
You only think you had a 'challenge'!
Try stuffing almost the same amount of equipment in a ONE car garage that has to be used by a female who is very picky about her car and garage! (no not wife!)
Everything I use is either on casters, a hoist, mounted to the joists or hinged to the wall!
One thing I will say though is it forces me to keep order and keep it clean!

Nice job on your solutions!!!

~~~GrayBeard~~~
Title: Re: New Layout for my shop
Post by: cherie on May 09, 2010, 10:46:57 am
Nice and clean...but for how long?  LOL.  Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: New Layout for my shop
Post by: dgman on May 09, 2010, 11:37:41 am
You mean we are suppose to keep it clean? :o :o :o
Title: Re: New Layout for my shop
Post by: Dragonlord85 on May 09, 2010, 11:44:05 am
A clean workshop is a workshop not being used so go ahead and make a mess in your workshop.
Title: Re: New Layout for my shop
Post by: supershingler on May 09, 2010, 01:39:07 pm
my motto is:  "no sawdust on the floor no money in the bank"
i always figured a clean shop mean no projects to do.
last time i cleaned was to have my woodworkers guild monthly meeting and caught a rash about a clean shop lol.

kendall
Title: Re: New Layout for my shop
Post by: JCoff on May 09, 2010, 11:50:37 pm
Don't worry about the comments on your clean shop ...................... mine looks like it has never been used but its because I work in a Dirty, oily Machine Shop for a living so I make it a practice to clean up when I'm done in my shop. Your shop looks great have fun in it.

                                                                                    Jeff
Title: Re: New Layout for my shop
Post by: jimbo on May 10, 2010, 02:52:59 am
Thats not a work shop that is paradise, I'm also a woodturner and that is a messy hobby
Jimbo
Title: Re: New Layout for my shop
Post by: BilltheDiver on May 11, 2010, 10:58:39 am
My shop is a ancient one car detached garage.  When I clean it out I just open the doors to the alley and fire up my leaf blower and let the chips fly!  I do make sure the neighbors don't have any clothes on the line first though.
Title: Re: New Layout for my shop
Post by: Fred on May 11, 2010, 12:52:12 pm
I wouldn't know what to do with all of that room. Sorry guys but my shop is so small that if I didn't keep it cleaned up it would be a safety hazard in short order. LOL
Title: Re: New Layout for my shop
Post by: Rightarm on May 11, 2010, 12:58:02 pm
  I need to build a work bench along my garage wall like that. 2 car garage and still not enough room, I have to bring the wife's vehicle in at night. Well I guess it's better than what I used to have.....nothing. Dave 8)
Title: Re: New Layout for my shop
Post by: budprine on May 11, 2010, 02:16:32 pm
Do you hire out to clean shops.  I may be interested.
Title: Re: New Layout for my shop
Post by: MikesWoodShop on May 11, 2010, 08:23:59 pm
Trust me this is unusual hence the reason I took the picture. If I hadnt moved my stuff around it would still be saw dust and chips everywhere. Thank you all for your comments. I too once rented a small single car garage from someone and having such a small space to work in drove me crazy. I do a million things at once so I need space to put things, while on things glueing another is drying and another is being cut.

Title: Re: New Layout for my shop
Post by: Barry on May 12, 2010, 10:23:10 pm
Nice set up Mike.

Barry