Mark Levitski
04-09-2011, 1:33 PM
After about 6 years of using more "temporary" (ha!) electric service to various woodshop tools, I am finally installing a more permanent yet flexible system using EMT. The shop is a pole barn with a concrete floor and a metal corrugated ceiling with the typical 8' on center trusses. All has worked out well for the lighting and DC ductwork, both being suspended from the ceiling and both installed much earlier. Also put in earlier with the lighting was in-wall electric outlets, all 110V. Now all I want to do is get some ceiling drops for the bigger equipment, both 110 and 220. I will run the EMT along the ceiling, then come down where I need to to serve things. This will get almost all of the temp wiring off the floor.
My question is how to come down? My idea was to run the EMT right down to the floor and use some construction adhesive on the metal boxes. Another idea was to install a post and follow that down, though more trouble due to the 8' OC trusses (I'd have to get up in the attic and put in some more wood between those to support the top of the post). Then there are restrained drops hanging in mid-air that leave an unprotected wire exposed to whatever is flying around the shop.
The shop is 36 X 40 X 12 with 2-10' overhead doors and one service entrance. Tools are lathe, 6HP bandsaw, 2HP bandsaw, 8" jointer, 20" planer, 5HP dust collector, Wood Wizz (all 220V), 22-44 drum sander, 3 buffing machines and a grinder, 1HP drill press, (all 110V).
Any ideas on how to get down to the floor?
Thanks.............Mark
My question is how to come down? My idea was to run the EMT right down to the floor and use some construction adhesive on the metal boxes. Another idea was to install a post and follow that down, though more trouble due to the 8' OC trusses (I'd have to get up in the attic and put in some more wood between those to support the top of the post). Then there are restrained drops hanging in mid-air that leave an unprotected wire exposed to whatever is flying around the shop.
The shop is 36 X 40 X 12 with 2-10' overhead doors and one service entrance. Tools are lathe, 6HP bandsaw, 2HP bandsaw, 8" jointer, 20" planer, 5HP dust collector, Wood Wizz (all 220V), 22-44 drum sander, 3 buffing machines and a grinder, 1HP drill press, (all 110V).
Any ideas on how to get down to the floor?
Thanks.............Mark