Jon Snider
08-30-2019, 1:29 PM
Somewhere in my shop build thread, plus elsewhere at SMC, was the advice from many wise men and women about how machine locations will change, often several times.
While planning my new shop I saw this a “weakness” of decision and poor planning ability by others :). Surely any intelligent decisive person could get it right the first time? So I drew multiple versions on graph paper, including detailed dust collection layouts with exact measurements of metal ducts and number of Y, elbow etc fittings and blast gates. Settled on two options, one with my old PM66 cabinet saw vs a new slider.
So what happens? New slider arrives and I almost immediately move it from the planned central location into a spot along the long shop wall. Then I slowly start moving up from the old basement shop my jointer, band saws, lathes, sanders, drill press, router table, planer. Have now probably moved each twice more since then. Nothing remotely resembles either original plan.
Good thing the only hole I’ve put in the wood shop floor so far is for a duct to the basement DC is for the slider. Thankfully I didn’t go with early plan A of concrete floor with trenches.
I’m now planning on saving all future 6” floor cutouts to plug a hole when I move tools to a new spot.
Thx for a great forum. Live and learn.
Jon
While planning my new shop I saw this a “weakness” of decision and poor planning ability by others :). Surely any intelligent decisive person could get it right the first time? So I drew multiple versions on graph paper, including detailed dust collection layouts with exact measurements of metal ducts and number of Y, elbow etc fittings and blast gates. Settled on two options, one with my old PM66 cabinet saw vs a new slider.
So what happens? New slider arrives and I almost immediately move it from the planned central location into a spot along the long shop wall. Then I slowly start moving up from the old basement shop my jointer, band saws, lathes, sanders, drill press, router table, planer. Have now probably moved each twice more since then. Nothing remotely resembles either original plan.
Good thing the only hole I’ve put in the wood shop floor so far is for a duct to the basement DC is for the slider. Thankfully I didn’t go with early plan A of concrete floor with trenches.
I’m now planning on saving all future 6” floor cutouts to plug a hole when I move tools to a new spot.
Thx for a great forum. Live and learn.
Jon