Steve Aiken
04-15-2007, 5:31 PM
Well, I am starting to get excited...I've been working away in a very cluttered basement shop for 6 years now. Other projects, like a daughter's hope chest and a complete kitchen renovation took the priority in terms of both time and money. Now I'm beginning to focus on a complete shop rebuild.
I want the shop to be:
1. Clean
2. Organized
3. Efficient
4. Visually appealing...dare we say even a fun place to hang out:D
I'm expecting it will take about a year to complete the major pieces of this project:
Clear out room for the dust collector (a.k.a. build a paint cabinet)
Install the Dust Gorilla
Paint floor with 2-part epoxy paint
Build a stud wall and insulate, move another stud wall
Upgrade the shop electricals
Build a floating torsion-box bench/ mitersaw station
Connect dust collection ductwork
Plumb shop for air compressor
Build a fastener storage cupboard
Build a handtool storage cupboard
Build a clamp rack
Build several rolling workstations/ storage units
Build router stationOf course there's more to the plan, but those are the basic steps. I'll share photos and a few lessons I'll learn along the way.
Pic 1:
So......I needed to clear out a whole bunch of clutter from some shelves that came with the house when we bought it 6 years ago....
Pic 2, 3:
Show the 'goods' that were able to fit into the completed cabinet
I want the shop to be:
1. Clean
2. Organized
3. Efficient
4. Visually appealing...dare we say even a fun place to hang out:D
I'm expecting it will take about a year to complete the major pieces of this project:
Clear out room for the dust collector (a.k.a. build a paint cabinet)
Install the Dust Gorilla
Paint floor with 2-part epoxy paint
Build a stud wall and insulate, move another stud wall
Upgrade the shop electricals
Build a floating torsion-box bench/ mitersaw station
Connect dust collection ductwork
Plumb shop for air compressor
Build a fastener storage cupboard
Build a handtool storage cupboard
Build a clamp rack
Build several rolling workstations/ storage units
Build router stationOf course there's more to the plan, but those are the basic steps. I'll share photos and a few lessons I'll learn along the way.
Pic 1:
So......I needed to clear out a whole bunch of clutter from some shelves that came with the house when we bought it 6 years ago....
Pic 2, 3:
Show the 'goods' that were able to fit into the completed cabinet