Larry Fox
03-25-2008, 11:57 AM
I have all but completed my winter project which was a shop update and I figured that I ought to show pics now because it will never get any cleaner than in these pics.
The project started after I got a halfway decent deal on a cyclone DC and was looking at installation options and it just spiraled out from there (my wife says it spiraled out of control but....) :) . Key goals were 1) control dust as much as possible and 2) layout with a bias towards maximizing usable floor-space
There are some remaining issues like painting the floor (can’t do that until it warms up), touchup paint, installing a cabinet for spray gear etc. but that is small stuff relatively speaking.
Shop is in a three-car garage. Prior to the update I had two full slots and for this I claimed all but a very small sliver of the third slot so I was able to increase usable space by almost 50%. I changed the layout around, relocated and hard-piped my compressor, relocated the DC to reduce noise in the house, introduced some Festool, etc. I also relocated all stock not specifically involved in a project. It was surprising to me how much room that was able to buy me and how much it reduced the cluttered feeling I had prior. However, to be truthful, my stock storage was far from optimal. Project took about 3-4 months and lasted wayyyyyy too long.
Anyway, comments / critiques / suggestions for improvement welcome. Shots are just random ones taken from every corner basically.
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The project started after I got a halfway decent deal on a cyclone DC and was looking at installation options and it just spiraled out from there (my wife says it spiraled out of control but....) :) . Key goals were 1) control dust as much as possible and 2) layout with a bias towards maximizing usable floor-space
There are some remaining issues like painting the floor (can’t do that until it warms up), touchup paint, installing a cabinet for spray gear etc. but that is small stuff relatively speaking.
Shop is in a three-car garage. Prior to the update I had two full slots and for this I claimed all but a very small sliver of the third slot so I was able to increase usable space by almost 50%. I changed the layout around, relocated and hard-piped my compressor, relocated the DC to reduce noise in the house, introduced some Festool, etc. I also relocated all stock not specifically involved in a project. It was surprising to me how much room that was able to buy me and how much it reduced the cluttered feeling I had prior. However, to be truthful, my stock storage was far from optimal. Project took about 3-4 months and lasted wayyyyyy too long.
Anyway, comments / critiques / suggestions for improvement welcome. Shots are just random ones taken from every corner basically.
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