ok, a lot has happened since just a few weeks ago.
I finally came to terms with the fact that my "under the stairs" lumber storage is a crazy waste of space. Plus, to stud and insulate the walls back there with the lumber storage in the way was going to be a pita.
SO... Lumber storage under stairs is GONE.
Simultaneously, I decided that an 8 foot long homeowner-style workbench is not needed in a woodworking shop.
SO... My 8 footer is GONE too.
NOW... Under the stairs, there will be a 6 foot homeowner-style workbench. Fasteners, battery charging, general tool boxes etc. This will be my "figure stuff out" type of area.
Anyways, that frees up a lot of space.
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ALSO... I decided that with all my recent hard work insulating the entire shop, that a door between the spaces is just in the way.
SO, the door is gone.
AND, the other 4 foot opening between the sides of the shop.. that was previosly enclosed with a wall... GONE.
SO... I now have an 8 foot opening between the two sides of the shop, with just a 4 inch post in the middle. Much more open.
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All these changes allowed me to skip the planer-on-mobile-cart-in-a-mini-garage idea, and give the planer its own dedicated home. The outfeed of the planer will lead to the table saw outfeed so I'll have a nice place to stack pieces as I go.
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I also now have several options for the band saw, let me know what you would try first.
- In the corner, at an angle as shown in the attached layout. Since it's on wheels, I can pull it out a little bit if cutting something very long.
- Anywhere else you think would be a good spot.
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Any other suggestions or comments?
THANKS!!!