I used to be a regular on the Laser Engraving side of the tracks, and just recently saw what else was available here. Lots of good questions and answers of what I'm needing right now. (pretty busy, so i don't post there as much as I'd like to these days)
About 6 months ago i moved in to a house with a big enough lot for a shop... YAY So i'm getting around to building a 24' x 26' shop, with an upstairs for storage. I have a 45w Epilog laser engraver, a carvewright CNC and a bunch of woodworking stuffs. (Delta contractor tablesaw, DeWalt SCMS, Shopsmith with jointer and bandsaw attachments, Festool saw and some sanders, and am in search of a 60 gal air comp, and a mid sized DC, looking at JDSTools 2 hp cyclone presently)
Monolithic pour (blech, on a hot day no less), engineered trusses, lots of nails. just finished wiring myself (first time doing something of the sort, quite a learning experience), and will get the framing, shear and elec inspections tomorrow (wish me luck hehe).
Using 5 20amp circuits for outlets (1 upstairs, 4 down. 2 on 2 walls, 2 on the other 2, alternating outlets so any 2 outlets next to eachother will be on a different circuit). and 3 20amp 220 circuits (but I used 10gauge wire, so can be upgraded to 30amp if I make a new purchase). and the lights are on 3 15amp circuits (used 12 gauge wire, mainly because i had a lot of it).
don't have the recent pics off my camera yet, but here's what i got so far...
Things i learned about electrical work during the past couple weeks...
1 Not all opinions are correct, do your own research and build a good rep with the inspector, they don't mind questions if they think you're trying to do a good job and follow the rules.
2 For a 15 amp circuit you can use 14 ga wire, or 12 ga wire, but you can NOT use 14 and 12 ga wires in the same circuit. pick one and use it.
3 Run your power from panel to light swtches first, then to lights (or switched outlets in my case) and you can get by with using just 14/2 (12/2). but if you run to light first, you need to use some 14/3 (12/3). (not counting 3 way switching, that always needs the 3 wire cables). This isn't a code violation, and might need more cable depending on locations, but using the 3 wire took a lot more brain power and seemed to slow things down a bunch.
4 Spend time in the panel making it look nice, it's where the inspector goes first, and if he likes what he sees there, the rest seemed to go fast with little questioning.
Well, that's my intro... talk to ya'll later
Shaddy
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