Hey guys
I guess the fundamental question is garage vs basement shop (assuming at my present location there is no option to build a dedicated shop building).
I am contemplating my shop space. Right now I have half of a two car garage as my power tool shop and then my basement as my hand tool shop. Garage is heated but not air conditioned although is under the house so does not get too terrible in the summer.
In theory this works well, rough processing is done in the garage with power tools if I want and then moves into the basement shop for hand tool work. The problem is I just in general like the garage space better, the basement has only natural light through one window well is an unfinished basement, even adding led shop lights to technically solve the lighting problem still leaves it a basement.
As I do more hand tool work I think I could move some more portable tools and get a work bench into the garage. If the miter saw and grinder which share a miter saw stand went onto a shelf and the stand got folded up, and my barely used router table migrated to the basement I could keep the lathe, bandsaw, and drill press along the back wall and keep my stand up tool chest and my milwaukee rolling tool bench on the side wall (where general home repair tools are kept), and have room for a hand tool work bench and hand tool wall remaining on the side wall.
I would have three big windows with natural light and in the summer be able to work with the door open. Is there a downside that I am missing? Other than just less overall space I guess.