So... after 3+ years in the house the wife has finally caved in to my constant pressure to take over the garage completely. And now I'm in a pickle because I never really thought she'd let me and I've actually got to plan a shop, on a budget. Thanks to my gall bladder deciding it wanted to try and kill me I ended up with some unplanned medical bills that put a damper on my plans. First step will be a major clean up and probably painting the walls and maybe even coating the floors one side at a time and I'm getting about 6 sheets of prefinished birch ply to build up some storage.
Anyone here have a 2 car garage that has been converted to shop space, but not a full time shop? I figure I've got to plan for some area to store the lawnmower and a few other yard odds and ends, some automotive items, and then my woodworking area and probably a station to pack and ship my drums. Whew boy!
Either way it will be a huge step up from living on one side. My tablet saw and jointer are on wheels and have to be rolled out to be used, my router table is only used for edging drums because I can't really put my incra fence on it without knocking a wall out, and I'm likely to trip over the dust collector that I have to move back and forth depending on whether I'm using the drill press or the lathe. Not sure how I managed to collect so many tools on one side of a garage!
Anyone here have a 2 car garage that has been converted to shop space, but not a full time shop? I figure I've got to plan for some area to store the lawnmower and a few other yard odds and ends, some automotive items, and then my woodworking area and probably a station to pack and ship my drums. Whew boy!
Either way it will be a huge step up from living on one side. My tablet saw and jointer are on wheels and have to be rolled out to be used, my router table is only used for edging drums because I can't really put my incra fence on it without knocking a wall out, and I'm likely to trip over the dust collector that I have to move back and forth depending on whether I'm using the drill press or the lathe. Not sure how I managed to collect so many tools on one side of a garage!