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kp91 · 07-02-2007, 06:35 PM

When I first saw this garage, I knew this is the house I was going to buy.

My shop is in the forward end of a 2 car garage, but one with a little extra depth. With all the stuff I have in it, I can still squeeze my F150 and the Mrs.'s Minivan inside- - - - but it takes about 20 minutes to move everything against the front wall.

All the big machines are on wheels, and the router table tucks underneath the shelving, which is 2 feet deep. The aircompressor and shopvac tuck underneath the table saw. When using the air compressor, I wheel it outside, just to keep the noise down. The worktable with the mitersaw on it serves double duty as a saw stand and as an assembly table. The pocket hole jig is on a bench hook, and it works great on the worktable as well.

It is a garage, so I do have to store all the kids stuff as well, so that is why there are curtains on the shelves. They prevent a great deal of dust from collecting on the little ones things.

The first thing I did when I started setting up shop was to change out the 2 single bulb fixtures with flourescents. I have a small halogen light that works great for up close work, and the 2 head halogen works great in the end of the shop with the doors, which screen any overhead light if I'm working with them open.

There are 2 fire extinguishers- one by the house door, one by the two garage doors, and the first aid kit is in the center of the tool board. I like all the hand tools I usually use hanging, so I've got a lot of pegboard. The 10 foot ceilings in the garage let me use a lot of wallspace.

One of the most important things in the shop is the file cabinet. All of my great uncles plans, my owners manuals, and my plans are kept safely in here, less likely to be damaged than in a paper box. I'm trying to score a 2 drawer lateral cabinet, so I can corrall my ever growing collection of magazines, which completely fill the base cabinet under the drill press.

The portable power tools are all in the lower cabinets, the sanders and sanding paper are in the wall cabinet.

A brass music stand helps keep me from losing any plans I have, or my tape measure. By sitting on an angle I can't set something down on top of it and hide it!

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I forgot to add one key thing- originally the garage was set up on one electrical circuit for everything, except for the outlets in the ceiling for the garage doors. That meant if ever I tripped the circuit breaker ALL lights went out. I added 2 additional 20amp 115 circuits for the bigger tools (namely the air compressor) and split the light fixtures so that I can lose one of the 15 am circuits and not be entirely in the dark.

07-02-2007, 06:35 PM	#10
kp91 Marine Engineer Forum King Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Fredericksburg, VA First Name: Doug Posts: 919 View kp91's Gallery	Report This Post! The reason I bought my house! When I first saw this garage, I knew this is the house I was going to buy. My shop is in the forward end of a 2 car garage, but one with a little extra depth. With all the stuff I have in it, I can still squeeze my F150 and the Mrs.'s Minivan inside- - - - but it takes about 20 minutes to move everything against the front wall. All the big machines are on wheels, and the router table tucks underneath the shelving, which is 2 feet deep. The aircompressor and shopvac tuck underneath the table saw. When using the air compressor, I wheel it outside, just to keep the noise down. The worktable with the mitersaw on it serves double duty as a saw stand and as an assembly table. The pocket hole jig is on a bench hook, and it works great on the worktable as well. It is a garage, so I do have to store all the kids stuff as well, so that is why there are curtains on the shelves. They prevent a great deal of dust from collecting on the little ones things. The first thing I did when I started setting up shop was to change out the 2 single bulb fixtures with flourescents. I have a small halogen light that works great for up close work, and the 2 head halogen works great in the end of the shop with the doors, which screen any overhead light if I'm working with them open. There are 2 fire extinguishers- one by the house door, one by the two garage doors, and the first aid kit is in the center of the tool board. I like all the hand tools I usually use hanging, so I've got a lot of pegboard. The 10 foot ceilings in the garage let me use a lot of wallspace. One of the most important things in the shop is the file cabinet. All of my great uncles plans, my owners manuals, and my plans are kept safely in here, less likely to be damaged than in a paper box. I'm trying to score a 2 drawer lateral cabinet, so I can corrall my ever growing collection of magazines, which completely fill the base cabinet under the drill press. The portable power tools are all in the lower cabinets, the sanders and sanding paper are in the wall cabinet. A brass music stand helps keep me from losing any plans I have, or my tape measure. By sitting on an angle I can't set something down on top of it and hide it! ------- I forgot to add one key thing- originally the garage was set up on one electrical circuit for everything, except for the outlets in the ceiling for the garage doors. That meant if ever I tripped the circuit breaker ALL lights went out. I added 2 additional 20amp 115 circuits for the bigger tools (namely the air compressor) and split the light fixtures so that I can lose one of the 15 am circuits and not be entirely in the dark. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Doug 1 John 1:9 Last edited by kp91; 07-02-2007 at 09:56 PM.
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