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Is there a chance we could get a photo or two of these setups?

Thanks, Bill

I have been building what I call a "SHORTY". The way tubes are 34" and the bench tubes are 34 3/4". This allows me to keep the carriage and main table. I find that I can do any function without any problem for me. I had tried 30" and 32" way tubes before settling on the 34". This is 18" shorter ...

Thanks everyone for all of the electrical advice. Today I went around the house to see what my options are. First off all of my home breakers are 20 amps. My house is wired for a electric dryer and range although I use propane so I am barely using my house electricity.

As was suggested by others my ...

Thanks Chuck, Tim, Dusty, Paul and Everyone Else

You guys are throwing out great suggestions faster than I can keep up. I am still not quite at the detail level with electrical design but I do know that I have three exterior outlets in my home. One is two feet from where the new shed will be so I ...

It also would help if you could tell us what kind of woodworking you plan on doing. That will tell us what size lumber you may be using regularly which is key to layout. Are you going to be working with large sheets of plywood, etc? If you are building furniture and cabinets, you will be hard ...

First off, thanks again for all of the great advice. I thought I would attach a quick drawing to show where my shop (I mean shed) restraints come from.

http://www.photoliaison.com/Bill/Forum%20Pictures/House.jpg

The shop will be in the Northwest corner behind my house. Unfortunately I am limited ...

Wow! What great replies.

I have just returned from an off Island trip of doctors appointments (upcoming sinus surgery) and I am still absorbing all of this great input so I will wait a bit to reply (and ask more questions).

But I wanted to say thanks to all for taking the time to respond with such ...

I am looking to buy a Shopsmith and I have no previous experience with woodworking. But I want a shop and some capabilities so I can learn. I want my tools off the front porch and I would like the kitchen island to return to it original task. To make this idea that much harder, I live in a small ...