Wiring the Shop

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:39 am

retcaptb wrote:Be careful of cheep spec builder outlets. Most of them will only have one spring in each plug outlet. This will weaken over time and the plug will fall out. Or arc to the plug blade. Better outlets will have two springs on each outlet plug. This keeps the plug in tight and keeps arcing from happening. I have had to replace a whole house worth of these cheep plugs. Not a fun deal. Use the better outlets if you can. Also if you use 12-2 wiring you can have 20 amp circuits. A must for a Shopsmith & wood machinery.

Twenty amp circuits with 12/2 wiring: Good to have and highly recommended by some users but NOT a must. A properly operating and properly cared for Mark 5/V will operate safely on a 15 amp circuit wired with 14/2.

heathicus · Post by **heathicus** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:12 am

I used 12-2 wiring and 20amp breakers on my shop. Loving it so far. When I used my air compressor plugged in to an external outlet on the house, it bogged down and if I didn't shut it off fast enough would trip a breaker. No problems like that at all in the shop.