Building a Shop

[paulmcohen]

My shop is in my basement with concrete floors. I really can't work down there more than a couple of hours without causing problems with my feet.

My advise would be to install wood flooring.

Chuck,

I noticed from your photos that you have some of that "jig saw puzzle" anti fatigue matting. Does that work? I've considered it, but my tools are on wheels and I'm concerned about rolling stuff on it.

I have installed "Race Deck", it is plastic 1x1 floor times, sold by Costco, Sears and direct. All my tools roll easily and it is soft of the feet, on paths between where my car go and my shop I have carpeted tiles. It goes down very fast in 4x4 piece and the Shopsmith bandsaw cuts it like butter on the slowest speed, I tried the table saw and a Miter Saw and I would very strongly not recommend either one.

I did most of a three car garage in 1 day, now I am just finishing all the trimming around the edges using the Kreg Fence.

[easterngray]

Thanks again fellas - more great stuff. I've been saving pictures of shops for some time when I come across them, for ideas, and I have seen the race deck material that Paul suggested - boy, is it handsome! Here's the picture I saved- is this your shop Paul? Alec

[dusty]

WOW - what a work space and a perfect selection of equipment.

Now I know that I'm working in an out building.

[paulmcohen]

I have seen the race deck material that Paul suggested - boy, is it handsome! Here's the picture I saved- is this your shop Paul? Alec

No, I have never posted them I might do it today. I went with solid colors, the same light silver for my shop, dark silver for my tire tracks, block with holes for under my car and gray carpet along the paths where people walk from the house to the garage freeze. Right now there are no cars in the garage because it is holding all the stuff from my house remodel waiting to be put away.

[paulmcohen]

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Two "car" garage from Kitchen door, cars will be back next weekend.
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Large Dust collector with 6" Piping through wall to shop. The black race deck has slots for water to drain. The stainless deck is for the tires to sit on so you know where to stop.
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This is the shop in the third bay, what you can't see is what was an under the Shopsmith storage cabinet now used to store the SPT's on top.
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The cabinets are new to the shop, they came out of the old kitchen.

[woodburner]

Hi Everyone,

[woodburner]

Hi Everyone,

Just thought I'd do my part and "show off" my woodshop too:D .
All of the photos I've seen of other shops of Shopsmith owners are very impressive. I hope mine stacks up there with them.

[a1gutterman]

Hi woodburner,

I see a piece that reflects your name, and it looks like a nice shop too!

[paulmcohen]

For people who buy Shopsmith's because we have small shops we all seem to have nice large shops. I can only wonder how big a shop we would need for all the standalone tools.

[a1gutterman]

Hi Paul,

Doesn't choosing to use SS even when we could use standalones go a long way toward the fact that SS works well? My shop is aprox 26' X 26', plus some additional storage area that is not yet fully developed. I do have some standalones and I still rely on my MarkV.