Your Shop Size?

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:35 pm

[quote="ryanbp01"]... My wife wouldn't let me plumb it]Is that an entirely bad thing? Could be a win win situation!

jb41339 · Post by **jb41339** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:25 am

I'm probably like most who purchased the Shopsmith in the first place. A small woodworking area. I can only use 1/2 of a double-car garage to make sawdust. Of course, at the end of the day, I have to move (all power tools are on wheels) everything against the garage walls so that I can get the second car in the garage. It's a hassle sometimes, but, at least I have a clean area each day to complete whatever projects I happen to be working on at the time on the next day.

Jim

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:59 am

My shop is a separate building - 16 by 20 ft. That comes to 320 sq. ft. on the outside. With wall thickness, benches and storage the working area is a lot less. I've found the use has evolved to using one bench and about 120 sq.ft. of floor space for all operations. I stand on a rubber pad with the MKV off toward the center of the room, along with the DC3300. The MKV is rotated 90 degrees for SPT use. I'm glad I have both wall and ceiling electrical outlets.

Finding storage space for cut offs is my biggest shop problem.

I checked 300 in the poll.

ryanbp01 · Post by **ryanbp01** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:10 am

a1gutterman wrote:Is that an entirely bad thing? Could be a win win situation!

I thought it was a good idea!

BPR

tom_k/mo · Post by **tom_k/mo** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:05 am

My current work area is 1/2 of a 2 car garage. My Mark V (with Bandsaw, Beltsander SPTs and DC3300) shares space with a workbench, roll-away mechanics toolbox, Oxy-Acetalene welding tanks, an arc welder, 80 gallon tank air compressor, a sandcarving cabinet and a 100lb pressure pot. The MK-V is a perfect match for my limited work area.

pascalore · Post by **pascalore** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:00 am

Sorry I couldn't cast my vote in the pole. You didn't have an appropriate size listed. I have an 8'x10' metal shed filled with stuff, including an 8'x10'metal shed (unassembled). That's it. No garage. No other out building but I do have a room in my house, central to everything, which contains a Mark V 510 with bandsaw and jointer (and a piano).

I've used my old table saw, which is way too small, and a vacuum in this room . It's cut some, vacuum some, cut some...you get the idea. I used my living room to assemble a 4'x8' trailer with 4' tongue because it started to rain(it folded up to get back out) . This room is a little bit smaller than that.

Ok, you guessed it. I'm not married (any more) but I got the house after the divorce:rolleyes: . I hope to be building a 12'x20' shop in the backyard if and when I get the materials - hence the Shopsmith.

Since I just got my 510, I'm looking forward to finding out just what it can do. With a router, table saw(no dado blades), Skill saw, jig saw and drill, I have made two bookcases, a full sized bed with drawers (20"x36") and a computer table. Oh what I hope to accomplish now!:D

Pascalore.

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:49 pm

pascalore wrote:Sorry I couldn't cast my vote in the pole. You didn't have an appropriate size listed. I have an 8'x10' metal shed filled with stuff, including an 8'x10'metal shed (unassembled). That's it. No garage. No other out building but I do have a room in my house, central to everything, which contains a Mark V 510 with bandsaw and jointer (and a piano).

I've used my old table saw, which is way too small, and a vacuum in this room . It's cut some, vacuum some, cut some...you get the idea. I used my living room to assemble a 4'x8' trailer with 4' tongue because it started to rain(it folded up to get back out) . This room is a little bit smaller than that.

Ok, you guessed it. I'm not married (any more) but I got the house after the divorce:rolleyes: . I hope to be building a 12'x20' shop in the backyard if and when I get the materials - hence the Shopsmith.

Since I just got my 510, I'm looking forward to finding out just what it can do. With a router, table saw(no dado blades), Skill saw, jig saw and drill, I have made two bookcases, a full sized bed with drawers (20"x36") and a computer table. Oh what I hope to accomplish now!:D

Pascalore.

Pascalore,
Glad you joined us. Personally, I think that you should vote and use the 100' as your choice! Good luck with your woodworking and feel free to ask questions and brag about your "stuff"!

beeg · Post by **beeg** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 1:11 pm

Thought I'd bring this up front for the newbe's.

carverken · Post by **carverken** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 1:53 pm

My shop is 24 x 24 but that is not to say it is all available. There is a fair amount of "storage" going on out there. But is stillmassive compared to when it was in the basement 15 x 11. So I'm still

heathicus · Post by **heathicus** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:20 pm

I have almost 1/3 of a 3 car garage. I say almost because the back area of my side has become a small storage area. I don't know how many square feet that equals and I'm too lazy to look it up right now.

When working, if weather permits, I wheel everything out into the driveway. LOML is very kind not to complain too loudly about the sawdust all over her truck. I hope to rearrange, build some decent cabinets and a workbench this summer. But we're leasing the house, so I can't do anything permanent.

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