Workshop photos

[Nick Payne]

I seem to remember (or am I imagining it) that there was a thread a while ago that had photos of people's workshops. I had a search but can't find it. Did/does it exist? I'm just starting on the design of a new house and need to specify to the architect my requirements for a workshop, so I wanted to glean as many ideas as possible.

[DarwinStrings]

Was it this one Nick......viewtopic.php?f=1&t=830&p=10476&hilit=s ... hop#p10476

Jim

[Dominic]

Nick, the best thing to do is work out your machine list and what dedicated benches you will need first. A go-bar deck for instance and cupboards and shelving for your wood and bits and pieces. Sanding station? Including any potential future purchases means it is future proof and give you an excuse to actually buy the things now you have space for them. Things like table saws need lots of space particularly if you are to make some furniture every now and again and should be placed centrally while things like jointers and drill presses can go against a wall.

Then make scale drawings of them on paper and place them around a scale drawing of your proposed workshop. Don't forget the include in-feed and out-feed space for machines and think of things like how you might get long lengths of wood into it and to the chop saw without excessive manoeuvring. And think about work flow and dust collection. You can fit quite a lot of stuff into a well thought out lay out and it is more efficient with everything close at hand. Makes it more enjoyable working. Keep trying different layouts and imagine working in there until you find the best arrangement. Lighting is also very important.

Fine Woodworking website has books on workshop ideas which I found very useful. One is called Great Workshops and another is Shop Improvements. Both full of great ideas on every aspect of workshop design.

Good luck.
Dominic

[kiwigeo]

I built my 3 x 6m workshop as an extension to a new double garage. I intentionally kept the machinery in the garage....along with other "dirty" stuff like my sharpening station. The workshop is a clean climate controlled zone.