Woodworking Workshop Size

12 shop layout tips article january 16.

Woodworking workshop size. I know for a minimum size guys could tell me stuff like working out of a 10x6 shed and for comfortable guys could tell me stuff like 40x40. Larger 120 volt machines tablesaw planer dust collector etc require a 20 or 30 amp circuit. However your insight and experience really helps with ergonomic considerations. Size is 4x4 footprint.

20 x 30 space is just right. Dedicate two 20 amp circuits for benchtop and portable tool outlets. Store my tools at one end of the shop in an order that allows me to bring the right tool or two into the centre of the shop to use. But his new 16x24 shop is so much better.

Not a tv workshop that just looks good but one that will be perfect for us to use for some of the projects we have on the show and again it will be. But i would need something reasonable though something that wouldn t. There s also a sideboard on the table saw to act as a simple extra workbench space and handle the wide plywood cuts. A drill press re quires roughly from three to five square feet.

Larger and definitely more adequate a 20 x 30 space would be enough to place two workbenches expand a tool cabinet or put additional places to secure materials. Well all these years we ve always planned on this being a nice little workshop and now s the time that we re about to remove all of this and create a nice realistic practical workshop. Dale heisinger s orcas island washington workshop isn t much bigger than the half of the two car garage where he used to work. If you run two machines at once such as your tablesaw and dust collector then each needs a separate circuit.

As for actual space i need room for the table saw to handle large stock like 4x8 plywood or longer boards an inflow and outflow table or roller stand helps. This is where the ability to rewire to 240 volts is a bonus. There s no need to move the family cars. Then you need at least 2 feet of space to walk which brings the effective size for machines down to 8 x 16.

Bring the tool to the wood. I m thinking about building a new shop using sips structurally insulated panels. With a big ta ble saw that can represent a dozen or more square feet. By the time you get 2 feet of workspace countertop cabinets on every wall the floor space in a 16 x 24 is 12 x 20.

This amount of space would be ideal to work with much larger projects like cabinets bed boards and more.