Shop Layout opinions?

[Sasquatch912]

Here is a picture of how I figured I would layout my 30x30x12 shop.

I will be doing a little of fabrication and repairing on my tractor and equipment.

From what I have down..it looks like I will have a lot of unused space.

I was debating about getting some wood working tools but I know it's best to keep it away from where you will be welding and cutting metal at.

Any opinions on the layout?

 

[Nowater]

Here is a picture of how I figured I would layout my 30x30x12 shop.

I will be doing a little of fabrication and repairing on my tractor and equipment.

From what I have down..it looks like I will have a lot of unused space.

I was debating about getting some wood working tools but I know it's best to keep it away from where you will be welding and cutting metal at.

Any opinions on the layout?

You are right, you need a shop twice that size.

 

[ducatithunder]

Youd be surprised. I put up racks all along and older shop. The racks were 3feet deep. Well work the space they took up but things like that tend to chew up space. Try to keep things you work with a lot close to the bench. Keeps you from walking all over the shop.

If you keep one corner like you have it now as metal working I don't see why you cant use the other side as wood. Youd have the space for it.

 

[Richard Cranium]

It is hard to tell, but Your electrical panel can't have any thing in front of or blocking access to it.

 

[Sasquatch912]

It is hard to tell, but Your electrical panel can't have any thing in front of or blocking access to it.

I'll have room to get to it. I was trying to keep the air compressor close to it so I wouldn't have to have more wire to run it then the air compressor will need to be close to the sandblaster.


But I was thinking also, I will be buying a Hypertherm Plasma Cutter and I need it to be close to the Air compressor.

 

[Sasquatch912]

Youd be surprised. I put up racks all along and older shop. The racks were 3feet deep. Well work the space they took up but things like that tend to chew up space. Try to keep things you work with a lot close to the bench. Keeps you from walking all over the shop.

If you keep one corner like you have it now as metal working I don't see why you cant use the other side as wood. Youd have the space for it.

That's what I was thinking as long as I keep wood shaving cleaned up and keep the shop clean.

I also have a 12' roof so I should have lots of places to put stuff....I was debating putting a little attic space in too.

 

[Know Wosad]

In that lil shop you want that welding table on wheels so you can roll it to the middle.. You need to be able to walk all around it and work when fabbing something up.
Consider a commercial cooking range hood/vent/roof vent in the middle of the shop. If you're welding, or using some epoxies or nasty chems(also on top of the metal table) you can crank the vent up and it'll help a little. A lot, really.Dig up a used one.Stainless only, of course.
Check around. I've seen them used for $300 or so. Restaurant supply houses will know.Restaurants fail more than any other business and the equipment winds up going cheap.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Large-48-IS...606981?hash=item3f7149e1c5:g:Jn4AAOSwD2pXF7S3

 

[Fueler]

What Know said. Put everything possible on wheels. You aren't going to like your current layout once you start using it.

 

[dragrcr890]

i agree, I changed my shop layout a bunch from this original design. I think its 34x28x13 so similar. I use the 3rd bay for my shop. have dragster also I have in there. welding table/welder/toolboxs/ everything possible on wheels. I have rearranged it 5 times since moving in 3 months ago. I think its finally getting good where everything makes "sense" where its at and functionally things are where they should be. I move my welding table out into the middle as an island which works really well as a work space more than up against the wall, then just push it back.....

 

[dragrcr890]

heres kinda what it looks like from my scaffolding. I have changed it from the layout since I wanted to push the dragster up against the wall behind the cars.....

 

[dragrcr890]

I wouldn't involve woodworking unless you have very well designed dust collection. I did a lot in my new garage and I had saw dust on everything and everywhere, its a nightmare. also put your compressor on a separate circuit since its so close to the panel.
also the 220v is far from the panel if that welding table is staying... I made a 25ft long 220v extension cord so I can weld anywhere in my garage easily without being tied down to my outlet.

 

[mattgood65]

I'm in the planning processes as well for spring construction, I got poster board, made a scaled drawing of the floor plan and did cut outs of what I intend to put in and kinda moved things around to get an idea of where I wanted stuff.

 

[astroracer]

A lot of good info, lots to digest. I will throw some more onto the pile.
1). Put your work area near the entrance door. No sense in having to walk all the way across the shop to get to the work area.
2). Swap the 10' O.H. for a 16'. Much easier to get vehicles and other equipment in and out if you need to.
3). Keep the 16' door at least 6' off the wall.
4) Don't worry about "keeping things close to the compressor". Put your compressor in a spot then run hardlines to all corners of the shop. Put in a few retractable reels and quick disconnects at the benches and you'll be good.
5). Putting MOST of your benches and work stations on rollers is the best thing you can do, then it doesn't matter where they end up. You just roll them to the next spot when needed. This makes the shop super easy to clean when you can roll everything outside to blow the dust off.
Mark