New Shop Pix - Page 2

New Shop Pix · 07-03-2009, 11:17 AM

I guess we're about a third of the way through with building my new shop. The heat has slowed us down some. It's going to be 48' x 24' and it is attached to the back of my old shop, which will become general storage with a small corner as a finishing booth. There are windows all the way around the top of the walls. The two end windows will hold a fan and a window AC unit with a wood-burning stove in-between. The walls will be insulated and then covered with luann which I'm going to paint white. Eventually, I'm going to insulate the roof, as well. I have a walk-in door on one side and double-doors on the other near the wood storage. A good friend of mine is a contractor and he is providing his labor and expertise in exchange for me building his kitchen cabinets.
My next, and hopefully last, purchase will have to be ducting for the dust collection system. I have a Delta 2 HP unit that I bought a couple of years ago but have not used, yet. I have the books, I've read the web sites, etc., but the planning of this thing is still difficult for me. Running the electricity is a breeze compared to the ducting. I'm planning to run a 6" main with as big a pipe as possible to each machine. I guess I'll use PVC because of the cost savings but it really does make finding the parts difficult. Has anyone priced out the true difference between PVC that you plan yourself and the metal stuff that a company will plan for you?

Thanks

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Glennbear · 07-04-2009, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by Robert Brunke'

Susan,
Great looking shop!
If you haven't purchaced the luan for the walls yet, you will find that you can purchase 7/16" OSB for less money and will be more durable for the long haul.
Regards,
Robert

Indeed it is a great looking shop, I echo Robert's suggestion. I have white painted OSB on my shop walls and have never regreted chosing it as wall covering.

TracyP · 07-04-2009, 10:44 PM

One day, I will have a shop like that

. Great looking shop!!

JimmyC · 07-05-2009, 11:10 AM

Susan,
I wish I had the natural lighting that you are going to have, and the shop looks great ! As far as the dust collection goes, you seem to have it set up fairly well because, other than one sander, all of your equiptment is on one side of the shop. A two car garage is 24 x 24 and that's about half of your shop so the 2 hp should be adequate for a while, my only advice to you is to place the DC as close to the big machines as possible.

Good luck finishing it off.

BKind2Anmls · 07-05-2009, 02:03 PM

Thanks for the suggestion using OSB. Since I am going to paint it anyway, I was just looking for the least expensive way to keep the insulation in the walls. I will check it out.