... is between Franklinton and Creedmoor, where NC 96 and NC 56 intersect. I'm about four miles south on NC 96.
My name is Jim Murphy, I'm 56 and have just entered semi-retirement. I work 3 days a week (well, I don't work, I just go to the office and play on the internet) and piddle in my new workshop the other four days. I built a 24x30 shop in the backyard. The yard slopes, and I graded for a crawl space to provide 42" of clearance under the shop. I put #2 oak hardwood over the 3/4" TG OSB for a floor, and used OSB for the ceiling and walls. I have fifteen flourescents in the ceiling, 3 gangs of 5 each (96" w/ twin 80w bulbs). Each gang is individually switched. There's a 100 amp subpanel feeding the lights and 20 amp receptacles that are set 4' high at every other stud.
Major gear includes a PM66SE saw, a PJ882 8" jointer, a Rikon 18" bandsaw (all at 220v), a Delta drill press, DW705 CMS, Hitachi M12V in table, 30,000 BTU propane heater (insulation in floor, walls and ceiling) and kick-butt 3 speed floor fan on casters. The entire back wall is taken up with "rescued" kitchen cabinets, the wall cabinets are on french cleats and the base cabinets are screwed to the wall. Each drawer and cabinet is dedicated to a particular genre of stuff: non-powered things that cut, fasteners, clamps, marking devices, measuring devices, paint, sanders and paper, etc. I get a lot of joy out of deciding how to best arrange the years worth of stuff I have accumulated. Send me a PM if you'd care to stop by and see it, it will remain, I hope, a work in progress.
My name is Jim Murphy, I'm 56 and have just entered semi-retirement. I work 3 days a week (well, I don't work, I just go to the office and play on the internet) and piddle in my new workshop the other four days. I built a 24x30 shop in the backyard. The yard slopes, and I graded for a crawl space to provide 42" of clearance under the shop. I put #2 oak hardwood over the 3/4" TG OSB for a floor, and used OSB for the ceiling and walls. I have fifteen flourescents in the ceiling, 3 gangs of 5 each (96" w/ twin 80w bulbs). Each gang is individually switched. There's a 100 amp subpanel feeding the lights and 20 amp receptacles that are set 4' high at every other stud.
Major gear includes a PM66SE saw, a PJ882 8" jointer, a Rikon 18" bandsaw (all at 220v), a Delta drill press, DW705 CMS, Hitachi M12V in table, 30,000 BTU propane heater (insulation in floor, walls and ceiling) and kick-butt 3 speed floor fan on casters. The entire back wall is taken up with "rescued" kitchen cabinets, the wall cabinets are on french cleats and the base cabinets are screwed to the wall. Each drawer and cabinet is dedicated to a particular genre of stuff: non-powered things that cut, fasteners, clamps, marking devices, measuring devices, paint, sanders and paper, etc. I get a lot of joy out of deciding how to best arrange the years worth of stuff I have accumulated. Send me a PM if you'd care to stop by and see it, it will remain, I hope, a work in progress.
