Hello,
I'm planning/building my first dedicated space as a workshop. I'm organising my thoughts around the electrics and lighting and will be hiring an electrician for advice and the work. However, in my experience though, I've had mixed advice when things are outside their usual day to day.
I'd like to add a mechanical keyed switch/isolator to each machine with a blade for safety (to stop kids accidently switching things on). I'd be happy to have a single switch or one per machine. Probably covering a startright table saw, chop saw, band saw and eventually things like thicknessers but nothing outragous.
Is there any general advice, experience reports that will help me design my shop (things you wished you'd considered) or even to be able to speak to the sparky and convey what I want. I've seen things like this MK Metalclad Plus 20A 1-Gang DP Metal Clad Key Switch which I assume I could just put inline per machine but as I say, a few pointers to get me started would be much appreciated.
Just to restate - I'm not planning on doing any of this work myself, I want a professional in but I also want to be able to sense check their advice and be comfortable with it.
Cheers,
Toby
I'm planning/building my first dedicated space as a workshop. I'm organising my thoughts around the electrics and lighting and will be hiring an electrician for advice and the work. However, in my experience though, I've had mixed advice when things are outside their usual day to day.
I'd like to add a mechanical keyed switch/isolator to each machine with a blade for safety (to stop kids accidently switching things on). I'd be happy to have a single switch or one per machine. Probably covering a startright table saw, chop saw, band saw and eventually things like thicknessers but nothing outragous.
Is there any general advice, experience reports that will help me design my shop (things you wished you'd considered) or even to be able to speak to the sparky and convey what I want. I've seen things like this MK Metalclad Plus 20A 1-Gang DP Metal Clad Key Switch which I assume I could just put inline per machine but as I say, a few pointers to get me started would be much appreciated.
Just to restate - I'm not planning on doing any of this work myself, I want a professional in but I also want to be able to sense check their advice and be comfortable with it.
Cheers,
Toby