Aragorn
Established Member
Well, the idea here is to add your ideas as they come up for what makes The Ideal Workshop. Also add in reasons if they're not stark obvious!
Now, I'm talking design and layout here, rather than types or makes of tools.
Everyone's needs in a workshop will be different, so I'm hoping that we'll get really useful concepts for when someone needs to build that dream workshop!
Add in any great solutions you came up with for space saving, storage etc.
I'll get the ball rolling with a few things I noticed today in the workshop. They may not be the most obvious, so...
Double doors - really handy! I have often noticed that stock enters the workshop vaguely flat, and exits rather more bulking. Very embarrassing when you can't get your completed project out the door!
Good road access - mine's at the bottom of the garden. It's not a long walk, but I'm getting so tired of loading and unloading to the car every time. I actually put off ordering heavy sheet materials for this reason alone!
Dust extraction - how I wish! Efficient extraction from anywhere in the workshop! Built-in for all the major machines.
Decent outfeed support - for the SCMS, TS, BS, Planer etc. I use that system where my storage benches are the outfeed for my SCMS. I like this system and I'd keep it in my Ideal Workshop.
Offcut Storage - when I designed my workshop, I thought of everything regarding wood storage, except I totally underestimated the quantity of offcuts that I accumulate. I'd love a system of storage for small pieces that actually allowed me to see what I've got. The pile might go down then, instead of up and outwards.
I could go on...
Now, I'm talking design and layout here, rather than types or makes of tools.
Everyone's needs in a workshop will be different, so I'm hoping that we'll get really useful concepts for when someone needs to build that dream workshop!
Add in any great solutions you came up with for space saving, storage etc.
I'll get the ball rolling with a few things I noticed today in the workshop. They may not be the most obvious, so...
Double doors - really handy! I have often noticed that stock enters the workshop vaguely flat, and exits rather more bulking. Very embarrassing when you can't get your completed project out the door!
Good road access - mine's at the bottom of the garden. It's not a long walk, but I'm getting so tired of loading and unloading to the car every time. I actually put off ordering heavy sheet materials for this reason alone!
Dust extraction - how I wish! Efficient extraction from anywhere in the workshop! Built-in for all the major machines.
Decent outfeed support - for the SCMS, TS, BS, Planer etc. I use that system where my storage benches are the outfeed for my SCMS. I like this system and I'd keep it in my Ideal Workshop.
Offcut Storage - when I designed my workshop, I thought of everything regarding wood storage, except I totally underestimated the quantity of offcuts that I accumulate. I'd love a system of storage for small pieces that actually allowed me to see what I've got. The pile might go down then, instead of up and outwards.
I could go on...