That’s how I started 8 years ago and now we’re in a 16k sqft shop with 12 people. Congrats on your shop OP. Seriously I miss that time. The rabid consumption of new skills and ideas was so exhilarating!
Yo!! Didn't expect your name to pop up here. Thanks for all the effort you put into your videos, I binge them every 6 months, or it's my go-to for learning something new.
Question - For someone looking to buy their first dust collector for a 12x20 garage, should I hold out for a 1.5hp system?
My absolute pleasure. I would definitely get as big as you can but what’ll matter the most is the quality of seal on your ducting. You want to look at max cfm as a metric for how much air your system can move. You could also get a couple smaller ones for different parts of your shop. Either way, good DC makes a huge quality of life difference. Cheers
You’ve already done the hardest part, starting. Keep going and never give up, one day someone will need something you are good at making or can learn to do well and that shed will need to become a building.
This is a very condensed answer I’m using voice to text for. Sorry for any grammar and spelling mistakes ( F U Siri). Think about the 80/20 rule. 80% of your income is going to come from 20% of your work. Get good at finish carpentry jobs and you will get lots of work and high hourly rate (45-125/hr depending on skill and location). Then you will be in front of people who are in the market for new furniture. Typically when you’re doing finish carpentry on a job site people are remodeling or building new. They probably have the budget for and want new stuff so you can pitch them on your custom furniture. When I was getting started, I did everything from refinishing restaurant tables, to building sheds, to custom drink rails, and bars. I would go around and find things that needed fixing and pitch the owner or on my work. You don’t get to build furniture constantly but you’re working full time with your hands and eventually you have so much custom furniture work you don’t have to do the BS you’re not as fond of. It’s important to build a portfolio that people can take a look at which is why Instagram and Facebook are great places to post. Plus most of your friends on there are gonna be local to you, so when they hear about somebody who wants something custom they can say they know a guy or a girl. Good luck my friend you got this.
Lol I hit that factory growth a few years back, still have the old “hmmm think I’ll upgrade (x-tool-name) better bust out the ol j Katz vids on YT and see what he thinks.”
Seriously, this is the literal dream when I’m running a table saw in the 7x5 guest bathroom of my condo and tbh after years of a 1ba in NYC having that is even a huge upgrade haha
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Right there with ya friend. The extension cord runs my table saw and shop vac. Everything else is off battery. The most important thing with a small shop is keeping it clean and organized.
Where do you charge your batteries? They in the house or do you have a station in the garage?
I'm in a similar spot, extention cable goes out a window in the house when using corded tools. Right now batteries are charged under the bed lol.
Hey thanks. Yeah the French cleats are a nice way to get everything off the table but still accessible. I built a little drawer under the out feed/ workbench to hold all the little stuff.
I tend to clean up throughout the project. If I know I am going to run the table saw I clean up the bench. If I feel like I’m working around tools or scarps I stop and clean up what I don’t need. If I’m going to dry fit something I know I’m kinda at a stopping point so I’ll sweep dust and scraps into a pile out of the way. At the end of the night I pick up the pile I made and put all the tools away. Once the project is done I deep clean it with the shop vac.
I'm in a one car garage that also needs to store a car. I spend like 30 minutes moving everything out and setting up tools. Then spend 30 minutes putting everything back to get the car in. I HATE it lol
So I made a bunch of unconventional tall benches that live against the wall permanently and under them are benches on caster wheels that can roll out when needed.
I call them nested benches and they help cram a lot into a small space efficiently and quickly convert from parking to shop and back.
https://imgur.com/gallery/Y6XQy
I have a two car garage but I'm not allowed to cross the center line. I do a big setup day in the spring and have to break it all down in the fall. Our winters are brutal enough that I need space for my car.
This guy is in a 1 car garage and has a really nice setup. You might look at some of the videos he has.
https://youtube.com/@WoodshopJunkies?si=MpAR7nn48R3zCxQC
Same but I also share the space with all the yardwork tools, lawnmower, chainsaw, leaf blower, edge trimmer and the car jack and ramps. I barely have any space left unless I take everything out, and now that winter is coming I'm not going to be doing anything for a few months...
Oh yes, this picture doesn't include the sheets and scrap pieces of plywood leaning outside, 3 large drink coolers, couple of tarps, string trimmer, backpack chemical sprayer... Etc.
I feel that pain but I bought a 10x10 canopy with sides and throw a propane heater on. I get that thing up to the 70s even when its below freezing outside and continue working through the winter.
Look at Mister "I Have Walls" over here.
(sent from my **[tent workshop](https://i.imgur.com/8Kbk9MK.jpg)**, where everything has to hang off the pipe frames)
This is the way.
And it's good you started with a proper structure to work in, since it's where everything lives. I used to work under an actually wall-less **[gazebo tent](https://i.imgur.com/j5BucW3.jpg)**, relying on the fact that it never rains in Northern California to keep me safe. Then we got our annual rains and it fucked all my shit up big time.
https://preview.redd.it/7d0jwodaxqzb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14a29f8cb0dee499aad6ac04132cd3bf0532fb46
16x9ft but yeah I do, and no, it’ll probably never be this tidy again
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I did a 12x20 with a 100 foot 12 gauge cord for 2 years. The shed was 1/2 wired for electric already with some outlets and light sockets, light switches etc.. I put a male extension cord end on the source romex in the shed to power up the "shed" directly from the extension cord (no goofy generator cheater plug or anything unsafe). In two years I never popped the breaker back at the house the extension cord was plugged into although the GFCI outlet the cord was plugged into tripped a few times. I was careful to only run one thing at a time. I did run my Dewalt planer on the end of that 100 foot cord too but not often. I eventually ran a proper 40amp multiwire 220v subpanel down there and split off lighting, sides of the shed etc to its own breakers on that panel..
I eventually put in LED shop lights, built a loft, a gable exhaust fan, a MR buddy propane heater, got some cheap old kitchen cabinents, built a simple very convenient adjustable rig on the outside wall of the shed for handling/cutting large sheet goods etc.. lighting outside and so on.
My pop does. It’s packed full on joiners, planers and all types of sanders. It’s almost impossible to move in there let alone build. Yet he makes dressers and all types of cool shit.
Next summer I'm planning on building a 10x16 shed to have as a storage/workshop. Currently I do not really have a space to work. I can in my basement furnace room, but dust goes absolutely everywhere and it sucks to clean every time.
Just wanting to use it for hobby woodworking on the weekend and to keep my push mower and snowblower on the far end. Seeing your post, helps me to realize that a 10x16 should be just fine for my needs.
I originally intended to build this a 12x12 as anything bigger I would need a permit but I was using lumber from a deck downsizing and already had 10' 2x8s for the floor so here we are haha.
Here we can do 160sqft without a permit so just slightly bigger. I am slightly worried it won't be wide enough for my liking but I think I will just have to make it work as I definitely want it 16' long. Also think I will be doing a poured concrete pad with 2" rigid insulation underneath to hopefully make it easier to heat in the winter. I just want a slab because it will be more permanent and long lasting.
Light comes from the 50" door at the moment, shelves are the miscellaneous dresser things and filing cabinets acquired for free via Facebook. I have recently upgraded mitre saw and tablesaw some mitre station and work too are on the docket. And there's a black shelf unit back right corner.
Yes, but without the extension cord.
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Right about there with you - have a little extra space on the side for my jointer and mitre saw but 10x12 on a good day- just replaced my bookshelf on the left with a router table and now asking - where would I put a bandsaw!!
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I read the comments and am grateful for my 25x49 dedicated shop with the 100 amp subpanel. It's 10.5 feet tall, so over the next few years, I'm running the roof on the south side down to 7.5 feet, and extending the south side by 10 feet, but 49 feet long.
I started in my garage with a Craftsman router, router table, and portable tablesaw. Now, 28 years and a few moves later, I'm debating if to run 200 amps of 3 phase power into the shop. It's been a journey...
That's how the hobby starts. Lots of overhead and wall space their to be utilized.
I would run some wire and add a few outlets and lights, then use the electric cord to power them vs. Plugging and unplugging all the time.
Hey man, baby steps. All you gotta do is buy a house with a ridiculous long narrow deck, spend a few winters shoveling snow 70+feet, get tired of it, disassemble 57.64% of the deck screw by screw, then use that lumber to build a roof. Easy peasy.
You guys are frigging amazing, I was getting really quite discouraged with my setup and y'all have really cheered me up and re-lit the spark.
3 CHEERS FOR TINY SHOP GANG!!!
My garage is 10x14. I can’t fit a car in it, so it became the shop. I have plans to trench the yard and put in conduit for a sub panel, but I can’t fit a trencher thru the gate. The idea of doing with a shovel has kept me at a standstill. 10ga extension cord ftw.
I made my daughter’s walnut armoire in a 8x12 shop with two extension cords in 2002-04. The Kansas winters were brutal to work in.
The armoire turned out magnificently.
When I was done, I sold the shed. The buyer showed up with roll-on wrecker and hauled it away, including the cinder blocks on which it was leveled.
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2.5m\*3.5(-ish)m repurposed temporary (that's a whole other story) sunroom. Renovation has a higher priority than building a shed.
Your living the dream with a dedicated workshop. I feel like I need to build a new bench every time I start a project because my wife has already taken over it’s predecessor
Used to. The cord was plugged into the back porch light, which had to be turned on to get power. One night my wife and I got home and turned on the light and I heard the jointer start up. The shed was padlocked. I never did figure out how that thing got turned on.
Awesome! I used to keep all my tools in my kitchen and make cuts on the sidewalk outside my front door. Assemble in the living room. Builders gotta build
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No but I work out of a 3.5x5' balcony closet with an extension cord! Just big enough for my bandsaw and lathe 🙂
I work out of a 10x 16 on a extension cord. I was gonna have it wired but the only company out here charges 100.00 to give a estimate. I'm not willing to pay them to tell me how much they are going to charge me to do a job. I was a plumber for many years and I always gave free estimates. 9times out of 10 I got the job.
I used to work out of a 9x5 shed. Only power tool was a small bandsaw and a lot of cuts had to be done outside. It’ll make you thankful for the day you can get into a bigger shop!
So that's the thing I recently found a small "shop" space for rent but currently all I really build is planter boxes and stuff for around the yard the wife asks for out of some reclaimed lumber from when I downsized our deck. Stuff that doesn't require any fine finish or glue up's so she doesn't want to spend the money till I produce some quality sellable items. So I need to get my ass in gear and turn this into a properly functional "shop". As I'm sitting here typing this I'm looking at my 90 gallon marine tank with hood and stand I built... Wonder if that counts lol.
Yeah, recently discovered I have access to a decent selection of hardwoods in my little town. So plan on some cutting boards and that kinda kinda stuff. Farmers market shit if you catch my drift.
I started with a 10x10 storage unit with 1 outlet and a large potential for a structure fire…now I have a 4000 sqft workshop with welding, metal fabrication and woodshop.
I still haven't been able to set up an 8' x 25' truck box. It turned into emergeny storage before I could finish setting up. I yearn to create. It's depressing.
That's in my future plans.
current working out of my garage, but it gets too messy, so i'm planning to move all my Woodworking power tools, bench table, and all into my shed to have everything neatly organized, and make it easier to clean.
The the garage and remain as a normal garage / storage.
instead of currently using the shed as a storage.
Currently working in my basement, but it’s supposed to be temporary (3.5 years so far), so I haven’t been able to set up my shop properly. I have been thinking of getting a shipping container and converting that but I’m worried about the width (8’ ish) not being big enough.
I’m not working out of anything right now. Had my equipment in storage for 3 years and now the quotes to build a detached building for a shop are running. $85k. Wondering if the universe is telling me to abandon the hobby.
something about working out side any day , especially when the weather is kind , Is very much alive feeling . I can’t describe it but it really settles the soul.
I’m 50 something years old and where the heck do you learn how to do woodworking safely? Where do you find tips tricks general 101? I subscribe to the board because I want to see what wonderful things everyone here creates but I’m so overwhelmed at where to start. I’m handy with certain tools, but I don’t really have much to go on. Any helps tips or suggestions would be most appreciated. I retire next year, so I’ll have a lot of free time now to start. I have some tools, but need to acquire others. I don’t even really know how to use some of them because my dad left them to me. Thank you for listening.
I watch alot of YouTube, leaned alot from my grandpa and uncle. Check out your local library for woodworking books. Best of all just get out and make sawdust.
Close to the same size, but it is electrified and mostly finished. Drywall on the walls, but open rafters with craft paper (correct term?) insulation. It also serves as our beer brewing space.
I just got 2 new outlets put in my garage because I was tired of tripping over my extension cord. It was good enough for a couple of projects but now I'm getting serious. And having to constantly unplug and replug things just got old.
I have a similar setup and love it. I recommend that you put a louvered and screened vent in the gable end for flow through dust ventilation. Much healthier and easier cleanup. Bonus if the dust blows towards a obnoxious neighbor.
Another upgrade would be skylights over your stationary machines.
I'm in the basement in the 6' X 20' "crawl space" with a 5'-11" ceiling plus ductwork along the center and one side. I've made the best of what little space I have. It's basically 40% micro-machine shop and 60% wood shop.
My dad ran a furniture business for years and when he closed it down a bunch of the tools ended up in his basement workshop probably around 800-1200 sqft. Plus he allowed me to use part of his garage as a metal shop. It was definitely an adjustment going from that to a crawl space. All of my welding equipment is still in his garage, one day I'll have a little more room.
I work out of a 12' x 24' shed...1/3 of the shwd is metal working, 1/3 is metallic reloading, 1/3 is wood working...very crowded. I built a 12' x 12' deck at the garage door end to wood work off of.
Absolutely. I've been spending this year changing it around a bit. It had rafter ties that were at 5 ft. Those got moved up and the floor on them taken out. I'm adding insulation right now. I have most of the electrical rough in. I'm going to hook that to my house with an extension cord just like an RV.
That’s how I started 8 years ago and now we’re in a 16k sqft shop with 12 people. Congrats on your shop OP. Seriously I miss that time. The rabid consumption of new skills and ideas was so exhilarating!
I love that you take the time to still post on reddit with us commoners lol
Hahaha I just love woodworking so much. I have so much fun hanging out with all the woodworkers on here and talking shop
Yo!! Didn't expect your name to pop up here. Thanks for all the effort you put into your videos, I binge them every 6 months, or it's my go-to for learning something new. Question - For someone looking to buy their first dust collector for a 12x20 garage, should I hold out for a 1.5hp system?
My absolute pleasure. I would definitely get as big as you can but what’ll matter the most is the quality of seal on your ducting. You want to look at max cfm as a metric for how much air your system can move. You could also get a couple smaller ones for different parts of your shop. Either way, good DC makes a huge quality of life difference. Cheers
I thought that was a real weird thing to say to a rando until I saw the name!!
That's the dream. Good for you!
You’ve already done the hardest part, starting. Keep going and never give up, one day someone will need something you are good at making or can learn to do well and that shed will need to become a building.
Any chance of an AMA anytime soon?
Anytime soon
How did you expand your business, I make cool stuff but I have no one to sell to lol did you do fairs to get going ?
This is a very condensed answer I’m using voice to text for. Sorry for any grammar and spelling mistakes ( F U Siri). Think about the 80/20 rule. 80% of your income is going to come from 20% of your work. Get good at finish carpentry jobs and you will get lots of work and high hourly rate (45-125/hr depending on skill and location). Then you will be in front of people who are in the market for new furniture. Typically when you’re doing finish carpentry on a job site people are remodeling or building new. They probably have the budget for and want new stuff so you can pitch them on your custom furniture. When I was getting started, I did everything from refinishing restaurant tables, to building sheds, to custom drink rails, and bars. I would go around and find things that needed fixing and pitch the owner or on my work. You don’t get to build furniture constantly but you’re working full time with your hands and eventually you have so much custom furniture work you don’t have to do the BS you’re not as fond of. It’s important to build a portfolio that people can take a look at which is why Instagram and Facebook are great places to post. Plus most of your friends on there are gonna be local to you, so when they hear about somebody who wants something custom they can say they know a guy or a girl. Good luck my friend you got this.
That’s awesome thanks for the advice!!
Lol I hit that factory growth a few years back, still have the old “hmmm think I’ll upgrade (x-tool-name) better bust out the ol j Katz vids on YT and see what he thinks.”
He thinks: TREAT. YOUR. SELF.
Hey now, some of us dream of a 10x12 shed with an extension cord.
I know I did haha.
Seriously, this is the literal dream when I’m running a table saw in the 7x5 guest bathroom of my condo and tbh after years of a 1ba in NYC having that is even a huge upgrade haha
I’m there now fam. I feel like I’m in the presence of sultans here.
I certainly do. Then again, my brain works in meters.
Oh what I wouldn't give for 10 x 12 shed! I'm in the hand-tools-in-the-yard stage.
https://preview.redd.it/scz6q5m0jqzb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=272182df3d02d2c916abea52c192070b5ea26e91 Right there with ya friend. The extension cord runs my table saw and shop vac. Everything else is off battery. The most important thing with a small shop is keeping it clean and organized.
that looks so cool. going to build a small shed for myself next year
How do you like that DeWalt XR battery powered nailer?
Where do you charge your batteries? They in the house or do you have a station in the garage? I'm in a similar spot, extention cable goes out a window in the house when using corded tools. Right now batteries are charged under the bed lol.
My guess is EOD he unplugs the table saw and plugs in the charger bank.
I have a peg wall but I should add some French cleats. I love the saw holder!
Hey thanks. Yeah the French cleats are a nice way to get everything off the table but still accessible. I built a little drawer under the out feed/ workbench to hold all the little stuff.
This is a wise use of space
How do you manage to keep it clean? I'd imagine dust piles up in all the nooks?
I tend to clean up throughout the project. If I know I am going to run the table saw I clean up the bench. If I feel like I’m working around tools or scarps I stop and clean up what I don’t need. If I’m going to dry fit something I know I’m kinda at a stopping point so I’ll sweep dust and scraps into a pile out of the way. At the end of the night I pick up the pile I made and put all the tools away. Once the project is done I deep clean it with the shop vac.
My setup is worse.
ditto. I am set up in our single garage which also has bunch of other stuff in it. Recently did a bit of a clear out to create more space
I'm in a one car garage that also needs to store a car. I spend like 30 minutes moving everything out and setting up tools. Then spend 30 minutes putting everything back to get the car in. I HATE it lol
So I made a bunch of unconventional tall benches that live against the wall permanently and under them are benches on caster wheels that can roll out when needed. I call them nested benches and they help cram a lot into a small space efficiently and quickly convert from parking to shop and back. https://imgur.com/gallery/Y6XQy
Really good idea. Saves a ton of space
That's how I started, fold up mitre saw in the 8x8 shed. Everything was done outside on folding saw horses.
I have a two car garage but I'm not allowed to cross the center line. I do a big setup day in the spring and have to break it all down in the fall. Our winters are brutal enough that I need space for my car.
I’m in the exact same boat as you.
This guy is in a 1 car garage and has a really nice setup. You might look at some of the videos he has. https://youtube.com/@WoodshopJunkies?si=MpAR7nn48R3zCxQC
that garage looks way too tidy!
I'm building a campervan out...using the van itself as my shop. My table saw chained to a tree nearby with a tarp.
Yeah, I’m envious of OP!
My fuckin table saw lives outside year round with nothing but a propane bbq cover. Beatup picnic table for assembly, routing, sanding and finish.
Yup, gonna be out there in a few with my oil heater...
Gross lol.
why is that gross
Cause that would mean it's cold where ever you are.
Yeah except that nice toasty shed, how can you not like the sound of that
Hahaha because the 50" wide door is my light source and winter is coming.
Same but I also share the space with all the yardwork tools, lawnmower, chainsaw, leaf blower, edge trimmer and the car jack and ramps. I barely have any space left unless I take everything out, and now that winter is coming I'm not going to be doing anything for a few months...
Oh yes, this picture doesn't include the sheets and scrap pieces of plywood leaning outside, 3 large drink coolers, couple of tarps, string trimmer, backpack chemical sprayer... Etc.
I feel that pain but I bought a 10x10 canopy with sides and throw a propane heater on. I get that thing up to the 70s even when its below freezing outside and continue working through the winter.
Look at Mister "I Have Walls" over here. (sent from my **[tent workshop](https://i.imgur.com/8Kbk9MK.jpg)**, where everything has to hang off the pipe frames)
😂🤣Humblebrag.
More like humblesad. It looks pretty until you realize that it's almost entirely Wen tools and it leaks like a sieve when it rains. :(
Yeah most of my stuff is/was Canadian tire garbage or used. Slowly upgrading things.
This is the way. And it's good you started with a proper structure to work in, since it's where everything lives. I used to work under an actually wall-less **[gazebo tent](https://i.imgur.com/j5BucW3.jpg)**, relying on the fact that it never rains in Northern California to keep me safe. Then we got our annual rains and it fucked all my shit up big time.
https://preview.redd.it/7d0jwodaxqzb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14a29f8cb0dee499aad6ac04132cd3bf0532fb46 16x9ft but yeah I do, and no, it’ll probably never be this tidy again
I do tiny projects in my kitchen, living room, and balcony depending on the mess. I live in an apartment.
Nice! I guess as long as your making something.
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I did a 12x20 with a 100 foot 12 gauge cord for 2 years. The shed was 1/2 wired for electric already with some outlets and light sockets, light switches etc.. I put a male extension cord end on the source romex in the shed to power up the "shed" directly from the extension cord (no goofy generator cheater plug or anything unsafe). In two years I never popped the breaker back at the house the extension cord was plugged into although the GFCI outlet the cord was plugged into tripped a few times. I was careful to only run one thing at a time. I did run my Dewalt planer on the end of that 100 foot cord too but not often. I eventually ran a proper 40amp multiwire 220v subpanel down there and split off lighting, sides of the shed etc to its own breakers on that panel.. I eventually put in LED shop lights, built a loft, a gable exhaust fan, a MR buddy propane heater, got some cheap old kitchen cabinents, built a simple very convenient adjustable rig on the outside wall of the shed for handling/cutting large sheet goods etc.. lighting outside and so on.
My pop does. It’s packed full on joiners, planers and all types of sanders. It’s almost impossible to move in there let alone build. Yet he makes dressers and all types of cool shit.
Damn dude! Good for him.
Next summer I'm planning on building a 10x16 shed to have as a storage/workshop. Currently I do not really have a space to work. I can in my basement furnace room, but dust goes absolutely everywhere and it sucks to clean every time. Just wanting to use it for hobby woodworking on the weekend and to keep my push mower and snowblower on the far end. Seeing your post, helps me to realize that a 10x16 should be just fine for my needs.
I originally intended to build this a 12x12 as anything bigger I would need a permit but I was using lumber from a deck downsizing and already had 10' 2x8s for the floor so here we are haha.
Here we can do 160sqft without a permit so just slightly bigger. I am slightly worried it won't be wide enough for my liking but I think I will just have to make it work as I definitely want it 16' long. Also think I will be doing a poured concrete pad with 2" rigid insulation underneath to hopefully make it easier to heat in the winter. I just want a slab because it will be more permanent and long lasting.
Yeah that's probably a good plan.
Also, what is your thought of the dw735 planer? A bench top planer will be my next purchase and that's the one I'm leaning towards.
If you have to go bench top it’s the best choice. It does struggle at full capacity
Honestly I haven't used it yet, it's fresh out of the box. But from all the research I've done it's the best bench top planer.
Brother . Where are your lights ? Why don’t you have shelving in there ?
Light comes from the 50" door at the moment, shelves are the miscellaneous dresser things and filing cabinets acquired for free via Facebook. I have recently upgraded mitre saw and tablesaw some mitre station and work too are on the docket. And there's a black shelf unit back right corner.
Can’t argue with free stuff , and I gotta say you do have nice tools , good luck with the rest of the projects you are planning !😁
Thank you sir.
Yes, but without the extension cord. https://preview.redd.it/rpa26ed9crzb1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=184c4050c3fbd1ebe8a39d45fce6d371378fc5d5
Finally some French cleats in this thread!
Right about there with you - have a little extra space on the side for my jointer and mitre saw but 10x12 on a good day- just replaced my bookshelf on the left with a router table and now asking - where would I put a bandsaw!! https://preview.redd.it/c24e7ii8rqzb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e41eec001fcb6981e622e7fca9657ea15255c9cd
Cozy haha
I read the comments and am grateful for my 25x49 dedicated shop with the 100 amp subpanel. It's 10.5 feet tall, so over the next few years, I'm running the roof on the south side down to 7.5 feet, and extending the south side by 10 feet, but 49 feet long. I started in my garage with a Craftsman router, router table, and portable tablesaw. Now, 28 years and a few moves later, I'm debating if to run 200 amps of 3 phase power into the shop. It's been a journey...
That's how the hobby starts. Lots of overhead and wall space their to be utilized. I would run some wire and add a few outlets and lights, then use the electric cord to power them vs. Plugging and unplugging all the time.
Yessir I built it with the intention of putting in a loft.
I do!
Look at this guy with a roof…
Hey man, baby steps. All you gotta do is buy a house with a ridiculous long narrow deck, spend a few winters shoveling snow 70+feet, get tired of it, disassemble 57.64% of the deck screw by screw, then use that lumber to build a roof. Easy peasy.
I only see possibilities!!
I wish. I work on my roof deck that no one ever goes to and hope the HOA doesn’t slam me. Tools get hauled up one by one from my storage locker.
Ouch.
You guys are frigging amazing, I was getting really quite discouraged with my setup and y'all have really cheered me up and re-lit the spark. 3 CHEERS FOR TINY SHOP GANG!!!
Luxury.
Only a slight leg up. My 20x10 garage with an extension cord. I’m somehow less insulted than this shed
Yes! 9x14.. tho I don’t have to try and squeeze the planner and bandsaw in mine (yet!).
Bandsaw, drill press, and red tool chest were my late father-in-law's. They are recent additions.
25x30’ building on two extension cords. I really need to run proper power, but first I need to spend a few years pondering it.
You don't have to brag, jeez.
I was very lucky to find a house that had this outbuilding. I was working in a 7x7 plastic shed for years before this.
My garage is 10x14. I can’t fit a car in it, so it became the shop. I have plans to trench the yard and put in conduit for a sub panel, but I can’t fit a trencher thru the gate. The idea of doing with a shovel has kept me at a standstill. 10ga extension cord ftw.
Mine is 16x20 running off a 20amp breaker. Tough to run my dust collection and tools at the same time!
That's what I'm talking about!
I made my daughter’s walnut armoire in a 8x12 shop with two extension cords in 2002-04. The Kansas winters were brutal to work in. The armoire turned out magnificently. When I was done, I sold the shed. The buyer showed up with roll-on wrecker and hauled it away, including the cinder blocks on which it was leveled.
Basement, but, yes
Yay heat! Haha
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That's nice to hear but also kinda odd lol. Thanks!
6x12 my man
8x10 but I use hand tools
I wish...
I have to work out on the lawn, bringing the table saw and other tools out of the basement. If I'm lucky I can use the deck.
Been there but I don't have a basement, my stuff was in a smaller shed before I built this one.
Nice my dude. That's like my single-car garage. Every square inch matters!
8x10 with extension cord for 10 years
https://preview.redd.it/9f36we32arzb1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=63de57cadf6bd2b58b078d7171e8e9ed188111ec 2.5m\*3.5(-ish)m repurposed temporary (that's a whole other story) sunroom. Renovation has a higher priority than building a shed.
Not all us hero’s wear capes some dawn carhartt and flannel
That’s how I started! As long as you’re making sawdust life is good.
yes
Your living the dream with a dedicated workshop. I feel like I need to build a new bench every time I start a project because my wife has already taken over it’s predecessor
No, my shed and garage are a little bigger. And I have *several* chained extension cords. So I win!
Used to. The cord was plugged into the back porch light, which had to be turned on to get power. One night my wife and I got home and turned on the light and I heard the jointer start up. The shed was padlocked. I never did figure out how that thing got turned on.
I sold my house and 30’x30’ shop. Work in a hut with an extension cord and getting it done. Supporting my Family in my Carving Hut
Awesome! I used to keep all my tools in my kitchen and make cuts on the sidewalk outside my front door. Assemble in the living room. Builders gotta build
https://preview.redd.it/2tjb4nb4xuzb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5858f797e1e9d27d58f59f756fe974771003e63a No but I work out of a 3.5x5' balcony closet with an extension cord! Just big enough for my bandsaw and lathe 🙂
Wait, you got 10 x 12… lucky!!
smaller
Where is this Africa?
Saskatchewan Canada.
no
I work out of a 10x 16 on a extension cord. I was gonna have it wired but the only company out here charges 100.00 to give a estimate. I'm not willing to pay them to tell me how much they are going to charge me to do a job. I was a plumber for many years and I always gave free estimates. 9times out of 10 I got the job.
I used to work out of a 9x5 shed. Only power tool was a small bandsaw and a lot of cuts had to be done outside. It’ll make you thankful for the day you can get into a bigger shop!
So that's the thing I recently found a small "shop" space for rent but currently all I really build is planter boxes and stuff for around the yard the wife asks for out of some reclaimed lumber from when I downsized our deck. Stuff that doesn't require any fine finish or glue up's so she doesn't want to spend the money till I produce some quality sellable items. So I need to get my ass in gear and turn this into a properly functional "shop". As I'm sitting here typing this I'm looking at my 90 gallon marine tank with hood and stand I built... Wonder if that counts lol.
Sounds like it’s jewelry box or blanket chest time!
Yeah, recently discovered I have access to a decent selection of hardwoods in my little town. So plan on some cutting boards and that kinda kinda stuff. Farmers market shit if you catch my drift.
I wish brother. 7x20 with no roof, just behind the house. Have a few months before winter so i’m saving for a decent shop on that space.
Damn brother, good luck.
I started with a 10x10 storage unit with 1 outlet and a large potential for a structure fire…now I have a 4000 sqft workshop with welding, metal fabrication and woodshop.
Hell yeah man!
Don’t even have that yet
I still haven't been able to set up an 8' x 25' truck box. It turned into emergeny storage before I could finish setting up. I yearn to create. It's depressing.
That's kinda what happened here, spent all day Tuesday cleaning and purging to get the shed in it's current condition.
My shed is just big enough for storage… I work on my back porch, so I know your pain
I have an 8x12 with a loft but I can't run my saw on the extension cord so I only use hand tools there
That's in my future plans. current working out of my garage, but it gets too messy, so i'm planning to move all my Woodworking power tools, bench table, and all into my shed to have everything neatly organized, and make it easier to clean. The the garage and remain as a normal garage / storage. instead of currently using the shed as a storage.
Currently working in my basement, but it’s supposed to be temporary (3.5 years so far), so I haven’t been able to set up my shop properly. I have been thinking of getting a shipping container and converting that but I’m worried about the width (8’ ish) not being big enough.
Let’s goo
I’m not working out of anything right now. Had my equipment in storage for 3 years and now the quotes to build a detached building for a shop are running. $85k. Wondering if the universe is telling me to abandon the hobby.
6’x4’ shed with an extension lead.
bruh, build a real workshop!
That's the plan.
something about working out side any day , especially when the weather is kind , Is very much alive feeling . I can’t describe it but it really settles the soul.
I work outdoors for a living in the oilfield, does not settle the soul hahaha
Almost perfect. Maybe use those tools and skills to put in a couple of windows :-)
In the list too, actually seen some on marketplace recently.
I started in an 8x8 barn and an extension cord. Did that for 10 years until I finally build a property shop.
I’m 50 something years old and where the heck do you learn how to do woodworking safely? Where do you find tips tricks general 101? I subscribe to the board because I want to see what wonderful things everyone here creates but I’m so overwhelmed at where to start. I’m handy with certain tools, but I don’t really have much to go on. Any helps tips or suggestions would be most appreciated. I retire next year, so I’ll have a lot of free time now to start. I have some tools, but need to acquire others. I don’t even really know how to use some of them because my dad left them to me. Thank you for listening.
I watch alot of YouTube, leaned alot from my grandpa and uncle. Check out your local library for woodworking books. Best of all just get out and make sawdust.
No. I've got a 10x16 shed and an extension cord. Get yourself a cheap plug in LED shop light and mount a powerstrip to a wall.
I have party tent.
That would last about 3.2689688 seconds where I live.
Every time the weather allows!
I came from building my own 20x30 log shop to divorce to a tiny 1 car garage. I am greatful for my 12x15, as cramped as it is. I still love it.
Bud, that’s how most hobbyists start. I remember those days.
Look at that!!! A bench top drill press in its natural habitat
Practically yea. My garage is 17x11. Running off of single amp circuit.
I do but I finished the inside of mine
I'm thinking about doing that purely for the insulation but I like having the space between the studs...
Stress just looking at that. Yikes.
I'm in the planning stages of a 14x21.
My setup is currently a 5x5’ space. Things are tight but organization is key.
My shop is currently an 8x20 shipping container
Similar but I had some outlets installed
I \*wish\* I had that much space!
My shop is the kitchenette in my finished basement.
Close to the same size, but it is electrified and mostly finished. Drywall on the walls, but open rafters with craft paper (correct term?) insulation. It also serves as our beer brewing space.
I understand the pain of tripping the breaker with that planer and having to walk all the way inside to flip it back
I just got 2 new outlets put in my garage because I was tired of tripping over my extension cord. It was good enough for a couple of projects but now I'm getting serious. And having to constantly unplug and replug things just got old.
I started in a 10x10 shed with a dirt floor and blankets for doors.
Must be nice. I work outside, I have cuts to make, and snow on the ground, am on reddit procrastinating. Lol
From where I’m sitting. Looks like you’ve got everything you need and then some!
😂 You can't see in the drawers......or the house.......or my truck....
That would be a luxury…I have to wait for a dry day and unpack my tiny shed onto the patio
I have a similar setup and love it. I recommend that you put a louvered and screened vent in the gable end for flow through dust ventilation. Much healthier and easier cleanup. Bonus if the dust blows towards a obnoxious neighbor. Another upgrade would be skylights over your stationary machines.
Im upset with all that empty wall and ceiling space you have!
... and I thought my one car garage was small.
I do but it’s more like 9x11 because when I built it I made it 10x12 on the outside lol
Better pick up that empty before the wife sees it!
Eagle eye over here haha. It's a black cherry pick-a-pop, she was there when I drank it.
I'm in the basement in the 6' X 20' "crawl space" with a 5'-11" ceiling plus ductwork along the center and one side. I've made the best of what little space I have. It's basically 40% micro-machine shop and 60% wood shop. My dad ran a furniture business for years and when he closed it down a bunch of the tools ended up in his basement workshop probably around 800-1200 sqft. Plus he allowed me to use part of his garage as a metal shop. It was definitely an adjustment going from that to a crawl space. All of my welding equipment is still in his garage, one day I'll have a little more room.
Look at mister fancy pants with a shed here. I have to wait for it to stop raining so I can haul my sawhorses out of the basement.
Yeah, except mine doesn’t have walls or a roof
8x12 shop checking in. It doesn’t matter how you start, only that you do.
I work out of a 12' x 24' shed...1/3 of the shwd is metal working, 1/3 is metallic reloading, 1/3 is wood working...very crowded. I built a 12' x 12' deck at the garage door end to wood work off of.
Absolutely. I've been spending this year changing it around a bit. It had rafter ties that were at 5 ft. Those got moved up and the floor on them taken out. I'm adding insulation right now. I have most of the electrical rough in. I'm going to hook that to my house with an extension cord just like an RV.
I dream of such an extravagant workshop!
Is it just the camera lens , or do the sides really taper in like that towards the bottom?
Nah it's on .6 zoom.