Ivan Vegvary wrote:
I need to isolate my woodworking from my other hobbies. I have a
60'x60' shop of which 40'x60' still has some flexibility left. I
would like to partition some of it for woodworking. What would be
a reasonable size? I own the following woodworking tools: Table
saw, radial arm saw, jointer, molder, lathe, dust collector
(haven't used it yet) and bench.

I would like to keep the size somewhat to a minimum. It is not my
primary hobby. My other interests are machining, welding and auto
restoration. Woodworking is an occasional repair job, and someday I
would like to build a few cabinets.

Presently, when I need to rip a single 2"x6"x8' for a onetime use,
everything I own throughout the whole 60 feet of shop gets covered
with a fine dust. My solution has been to drag my table saw out to
the driveway for that occasional cut. Not too uncomfortable except
here in the NW we don't have dry weather very often.

I would like to know what room sizes you all are enjoying.

My shop is 19 x 26.'4"

The width is sufficient for a row of moveable machines/cabinets along
each side plus some back to back as an island in the center and ample
aisles. It would be better 12-18" wider. The length is more than
adequate for wood 8' long, OK for things 10' long, touchy for 12'.

Tools a table saw, router table and Performax 16" drum sander in
the island area; RAS and 2 tall storage cabinets on one side; floor
drill press, joiner, bandsaw, belt/disk sander and lathe on the other
side. One end of the shop has a sink and tool storage bench. Other
end stores sheet goods flat, lumber above.

The size is entirely adequate for anything I have ever built including
cabinets for a large kitchen and a small sailboat.

The size is inadequate for materials storage and finish spraying.
Latter is NP as i don't have a sprayer

If I had my druthers, I'd add 12-18" to the width and a generous
amount in length - 12 feet? - for material storage. Sheet goods in
particular suck up a lot of space. Add another like area for
spraying/finishing at the opposite end and I'd wind up with 22' x 50'.

Grizzly has a workshop planner you might find useful...
http://www.grizzly.com/workshopplanner.aspx

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