I predict that the car will have to go. You may THINK you have enough
room now but wait 'till you add the roll around tool cabinet, surface
plate/layout bench and assembly bench. Oh, and don't forget that ton or
two of real interesting drop and scraps you will soon pick up. :-)

OTOH, I have an artist friend in NYC, lower East side who built a pretty
nice shop in a 6'X14' closet. But he is a 6'4" anal retentive, who
weighs maybe 140 soaking wet and enjoys getting very intimate with hot
chips. :-)

jtaylor wrote:

At this point I am moving 4 little pieces of paper around on top of another
sheet of paper with squares drawn on it.

The floor is about 12'x22'. Footprints for the four things a

Car 13'x6'
Lathe 3 1/2' x 5 1/2'
Mill 3' x 4'
Drill 2'x2'

What sort of space should there be between the various tools so I can do
work without having to remember exactly where I am all the time?

Are there any real advantages to having access to all sides of the lathe -
this asked because right now the bench is by itself in the middle of a floor
and it's kind of nice to be able to walk around it.



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