I just finished the same exercise for a 13X19 garage with an old 911, a
mill, lathe, mini-mill, shop press, drill press, bandsaw, mig welding,
oxy/act welder, floor jacks, workbench, tools chest, etc..

Everyone so far has great suggestions so I'll just add one more. Casters.

EVERYTHING in the shop is either already easily moveable or now has casters
(heavy stuff like the mill has a custom base with leveling bolts that have
to be lowered quite a bit before the casters touch the ground) Being able
to move things around, even if it's just once in a while will make all the
difference....

FWIW.


"jtaylor" wrote in message
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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.