I'm dealing with space issues too. No matter what
I end up with, I think my idea of putting a miter saw
and drill press on the same stand is going to save me
some space. I'm buying a portable table saw with
wheels and making a picnic table with wheels into
a shop table and putting peg board everywhere. I
put one piece on the back of an existing bookshelf
that was in the middle of the garage, so now it partitions
off part for woodshop and the rest for somehing else.
I like the idea of making all surfaces at the same height
so that my table can serve as a surface for receiving
large plywood cuts from table saw.

The main thing though is that I'm not afraid of making
mistakes. That's how I learn. Sounds very basic but for
me it wasn't that easy to realize ... easy to say.



"Ivan Vegvary" wrote in message
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I have a large shop and want to subdivide a section dedicated to
woodworking.

The shop already has separately framed area that is 24ft. x 11ft. I have
a chance to extend this 11 foot width for an additional 12 feet. Total
would be 36 feet by 11 feet.

Question!!

Is 11 feet width adequate. If needed the addition could be broadened to
13 feet wide by 12 feet long.
To recap, final size could be 36 feet long, with the last 12 feet of width
being 13 feet wide instead of 11 feet wide.

Is the extra two feet worth it or needed? Can you do a decent layout
within 11 feet?

All comments greatly appreciated. Would like to start framing within a
week.

The bonus in all of this is that whatever I add on creates extra
'mezzanine' storage on top. Also a great place for the shop cat.

Ivan Vegvary