Why the wood floor Dave and is this in preference to concrete ? I am =
about to set up a new shop and wondered what was better.
Puff

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I installed a retractable reel about a week ago but will be relocating =

it from near the compressor to nearly the center of the shop, because=20
there is only about 21' feet of hose which gets caught up on the TS =
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opposite the reel.
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Five wall cabinets to hold and hide lots of stuff! Plus keep most of=20
the dust off those items.
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An overhead retractable 110V cord with a 3-outlet molded plug.
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Can I give more than three? Here goes:
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painted the walls semi-gloss white.
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Lot's of light: 11 4 foot fluorescents in a two car "studio" g
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Weather striped the door to stop drafts; the shop is much warmer in =
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winter because of that one improvement.
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Just added a TV last week to supplement the CD player, cassette=20
player/radio.
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What I'd like to have but won't (do to one thing or another)
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1. Utility basin
2. A John
3. more R-O-O-M
4. higher ceiling
5. wood floor
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Rich Stern wrote:
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I just finished a project and was cleaning up the shop, moving stuff =
around to
get at all the sawdust, putting tools back, etc. I was musing about =
changes
I've made to my workshop over the years, thinking about the =
successes and the
failures. Here's what I came up with for my best three:
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1) Compressed air from an overhead, retractable reel. How the heck =
did I get
through the early years without this? I leave my portable =
compressor hooked up
via quick disconnect to a feed line for the overhead reel. I can =
disconnect
and roll out quickly if I need the compressor in the yard, garage, =
or at a
neighbor's. The reel also has a quick disconnect, stuffed with a =
blowgun when
not using any other air tools. This setup is great for woodworking, =
but the
air gets used for all kinds of other tasks, too.
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2) Stopped overcrowding the shop with machines. For years, my =
semi-portable
power tools were set up and ready to work. Visions of moving from =
station to
station with effortless efficiency. I thought it made projects go =
faster. The
opposite is true. As I run low on space, the shop gets messy and =
projects
begin to crawl. Now I take out the miter saw, belt/disk sander, =
scroll saw,
etc. only when needed. The rest of the time, I enjoy the free space =
around the
bigger machines. The shop stays much cleaner.
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3) Rolling tool chest. You know, the mechanic's type. Just a low =
end,
stacking unit from Lowes. Measuring tools, wrenches, sockets, =
screwdrivers,
drill bits, etc, stay organized and dust free, and I can wheel the =
thing around
if needed. My pegboarding of all this stuff never stayed organized. =
Somehow,
I manage to keep it neat in the rolling cabinet.
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What are your best three easy imrpovements?