"basilisk" wrote in message
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On 02/17/2014 06:41 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:14:26 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
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"basilisk" wrote in message
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I have been applying myself to getting the wiring installed in the
shop,
so far the only part completed is the 120V for outlets.

All ran in emt, with 2 gang handy box every ten feet around the
perimeter,
making it impossible to get more than 5 feet from 2 duplex outlets.
They are even closer in some areas where high usage is likely.
Making a total of 40 duplex outlets.
I may put a row of drops down the center of the roofline in
addition to wall outlets, they would be handy but also possibly in the
way at times.

I despise having to look for a place to plug something up.

One 2 circuit 10ga 240v line is complete along the back wall
to provide power to the bandsaw and planer, neither of which
is in place or hooked up presently. They are currently living on
my back porch, should be in their new home shortly.

I will run another double 240V circuit along part of the front wall
one to provide power to a new table saw ( if I ever decide what to buy)
and another just for future use.

I have ran many tens of thousands of feet of conduit in the distant
past,
but it took me a while to get back in the swing of bending conduit.
Kinda like riding a bike, you never forget but it's a little shaky at
first.

also left to do is two runs for 3 phase, presently I have 6 pieces of 3
phase equipment that will be powered by a rotary
converter.

I've tried to stick with the rules on the wiring with the exception
of GFI breakers, so it would fail inspection on that point.

Which brings us to lighting, I'm still using a strip of carnival lights
for temporary lighting, which cosist of 25, 100 watt equivalent CFL
bulbs, this works and is a lot of light but it looks like and is ****,
time for permanent lighting.

I've pretty much settled on 6
low bay 400 watt metal halide. I considered 400 watt equiv
led lights but just can't bear the expense right now,
pay me now or pay me later. They are making mogul base
leds that will screw in metal halide fixtures after bypassing
the ballast, so hopefully the price of leds will come down
by the time the metal halide fixtures fail. If all that happens
I can replace them one at the time.

You know I only ran 2 240V circuits to the back in my shop initially.
One
for the air compressor I still don't have to replace the CH roll around,
and
one for a table saw. Now I have 2 240V welders back there and a 230V
CNC
Mill, and will soon add another 230V CNC mill back there. Also maybe a
large bed CNC router with a 230V spindle. I never thought in a million
years I would have so much fabrication equipment in my shop. Lots of
120V
outlets is fine, but plan a few extra 240V circuits as well. You never
know.

Sure but think about how the tools are going to be used. There is
little reason to have separate circuits for a table saw and shaper,
for instance. I tilt in favor of more 120V circuits and fewer 220V
(only so many slots in a box). I have mine wired with alternating
outlets on two circuits and six (so far) 120V circuits. Right now, I
only have two 220V circuits (1/tools, 1/dust collection). Lights, of
course, are on their own circuits.

Yep, being a one man shop there is only so much you can run at a time.

Is there? LOL. I know. I know. I am a freak running so much CNC stuff in
my one man shop.





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