I just built a 30x36. I ran a 60 amp from main house panel into a subpanel
for the shop. I place a four outlet receptacle every 6 feet on the walls
and put everyother one on each wall on a separate breaker. This way if I
plugged heavy loads into one wall I had at least two separate circuits, plus
I never had to reach for hardly any extension cords to get power to the
work. If you are putting in electrical yourself the cost of wire and
outlets is cheap, and shop for the breaker panel. I found a slightly higher
priced panel ended up being cheaper by the time I filled it with breakers,
since the breaker type was a lot less cost than the breakers for the cheaper
panel. I also bought outlets etc. in bulk from an electrical supply house
and it was about 10% less than home depot. I was running a lot of 220 tools
so I placed a 220 outlet every 10 feet or so on the wall. Also dedicated
circuits for an 18000 btu ac and dustcollector. Even with all this running,
A/C tablesaw, dustcollector, air scrubber, and lights I never popped the 60
amp incoming breaker. More than enough power. Also, checkout the
flourescent lights. I think everyone has switched to the new smaller
diameter instant on lights. They are more initially, but come on instantly
and are brighter and cheaper to operate.

"steve" wrote in message
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Planning on putting up a garage this fall, that I will use primarily for a
woodworking shop. size is 24x32. 2 car garage with separate smaller
"workshop" extension. will probably use it for storage and finishing.
question is approximatly how much electricity should I use for the shop,
will probably have to have a subpanel from the main house, or might need
separate panel from the pole. any pro con for either. I have a table saw
and lots of hand held tools, but dust collection, air cleaner, and other
stationary tools are in the future. also how many outlets, how close
together etc. of course money is always an issue. will try and do alot
of
wiring myself, with electrician doing the actual hookups. any help would
be greatly appreciated..