Pics as promised!!!
Basically, I built a wall in my garage, separating the furnace and water-heater from the rest of the garage and creating a pantry in the process (kept the missus happy!
)...and then turned the leftover space into a very well-thought-out/planned and TIGHT workspace.
I put a lot of thought into my workflow, as well as the machinery....the electrical needs, air compressor lines, dust collection and so on. So, what you see is the latest rendition of this ideal setting for me, given my tools and the space I have to work with.
Starting at the front by the garage door:
Disc Sander
3/4HP 1725rpm motor with 9" aluminum wheel on it.
Belt Sander
by Bob Dozier, showing flat platen (extra goodies up on the shelf behind it)
You can see the ductwork behind them for collecting dust.
Belt tree - for storing 2x72 belts
Buffer - for polishing/buffing/deburring
(had to put it on "stilts"....midgets must have made the original stand....)
Here you can see the sink I put in (and you can't see the tangle of plumbing behind it...) and above the sink my home-made 2-stage collection system...basically a metal trash can with one of those fancy lids on it for separating large/small particles. works great!
And now the ductwork going into and out of the can.
Plus a glimpse at some lighting (which I engineered right and there is plenty to go around...thank goodness!)
In the upper right corner is an air cleaner - helps with the fine airborne particles.
better view of the ductwork headed in from the saw area.
I installed a heavy wood door to help keep "shop monkeys" out....but left a window for 'ocassional peeping'.
You can see in the back the bandsaw: variable speed, cuts metal or wood. Quiet and smooth as silk.
In the foreground is a table saw that has my tools junked all over it because I'm still installing the "little stuff" here and there.
If you look carefully, you'll see the panel on the left. Behind that panel (it's removable) sits the dust collector and the air compressor. I put it in its own closet to keep noise down to a mild roar.
Here you can see the blast cabinet turned at an angle - yes there's room...even for me. But it's no dance hall. Inside it is silicon carbide at 120 grit, and beneath it is a shopvac for pulling airborne particles out so you can see what you're working on.
In the back right, I put in a countertop for drilling. I still need to get one more drill and then I'll be set. But for now, this will get it done nicely.
First one is for general drilling (1/8" bit)
2nd one is for 1/4" (F) bits as well as counterbore drilling. It's nice because it has variable speed and can be turned up for wood, or down for metal.
3rd one is a floor model and is for large hole drilling.
Not visible is a drill doctor for sharpening bits.
The brown desk is for kydex sheaths, etching logos and shipping.
The white desk is for computer/internet access and taking pictures.
Behind the desk are 3 cabinets. Filing in the first one (leftmost), tool/books/supplies storage in the middle one and handle material in the last one.
This is my glue-up table. Filled with tools because, as stated above, I'm not quite finished with everything. Along the back of the desk I've installed a furr strip to hold all my clamps. In the front left is a knife-vise for holding the blade while gluing the handles to it. Below is a shelf for sandpaper and for glue-up supplies.
Behind the table you can see the vertical wheel of a surface grinder - I use it very infrequently...so it lives back there for now.
