My small shop

[lshah72414]

You guys are awesome!  Love your work shops.  I get inspired looking at what you do.  Just raises the bar for me.

 

[Jiggy Joiner]

Hi Travis, that’s a lovely workshop that anybody would be proud of. I put a sink in my first ever workshop, it was the best thing I ever did, all my workshops since have had a sink as standard.

Also regarding the 220 volt, I noticed a lot of people from the states are running 220 volts now as an option. Is this purely for more choice when buying tools?

 

[Alanbach]

[member=69479]Jiggy Joiner[/member] - Virtually all hand power tools (portable) sold in the states are 110V only. Not really any 220v available at all. However as soon as you get into larger stationary tools there are choices of 110 vs 220. Mostly this (220) is when you need a motor in excess of approximately 1.75HP. So if you want a 3hp table saw you need 220. Same with a large planer, jointer, big cyclone dust collector, etc. There are 110 v choices available here but they are smaller, less commercial grade products. So yes, more choices but pertaining to stationary shop equipment. Also most home garages here don’t come wired for 220 so it is sometimes an upgrade that is avoided until ... well until you just feel that you must have it.

 

[travisj]

Hey Travis.  You did some same or similar things that I've done in my small one car sized garage.  Getting the DC motor onto the wall being one of them.

I also looked at your MFT table and it just looks like another version but smaller of mine.  I added the ability to lock down the MFT to the surface of the tabletop and even have it overhang for a variety of purposes.  Mine also does double duty as an infeed table for my Unisaw.

I really like your TS outfeed table.  Looks slick and practical.  Wish mine would have been that easy, but because of the mechanism of my Excalibur fence which requires components to be able to move freely on the back side of my saw below the surface, I had to take another route.

Here are old pics of mine that I offer to further inspire you or give you some ideas for yours.  There's been a lot of updates since I took those pics, but that's the beauty of a shop, doing upgrades and enhancements as time goes by.

Thank you for sharing.  I like to see how other people attack the same or similar problems/projects.  Observing other solutions can only better one’s own choices whether mimicked or not.  It appears we are both somewhat limited space wise.  You were far more creative with your solutions.  I like the adjustability of your MFT cart.  I also envy your organization.  I’m getting there...

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[travisj]

Hi Travis, that’s a lovely workshop that anybody would be proud of. I put a sink in my first ever workshop, it was the best thing I ever did, all my workshops since have had a sink as standard.

Also regarding the 220 volt, I noticed a lot of people from the states are running 220 volts now as an option. Is this purely for more choice when buying tools?

Thank you.  I have a sink a short distance within the house, but I am anxious to get one in the shop.  Even beyond the obvious woodworking applications, it will be so much easier than running into the house when working outside.  And my wife will appreciate me not degreasing parts or cleaning brass casings in the house.

As to the power, Alanbach hit it on the head.  It is larger “stationary” tools that are 240V her in the US.  For me that would be my Table Saw, Bandsaw, and my jointer/planer combo.  It will also enable me to upsize my welder at some point.

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[travisj]

You guys are awesome!  Love your work shops.  I get inspired looking at what you do.  Just raises the bar for me.

Thank you.  That’s why I wanted to start this thread.  I have gleaned so much knowledge and inspiration here on the FOG that I wanted to give something back.

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[Jiggy Joiner]

[member=66185]Alanbach[/member] and [member=65507]travis[/member]: Ah ok thanks, pretty much the same scenario as me. All of my site and mobile tools are 110 volt with a transformer, or cordless as many sites still will not allow 240 volt.
However, anything I buy now for the workshop, even smaller tools is 240 volt, mainly like yourselves, because my larger machinery is 240 volt, it makes life easier in my workshop to keep it all at 240 volt.
I still have some 110 volt tools that get used in there, but with a transformer, and our extractors are 240 volt, so it’s a slight inconvenience but doable.

I still have some really old Porter Cable tools, that I bought many years ago in the states, and just put UK 110 volt plugs on them and used them with a transformer.
It was quite funny when I first started using the stuff on site, as a lot of trades would ask about them, and I used to kid them that they were a new range of exclusive tools being launched in the UK and cost a fortune!
They all believed me until one day I got rumbled, as the site agent’s mother and father in law were Americans, and he knew all about the tools,  [blink] It was a bit of fun for a while though  [thumbs up]