WestKentucky
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I’m moving out, out of the garage at least.
The stars have aligned and I have started making plans for a small shop. I don’t have room for anything big, and nowhere flat enough for big anyways. With building codes being what they are and material sizes I have settled on a 12x15, so not big but big enough (and no permit needed). One wall will be reloading stuff. A 3ft by 10 ft bench with at least 6 outlets. The rest of that wall will be an internal dog house but I can store stuff on top. 240v AC on tap for a welder plug but most of the shop will be wired for 120vAC. Welder plug is primarily to give a good spot to feed power into the grid from my generator for times when the power is out for days (4 days total this past winter). Wood stove, window AC, cieling fan and plenty lights will make for a nice place. Of course the shop is small and the space will be shared between reloading, bullet casting, fly tying, and general workbench, each with their own dedicated spots, and a lawn mower right in the middle of all of it. I can’t wait to start building. I can’t wait to start loading, and last but not least I can’t wait to finally have a spot all to myself. I think that the first reloading adventure will be 38sw. Then 32acp, and I need to spend some quality time with 223ai, 6.8, 30-30 and .270. Thank goodness for tax returns and stimulus money.
So, if given a spot essentially 3x10 in floor space and 8 ft wall height how do you arrange your bench? Storage space will be ample thanks to 3 shelving units that can handle about 900 cubic ft of whatever crap I put there. Current bench is 2x6 so it will migrate and likely be the casting bench. It may stay in the garage as a small project spot.
The stars have aligned and I have started making plans for a small shop. I don’t have room for anything big, and nowhere flat enough for big anyways. With building codes being what they are and material sizes I have settled on a 12x15, so not big but big enough (and no permit needed). One wall will be reloading stuff. A 3ft by 10 ft bench with at least 6 outlets. The rest of that wall will be an internal dog house but I can store stuff on top. 240v AC on tap for a welder plug but most of the shop will be wired for 120vAC. Welder plug is primarily to give a good spot to feed power into the grid from my generator for times when the power is out for days (4 days total this past winter). Wood stove, window AC, cieling fan and plenty lights will make for a nice place. Of course the shop is small and the space will be shared between reloading, bullet casting, fly tying, and general workbench, each with their own dedicated spots, and a lawn mower right in the middle of all of it. I can’t wait to start building. I can’t wait to start loading, and last but not least I can’t wait to finally have a spot all to myself. I think that the first reloading adventure will be 38sw. Then 32acp, and I need to spend some quality time with 223ai, 6.8, 30-30 and .270. Thank goodness for tax returns and stimulus money.
So, if given a spot essentially 3x10 in floor space and 8 ft wall height how do you arrange your bench? Storage space will be ample thanks to 3 shelving units that can handle about 900 cubic ft of whatever crap I put there. Current bench is 2x6 so it will migrate and likely be the casting bench. It may stay in the garage as a small project spot.