Originally Posted by
extra 300
Hi guys,
I am in the process of setting up a new workshop about 60 square meters in L shape and need some good ideas for storage of jets, Giant planes, a few foamies and accessories...
Will also have to design power outputs to be able to have optional AC/DC voltage access from different points of the workshop. Same goes for Lighting!!!
on the other hand ideas/photos for a practical workbench are also welcomed.
Thanks in advance
Regards,
Hi Guys,
Everyone has been giving really good advise. I have a 40'X60' steel building with 20' ceiling that would be next to impossible to climatize without going broke. I built a 20' W X 30' L X 9'6" H hobby room inside my building that is fully insulated due to the extreme weather I have. I installed a dual head Mini Split HVAC unit to keep the comfort level to PERFECT regardless if it is 115* F or 0*F !! For those of you in the U.S. interested in the Mini Split, they are very affordable and easy to install. I purchased mine from
www.comfortup.com as they were half the price of Home Depot including free shipping. I used a 4' long, 4 bulb, T-5 lighting every 6' double row to make a hobby surgical center, as the guys are right, you can not have enough lighting. The white painted walls really help as well. I have wall outlets every 8' in the walls and a bank of outlets on separate dedicated breakers for the Bench tools i.e. saws, sanders, grinders etc. I also put outlets in the ceiling with a drop down cord for the extra ease of needing electricity. I have the Mini Fridge, 50" TV on the wall, 42" computer monitor and of course the security system is installed as well. The 60 gal Compressor is out in the main shop and with the 6" insulated walls, I hardly hear it when it kicks on. I also have Air outlets throughout the shop with a wall mounted retractable air hose. I had a 14KW solar system installed that covers all the shop electricity and most of the home as well. I have the extra storage on top of my room for other planes and such that works out really good without taking up space from the rest of the building. I will say this for the guys that are just now planning on building a shop, YOU CAN NOT GO BIG ENOUGH!! When I moved into this place and seen the huge 40x60 empty building, I thought what the heck am i going to do with this much space?? Trust me, you will find all kinds of things to fill it up. Same when I built the interior shop and looking at others posted pictures, you will find all kinds of things to clutter it up so go bigger if you have the luxury of doing so.
Cheers everyone!!
Dirk