01-21-2020, 08:23 AM
Looks like we are going to be moving to an new house that, by almost every measure, is a better house than the one we have. That’s the good news.
The bad news is that I have a big decision about what to do about my shop. The new house actually has a dedicated shop (see first 4 pics) but it’s only 22x10 with the 10 ft width the obvious issue. (My current shop is 18.5 x 14.5.) My gut instinct is that I could redo it and make it quite usable, save for the table saw. Which I believe leaves me three options...
1. Try to make the table saw work anyhow. My thoughts are leave a gap in the side wall bench/cabinets (I will redo those regardless) and with the table saw on wheels, roll it in and out. Still seems would be pretty tight to use it, plus the saw top would have to be higher than the bench top, but maybe workable?
2. Learn to live without the table saw. I have some Festool tools, including their table and sliding saw, and I’ve noted that Festool’s philosophy is that the table/saw combo can do just about anything a table saw can. (I would then put the table saw in the garage for occasions I really need it.)
3. Which leads me to the other option of just setup my shop in the garage entirely. It’s a good sized 2-car garage (last two pics below) and certainly more than ample for a shop. (Plus the dedicated workshop is not close to the garage should I choose option 2 above and need to go back and forth to the table saw a lot.) My anxiety with this option is that I have lots of other uses in mind for the garage, particularly my dirt bikes and expansive sporting gear, and the idea of a crowded garage and sawdust on everything (despite all my dust equipment) makes this choice not so obvious, not to mention, the actual shop goes to waste.
I’d really appreciate any input before the moving process begins. Wherever that table sas gets placed, I don’t want to have to move it!
The bad news is that I have a big decision about what to do about my shop. The new house actually has a dedicated shop (see first 4 pics) but it’s only 22x10 with the 10 ft width the obvious issue. (My current shop is 18.5 x 14.5.) My gut instinct is that I could redo it and make it quite usable, save for the table saw. Which I believe leaves me three options...
1. Try to make the table saw work anyhow. My thoughts are leave a gap in the side wall bench/cabinets (I will redo those regardless) and with the table saw on wheels, roll it in and out. Still seems would be pretty tight to use it, plus the saw top would have to be higher than the bench top, but maybe workable?
2. Learn to live without the table saw. I have some Festool tools, including their table and sliding saw, and I’ve noted that Festool’s philosophy is that the table/saw combo can do just about anything a table saw can. (I would then put the table saw in the garage for occasions I really need it.)
3. Which leads me to the other option of just setup my shop in the garage entirely. It’s a good sized 2-car garage (last two pics below) and certainly more than ample for a shop. (Plus the dedicated workshop is not close to the garage should I choose option 2 above and need to go back and forth to the table saw a lot.) My anxiety with this option is that I have lots of other uses in mind for the garage, particularly my dirt bikes and expansive sporting gear, and the idea of a crowded garage and sawdust on everything (despite all my dust equipment) makes this choice not so obvious, not to mention, the actual shop goes to waste.
I’d really appreciate any input before the moving process begins. Wherever that table sas gets placed, I don’t want to have to move it!