Thread: Clean Slate...again!

I'd suggest that you duck if that steel girder is less then 6' from the floor

Try and place your dusty outside.

Would be interesting to see how this one is organised.

My head does clear the girder, as long as I don't jump up and down under it.

I've never had a dedicated dust collection system, so this would be the first time. The basement is a walk-out onto a small patio under the deck, so I'm thinking of putting the collector out on the deck in a little "shed" or closet and then plumbing in through the wall or one of the windows.

I've only had garage workshops previously and those now seem much eaiser to set up than this one will be, but I'm just excited to have some space to get going in again.

I had a basement workshop when we lived in NY. You might find noise is an issue for those upstairs. You are lucky to have the door directly to the outside 'cos moving heavy equipment and materials up and down the stairs has its own set of problems.

Mick

p.s. It looks like your lighting needs beefing up.

Putting a DC outside is not necessarily compatible with a Minnesota winter

Power. Amps. Lots of plugs. Serious lighting. I put up shelves in every reasonable place. 50% of what I need and no more walls.
Consider an island bench of some shape that you can push around as needed. I have my chop saw, drill press, little band saw and a router table on the 4 edges of mine.
I made 4 rough & ready yard tables from freight pallets. Wonderful for big stuff & assembly but obviously not in a howling mountain winter blizzard.
Floats my boat, especially the outdoor table benches.