Fitout of workshop

**Olbert** · 19th February 2023, 09:18 PM

Hey, I'm turning out two car garage into a one car garage and a galley workshop. I do a bit of amateur wood working, a bit of electronics, and have some home maintenance/improvement tools. Really – a bit of this and bit of that mostly for the home handy man. The internal dimensions of my new workshop space will be 2200mm wide by 6000mm long. I'm looking for good ideas on how to fit out and use the space to get the most out of it.

My current range of larger tools that need to be stored inside tools includes a drill press, a compound saw, and a free standing table saw.

My current rough idea is do a single 500mm wide bench the first 4m of the space, then an 800mm wide bench for the last 2m. Shelving above and below. 200mm wide shelving on the long wall opposite the work bench for extra storage space. A spot for the table saw down the back...or maybe up the front near the door because, I'll have to drag it outside when I want to use it.

Any competing ideas or experience doing your own fit out would be much appreciated!

**Treecycle** · 20th February 2023, 08:38 PM

Personally, I would do away with the 500 wide bench and just have the wider one and shrink it down to 700 deep. I had a bigger bench for many years and realised that a lot of it wasn't being used except to store things . I cut it down to 2000 x 700mm and haven't missed the larger size at all. I have my bench across the end of my shed so I don't lose working width along the rest of it. My tablesaw is on a mobile base but I find that I never move it now I have found the best spot for it. Yes it does take up a lot of room but I wouldn't be without it. Most of my machinery is on mobile stands or casters so I can bring them out to use then put them back against the wall again. Mobile equipment is your best friend when you only have a small area to work in. Utilise as much wall space as you can to store the smaller tools. This is how I have worked for many years.

**wood spirit** · 20th February 2023, 09:13 PM

Just one word of advice. Something like a planer/thicknesser -Lockable castors -and if it will fit under a taller bench or other storage all the better. Can also be used when the car is parked outside as well.

**BobL** · 21st February 2023, 09:25 AM

My SCMS is on a pump up trolley and stored under the left hand wing on my contractor TS.

**Olbert** · 22nd February 2023, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by Treecycle

Personally, I would do away with the 500 wide bench and just have the wider one and shrink it down to 700 deep. I had a bigger bench for many years and realised that a lot of it wasn't being used except to store things . I cut it down to 2000 x 700mm and haven't missed the larger size at all. I have my bench across the end of my shed so I don't lose working width along the rest of it. My tablesaw is on a mobile base but I find that I never move it now I have found the best spot for it. Yes it does take up a lot of room but I wouldn't be without it. Most of my machinery is on mobile stands or casters so I can bring them out to use then put them back against the wall again. Mobile equipment is your best friend when you only have a small area to work in. Utilise as much wall space as you can to store the smaller tools. This is how I have worked for many years.

I hear you on cutting it down to 2m. Do you have a seated position at your bench? I want to have an electronics/soldering workspace. Do you reckon I should have a second chair/stool height bench for that sort of work?

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