Today I fired up my table saw to rip some pieces of plywood for the new shop. The saw started slowly, every light in the place dimmed and I held my breath, and hoped the breaker would hold. The cuts through the plywood were done carefully so as not to stall the saw and pitch the entire site into blackness.
Our shop under construction is still very much on temporary power. The cords from the house are wired into the underpowered house panel and stretch over 300 feet to the shop. Not exactly the best of circumstances by any means.
The conditions remind me of most of my shops of the past. Poor lighting, underpowered, poorly ventilated, no room to move.... ALL WRONG.
Only today, the excercise of firing up the table saw didn't frustrate me. Instead, I appreciated how fortunate I am to be able to see an end to this dilema. It excited me to think that it won't happen for very much longer.
Every plug in the new shop (and there's over 30 of them) is on it's own circuit. The planned lighting borders on excessive as well. The heating and insulation is overkill by a long shot. And the ventilation system can exchange the air in the shop every 7 minutes. And there should be room to dance a jig between all of the equipment.
It's sort of feels like when I gave a months notice on a job I dispised many years ago. That last month was very enjoyable, because I could see the light at the end of the tunnel.
We are almost done!
-dan
Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :
Sounds fantastic Dan...can hardly wait to see inteior shots ...the shop is beautiful.You have reason to be proud.
Hopefully someday we'll get to se it in person.
Posted by Masterhand Signs (Member # 785) on :
Sound great...Hope ya made it home uneventful from Namaimo with the cock riding in the back...and no one in the other lanes got caught looking....eheh ...thanks for the tips Dan...Pat and Ruth
Posted by Danny Busselle (Member # 3746) on :
Every plug is on it's own circuit, how many amps and what type of lighting? Mecury Vapor? Post more Pic's if you would please. Thanks
Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :
Dan's lighting experiences remind me of when my storefront was located connected to a body shop. My power shared theirs and I literally could only do one thing at a time or we'd plunge into darkness complete with smoke signals from the outlet.
When I built my shop at home, I also had each plug to it's own circuit. It was the best decision that was ever made. For those building, remember this tip!
Congrats on the progress Dan. Looking forward to hearing about yet another moving day for you soon! Posted by Randy Campbell (Member # 2675) on :
thats great Dan.Hope to see the final pics.
Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :
We completely remodeled my shop and office in the last year. While I don't have every plug on a separate circuit, we added plenty more circuits. I have a quad plug every three feet in both the shop and office, all a minimum of three feet off the floor--no more digging around behind benches and desks to plug anything in. I also have roll up ceiling plugs in the shop. We also added several 220V circuits for future equipment needs.
We also ran cat 5 cabling and phone lines every six feet or so for our present and future network and telecommunications needs. Now, all the spaghetti is IN the wall, not ON it.
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