My cabinet shop was 450 square feet in the main room.
That is way too small, but I made it work by using compact machinery and by moving assembled cabinets out of the shop immediately on completion.
It worked, but now I am shrinking that shop into a 200 square foot space. No wide belt sander, not even a chop saw. The base under the planer was reduced to about 10" including a set of good castors. The air compressor goes on a similar base with castors.
The difference is in output. The old shop was setup and designed to build kitchen and bath cabinets, using a lot of 4 by 8 foot panels, and doing the job fairly quickly. Once the cabinets for the house are finished the shop will morph into a small wood shop.
My goal in retirement is to write, to read, to do some art work AND a little wood work now and then. Not having a wood shop available has been a pain, but I have a lot of other projects.
Besides, have you seen what the outside of this place looks like? Don't look.
Gratitude #83 - Sweet Biddies!
11 years ago
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Dave, have you decided to move permanently back to Idaho? And are you rebuilding the house after the flood?
Good to regroup, both mentally and physically. Hope all is well, Susan
I have committed a year to work on rebuilding the house. At the end of that time i will decide if I should stay here, sell the house and move or some other option.
Right now I am guessing that i will like it here, even alone, and will stay long term, but I will leave the door open to change.
The NEVER word can get one in trouble (so can the ALWAYS word!)
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