Roger,

I am blessed by having a 12' x 24' shop.  But from my experience...

Have everything against the walls, and on casters.   That way what is used 
can be in the center of the space, and the rest of the stuff pushed out of 
the way.

Even my bench at 300+# is on 6 3" castors, and it takes more than planing a 
board to move it.  (Grab with both hands and swing the body).

You need a wall of storage shelves.  I found the space above 7' on the wall 
doesn't get much use, so I put shelves there too.  The biggest problem is 
where to put stuff.  (I also use the rafters of my steel shed)

You need some place dedicated to storing wood.  Big pieces and leftovers. 
The advantage of having a decicated space for small stuff, is that when it 
gets full, you have to make some decisions about pitch or not, instead of 
just letting it slosh around in the way.

And finally, you need some sort of extra flat space, a temporary table, 
plywood on sawhorses, etc, for putting stuff on "temprarily" that can be 
moved out of the way when you need space for something else.

>From what I've read on the Porch, very few of us would say our shop was big 
enough, and we didn't lust after a few dozen more square feet of space.

Walt C

Roger asked for advice ahd help....

My name Roger and I have a problem...:)



My problem is I don't have a shop. It looks like a multipurpose shop
in the backyard, a shed, will be it. It will need a workbench, a
lathe, a drlll press (for metal only) and a desk. Does this sound
like too much to put in a 10x14 shed? Any advice on small work area
is appreciated.

I'm in Tallahassee Florida. I'm considering AC for my shop but I'm
concerned the swings in humidity will make life difficult.

Thanks all

Roger 

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