Hey everyone, I'm looking for some opinions from the experts.
I have a 3-day weekend coming, and I'd like to start building my small shop in the 3rd garage bay of our new house. I have no benches or worktops yet, so the first project on my mind is to build a decently large mobile work top. Something around 30"x72". The idea is, it's what I can use to help me build up the rest of the shop. Mitre bench, router table, table saw cabinet, etc.
Problem is, I can't decide what route to take with this table. I've considered a butcher-block style top that is super heavy duty, and stationary in my shop. But, since my space is limited, I like the idea of ALL my benches being on locking casters for maximum flexibility. I've also considered a paulk torsion box top with underneath storage, that can also act as an outfeed table. The only downside to this idea is that, since the top isn't quite as sturdy, it isn't really ideal for bench-mounted vises, clamp-down strength, etc.
I have almost the entire 3 car garage front wall (around 19ft) with 4 ft of depth to store mobile benches, so it isn't quite as restraining as a single car bay. The idea is, 2 cars park in the main bay, but when I take on larger projects, I can move the cars out into the driveway and use the entire space with my mobile benches.
Long story short, my ideas are all over the place. I'd love to get some feed back on where you would start, if you were starting from scratch building a small shop out of the space I've described.
Thanks!
I have a 3-day weekend coming, and I'd like to start building my small shop in the 3rd garage bay of our new house. I have no benches or worktops yet, so the first project on my mind is to build a decently large mobile work top. Something around 30"x72". The idea is, it's what I can use to help me build up the rest of the shop. Mitre bench, router table, table saw cabinet, etc.
Problem is, I can't decide what route to take with this table. I've considered a butcher-block style top that is super heavy duty, and stationary in my shop. But, since my space is limited, I like the idea of ALL my benches being on locking casters for maximum flexibility. I've also considered a paulk torsion box top with underneath storage, that can also act as an outfeed table. The only downside to this idea is that, since the top isn't quite as sturdy, it isn't really ideal for bench-mounted vises, clamp-down strength, etc.
I have almost the entire 3 car garage front wall (around 19ft) with 4 ft of depth to store mobile benches, so it isn't quite as restraining as a single car bay. The idea is, 2 cars park in the main bay, but when I take on larger projects, I can move the cars out into the driveway and use the entire space with my mobile benches.
Long story short, my ideas are all over the place. I'd love to get some feed back on where you would start, if you were starting from scratch building a small shop out of the space I've described.
Thanks!