Building a work shop?
 

I have decided to build my own work shop since I can never get enough time to work on my own car. So far I have come up with several big need items. Please add to the list if I mis something

- Table saw with atleast 40" rip capacity
- Atleast 2 hp Porter Cable router
- About $500 in router bits
- Drill Press
- Wood and lamienet for a work bench and table top for saw and router
- Dust collection system
- Combination sander
- 30 Gallon compressor and regulator
- spray gun
- Air nailer and stapler

I already have all the hand tools, about $5k worth of Snap-on stuff so anything big I missed let me know!

- paint booth
- drying racks
- fiberglassing area
- ventilation (intake and exhaust)
- good quality dust mask with changable filters
- jointer
- grinder
- vice
- band saw
- plainer
- separate area for chemical storage
- 2nd spray gun for glue
- small touch-up spray gun
- fire extinguisher
- fire alarm
- separate incoming circuit breaker box
- lighting (overhead and mobile)

off the top of my head :)

Thanks for the suggestions. I definitly don't have the room or budget for all that so some things will have to give.

Definitly can't do 3 spray guns the one will have to do.
What the hell do I need a jointer or a Planer for?
Can a decent sander be subsituted for a grinder, I guess I don't know what the hell I would ude a grinder for.
Jig saw will have to do for the band saw.

With a decent sander you might spent hours working on a large area. But with a grinder you will get it done in no time. IMO

Agreed, grinders aren't that expensive either. You know you want one :D

The problem is I have yet to encouter a single job that I said, hey I need a grinder!

If you plan on doing any sort of body work/rust removal, grinder's are golden. I'd used my dad's a few time on random things, they are nice to have around.

Defitily not doing body work or rust removal

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It is going to be a two stage work shop ince I have a garage then a basement seperate and down a flight of stairs.

So the wood shop and Fab shop will be in the basement and most of my, taking apart car tools will be in the garage.

I have 4 sets of dual Florecent ceiling lights so its like day time in there but Now I am going to do the lighting in the basement.

http://www.woodworkerswarehouse.com/...LEG8SMMBVSBVV2

This is my wood workers warehouse list of tool to start with.
Somethings like the drill press and Disc sander will be on hold so I can get a 52" rip fence for my table saw.

Also I will get the Select Products spray gun, narrow crown stapler and the spiral router bits.

i didn't mean to run out and get all those things, but just as a guideline...lol

dude, i use a grinder for a ton of little things, i'm talking bench grinder, as i assume you have an air die grinder anyway, they only run about $35.

a jointer is expensive and can be very usefull for box building, angle cuts, making joints super tight. this is a way in the future tool, but any good wood shop/ work shop has one.

A belt sander, drum sander and a finger sander (hand tool) are vital to wood working, IMO.

again, most things are big buys and not just load of the CC and set up shop, but a guide for the ultimate future shop.

and as Jesse said, the more light the better. Along with a good ventilation system.

I know, just trying to judge what I should get in the long term and the short term

So Far I am going to concentrate on the router, new table saw fence and blades and a dust collector.

After that I want to finish off the wood shop witha Drill press, disc sander and belt sander, possibly a spindle sander. I mot likely will never get to the jig saw.

Once thats all set I will get the rest of the stuff to do better custom work, like spray guns and such. By the way how good of a spray gun/guns do I need to paint, spray polyiester, glue ect.

I have a snap-on Die grinder, bad ass peice!
Also have air nailers, stapler, 3" DA, dremel set, heat gun, and a slew of other hand held toos.

http://www.selectproducts.com/

One of my favorite toy shops for my humble shop! The chopper gun is my newest toy, a cleaner way to do a dirty job!

I always recomend ventilation, which I think was mentioned. I have a passion of not have what is currently outside, for example right now beside the gas overhead heaters, I have floor heaters also. In the summer, not only Air handlers on the roof, but a small window unit on a floor dolly!
I also keep bins full of connectors, not glamerous, but they are the bread and butter of certain parts of the process!
Seriously- you have a good starting list, and you know what you will need for the jobs. It is often a case of what medium you like to work in, fiberglass,MDF, metal..... as to what you get.
I am a big cheese, my preference is MDF, but I keep all the other stuff around to make it look impressive! :p