SC Garage Woodshop

Shop Tour - Submitted by SCJetson from Rock Hill, SC
Added on August 16, 2016

We recently relocated to South Carolina to be closer to our kids. I moved my shop from a stand-alone to a 2 car garage. (Trying to keep 1 bay open for a car). Pros and cons with each. Major tools are Porter Cable Table Saw with self built out-feed table and mobile base. 14″ Ricon Bandsaw, Craftsman Radial Arm and Dewalt Sliding Miter that share same table top, Northtech DC with Delta micron canister filter, Floor Drill Press, Shop Fox Sander, Dewalt Planer and Delta Boss Spindle Sander that share a self built rotating mount table. My hardware jar storage rack was an idea I got from my Grandpa. I have always had tool storage shadow boards. Makes clean up and tool location a breeze. There is a full standup attic above garage. My shop air compressor and eventually the DC will be housed up there with lines plumbed down.

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Retired know it all August 17, 2016 4:09 am

The wife and I moved to Columbia SC a couple of years ago to be closer to her kids. It took several layout changes to come up with what works for me in my side of the garage. The centerpiece is full size table saw with a 4’X6′ outfeed table with drawers for tool storage. Next, I need to gut the garage and rewire it and make the permanent cabinets and work surfaces.

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- Jon August 18, 2016 6:15 am
  
  Hey RKIA, we have a lot in common. I am close to retirement. Congratulations on yours. My daughter lives in Columbia. I added a sub panel in the garage to handle the additional power. Luckily the main was in the garage also. I got the cabinets you see on Craiglist. All of them for $60.00. Great Deal.
  
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Joel August 17, 2016 8:54 am

I just moved my shop from a 1250 sq ft to a 600 sq ft place. Had to get rid of two bandsaws, radial arm, stand alone planer and jointer, and 80 gallon air compressor. Got a minimax 16″ jointer/planer combo and a 16″ bandsaw and a little air compressor that fits under a table to replace most everything. Still missing the easy cross cutting of the radial arm.

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Toolhardy August 17, 2016 8:53 pm

Sounds like an opportunity to purchase space saving tools to me. Hope your dreams come true. Best wishes!

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Dave Stanton August 19, 2016 6:50 pm

Just started thinking about O’Studley tool box looking at the jars under the stairs.

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Lee August 20, 2016 5:51 am

Shop space will always be highly valued especially when sharing with a car.Being in New England, the only time the car gets into the shop/garage, is when a storm is coming. So far, no problem. What I haven’t come across so far is putting the car in the shop/garage after it’s been out in traffic and put away with ice chunks in the wheel wells and other places this snow & ice hides. Being covered in these ice chunks, what about all the salt? Would the melting of this snow & ice, harm any metal surfaces on table saw, band saw or any other tools that could be affected by the vapors? I do know that the humidity will increase due to the heated shop/garage. As I’m retired, the car doesn’t go out the way it used to so the issue isn’t what it used to be. I built my 24’x 24′ shop/garage in 92 and it’s been producing woodwork ever since while the car has been put away maybe a dozen times. Would like to know what others think or know about this.

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Enrique Bonugli August 24, 2016 7:35 pm

Very inventive. I appreciate the organization. Well done sir!

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Bill Steele September 27, 2016 12:49 pm

Nice looking workshop! Many nice tools and it looks neat and organized. I noticed the brake rotors (or at least that’s what they look like) attached to the table saw legs and couldn’t help wonder if they are decoration or serve some other purpose? I normally just toss my old rotors in the trash bin, but if there is a way that I could re-use them in my woodworking I’d like to know.

Thanks,
Bill

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- Jon October 20, 2016 6:26 am
  
  Hey Bill, very observant on the brake rotors. I keep all my old ones, they have come in handy for when you need weight in a small package. I built my out-feed table but underestimated the weight of it. The rotors help counterbalance it if I need to roll the TS around.
  
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John R Comins February 16, 2021 9:31 am

Where are you located? I am planning to remodel our screened in porch and I would like to have some 4 x 4 post planed to about 2 1/2 inches. Posts will be about 96 inches long. Do you have the capability to plane these. 3 to 3 posts. Rather that pressure treated 4×4’s, I may use cedar to make it easer.

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