Awesome, Congratulation! It looks like a great space

That's going to be a fine work area. First thing to buy is a broom. Trust me.

Nice

That looks like it will be an awesome Workshop I'm jealous I share my garage/shop with the wife's car. I'm sure you worked hard for it congratulations

Gilbert

That looks like a great spot for a shop

Thanks everyone, I can't wait to get everything in and start working again. I got a call last night from the power company for inspection this Friday so hopefully soon!

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That's going to be a fine work area. First thing to buy is a broom. Trust me.

I got a "Wax on... Wax off, wax on... wax off" feel from that <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//laugh.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> I will definitely pick up a good solid bristle broom for that very slick floor.

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That's going to be a fine work area. First thing to buy is a broom. Trust me.

I love my leaf blower.

Wow nice shop.Only thing left to do is fill it will tools

That's going to be a great shop!

Last Thursday the power company engineer gave it his blessing and yesterday they hooked the meter up. Finally I have electricity!

It's slowly starting to come together. Just the four LED fixtures for now but I have 2 more on the table. I added a temperature controlled exhaust fan (with a manual override switch for fume control) and receptacles on almost every beam. The compressor has it's own dedicated circuit as well as one for my little Hobart 140. I decided to put the monster table up against the breaker box wall next to the compressor. I just need to clean the rust off of the top and fix the 1 inch bow in the center.

Once I get the last little bit of wiring done, I can start moving the tools in... and start making excuses to buy more tools... <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//biggrin.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

Oh yeah, the broom is just out of frame to the left Lin.

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That's going to be a fine work area. First thing to buy is a broom. Trust me.

I just had to vote this a +1!

Seriously though, Andy I would suggest doing some serious thinking about placement and organization before you start moving tools and equipment into that space. Maybe even drawing it out to scale and cutting out pieces of paper (also to scale) to see how everything fits. I find that arranging my equipment in "stations" makes the most sense for me. The forging area is another one that should be well designed and laid out with a process flow mentality. Please forgive me, if this is obvious or seems like preaching to the choir. I just know all too well how quickly 600 square feet evaporates!

I couldn't agree more Joshua and I have been pondering the setup for a while now. However, I am a very visual person so it helps me to see things actually in place when working on something like this. That is where mine and my wife's online ordering addiction comes in handy. We have cardboard boxes of all shapes and sizes so I have just been writing tool names on them and rearranging them all over the building. I am working on restoring the table in the original post so once I get that finished, I'll hopefully be decided on placement and be ready to move in.

That brings me to another question if anyone has any suggestions, I have been trying to get the rust off of the table since Friday. I took 40 grit flap wheels to it multiple times and then a 60 grit abrasive wheel but the pitting is deep and holds a lot of rust. I've sprayed it down with WD-40 and brought a lot of it up but there is still a lot left after 2 full cans. I'm thinking of getting some naval jelly (rust converter) and coating the whole top with it but that could get expensive. Any other ideas?

It's looking like you will figure it out eventually. It's been my experience that, even when planned, things will likely get adjusted and improvements will be made. My shop is still undergoing this.

This stuff works very well for removing the rust. Spray on and either wire brush/wheel or scotchbrite pad for removal. Washes off with plain tap water.