We recently re-built our garage, and of course, a proper boardbuilding workshop was part of the plan. Many thanks to numerous contributors on here for the ideas and inspiration…
Some highlights:
*Room is 8’x12’. I make mostly shortish boards.
*Since I’m in NJ, HVAC is a must. I have the supply (heat and AC) from the house, and exhaust via ducted exhaust fan to the outside.
*Got a JET dust filter to clean out the air before it goes outside via exhaust fan.
*Independent side and ceiling light control (8 ft flourescents all around)
*Racks bolted to the concrete. (Foam EZ racks). Thinking about getting some glassing rack attachments to switch out with shaping racks as needed.
*Fiberglass rack made with scraps from garage construction.
*Wall mounted cabinet to keep glassing materials free of dust. Gonna have to cover up the fiberglass rack as well.
*Compressor is in next room to reduce noise. Used a threaded steel pipe and flanges to make conduit for compressor hose.
I’m sure this is as neat as it ever will be…I did forget to mention the Lowes wall-mounted shop vac to at least make an attempt at tidiness. By the way, a2tall, that blank on the rack is the one I bought from you yesterday afternoon…nice to put a name to a face.
I would move the cabinet out of your room altogether. Also keep your rolls of cloth in a box or wrapped up in something that will not result in any UV damage. The outside layer of the roll will yellow or brown if not covered for a period of time. I wouldn't keep my rolls in the room at all. Just bring them in when you are ready to move into the glassing faze. It isn't foam dust in the cloth so much as it is regular dust(brown), wood dust and chips from stringers and plain old UV light . You think your room is dust free until you run your fingers along the top of your roll of glass.
Great job and organization. If you have a dust extractor w/good suction for your planer then the lion’s share of keeping your shaping room clean is already realized.
I’m not so fortunate, but that’s my own undoing.
I can see you’re right handed, and it looks like you are doing epoxy glassing.
The epoxy aspect of it alleviates lots of concern about flammability if that’s all you plan on using.
I do both epoxy & polyester, so my resin is in metal storage cabinets along with any flammable materials like styrene, surfacing agent, denatured alcohol, acetone, etc. .
If you want to go one better on your GFI outlet in the shaping room, you can get a clear acrylic bubble cover that easily attaches over the outlet. I have them on my regular outlets in our courtyard when lawn sprinklers are nearby.
