September 11, 200619 yr Poles, steel siding and open trusses ( height ) would be my choice. Slab floor with heat in it ( boiler outside ). Drywall lining over sprayed insulation or perhaps sheet foam. Wired in conduit. 200 amp service. Yes, skylights.
September 18, 200619 yr I've been happy with this building for about 5 years now. 30' x 60'http://www.matthewdwalker.com/My_Homepage_Files/Page2.html Maybe the cheapest and fastest way to dry a space. I like a dirt floor anywhere I am on my feet. matt
September 18, 200619 yr Matt, son, you got a nice shop there. Awful nice use of space and handy stuff you built too. I'm still in a 20' square garage after all this time ( 18 years in this shop ). Hope to build someday.
September 18, 200619 yr Mr. Walker, Beautiful shop/studio. I am especially fond of the ring roller and the monster bandsaw. What is the throat depth? All wonderful!! -Aaron @ the SCF
September 18, 200619 yr sorry, i shoulda specified a little more. what i meant was, does it have the full thirty six inches of depth? ( it kinda looks like it does in the pictures.)
September 19, 200619 yr Thanks Guys. Yea that old saw has a full 36" throat. It's a little scary, running at 6000sfp. Came from an old foundry pattern shop. I need to get some kind of gard on it. Matt.
October 1, 200619 yr I converted my yard implement shed into my shop. It's a 12 X 20 wood frame structure with wood floor and not insulated. Double doors open up to 10 X 7 on one end and there is a passage door at the other end. I put up sheetrock on the walls and cement board on the floor to reduce the fire danger. I have my coal forge, welding machines, work bench, leg vise and various other items in there. In winter I heat with a kerosene heater. I buy a lot of my material from the local steel supplier and some I pick up at the transfer station for free. Most of the bought material comes in 20 foot lengths, so I bring tools and cut it in half so I can carry it in my truck. I've been wanting to build a power hammer but the wood frame floor won't take it and that might be crowding my space a bit. Until I had put up the smoke pipe, I had wheels on the forge and would roll it outside to work. That was okay until it rained or winter rolled in.
October 1, 200619 yr SIR, new member here! you can never have too much space. on a different webiste they suggest you decide what size you want, double it, and then add 30%. i have a 30X50 shop, and i wish it was bigger!! good luck to all. wlbrown wright city, mo.
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