Ten Hammers Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt walker Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten Hammers Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_sandy_creek_forge Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_sandy_creek_forge Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 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.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt walker Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Roy Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlbrown Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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