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jimboscarbs · 05-10-2010, 10:43 PM

Alright all you guys with shops. I am in the process of wiring my shop. I have put in plenty receptacles and and circuits for my welding machine and air compressor lights, parts washer and blast cabinet and on and on... Is there any thing special that you wish you would have added after the fact of building your shop??? let me know if I missed something I haven't put insulation and wall covering up yet...

Thanks in advance, Jimbo

56madman · 05-10-2010, 10:58 PM

Congrats on the new shop

, keep us updated with plenty of photos.
Additional wiring for exterior lighting, wall art lighted signs, ceiling fans, and maybe for a future lift.

petes83usa · 05-10-2010, 11:01 PM

Welcome to Tri-five Jimbo........

555657jim · 05-10-2010, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jimboscarbs

Alright all you guys with shops. I am in the process of wiring my shop. I have put in plenty receptacles and and circuits for my welding machine and air compressor lights, parts washer and blast cabinet and on and on... Is there any thing special that you wish you would have added after the fact of building your shop??? let me know if I missed something I haven't put insulation and wall covering up yet...

Thanks in advance, Jimbo

Jimbo, I put my 220v plug right below my breaker box which is at the front of my shop (30x40). Unfortunately I do most of my welding on the opposite end of my shop which means I've got to use a really long cord from the outlet to my welder!

Wish I would have thought about WHERE I was going to be doing WHAT before I wired it. I've got plenty of 110v outlets but the extra 220 would have been a nice touch. I also have a small 220v oven for powder-coating so I have to "share" outlets when I use those items. You may want to give it some thought along with where your air lines will be used. I added a pull-down air reel right in the center of my ceiling along with my bench lines--reaches everywhere I need air. Good Luck, JIM.

MightyMouse57 · 05-10-2010, 11:05 PM

Air line running to several convenient areas.

rusty belair · 05-10-2010, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 555657jim

Jimbo, I put my 220v plug right below my breaker box which is at the front of my shop (30x40). Unfortunately I do most of my welding on the opposite end of my shop which means I've got to use a really long cord from the outlet to my welder!

Wish I would have thought about WHERE I was going to be doing WHAT before I wired it. I've got plenty of 110v outlets but the extra 220 would have been a nice touch. I also have a small 220v oven for powder-coating so I have to "share" outlets when I use those items. You may want to give it some thought along with where your air lines will be used. I added a pull-down air reel right in the center of my ceiling along with my bench lines--reaches everywhere I need air. Good Luck, JIM.

yea i put 1 50 amp plug rite beside my switch box and had to spend 120.00 to build a extension cord for it now i am running a plasma/220air compressor

yea a lot of pluging and unpluging

100%Chevy · 05-10-2010, 11:18 PM

As an electrician,I'd say to make sure your panel is big enough and/or has enough space for future circuits.
Then you may need a phone line and cable(for computor,etc.)
Next suggestion is PLENTY of lighting outlets.A 48",2,40 watt fluorescent fixture in every 8'x 8' section is a good start.White ceiling and walls help tremendously with lighting!
You said you have plenty of receptacles,but you're wrong!

You never have enough!
My shop is 50'x75'x11' high and I'm still adding electrical outlets!Shops 15 years old.Just added a power source for my R.V. and a 220 outlet for a tire balancer I found.
Don't forget outside lighting and receptacles.
Mike.

ColoradoCruser56 · 05-10-2010, 11:37 PM

Mike just brought up one of the ones I wish I had more of, Outside Power, for misc electrical and plasma cutter. Pictures of your project would be real nice.

Randy FC

carls 56 · 05-11-2010, 08:55 AM

hi jimbo. had mine built a couple years ago. after all the info given, maybe a water line. ..............hey,

classic gary · 05-11-2010, 09:19 AM

a door bell from the main house to the shop. cable for the internet, phone line, i've got 6 8' t8 fixtures in 600 sq ft and that is working out well, an intercome from the house to the shop, stubout for water and sewer for future...... 220v recepticals at 4 corners of the shop, and a place to sit down and take a break once in a while, (TV, AM/FM), ceiling fans.

05-10-2010, 10:43 PM	#1
jimboscarbs Member Join Date: May 2010 jimboscarbs's Garage Location: lOUISIANA Posts: 44 Member #13269	new shop Alright all you guys with shops. I am in the process of wiring my shop. I have put in plenty receptacles and and circuits for my welding machine and air compressor lights, parts washer and blast cabinet and on and on... Is there any thing special that you wish you would have added after the fact of building your shop??? let me know if I missed something I haven't put insulation and wall covering up yet... Thanks in advance, Jimbo

05-10-2010, 10:58 PM	#2
56madman Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 56madman's Garage Location: North of Seattle Posts: 167 Member #8741	Can't have too many!! Congrats on the new shop, keep us updated with plenty of photos. Additional wiring for exterior lighting, wall art lighted signs, ceiling fans, and maybe for a future lift.

05-10-2010, 11:01 PM	#3
petes83usa Trifive Leaders Club Join Date: Nov 2009 petes83usa's Garage Location: Burton, Ohio.. suburb of Cleveland Posts: 8,716 Member #11075	Welcome to Tri-five Jimbo........ __________________ *"You're only as good as the people you keep around you"* petes83@adelphia.net

05-10-2010, 11:05 PM	#5
MightyMouse57 Senior Member 4 Gold Stars Join Date: Mar 2008 MightyMouse57's Garage Location: Spokane Valley, Washington Posts: 4,142 Member #5072	Air line running to several convenient areas. __________________ Rick "A Candle Loses Nothing By Lighting Another" "The wilderness holds answers to questions man has not yet learned to ask"

05-10-2010, 11:18 PM	#7
100%Chevy Senior Member 2 Gold Stars Join Date: Feb 2007 100%Chevy's Garage Location: Helena,Mississippi.(southeast Ms.15 north of the beach). Posts: 2,645 Member #2153	As an electrician,I'd say to make sure your panel is big enough and/or has enough space for future circuits. Then you may need a phone line and cable(for computor,etc.) Next suggestion is PLENTY of lighting outlets.A 48",2,40 watt fluorescent fixture in every 8'x 8' section is a good start.White ceiling and walls help tremendously with lighting! You said you have plenty of receptacles,but you're wrong!You never have enough! My shop is 50'x75'x11' high and I'm still adding electrical outlets!Shops 15 years old.Just added a power source for my R.V. and a 220 outlet for a tire balancer I found. Don't forget outside lighting and receptacles. Mike. __________________ http://www.picturetrail.com/100chevy

05-10-2010, 11:37 PM	#8
ColoradoCruser56 Senior Member 1 Gold Star Join Date: Sep 2009 ColoradoCruser56's Garage Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Posts: 1,166 Member #10515	Mike just brought up one of the ones I wish I had more of, Outside Power, for misc electrical and plasma cutter. Pictures of your project would be real nice. Randy FC __________________ Just Can't Get ENOUGH of the TriFive Site

05-11-2010, 08:55 AM	#9
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05-11-2010, 09:19 AM	#10
classic gary Senior Member 2 Gold Stars Join Date: Jun 2008 classic gary's Garage Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 2,482 Member #5707	a door bell from the main house to the shop. cable for the internet, phone line, i've got 6 8' t8 fixtures in 600 sq ft and that is working out well, an intercome from the house to the shop, stubout for water and sewer for future...... 220v recepticals at 4 corners of the shop, and a place to sit down and take a break once in a while, (TV, AM/FM), ceiling fans. __________________ remember: bolt-on, doesn't universal, isn't reproduction, made where?

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