Small Shop Hacks, Maximizing Your Shop

Some very good hacks. Even folks with larger shops can get some great ideas from this video.

Sweet setup

Absolutely creative use of such a small place, mega cred right there. I plan on building a shop little bigger than yours + a separate garage and Imma put air compressor+pellet stove in the garage so they won't be so loud and in the way.

You have some good ideas and advice there. Enjoyed the video.

Total ghetto, but mad respect. 😅

Like a lot of your stuff. Really interested in the vacuum and box fan. I have a minnonite building same size as yours and the dust kills me. I just have started doing wood work. Mostly on a lathe and I can't keep anything clean.

Great video! I watched to get ideas for my 30x40. Metal building on concrete, I use it mainly for working on old motorcycles. I don't have a hose reel, you convinced me. I moved my air compressor to a small shed next to my main shop, sure is nice not to hear that thing!

would 've liked to see that install of the heater video

Great video, thanks.

Thanks for the video, I will definitely use some of your ideas in my narrow shop which is less than 12ft wide.

When you dropped that table, you won yourself a subscriber.

Great ideas 💡

How did you get a permit to build without doing footings. Even though I live in the boon docks and still any permanent building over 120 Sq ft requires concrete footing. I got around it by buying one of those prefab (12x30) buildings and having it delivered. Thinking of buying another one.

Sweet idea on the RV heater! Got a video on it? Thanks

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it. You should link some of the stuff you highlighted

Like the compressor compartment!

I too love wet holes. Nice sticker

you could just get a real compressor that has a separate motor and an oil compressor

One reason why you should not be useing a forced air propane heater is it burns up oxygen fast in a small space. If you feel sleepy get out of the shop for some fresh air. The camper heater is fine as long as you vent it.
Nice shop about the same size as mine.

Thanks for posting! My shop is ~1/3 larger than yours at inside dimensions of 18x20.5'... with an 8' ceiling. I've got too much stuff in there and am in the process of putting EVERYTHING on wheels and bringing order to the chaos.

Yes I would love to see more on the Heater system

Nice video, thank you!

First, I am interested in the RV heater walkthrough. Second, if the crank is smooth, you can always use a PVC pipe with a 90 on it on the end and use that to crank the table up and down. Saw that on another video. Pretty smart

Well its a lot better than mine lol. I think you did a good job with what you had. And of course money is a big part to. I think its cool and I'm still kinda building mine.

One Idea for you.... you could dig a foundation wall say like one foot west and one foot north, jack up the building and move it, one foot west and one foot north and set it on the new foundations.... Toss down some 2" Styrofoam 4 x 8 sheets.... cover with 2" of dry concrete level out and Water Mist real fine for a day or two !!!

good video, lots of nice ideas !!! I am about to finish me a small shop in the next few days... Wood floor on runners, insulated with 3" foam in the floor, 1-1/2" wood floor too... I will be placing my Air Compressor and Vacuum Outside in a dog house to save some of my space, and if you ever seen a Air Compressor blow up, you will want it outside too. I think I will try the Lazy Susan in the back corners of my shop (thanks for the Idea) from floor to ceiling too. I also will be using the dust collector system on my drill press and lathe to collect the metal shaving to recycle... and my vacuum being outside will remove any smoking cutting oil fumes right out of the building too.....

Very nice shop

Great video

2 items I noticed that were not properly done (please take this in the educational manner it is intended and not to bash in any way). The back hangs for your garage door run parallel to the track and they need to run perpendicular-the sway brace for it is meant to prevent the horizontal track from any side shifting movement that will cause the door to run out of alignment and the possibility of the roller actually coming out. Also you opted to do an extension springs door which does save a few dollars and might make the installation a little easier for someone that hasn’t installed before but it appears as there are no safety cables installed in them. When those break there is a lot of energy stored in them and without proper safety cable run through them they can and will damage anything around them. Keep in mind that when the door is down is when they are at full load and the winter time is when springs are more apt to break.

I do the same in my big garage with torpedo heaters. Heats it up fast and saves me on propane. But I absolutely can’t stand that sound. And it will give you a headache. Nice little garage

Quick drain valve . Get the HF auto drain and let it just run on the floor . Or use a tiny hose to let it run outside the box. All you ever see is a damp spot and brown stain. I can’t recommend this cheap drain rig enough!!!!👍🏻

Living in a tiny house, I've learned a bunch of ways to maximize space like yourself. One item I've always loved is metal filing cabinets. Very spacious, drawers are heavy duty and can lock, no mice can get in them, and magnetic to hold hold tool's on the side. Great video man!

Just seen this video I have a space saving I thought of I have two bench grinders one with grinding wheels and a smaller one has a fine grinder wheel and a wire wheel I didn’t want to use up that much bench space for both grinders so it came to me i used some 1/2 ply board about 20 in by 16 or 18 in. found center of that board drilled a pilot for and hole and put a bigger washer under that board then mounted the grinders to the board one on each end then put the lag screw into the work bench this allows the board to turn and I also made a hole in the ply board into work bench for a dowel pin and tapered it the hole in the bench was slightly smaller to hold the board in place

On a forever shop finish the walls. Makes all the difference in the world. 😊

Thank you for this excellent educational video. Some great ideas I can use. Carry On Sir!

I only have a 14x14 only things i have is a work table table top lathe and grinders along with lathe accessories and i indtalled shelves so my bowls can dry out

One day I hope to do this. I have all the extra equipment to fill it. Currently running a 8.5x16 mobile shop for jobsites. I have video of it on my channel.

Some greet ideas there. Ive got a 12x20 shop and space is awlays at a premium. Thanks!

How do you drain the water out of your compressor when it's that packed away?

When I built my shop, the local building codes restricted me to 8' walls. So I installed vaulted rafters which got me a much increased ceiling height. It has worked out great so I recommend anyone interested to try it.

That's cool bro

Much appreciated!

If you need dust free storage, an old refrigerator makes a nice cabinet. They only last about ten years these days Also, for drawer storage for tools, if you find those old meat lockers common to small towns in the old days before home refrigeration, they will hold tremendous amount of weight

Perty cool video. You make good use of a small space. You have some nifty ideas.
I would like to give one caution. FIRE!!!! Wood dust will settle everywhere, even with the very best most complex vacuum system. Wood dust and sparks from a welder dont mix well. For a wood related fire, water is best. In manufacturing environments, the safety rules make sure to have a fire extingusher close and ready. Then there is a lot of paperwork with a discharged extingusher plus the expense of replacment. I have always kelpt two full water , or two pop bottles with tops and a hole stabed in the top handy. They are by far the best frist responder to suppress the small fire and prevent using an extingusher. A good squrt bottle marked for fire works good, too. The best i have found are the "Zepp" spray bottles that "Lows" carry. Even with this recomdation i would recommend that you have a middle size fire extinguisher near the front and one near the back along with a water squrt bottle. Small fires can turn into a great big disaster very fast.
I hope you dont mind this comment, I care about people, and I would hate to hear that you lost your investment with a fire.

I hate to be "that guy" but myself having lost everything from a fire. (Neighbors fault) If I was you I would plumb a gas line to your heaters. So, you are not storing while using a tank especially under a heat source.

I have 10 foot ceiling and that is too short. The number one con is getting things through the overhead door. The effective height of an 8'x16' door 7'-6" after the header, trim, and weather strip. If I did it again, I would would go with 12 foot ceiling and 10 foot high door. Thanks for the shop tour.

so much good stuff in here in this shop. Really like the grounded vise. The long hose for the shop vac is great. I might use that box fan idea. Thanks for the video!

It doesn’t matter if this is 2523; nails and screws have different uses and therefore both are still as relevant as they ever were. They aren’t interchangeable. You make a decision on which one accomplishes the task you’re trying to achieve; not on which one you like better.

One suggestion for your dust control system maybe some pipes along the wall for the tools that don’t move ie miter saw and band saw with shit offs so that they only work when you are using them so you don’t have a loss of suction

Not 1832 anymore. 😅