Setting up Shop : The Practical Guide to Designing and Building Your Dream Shop

by NAGYSZALANCZY, SANDOR

• ISBN13: 9781561585557
• ISBN10: 1561585556
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Taunton

Summary

Every woodworker dreams of setting up an ideal workshop, a dream that calls for hundreds of considerations and practical decisions. Professional woodworker Sandor Nagyszalanczy offers expert advice in this book and walks the reader through the steps necessary to outfit a functional shop that suits every need and budget.

Author Biography

Sandor Nagyszalanczy lives in Bonny Doon, California, and has been a professional furniture designer and craftsman for more than 23 years. A former editor of Fine Woodworking and American Woodworker, he is the author of six other books: Woodshop Jigs and Fixtures, Fixing and Avoiding Woodworking Mistakes, Woodshop Dust Control, The Wood Sanding Book, The Art of Fine Tools, and Power Tools (all published by The Taunton Press).

Table of Contents

Introduction	2	(2)
The Quest for Shop Space	4	(17)
Advantages of a Home Woodshop	5	(1)
Setting Up a Shop inside a House	6	(3)
Setting Up a Shop Attached to a House	9	(2)
Setting Up a Shop in an Outbuilding	11	(4)
Building a New Shop	15	(4)
Shop Profile: Sam Maloof	16	(3)
Remodeling a Shop	19	(2)
Walls, Ceilings, and Floors	21	(22)
Walls and Ceilings	21	(11)
Floor Treatments	32	(6)
Shop Profile: Michael Cooper	34	(4)
Sound Abatement	38	(5)
Electricity and Lighting	43	(29)
Upgrading Your Electrical System	44	(13)
Lighting Your Shop	57	(15)
Shop Profile: Michael Dunbar	58	(14)
Heating and Ventilation	72	(22)
Heating Your Shop	73	(9)
Ventilating Your Shop	82	(4)
Shop Profile: Garrett Hack	84	(2)
Ventilating Your Finishing Area	86	(4)
Controlling Shop Moisture and Humidity	90	(4)
Equipping Your Shop	94	(18)
What Tools and Machines Do I Need?	95	(9)
Choosing Brands and Models	104	(5)
Shop Profile: Frank Klausz	106	(3)
Which Add-Ons and Accessories Should I Buy?	109	(3)
Shop Layout	112	(21)
Develop a Layout That Works for You	113	(1)
Machine Placement	113	(4)
Machine and Workspace Proximity	117	(2)
Accommodating Work Flow	119	(2)
Multipurpose Shops	121	(8)
Shop Profile: James Krenov	126	(3)
Strategies for Gaining Space	129	(4)
Benches and Work Areas	133	(18)
Workbenches	134	(8)
Shop Profile: Art Carpenter	140	(2)
Portable Work Surfaces	142	(1)
Assembly Tables	143	(1)
Workstations	144	(3)
Portable Work Centers	147	(4)
Storing Tools, Lumber, and Supplies	151	(26)
Toolboxes and Chests	152	(7)
Stock Storage	159	(9)
Shop Profile: Pat Edwards	160	(8)
General Storage	168	(6)
Special Storage	174	(3)
Dust Collection and Compressed Air	177	(26)
Dust-Control Methods	177	(17)
Shop Profile: David Ellsworth	192	(2)
Compressed-Air Systems	194	(9)
Shop Safety	203	(15)
Fire Safety	203	(7)
Shop Profile: Wendell Castle	208	(2)
Personal Safety	210	(4)
Power-Tool Safety	214	(4)
Index	218