Fab room ceiling height?
This is my hobby shop with 10 1/2 ft. Ceiling and my 2 tallest machine tools. The mill is 7 ft. And the engraving machine is 8 ft. Pardon my mess, I’m painting the outside.
My question is how big your fab room is going to be and how are you going to ventilate it. Metal working generates smoke and sometimes quite a bit. Taller is better.
There are other options to overhead cranes, this is my big joe forklift my dad bought at auction years ago. The 12v battery died years ago. 2-3k to have it rebuilt. I have been using it with a car battery I bought at the salvage yard for $25 4 years ago. It sees alot of use.
I also have another hobby shop that is 1200 sq. Ft. 14 ft ceiling, Unheated for my car stuff. Inside that I built an assembly/work room that is insulated and heatable for winter work/hanging out in. 8x16 with 8ft. Ceiling and a loft on top. It has a home built insulated 6x7 door that slides open/closed on a trolley like a barn door would. But the intention never was to do fab work in it. I do most my welding in the main part of the building or outside.
This is my hobby shop with 10 1/2 ft. Ceiling and my 2 tallest machine tools. The mill is 7 ft. And the engraving machine is 8 ft. Pardon my mess, I’m painting the outside.
My question is how big your fab room is going to be and how are you going to ventilate it. Metal working generates smoke and sometimes quite a bit. Taller is better.
There are other options to overhead cranes, this is my big joe forklift my dad bought at auction years ago. The 12v battery died years ago. 2-3k to have it rebuilt. I have been using it with a car battery I bought at the salvage yard for $25 4 years ago. It sees alot of use.
I also have another hobby shop that is 1200 sq. Ft. 14 ft ceiling, Unheated for my car stuff. Inside that I built an assembly/work room that is insulated and heatable for winter work/hanging out in. 8x16 with 8ft. Ceiling and a loft on top. It has a home built insulated 6x7 door that slides open/closed on a trolley like a barn door would. But the intention never was to do fab work in it. I do most my welding in the main part of the building or outside.
