What can you expect from this guide?
The guide will give you insights on 6 modules:
Tool selection
- How to determine exactly which tools you need for your woodworking hobby before you start buying… so you’ll never blow your hard-earned cash on a tool that just ends up sitting in a box unused.
- Hand-tool only shopping list if your budget is under $500 (or if you just want to use hand-tools only)… and direct links to buy them for the best price. (pg 41)
- Power tool and hand-tool shopping list if your budget is under $1,000… and direct links to buy them for the best price. (pg 42)
- and more...
Space selection
- All of the possible types of home workshop spaces… and the pros and cons of each
- Get ideas and layouts for all sizes of workshops, from the large to tiny including setting up a woodworking shop in your garage, basement, attics, home spaces, apartment corners
- The one place that is perfect for a small workshop... but from what I’ve seen… very few ever consider it
- and the list goes on...
Shop layouts
- How to plan and design your workshop to fit nicely in whatever space you have available… without sacrificing tools and machines you really need.
- Perfect shop layouts for spaces that are 10’ x 10’ and under
- What I call the “doorway trick” … using this technique along with a smart layout can make a small space work like a larger one! (pg 29)
- You’ll get detailed floor plans and space-saving layout recommendations for your workshop. It includes machine placement and dividing your work space effectively for different woodworking tasks
- and many more...
Electricity, Lighting and Sound proofing
- You’ll learn the ins and outs of lighting and electricity for your workshop, including cost and layout
- The cheap circuit type that can power almost anything... without ever risking a blown breaker. (pg 89)
- How to lower all sound that escapes from your workshop by as much as 70% for under $500..
- and the list goes on...
Heating, Cooling, Ventilation & Dust
- The $3 trick that ensures you have clean air even without inside-to-outside ventilation (which can make your workspace either hot or cold). This trick might even be healthier than having fans in your windows. (pg 111)
- The EXACT model of shop vac that is the best performer for its price... a great value!
- Why “cheap” heaters are not the way to go if you want to save money. And what to do instead.
- The best types of heaters for shops that are well insulated and those that are not well insulted.
- and many more...
Workshop safety & more
- The one type of shop fire that gives you a 50/50 chance of losing your home. Learn about it on pg 121
- Two tricks to avoid tripping over cables.
- 90% of workshop fires can be prevented by doing this one post-work habit which you'll discover on page 91
- The 10 item checklist for shop safety.
- and the list goes on...
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