This summer when my milling machine project (Deckel FP2) is hopefully completed I want to completely remake my shop and assign more space to metalworking than I do now. The metal working area is currently the small area to the top right, It will not be enough for the vision I have got of my shop. I will want to put in a small surface planer some day and a workbench that I can house a 630x400mm surface plate on.
I will separate the shop int two separate areas, either with a sliding door that goes into the wall, or with heavy plastic drapes.
Models don't look like what I really got for most part, but I've measured all my stuff so they are pretty dimensionally accurate with regards to the footprint they take up. The black boxes are stuff I did not model or didn't bother finding a model for, it's a shelf and a compressor I built to take up little floor space.
Do you guys have any input on this? Like I am wondering if it's good idea to put all my machines against the walls, it makes intuitive sense, I get a big free area in the middle of the floor that I can use to roll around the small workbenches (600 x 1200 mm footprint) on wheels.
Though I have seen others, and read it recommended that the milling machine perhaps be better in the center of the room, such as in this configuration:
Since it is a Deckel it is operated from the side rather than in front, so I think it could work as well against the wall as long as the sliding head have clearance. In this configuration the welding table near the big door might be a bit cramped, but all these small benches are mobile and can be moved around the shop as is needed.
I will separate the shop int two separate areas, either with a sliding door that goes into the wall, or with heavy plastic drapes.
Models don't look like what I really got for most part, but I've measured all my stuff so they are pretty dimensionally accurate with regards to the footprint they take up. The black boxes are stuff I did not model or didn't bother finding a model for, it's a shelf and a compressor I built to take up little floor space.
Do you guys have any input on this? Like I am wondering if it's good idea to put all my machines against the walls, it makes intuitive sense, I get a big free area in the middle of the floor that I can use to roll around the small workbenches (600 x 1200 mm footprint) on wheels.
Though I have seen others, and read it recommended that the milling machine perhaps be better in the center of the room, such as in this configuration:
Since it is a Deckel it is operated from the side rather than in front, so I think it could work as well against the wall as long as the sliding head have clearance. In this configuration the welding table near the big door might be a bit cramped, but all these small benches are mobile and can be moved around the shop as is needed.