Only 2 min. into the video but I already like your shop. As always for me a well organized, and fitted shop gets a subscription from me. Looking forward to seeing your older videos and any upcoming ones. Now back to the video.
Hey Katie! Congratulations on your new workshop! It looks amazing! I love how much more space you have now. Having all that room to spread out and work on bigger projects must be so nice. I'm sure you will create some amazing things in your new space. I'm so happy to see you back and creating again! Keep up the great work!
Thanks for sharing! Good potential, in a year or two, you won’t remember or care what you spent on the workshop. Hopefully the electricians wired some 220 volt outlets, so when you add a table saw, jointer, or large bandsaw you’re ready to go. And I hope the electricians installed more overhead lighting that helps a lot. Good work insulating, smart money spent. I would clad those walls and finish them out. Nice sanding station, I would like one of those with a down draft dust collection underneath the bench. Fancy CNC, . Some people just have DIY woodworking in their blood, and it’s intriguing when it’s a beautiful lady that does. It’s just empowering to build, create and make things yourself with your own machines and shop space. A majority of people can’t do anything with their hands and lack that type of confidence.
Great to see you back your workshop is looking great it’s costing you a bit but it sounds like it needed doing we do spend a lot of time in them so it has to be a happy and comfortable place to work. Thanks for the tour looking forward to seeing you in 2025
I am in Idaho, where wind chill is my enemy. I found that once I got the shop up to 65 for 3 or 4 days straight, the equipment getting to temp helped maintain with less heater time. It also recovers fast when you have to open the garage door to bring in wood.
Hi Katie, your shop looks great! I also work in a 2 car garage sized shop and it is great, im sure youre going to love it. For temp control, i use a 7500 watt ceiling mount electric heater and it keeps the space at a good temp where glues and stains manage well, and Im in Canada, maybe something to consider. Theyre not overly expensive, but definitely handy. Looking forward to more videos!
Hi, Just found your channel. Very glad to see younger people with skills sharing them with others. I have been trying to pass on the old woodworking skills to the next generations before I can no longer do that. Over the years I have set up a number of shops for others as well as myself. I found that covering the walls with OSB has been the way to go. (It used to be a lot cheaper) Not only does it protect the insulation and wall, It creates a very sturdy addition to the structure, and gives you a surface to attach anything to, anywhere, at any time. I have found that we woodworkers are forever changing our layout, adding equipment etc. Any previous screw or nail holes will never be seen and if tapped with a hammer will disappear. I have used the 3/4 OSB in my shop and 2 others for the most strength. (At the time, it was about the same price as the 7/16) I don't know if you are in Eastern Iowa or not. I am in Illinois not far from the river. I think you will have a wonderful garage shop and ever changing. Thanks for the video and keep going ! Scott
Sorry for the difficult year, hope you have a great 2025. I live In Indiana so I appreciate the cold Winters but thankful to have a heated building. Your space looks great! Just subscribed!
Congrats on the new shop! Join the club, and buy some pack-boots, and insulated bibs...I spent all my insulation money on a concrete floor LOL. Good idea to separate your shipping. Might be nice to have a change of scenery for the task. I also see we have the same "draft table" setup, love the portability. I also use clear shower curtain liners on 1/8 cable to section off, so my laser area stays clean. A cheap louvered wall exhaust fan also helps keep the dust from migrating to my "clean room"...looks like a Dexter room, haha. Keep at it, you're hard working and motivated. SamCraft had a great idea; an incandescent bulb heated cabinet for glue and finish, (can get really hot, will need to regulate temp), It's on my to-do list.
Nice to see you back again, Katie. Sorry to hear that you had to go through some personal turmoil to get here but it is apparent that you overcame it. I am looking to forward to your future projects.
Hi katie, great to see you i hope things are ticking along nicely now with a new workshop new house new start the future is bright but you can make it brighter in the new year.
Hi, Katie - Welcome (back) to the Midwest! I am a neighbor to the north in Minnesota. Sorry you had to go through what you did, but we are happy you are here. ☺️ I can't imagine how stressful it must have been to move your shop. I liked the quirkiness of your basement shop, but it's nice to see you in a bigger, better, and more useful space. Kudos to you for staying positive and trying to find the bright side of things. I'm glad you will be posting more, too. I miss your videos and I wondered what happened. Here's to better things and more fun videos in 2025. Happy New Year! 🥳
The first few weeks in this garage I actually missed the basement a lot! Now that I'm getting things in order I'm definitely enjoying the benefits of this new space. Hoping for a productive 2025. Happy New Year!!
I'm on the great lakes, it's very cold. My garage has one heater and I keep it around 50 degrees which is still okay except for glue and stain so I totally understand your frustration at the beginning of your shop. But good luck in your new shop and happy new year 🎉🎊
Glad the new place is working out. I would suggest at least covering your windows with clear plastic. Wind steals a lot of heat through cracks and well glass does as well. If you want you can make frames out of wood and put the plastic on them. Then you can remove them in the warm weather and open the windows when you desire.
Nice shop. One thing though - I recently realised that one should not use dust extractor with out-of-the box top filter (like you do on you powertec) if that dust extractor placed inside of that shop. Reason here is that that top fabric bag is not capable of capturing small airborn dust particles. So as a result, dust extractor taking is taking fine dust, putting large particles into a bottom bag, and blowing small particles back to a woodshop through a fabric bag. I myself replaced default vacuum back to a class M filtration paper filter.
Several people suggested a different filter and I actually tried a pleated cartridge filter but it was a total fail! Not sure what I did wrong but it got immediately clogged with fine dust and came detached from the machine (a mess!). For now I keep a mask on when I'm running the dust collector until I can figure something else out.
@@carpenterkatieco I agree, when I replaced the bag with a pleated it made a notable difference on the dust coating everything. I bought one with the internal sweeper. it is made by Jet, and you can’t believe how much falls out when you spin the sweeper. The very best of luck in the new space and 2025!
I have a two-car garage with Sheetrock walls, insulated too. I plan to overlay the Sheetrock with OSB sheets. This enables hanging stuff anywhere you want rather than having to scan for studs. Be for doing any wall treatment, consider adding a couple of 20 Amp circuits and skipping the outlets around the room so that no two adjacent outlets are on the same circuit. If you are able, add a couple of 240V circuits for bigger high power tools. I also ran an extra circuit for an 18,000 BTU minisplit heat pump. Have fun in your new shop!
@@Fotograflix They have removable/washable filters on the sides which definitely get a little dusty but I haven’t had any issues. I’ve had one for over a year and just bought the second. I don’t leave them running unattended.
@@Fotograflix I am up in Idaho, and have used a space heater for years in my garage shop. I blow them out once a month for safety, and last year added one of the ceiling air cleaners.
Only 2 min. into the video but I already like your shop. As always for me a well organized, and fitted shop gets a subscription from me. Looking forward to seeing your older videos and any upcoming ones. Now back to the video.
Hey Katie! Congratulations on your new workshop! It looks amazing! I love how much more space you have now. Having all that room to spread out and work on bigger projects must be so nice. I'm sure you will create some amazing things in your new space.
I'm so happy to see you back and creating again!
Keep up the great work!
Thanks for sharing! Good potential, in a year or two, you won’t remember or care what you spent on the workshop.
Hopefully the electricians wired some 220 volt outlets, so when you add a table saw, jointer, or large bandsaw you’re ready to go. And I hope the electricians installed more overhead lighting that helps a lot.
Good work insulating, smart money spent. I would clad those walls and finish them out.
Nice sanding station, I would like one of those with a down draft dust collection underneath the bench.
Fancy CNC, . Some people just have DIY woodworking in their blood, and it’s intriguing when it’s a beautiful lady that does. It’s just empowering to build, create and make things yourself with your own machines and shop space.
A majority of people can’t do anything with their hands and lack that type of confidence.
Well done fighting through to a better place! Good luck with the new future!
Great to see you back your workshop is looking great it’s costing you a bit but it sounds like it needed doing we do spend a lot of time in them so it has to be a happy and comfortable place to work. Thanks for the tour looking forward to seeing you in 2025
Happy New Year!! Thanks for watching! I'm enjoying the new space and getting into some new projects for myself.
I am in Idaho, where wind chill is my enemy. I found that once I got the shop up to 65 for 3 or 4 days straight, the equipment getting to temp helped maintain with less heater time. It also recovers fast when you have to open the garage door to bring in wood.
Hi Katie, your shop looks great! I also work in a 2 car garage sized shop and it is great, im sure youre going to love it. For temp control, i use a 7500 watt ceiling mount electric heater and it keeps the space at a good temp where glues and stains manage well, and Im in Canada, maybe something to consider. Theyre not overly expensive, but definitely handy. Looking forward to more videos!
Hi, Just found your channel. Very glad to see younger people with skills sharing them with others. I have been trying to pass on the old woodworking skills to the next generations before I can no longer do that. Over the years I have set up a number of shops for others as well as myself. I found that covering the walls with OSB has been the way to go. (It used to be a lot cheaper) Not only does it protect the insulation and wall, It creates a very sturdy addition to the structure, and gives you a surface to attach anything to, anywhere, at any time. I have found that we woodworkers are forever changing our layout, adding equipment etc. Any previous screw or nail holes will never be seen and if tapped with a hammer will disappear. I have used the 3/4 OSB in my shop and 2 others for the most strength. (At the time, it was about the same price as the 7/16) I don't know if you are in Eastern Iowa or not. I am in Illinois not far from the river. I think you will have a wonderful garage shop and ever changing. Thanks for the video and keep going ! Scott
Whatever happened, you’re handling it like a champ, sweet lady and your shop is looking great. I can’t wait to see how this shop evolves!
Thank you so much! I can finally stand up straight in my shop no more ducking under beams.
I look forward to seeing what comes next. This shop looks like its going to be very successful for you!
Sorry for the difficult year, hope you have a great 2025. I live In Indiana so I appreciate the cold Winters but thankful to have a heated building. Your space looks great! Just subscribed!
Congrats on the new shop! Join the club, and buy some pack-boots, and insulated bibs...I spent all my insulation money on a concrete floor LOL. Good idea to separate your shipping. Might be nice to have a change of scenery for the task. I also see we have the same "draft table" setup, love the portability. I also use clear shower curtain liners on 1/8 cable to section off, so my laser area stays clean. A cheap louvered wall exhaust fan also helps keep the dust from migrating to my "clean room"...looks like a Dexter room, haha. Keep at it, you're hard working and motivated. SamCraft had a great idea; an incandescent bulb heated cabinet for glue and finish, (can get really hot, will need to regulate temp), It's on my to-do list.
Congratulations on your new shop. Happy New Year.
I had just been wondering why you weren't posting videos anymore. Glad to see you're back!
Nice to see you back again, Katie. Sorry to hear that you had to go through some personal turmoil to get here but it is apparent that you overcame it. I am looking to forward to your future projects.
I'm in Wisconsin, I run a Big Buddy heater an wear snow bibs a lot in my little garage shop.
Thanks for sharing your time and your space....peace to you
Welcome to the Midwest! You may want to invest in a dehumidifier for the summer months, I am in my attached garage and it is worth every penny.
Thank you!! I think I'll definitely need a dehumidifier, I have a smaller one to get started. We'll see how it does in the space.
I wish you all the best. Hang in there!
Great shop layout!
Those are some really great shoes you have there too!
Hi katie, great to see you i hope things are ticking along nicely now with a new workshop new house new start the future is bright but you can make it brighter in the new year.
Thank you!! Sometimes the longest way around is the shortest way home. Happy New Year!!
@@carpenterkatieco Happy new year to you
Hi, Katie - Welcome (back) to the Midwest! I am a neighbor to the north in Minnesota. Sorry you had to go through what you did, but we are happy you are here. ☺️ I can't imagine how stressful it must have been to move your shop. I liked the quirkiness of your basement shop, but it's nice to see you in a bigger, better, and more useful space. Kudos to you for staying positive and trying to find the bright side of things. I'm glad you will be posting more, too. I miss your videos and I wondered what happened. Here's to better things and more fun videos in 2025. Happy New Year! 🥳
The first few weeks in this garage I actually missed the basement a lot! Now that I'm getting things in order I'm definitely enjoying the benefits of this new space. Hoping for a productive 2025. Happy New Year!!
I'm on the great lakes, it's very cold. My garage has one heater and I keep it around 50 degrees which is still okay except for glue and stain so I totally understand your frustration at the beginning of your shop. But good luck in your new shop and happy new year 🎉🎊
Congratulations on getting a bigger space
Glad the new place is working out. I would suggest at least covering your windows with clear plastic. Wind steals a lot of heat through cracks and well glass does as well. If you want you can make frames out of wood and put the plastic on them. Then you can remove them in the warm weather and open the windows when you desire.
Your tip is eggggsellent. 👍🏼
Thanks for the tip! I hadn't thought of that.
Congrats on the new space! Sorry to see you leave NY but I hope the new place works out better for you!
To say I was sad to leave NY is a massive understatement but I'll be back!!
laying out a shop is easy just do it 6 times it is ever changing best of luck thnx
Best of luck , stay positive.
Thank you!
Looks good.
Thank you!!
Nice shop. One thing though - I recently realised that one should not use dust extractor with out-of-the box top filter (like you do on you powertec) if that dust extractor placed inside of that shop. Reason here is that that top fabric bag is not capable of capturing small airborn dust particles. So as a result, dust extractor taking is taking fine dust, putting large particles into a bottom bag, and blowing small particles back to a woodshop through a fabric bag.
I myself replaced default vacuum back to a class M filtration paper filter.
Several people suggested a different filter and I actually tried a pleated cartridge filter but it was a total fail! Not sure what I did wrong but it got immediately clogged with fine dust and came detached from the machine (a mess!). For now I keep a mask on when I'm running the dust collector until I can figure something else out.
@@carpenterkatieco I agree, when I replaced the bag with a pleated it made a notable difference on the dust coating everything. I bought one with the internal sweeper. it is made by Jet, and you can’t believe how much falls out when you spin the sweeper.
The very best of luck in the new space and 2025!
Nice setup! You'll get used to your new routine. It takes time. Happy New Year. Have you considered a mini-split?
Put up some drywall to help keep your shop warmer. Significantly helped in my shop.
I've been trying to decide what I should do with the walls. That might be a spring project!
I have a two-car garage with Sheetrock walls, insulated too. I plan to overlay the Sheetrock with OSB sheets. This enables hanging stuff anywhere you want rather than having to scan for studs. Be for doing any wall treatment, consider adding a couple of 20 Amp circuits and skipping the outlets around the room so that no two adjacent outlets are on the same circuit. If you are able, add a couple of 240V circuits for bigger high power tools. I also ran an extra circuit for an 18,000 BTU minisplit heat pump. Have fun in your new shop!
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The shop is looking good! Best of luck in 2025!
How are you heating the space?
Saw what appears to be an electric heater on the wall
I'm using two wifi infrared electric heaters from Amazon! They're not bad at all.
@ no issues with sawdust and the heaters? I recently moved to Utah (from Hawaii) so trying to figure that out for my garage
@@Fotograflix They have removable/washable filters on the sides which definitely get a little dusty but I haven’t had any issues. I’ve had one for over a year and just bought the second. I don’t leave them running unattended.
@@Fotograflix I am up in Idaho, and have used a space heater for years in my garage shop. I blow them out once a month for safety, and last year added one of the ceiling air cleaners.