BuckeyeRob

Kevin, Thanks for sharing this! I think more emphasis needs to be put on small shop setup rather than large ones since that is what most of us have. My basement shop has exactly the same dimensions as yours. I have a table saw/router table, 8" jointer, 12" drill press, 12" benchtop style thickness planer, work bench, and miter saw. Like you, I was concerned about the infeed and outfeed distance requirements. I solved this by mounting everything on mobile bases. The only stationary piece is my bench. I bought some carts with drawers and hardwood tops from Sam's to mount the drill press and miter saw. These carts also double as infeed and outfeed tables for the tablesaw. They have locking casters to hold them in place. I corrected the heights to match the tablesaw perfectly. As you mentioned, the close quarters force me to organize and keep things clean. 6 years on a Navy destroyer taught me that! I built a tool chest with drawers to fit under the bench. Full extension drawers 30" deep and 28" wide with customized dividers give me nice storage space for all the small items right at the bench. Each cart has drawers that I can dedicate for items relating to that particular piece of equipment. The only real concession that I have had to make to date is to substitute a large shop vac for a hard-piped dust collector. I simply hook it up to each piece of equipment as I use it. The only piece of equipment that I still need to buy is a bandsaw. Once I have that and a powered air filter, I will be set! A good filter mask solves that problem in the meantime.