[Woodcarver] New shop wiring

[RP]

Dave:

    My shop was built by my father and has been passed on to me, since he is gone now, so I am not sure of everything that has been done. There are a few 110 circuits run that I believe have 30 amp breakers and I can not remember what the electrician ran for wiring but it is a step heavier from the normal. I have my bandsaw, shop grinder, oscillating spindle sander, 15" Makita planer, my Ring Master machine and this type of equipment running on those. The rest of the 110 circuits are 25 amp I believe and would have to go look to make sure. All the heavier shop equipment has been run on 220 every since we had our cabinet shop many years ago. These are the 12" Craftsman table saw, 12" Craftsman radial arm saw, Craftsman 6 1/8" jointer, Craftsman shaper and our air compressor, There is also a dedicated 220 circuit for the old Lincoln 225 welder that I think is 50 amps.

    I don't really get to use much of it nowadays as I am in a wheelchair and do mostly small projects and have started teaching myself to carve. I have only one large project left and that is a hope chest for one last niece when she graduates high school this nest year. 

    Sorry I don't have more information I just know that when he designed the shop area at his new home we wanted to avoid the problems of slow start-up and dimming lights that we had experienced in some of the older buildings our shop had been in before so he upgraded most of the electrical.

Keep making Chips!
Randy

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all!!!!!!!!!!!!

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Woods 
  To: woodcarver at carverscompanion.com 
  Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 9:55 PM
  Subject: [Woodcarver] New shop wiring


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  Randy:

  What gauge wire and what amperage breakers did you use in your shop? Did 
  you run heavy gauge wire in all circuits or only in certain ones?

  Dave Woods
  Lurkin in the Bluegrass

  Go Cats!
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