My wife and I downsized in 2009 to a ranch style house with an unfinished basement. I converted a third of the basement into a workshop. It is about 500 square feet. The basement is a walkout which was great for getting all the tools into it. Let me walk you around the shop.

My favorite tool is my Jet 1642 Lathe. I upgraded to this about a year ago. I love its electronic variable speed. The chisel rack on the wall is self-made. Note the extra lights above the lathe. You can never have enough light at a lathe. The floor under the lathe is unusually clean, must have been a wife inspection day. To the left, behind me when at the lathe, is a cabinet that holds my lathe accessories and the grinder.

I built this rig for my miter saw with dust collection built in. I intend to use the miter saw for more segmenting work that I was previously using the table saw for. The 6" Craftsman Joiner is on wheels and slides nicely under the miter saw when not in use.

The Oneida Cyclone Dust Collector sits in the corner. It is a 3 hp model and works perfectly for my size shop. The duct work goes to all my power tools except the drill press. Although I have an overhead air cleaner, I haven't mounted it yet as the Cyclone does such a great job. Notice the 13" Ridgid Planer and 10-20 Jet Surface Sander. They are both on wheeled cabinets that can be pulled out to the middle of the room where there is a drop-down dust collection hose. This works real well as it keeps them out of the way when not needed and yet easily available when required.

The Grizzly 17" Band Saw is next. On the wall, to the left of the bandsaw, you can see the ductwork going down under the floor and over to the table saw. The wood floor in my basement is raised so I could run the duct work to the table saw "relatively" easily and the wood floor is a lot better on the feet than concrete. Next to the bandsaw is a Delta 12" Disc sander and a Delta 4" Belt sander. I use the disc sander a lot when doing segmented work.

Here is the Harbor Freight Drill Press with an after market table.

The wire shelving holds mainly wood pieces for bowls and spindles. It is also a general collection spot for miscellania.

The wood rack in the background is a work in progress. The assembly table in the center is not very big but suits my purposes quite well. You can see on the table several blanks ready to be made into pepper mills. Since this picture was taken, I have put the scroll saw on a table of its own.

Cabinets by Coleman and a formica counter top make up the administrative area of the shop.

A friend had a couple of sheets of hanging board left over so I used them to create a wall mount rack.

Finally, in the middle of the room is a Grizzly Hybrid Saw. I got this on Craigslist.org from a guy that was leaving town. It was only a year old and I got it for half the price of a new one. I had an Incra system on my old saw that I just picked up and put on this one. Notice I have been a good boy, the blade guard is still on and used. Dust collection feeds through the bottom of the floor as does the electrical.