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Some ideas and requirements for building out a shop.

Hot Shop:

  • furnace
  • pipe warmers
  • marvers
  • slots
  • benches
  • annealer
  • shop tools area
  • prep area/tables
  • cold shop (tbd)

Shop infrastructure:

  • electricity (panels and storage)
  • natural gas
  • propane tanks and distribution
  • compressed air drops
  • hvac and ventilation

Building infrastructure:

  • building resiliency to weather, disaster
  • safety (CO and air quality) and fire monitoring
  • safety protocols and shop labeling
  • physical security, monitoring and access control
  • internet access and ethernet drops
  • audio distribution and hookups and phone chargers
  • lighting (natural and artificial)

Outside the shop:

  • photography (e.g. photo table), shipping and prep area
  • garbage, waste and water recycling
  • office and computer area
  • possibly a shop/sales area
  • kitchen with table, sink, cold water dispenser, fridge/freezer, microwave and TV with hookups and phone chargers
  • bathroom
  • an escape room, a place to be creative or relax
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