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Re: Build Spaces?

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We are reducing our space (which must serve all storage and build as well) this year.
As a follow-up, we have identified two unused circuits in our breaker panel (a non-functional 220V heater), and have made this into two 110 circuits, one inside the building (which shall be used to feed drops from the suspended ceiling onto the workbenches), and one outside; these will supplement the single 20A outlet circuit we had previously (it's a bit of a marvel that we never tripped that breaker, given what we've powered from it). We are also building an outdoor workbench off of our elevated boardwalk with a roof and insertable "rain panels" in front of the outdoor circuit.

The bottom line is that unless your build space fully meets (or exceeds) your needs, you must spend some money and effort maximizing what you do have.
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