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Shop Layout: Making 1500 Sq Ft Work

2026-02-21
By: BuildMakeShare
In: Laser Cutters & Engravers

I’ve rearranged my 1500 square foot shop four times in three years, and I finally stopped breaking my shins on the CNC table. Why Layout Actually Matters Most people set up their shop based on where the electrical outlets are. I did that too. Then I spent six months walking back and forth between the laser and the computer like an idiot because I didn’t think about workflow. Good layout isn’t about making your shop look clean for Instagram. It’s about cutting down the number of times you have to carry a 4×8 sheet of plywood across the room or hunt for a tape measureKEEP READING →

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