Stu
It seems as I get older I get closer to an ideal shop setup. I figure after the truck is done, I'll be closer still. My biggest worry is getting the shop done, and being too old or tired to use it!
It seems when we were young and poor, we had the energy and time to maximum use of a well equipted shop, that we couldn't afford and didn't have!(i rebuilt my 68 Mustang under the car port of my mom's house. And now as I approach fifty, I am slowly getting my shop set up too. But find too many house related projects get in the way of the fun related ones! I still need to connect all the lines to my compressor, and would love to get it outside(the noise is deafening!). I find I buy electric tools to replace the air tools because of the noise!
My friend Mike is 60 this year. He has a big shop built on his two acre property. He has lots of tools and toys stored in there, but I've never seen him work on any of them! Every time I visit him, I offer to help him on his vette, or cycles, wiring the shop, etc. I'm afraid I'll be the same once I get where he is now!