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Thinking I'll go back and add in three more legs at the middle of each 8' section.

30" Deep x 24' Long x 40" Tall

Next will be setting up my lathe, and getting power run to the bench/lathe.  Then some bad ass LED drop lights that will make the sunshine on snow look dark.

I like what you're layin down OP.

Keep em comin.

Looks good!

I've seen liquor bar counters shorter than that. When's the beer party?

 Very nice, wish I had that kind of room in my 12x14 shed. It's amazing how fast it fills up with stuff.

Looks good!

I dig it!!!!

You can never have too much work bench or Shelving units...

Lucky.

Wish I had that room. Wife needs to get a better job.

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More bench progress.... Right now, all on a single circuit, but a buddy of mine had a kick ass idea I might include.  Run two circuits, one for the right outlet and one for the left outlet, in each box.  So if you have two high draw devices going, you can use different circuits.  Another advantage to doing it that way is being able to make an adapter and have 220VAC Single Phase at any outlet.

Looks good! How are things going so far? Getting used to the area yet?

As much of the area as I need, which is mainly on Karch Blvd (Hwy 32).  I'm over off of KREI Lane, and know pretty much everything between here and Menard's. lol.  Even stumbled across a Rural King the other week when I went to get my D/L license.  Hope the RK has the bulk bolts by the pound like the one back home does.  The only two things I miss are Home Depot and Longhorn Steakhouse.  Tried Colton's, and honestly wasn't impressed.

Bench is looking good.  

If you want decent service get your lumber/hardware at Giffords lumber. Not much for steaks around here, Shamrock between Desloge and Bonne Terre is probably the best. I spend way to much money at Rural King!!! Not sure about the bolts by the pound thing.  When you get settled in and want to hit the range give me a shout and I'll see if Smullen(Scott) can make it as well.

Was down at 67 this past Sunday with Scott spectating the 3-gun match.  But, it started to get hot, and I grew tired of watching the old guy swing that sledge hammer trying to bust 30 year old reinforced concrete, so I went home to get to work...

Anyhow, after 900 miles of driving between yesterday and 10AM this morning, my new to me Webb mill is now here and set in place.

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Oh my. You just gave me a dick rise without needing to use Viagra.  

The 220 from 2-110 will work ONLY IF those circuit breakers are on opposite sides of the panel to be on different 110 legs.  Since it looks like you have a blank slate,I'd just drop a 220 welding outlet somewhere there along the bench.  

Or it might be cheaper to run a feeder from your main panel, drop a sub panel in your work area, then branch circuits from there.  Depends where your main panel is, looks like your setting up in the basement?  75ft of 6-3 for 60A and a small 100A panel would be less than $200 in materials.  My Shop is 36x40, I have a 100A Main panel, a 40A Sub in the 14x24 "Clean" work room, and another 60A sub in the 12x20 "Dirty" welding area.

If that's the case on the 220VAC breaker, then how do they get 220VAC for the electric dryer off of a double pole breaker?  Both legs are on the same side of the box?

ETA:  After looking at photos online of breaker boxes, every other leg is from the opposite side of the box...

Yes, new panels are staggered.  Old panels, not so much.  I have no way of knowing what you have existing.  Yes, just make sure you wire things so your adjacent 110 outlets are on separate legs.  That way you can rig your (illegal not to code) 220 ext cord.

You have a Mill.  I bet you eventually end up with a combination of a Phase Converter, Lathe, Compressor, BandSaw, Tool Grinder, Welder, Plasma Cutter, etc.  Give serious thought to running a decent sized feeder and a sub panel over to your hobby/work area.  Get some conduit hung and you can add another circuit where/when needed.  If it's just hobby stuff, you working mainly alone, your only using 1 thing at a time.  60A would likely cover everything.  I ran my pole barn on 60A and never tripped the main breaker.  The biggest draw is running the 80gal compressor while I'm running the plasma cutter.

I don't think there is any code down here.  When I bought the house, there were neither electrical, plumbing, nor structural inspections by the city/county.

As for the 220VAC outlet, I decided to ditch it, as I can easily make an extension cord to adapt the 110 to 220 at the bench outlets.

The main breaker box is a Square D, Homeline model, which is full for all but one slot.  My plans were to take the 220 dryer breaker and replace it with a 100A or 125A breaker and wire that to a sub-panel next to the main panel.  Then install the dryer breaker into the sub-panel, along with any additional circuits required.  I'll use 2AWG from the main breaker to the sub-panel, which I believe will be sufficient.  If you have other thoughts, speak up.  All wiring to be copper, not aluminum.

The garage will get a single 30A 220VAC circuit to run the mill's VFD (3HP) and 110VAC Millermatic 130.  This will be wired in 8AWG, 3-conductor+ground Romex.  The mill VFD will pull up to 27A, while the Miller will only pull 20A.  I can't use them both at the same time, so I'll pull the 110 from one leg of the 220.

The lathe in the basement will only pull a max of 10.2A (per the motor plate sticker) on 110VAC.  It will get its own 12AWG, 110VAC circuit.  If I switch out the single phase 110 motor to a 3-phase vfd, the amperage will drop even more.

My small air compressor only pulls 6.5A @ 220VAC, so it will get its own circuit.  I'm still deciding on whether to put it in the garage, or since the garage is on the small side, put it in the basement and sweat copper into the garage.

Then two circuits of 15A each @ 110VAC to the work bench using 12AWG Romex.

There's the plan, Stan.