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Garage Shop Budget Planner
A beginner woodshop is a jobsite saw, a sliding miter saw, a drill press, a shop vacuum with a cyclone separator and a mobile base, totalled as a budget band from catalog prices. Intermediate swaps in heavier benchtop machines from Grizzly, and expert moves to 240V cabinet machines. Grizzly prices change weekly and are never typed here: price them on grizzly.com.
Shop budget plannerUpdates as you type
Under $2,000 for the Amazon items, plus 4 Grizzly lines to price direct
- Garage
- 22 x 22 ft
- Amazon items
- 14 in bandsaw: WEN Industrial Band Saw; Benchtop planer: DEWALT Thickness Planer
- Grizzly items (price on grizzly.com)
- Benchtop table saw: Grizzly G0869 10 in 2 HP Variable-Speed Benchtop Table Saw; 6 in benchtop jointer: Grizzly G0945 6 in Benchtop Jointer; Wall-mount dust collector: Grizzly G0785 1 HP Wall-Mount Dust Collector with Canister Filter; Hanging air filter: Grizzly G0738 3-Speed Hanging Air Filter
- Amazon budget band
- Under $2,000
- Electrical
- 120V with a 60 A subpanel recommended
Bands are rounded up from catalog prices; we never print a product price. Open the matching /layouts/ page for your garage to see which of these machines fit the floor.
Starter machines across trades
Matched to this result.
Prices change often; the button shows today's price on Amazon.
Both ways to buy: Amazon and direct from Grizzly
Each card shows an Amazon pick and a Grizzly Industrial pick for the same job, with one line on when to choose which.
Benchtop table saw
The Amazon pick is a jobsite saw with a folding rolling stand you can stow against a wall; the Grizzly saw is a heavier variable-speed benchtop that stays on its bench.
Benchtop metal lathe, entry
The Amazon lathe is a VEVOR 7 x 14; the Grizzly G4000 is a 9 x 19 with a 3/4 HP motor and 294 lb of cast iron. More lathe means more floor and more weight.
6 ft adjustable workbench
Choose the Amazon bench to keep spending down; choose the Grizzly bench when you run power tools on it every weekend and want the built-in outlets.
Prices change often and Grizzly runs sales, so the buttons show current prices.
How the tiers work
Each trade has three machine packages: beginner (the least you spend to do real work), intermediate (heavier benchtop machines you will not outgrow quickly) and expert (cabinet-class, often 240V machines). Packages mix Amazon items and Grizzly Industrial direct items. The Amazon items add into a budget band, rounded up from catalog prices; Grizzly items are listed by name, because Grizzly prices change every week and are never typed on this site.
Put it on your floor
A package only works if it fits the bay. Open the matching layout page for your garage and trade to see which machines fit with a parked car and which do not, then use the amps calculator for the subpanel.
Get the garage shop planning checklist
One printable page: measure the bay, count the circuits, list the machines, check the floor. Plus a few short emails, then a couple a month at most.
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- Layout and what fits
- Space left with a car
- Workshop amps and subpanel
- 240V circuit sizing
- 240V outlet install cost
- Voltage drop and cords
- Compressor CFM
- Dust collector and duct size
- Garage heater BTU
- Mini-split BTU
- Shop lighting
- Air filtration ACH
- Workbench height and depth
- Workbench size for a garage
- Mobile base sizing
Frequently asked questions
How much does a garage woodshop cost?
It depends on the tier. The planner shows an Amazon budget band for each package and lists the Grizzly machines to price directly on grizzly.com.
Why are some prices not shown?
Grizzly prices rotate weekly and Amazon requires that its prices come from its own feeds, so we show budget bands and tiers instead of hand-typed numbers.
Do I need all of it on day one?
No. Buy the first two or three machines of a package, and plan the electrical for the whole thing so you only open the wall once.
This page is researched guidance, not professional electrical, engineering or safety advice. Circuits, loads and clearances depend on your house, your service and your town: have a licensed electrician confirm any wiring, and check local code and each manufacturer's manual before you act.
