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I have a decent sized detached shed that I am turning into a hobbyist grade woodworking workshop. The shed currently has one buried line going to it; I think 14/2 on a 15 or 20amp breaker. I just recently moved into the home so I am not sure yet if that breaker is dedicated to only the shed or not. Regardless, I know i am going to need more juice running to it, and if I'm going to run wire, might as well future-proof it.
It currently has no real lighting so I recently picked up several 4ft fluorescent shop lights (2 tubes each), 6 of which I plan to hang. Each tube is 32 watts, for a total of 384 watts. As far as power tools, I plan to have all the basic stuff, with a table saw likely being the biggest draw (still 110v though).
Since my knowledge of electrical is fairly basic, I'm not sure how much load I should plan for, if it makes more sense to run several small gauge wires or 1 or two larger gauges, etc. I do understand, of course, the basic principle that the breaker has to be matched to the wire load rating.
It currently has no real lighting so I recently picked up several 4ft fluorescent shop lights (2 tubes each), 6 of which I plan to hang. Each tube is 32 watts, for a total of 384 watts. As far as power tools, I plan to have all the basic stuff, with a table saw likely being the biggest draw (still 110v though).
Since my knowledge of electrical is fairly basic, I'm not sure how much load I should plan for, if it makes more sense to run several small gauge wires or 1 or two larger gauges, etc. I do understand, of course, the basic principle that the breaker has to be matched to the wire load rating.