Hi,
I second this - I put in a 100 amp sub panel when I did my garage, and have
been wanting more ever since (I got a tig welder, they recommended going to
an 80-100 amp breaker to prevent nuisance tripping, and...) - I believe the
installation costs are very little for the bigger panel, and are truly
negligable when compared to the cost of having a 200 amp service put in
later... The other thing to be sure of is that he gets the biggest panel he
can find - they don't cost much more, but there's lots more room for
breakers/wiring (after having to work on adding yet another sub panel to a
full split panel box (while hot!), I can attest to how great this is...
Heck, I'd recommend 3 phase if he can get it, but I don't know if you can get
3 phase woodworking tools readily (it would seem that somebody would want
lighter, smoother running motors for, but I digress...)
suffering from shop envy,
rkg
(Richard George)
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