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Neighbor is a small-scale machinist. He farms full time, and does machining on the side. He doesn't have machines anywhere close to the size you mentioned. His 40 by 40 shop has a 14' sidewall, and 99% of the time that is adequate. The other 1%, he wished he had built 16 or 18 feet. But here's what he did - 25% of the shop is two story - first story is crammed with machining tools, second story is crammed with woodworking tools. He also half buried it into a south hillside. The north and east walls are concrete for about 9 feet. That'll help alot for heating
I will say this - starting out, you may not want to got whole hog. Build the business, not the building. Starting out with a half million dollar debt is a sure way to make you struggle. 10 years from now, you may find that you don't enjoy machining as much as you do now. Having a crushing debt load makes that more likely because you'll blame the business for your struggles. It doesn't sound like you're doing this, but just keep it in mind.
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