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Dave2

11-14-2007 07:14:12

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Hi Folks, I'm one of those people that has sh**t everywhere and spend more time looking for tool/materials than it takes to do the job I need them for. I suffer from CRS (can remember sh**t) and have doubles and triples of some things. I move the bigger stuff from one place to another because it's in the way etc, etc, etc. Big stuff is 2 chain saws, 3 weed eater/brushcutters, push mower, a splitter and plenty of garden and hand tools, and a bunch of power tools. Anything a bubba would need to do anything on the farm (if he could just find it). Anyway, this'll give you all a chance to brag and give you the satisfaction of helping an unorganized slob get his stuff together.

Thanks, Dave

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motorv8N

11-18-2007 19:20:18

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to Dave2, 11-14-2007 07:14:12

I have been teased real bad... I gotta step outside my little city garage just to change my mind. But my mother and step-dad recently downsized to a small ranch type bungalow place out in the country. Thing is the previous owner was an airplane nut and built a fully insulated, air conditioned hangar out back. Place must be 60 x 40, complete with concrete floor, workbench and cabinets all along the back wall, and full length motorized bifolding door down one side.

And do you think the ingrates would let me anywhere near it with the assorted boats, tractors, and cars I wanna fill it with? No siree! What a waste. I can see it now -- the entire thing sitting empty cept for her gardening hat on a hook, coupla shovels leaning against the wall and thats it... third party image

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Nebraska Kirk

11-14-2007 18:26:45

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to Dave2, 11-14-2007 07:14:12

Here are asome pictures of my shop. These were taken last winter when I helped my brother rebuild this M. The shop has not changed much since then, except now there is an H in it :-) and I finally got that big IH diesel engine sold :-)
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Ron in Nebr

11-14-2007 17:06:18

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to Dave2, 11-14-2007 07:14:12

Ok, this isn't really "workshop setup" yet but the "brag" part is handled. I have this pic of my new shop I'm setting up and couldn't help posting it. Disregard that blue and black thing with numbers on the side....gonna also be lots of old iron eventually worked on in here as well.

As usual, the work on the shop itself wasn't completed before it was pressed into service. Notice I hadn't yet finished the tinwork/insulation on the back wall. Also notice, to the right side of the picture, at that point I was still using a picnic table as a custom combination workbench/sawhorse(write that helpful tip down if you want).

Already completed in this shot is the wiring(done myself) featuring low-bay metal-halide lights picked up off ebay. Also notice the built-in shelves on the left side of the pic. Floor was done in grey rustoleum epoxy with the little flecks in it. Seems real durable so far. The "way-overkill-for-this-size-building" radiant-tube heater(picked up used and cheap) is hung in this pic but not hooked up. Theres a wall-mounted AC unit not visible too, as well as a good-working old pepsi machine for keeping beverages ice cold.

Still to come are a full row of cabinets mounted above a long workbench on the back wall, air system plumbed in, more shelving, more cabinets, and watever else I can come up with...just thought I'd share a pic of progress so far.

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don g

11-14-2007 16:55:34

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to Dave2, 11-14-2007 07:14:12

my shop is air conditioned and has a nice woodstove for the winter.My biggest problem is friends coming over to sit by the fire and having a few cold ones out of the fridge (also in the shop)Doesnt take long till all the work stops.Trust me i am not complaining.What better way to spend a saturday than sitting by a nice warm wood fire sharing a brew with a friend.

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don g

11-14-2007 16:55:23

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to Dave2, 11-14-2007 07:14:12

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nballen

11-14-2007 15:39:22

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to Dave2, 11-14-2007 07:14:12

I took one portion of my shop wall and hang all garden / hand tools.

I built a short "tool display rack" to hold heavy items I didn't want to hang on the wall. (That one was my wife's suggestion.)

Several pieces of shelves built from 1x4's (uprights) and 2x2's with 7/16" sheeting (OSB or plywood) Deck screws, outdoor grade wood glue, make these go together pretty quick. I try to segregate tools by type and only put same-type tools on the same shelf.

At work we use "shadow boards" like Hotflashjr mentioned - easy to tell what tool goes where. I think the crews outline the tool with pencil, then paint in the "shadow" of the tool.

Part of my next shop cleanup task is to mark real-estate where each item "lives" - lawnmower, weedeater, radial arm saw, car ramps, etc.

Nathaniel

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Pycoed

11-14-2007 15:31:55

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to mark, 11-14-2007 07:14:12

I know I had a floor in my shop. Back in 1984 it was there - It was there when I poured the slab... it was still there when I built the walls... it was there when I put the roof on... it was there when I built the doors.... but I haven't seen it since!!

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Glenn FitzGerald

11-14-2007 11:34:04

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to Dave2, 11-14-2007 07:14:12

I'm not sure I have anything to brag about, but I sure am thankful to have what I do! My wife and I bought our house, which sits on four wooded acres, sixteen years ago. One (of many) of my requirements was that the place have an outbuilding suitable for a shop. The "shop" was a rather rough 22x34 barn with an eight foot ceiling, concrete floor, approx. 9' clearance in the haymow, and six lightbulbs in all. Through years of scrounging/dumpster-diving I have been able to build an 18x30 addition on the west side for lawnmowers, bikes, utility trailer, etc. Over the years I installed an overhead door (found in someone's trash), added two I-beams, thus eliminating internal posts, installed my compressors in the haymow and plumbed air lines to the shop floor, and run one hundred amp electric service from the house, etc. from the house. About a year ahd a half ago I began wiring, insulating, finishing off the shop. At this point the shop is fully insulated, wired/lit to overkill standards and sheeted off. I have mounted many old kitchen (and otherwise) cabinets on the walls. Everything has been done to conserve floor/work space. While it is really a "one project shop" I have a corner dedicated to carpentry, another corner; welding, and a third corner has my 3x8 workbench. All improvements, including the addition cost me a total of $3500.00. I am the type of person who cannot function in a mess, so much of my time out in the shop is spent cleaning/organizing. While it is not always possible, I generally try to have just one project going at a time. Thus, I am always "looking over the fence" to that next project I just can't wait to get at, but my compulsive nature will not allow me to begin it yet.

I have three old tractors, two mototcycles, and two muscle cars. Everything is inside.

Glenn F.

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chvet73

11-14-2007 11:15:04

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to Dave2, 11-14-2007 07:14:12

I'm glad you guys can make a mess too. I have two houses, one a vacation home, and have that mess at both houses. Seems as soon as you get it all straight, two new projects need to start and your right back where you were. Then my now 21 year old who is still at home is restoring a car among other projects. I wanted the kid to learn how to these things, but I didn't realize he be filling my shop up too. With two houses I need two of everything, at least that what I tell the wife.
Anyway what fun would it be without the toys?

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RustyFarmall

11-14-2007 10:55:57

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to Dave2, 11-14-2007 07:14:12

A guaranteed, sure fire way to find those lost or misplaced tools is to just give up looking, go to town, and buy new tools. Those old tools will be right there waiting for you when you return.

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BLT

11-14-2007 09:21:40

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to Dave2, 11-14-2007 07:14:12

Yeah I know what you mean! I never seem to only have one project at a time (too boring I suppose). So as a consequence there in junk everywhere nothing ever gets put away (I like to keep things handy). It was a nice roomy clean shop when I moved in, but it aint anymore.

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cj3b_jeep

11-14-2007 08:58:27

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to Dave2, 11-14-2007 07:14:12

I have old kitchen cabinets on the work side of my garage, and am right now completing the project that is every man's dream...I'm piping my garage for air. One central compressor, 5 outlets!. I have a large workbench with storage underneath. I also have a table saw, radial arm saw, shaper and a joiner (belongs to my father in law). I'm going to send the joiner back to it's home and sell the radial arm saw as I just don't use it, that'll buy me a lot of space.

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Ken Crisman

11-14-2007 08:36:50

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to Dave2, 11-14-2007 07:14:12

Ha ha ! I share the same feelings . I have a large 2 stall garge , a barn , & storage shed . All the buildings are full & cluttered . I haven"t had my vehicle in the garage for about 6 yrs now . I do have an old 8n in one side which is still not together as I"m doing a total rebuild . My woodworking equipment & tools takes up space as do my metal working equipment & tools . I also had a very large toy train collection taking up shelf space . I sold off alot of that though but still no available space to put things . I even have trains taking up space in my house . My 2 girls won"t come & visit because they say I live in clutter . I told them to come & help me arrange things better while I"m still living or else they"ll have it all to do after I"m gone . They sit with their hands out & waiting . I do have spikes driven in my ceiling joists in the garage & hang tractor parts so they"re out of the way .I have paths thru the house & garage so i can at least get to the commode if needed . Ha ha life is fun ! God bless, Ken

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Hotflashjr

11-14-2007 08:17:10

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to Dave2, 11-14-2007 07:14:12

My friend who is a welder had the same problem. He had hand tools everywhere in his shop, his truck, and in his work trailer. He bought peg boards for the shop and work trailer. He then arranged his tools on each. He then spray painted the entire thing. One set of tools was orange and for the shop. The other was blue and for the trailer. He now knows which color goes where. Also, when you pull the tool off the pegboard there is the non-painted outline of where the tool should go behind it. That should help take care of your hand tools if you don't have a big enough tool box. You could also use a sheet of plywood and sheetrock screws or nails.

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Bill in IL

11-14-2007 07:47:24

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to Dave2, 11-14-2007 07:14:12

I know your pain I have much the same problem in my shop right now and can never find time to get it organized cause I am busy fixing things.

Your garden tools you can organize by using a small diameter barrel like 15-30 gal and filling it with 4" pvc pipe to compartmentalize it. Then you can stick your garden tools in upside down. It works if they have a straight handle.

Old kitchen cabinets work great in the shop too.

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Dick L

11-14-2007 07:45:17

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to Dave2, 11-14-2007 07:14:12

Wish I could but I am in the same boat as you.
The estate auction will take care of that though. After I am gone no one person will want all the stuff. People will think they found a gold mine of parts and pay good money to clean the place up. Problem is I am one of those people. (:^D

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Dave2

11-14-2007 12:27:14

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to Dick L, 11-14-2007 07:45:17

At least I'm not alone... When we bought the place, it was great. The barn had 3 horse stalls and there were 3 more and an easy 4th up front. The house a big workshop with a floor above, a nice utility room and a room for a tack room (both about 70 sq ft). We bought one horse and decided it needed a buddy (7 stalls-2 horses- no problem) Then came dogs, chickens, goats, rabbits and everything else that was just dying to take up my prized space. The horses increased (7 now with 3 in the oven)chickens are gone, but not so fast, sawdust (bedding)now occupies the stall that I was using for a chicken coop, and another stall is full of feed, a grain press, salt blocks and fence materials. Had to build 3 extra stalls with paddocks in the back yard to house horses. and just finished another identical setup on a small piece that we bought for weanlings/yearlings. Still no break on space. I finally went through and loaded up a bunch of stuff on the pickup and took it to the dump (that hurt). But I've got me a sacred corner now that I'll use for the big stuff. I think (hope) that once I start, I'll get on a roll. Everytime I start digging in stuff it's like going shopping...

If you have any more ideas, keep em coming...

Thanks, Dave

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Dave2

11-15-2007 03:22:57

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Re: Brag on your workshop setup in reply to Dave2, 11-14-2007 12:27:14

Tell you how hopeless it is (my CRS)..... . I was looking for something yesterday evening and found some shelves and storage strips (for small tools) and an assload of small metal storage racks w/ peg panels and hooks that I picked up at a sale a few years ago and forgot about them. I guess all I really need now is ambition and some quality time w/ the radio and some beer. BTW, google readers digest and workshop storage and you'll find some neat stuff geared toward dumpster divers and construction site lurkers.

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