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I was thinking the sameNice and tidy compared to mine but I like mine that way, I work better in a midden
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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I can see floor space.
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Its beautiful in there.So you think your workshop is messy?!
It has been 2 weeks from hell, 10-14 hour days 6 days of the week
Mainly out on sites and the workshops been used as a dumping ground and “quickly fire this together for xyz job” the result isView attachment 316405View attachment 316408
Imagine the poor guy who dreams of just having a shed. Puts it all into perspective.
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Looks tidy In comparison to my lockup. Heaving ATM and struggling to get to stuff I need.
Sheds been used as a dumping ground for the contents of the garage so also nightmare to get anything out of.
Van needs am afternoon to put in order. 8 weeks on the same site and stuffs migrated everywhere.
Not enough hours in the day
Sheds been used as a dumping ground for the contents of the garage so also nightmare to get anything out of.
Van needs am afternoon to put in order. 8 weeks on the same site and stuffs migrated everywhere.
Not enough hours in the day
roofman
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Made worse from Sunday..hour less daylight
Danez
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exactly! I'm just salivating over having something this nice someday...Its beautiful in there.
Imagine the poor guy who dreams of just having a shed. Puts it all into perspective.
I have no choice...Nice and tidy compared to mine but I like mine that way, I work better in a midden
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So you think your workshop is messy?!
It has been 2 weeks from hell, 10-14 hour days 6 days of the week
Mainly out on sites and the workshops been used as a dumping ground and “quickly fire this together for xyz job” the result is
I would have that straightened up in literally 15 minutes
I like my workshop to be fairly tidy. Anyone who has visited me will tell you it's like the Tardis, lots of stuff in a small space but also plenty of bench space. It gets awfully messy from time to time but I soon enough straighten it out. I can put my hand on most any tool or material then and it doesn't distract me from what I'm doing.
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I’m like that, I operate from a tardis tooI would have that straightened up in literally 15 minutes
I like my workshop to be fairly tidy. Anyone who has visited me will tell you it's like the Tardis, lots of stuff in a small space but also plenty of bench space. It gets awfully messy from time to time but I soon enough straighten it out. I can put my hand on most any tool or material then and it doesn't distract me from what I'm doing.
frank horton
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i like the hyd cropper....when my old workshop got a bit like that I took a day off n just emtied it and swept up......
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If/when you get that day spare to do it, a full workshop tidy up is one of the most rewarding things you can do IMHO.
Sadly finding that day and the enthusiasm is a hard thing to do.
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I understand completely how continuous long shifts of work gets in the way of a good tidy up... but personally I can't work like that... I have to keep things tidy
My brother's end of the workshop often looks like that though
It's certainly a different kettle of fish though, from someone pottering in their shed at nights/weekends, to having a workshop/operating base used for 60-80 hour weeks...!
My brother's end of the workshop often looks like that though
It's certainly a different kettle of fish though, from someone pottering in their shed at nights/weekends, to having a workshop/operating base used for 60-80 hour weeks...!
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A day? ? ?
Last time I tidied it was to move the CNC lathe to make room for the Chiron, it took me 2 weeks
I'm like @Pete. I prefer a tidy workshop, helps me find stuff easier and gains space for work, especially as I've often kit lying in bits for weeks waiting on spares etc, to avoid losing all the bits, I use 5 litre plastic containers with a side cut out, and keep all the screws etc in them for each job.
The down side is it builds up to a midden pretty quick, what I've found useful is whenever I'm going from one place to another for something, I pick up anything and put it back in its place as I'm going, you're always moving around, and if you pick up something every time you can keep on top of it for little effort. Does sound daft, but it helps me keep things in something resembling an orderly fashion..
The down side is it builds up to a midden pretty quick, what I've found useful is whenever I'm going from one place to another for something, I pick up anything and put it back in its place as I'm going, you're always moving around, and if you pick up something every time you can keep on top of it for little effort. Does sound daft, but it helps me keep things in something resembling an orderly fashion..
I understand completely how continuous long shifts of work gets in the way of a good tidy up... but personally I can't work like that... I have to keep things tidy
My brother's end of the workshop often looks like that though
It's certainly a different kettle of fish though, from someone pottering in their shed at nights/weekends, to having a workshop/operating base used for 60-80 hour weeks...!
exactly this, if I lose an hour searching for that damm bolt / nut / spring etc to finsh the job, who pays for that... needs to be at least organised chaos....
Springs are my nemesis, spent hours looking for them as they fly across the workshop
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I know where most things are when a mess, when tidy I can't find anything.exactly this, if I lose an hour searching for that damm bolt / nut / spring etc to finsh the job, who pays for that... needs to be at least organised chaos....
Springs are my nemesis, spent hours looking for them as they fly across the workshop
I have too much in a workshop that is the wrong shape and if I stack everything up to get it tidy then I find I spend much longer lifting boxes of stuff off of each other to get to the thing I want then spend as long putting it all back and that wastes time. Much easier for me just to go to a pile and haul something out from the pile
