Try telling that to the Blonde chap from London.Honesty, the best policy.
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But at least you can stand knee deep in "bits n' pieces " with a clear conscience and think" where did I put that B***y thing down"
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Ice cream tubs, even detergent bottles I'll use for storage. Some upcycled containers even come with built in handles!
I'm not any tidier for it mind.....
5L oil cans might be my next goto as I think I can get a constant supply of empties...
I'm not any tidier for it mind.....
5L oil cans might be my next goto as I think I can get a constant supply of empties...
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I can't work in my garage.
Two cars but along with associated trim, panels and collected DIY tat from table saws to hot water cylinders and kids bikes and karts. The only place there is space is above the cars and below the rafters. Short term that would help.
This is the "gap" I have to walk down between the two cars. Red open tailgate of one on the left and the B post of the black one on the right.
I'm thinking a frame like a lazy Susan made up from the stacks of 25x25 box I have as like a rack / mezzanine. Similar area to the car but high enough so as I can drive underneath.
Going up in the "loft" space is the long term goal but it's complicated by having skinny truss rafters. The bottom cord if the trusses are 70x38 timbers. So somehow to "clip" over them.
Smart ar$e BiL suggests "another garage"!
Any suggestions welcome!
Two cars but along with associated trim, panels and collected DIY tat from table saws to hot water cylinders and kids bikes and karts. The only place there is space is above the cars and below the rafters. Short term that would help.
This is the "gap" I have to walk down between the two cars. Red open tailgate of one on the left and the B post of the black one on the right.
I'm thinking a frame like a lazy Susan made up from the stacks of 25x25 box I have as like a rack / mezzanine. Similar area to the car but high enough so as I can drive underneath.
Going up in the "loft" space is the long term goal but it's complicated by having skinny truss rafters. The bottom cord if the trusses are 70x38 timbers. So somehow to "clip" over them.
Smart ar$e BiL suggests "another garage"!
Any suggestions welcome!
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Yes, cross batten the joist and board out that loft space, launch all the lighter not so needed gear up there
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The free oil cans turned into handy 2L storage tubs.
Drain as best as by upending then smuggle into the kitchen. A big bowl of hot water with lashings of Fairy gets the residue off.
I would though recommend Flash All Purpose Citrus Lemons to mask the smell of residual motor oil...
Drain as best as by upending then smuggle into the kitchen. A big bowl of hot water with lashings of Fairy gets the residue off.
I would though recommend Flash All Purpose Citrus Lemons to mask the smell of residual motor oil...
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I use Jacob's biscuit boxes ( the orange ones) they hold a very useful amount of 'stuff' they stack on top of each other securely.Additionally I number each box then I have an A5 indexed book listing what's in each box.
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That shows some dedication to the art of sorting! Is the "A" for anal?
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Brutal, but funny.
I'll tell you now I've been contemplating a pc based database for all my collected junk...
Might make it easier for the kids to sell on eBay when I'm gone. I've had some bits 35 years plus.
Döstädning and all that!
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Funny you should say that, others have had the same reaction. Of course, I realise it's just admiration at my organisational expertise.
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I have all the parts removed from my DS in plastic totes, 25 at the last count. Each box is numbered and the contents listed on paper within the box. They also appear on spreadsheets, one lists contents alphabetically with its tote number, the other spreadsheet does contents by tote number.
All I have to do now is remember how it goes back together
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When I began stripping the above Capri (Cabaret) I was methodical. I got hundreds of Ziploc parts bags from our works fixings supplier. The same as they give us for site. I wrote, with a Sharpie on each bag, what was in it.
"Life" happened and I left the Capri in my parents garage.
Fast forward 20 years and I went and got the Capri and recovered it to my garage.
All the Sharpie marks have disappeared off the bags!
"Life" happened and I left the Capri in my parents garage.
Fast forward 20 years and I went and got the Capri and recovered it to my garage.
All the Sharpie marks have disappeared off the bags!
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Metal biscuit tins...
Was a time I'd have hung onto these like a chav with a winning scratch card. Not anymore though. I've inherited the FiL's collection of rusted tat filled tins. Destined for the recycling bag!
Was a time I'd have hung onto these like a chav with a winning scratch card. Not anymore though. I've inherited the FiL's collection of rusted tat filled tins. Destined for the recycling bag!
