Workshops

[Ronstar]

For you FIRE’s with some free time and lots of tools, you could build a workshop like this:

https://youtu.be/aBNkCm2-jTY

 

[Koogie]

I'd take the toys but the shop itself is wayyyy to OCD for me.

And I say that as someone with a slight tendency towards it myself. Makes me uncomfortable just looking at that level of it.


edit: The gold, as ever, is in the comments:

"I've seen the sun rise on the slopes of the highest Andes mountain and set in the endless Pacific.
I have roamed the holy depths of the Vatican and hiked lengths of the Great Wall of China.
And I have held a newborn and stared into the eyes of my one true love, but never have I beheld a sight such as this workshop."

 

[mountainsoft]

I have been subscribed to his channel for a while now. While I appreciate the organization and attention to detail, I personally don't like everything out in the open like that. I have a hard enough time cleaning the inevitable saw dust off my bar clamps, and tops of cabinets, even with a dust collector. I can't imagine how much work it would take to clean all those exposed tools.

 

[Ronstar]

edit: The gold, as ever, is in the comments:

"I've seen the sun rise on the slopes of the highest Andes mountain and set in the endless Pacific.
I have roamed the holy depths of the Vatican and hiked lengths of the Great Wall of China.
And I have held a newborn and stared into the eyes of my one true love, but never have I beheld a sight such as this workshop."

I missed that. That’s priceless.

 

[Ronstar]

I have been subscribed to his channel for a while now. While I appreciate the organization and attention to detail, I personally don't like everything out in the open like that. I have a hard enough time cleaning the inevitable saw dust off my bar clamps, and tops of cabinets, even with a dust collector. I can't imagine how much work it would take to clean all those exposed tools.

That’s what struck me too - how much work it would take to clean all of that.

 

[W2R]

Looks like a good way for a hobbyist to Blow That Dough, that's for sure. But a shop like that is not a dream of mine, personally.

 

[cbo111]

All I can say is "Wow!"

 

[CRLLS]

I can live vicariously thru him.

However, if I didn't have to spend 1/2 hour making room for a quick repair in my garage, I would think I was in someone else's shop. I have a friend who, when we work together on a project, puts tools back as soon as he puts it down. I, on the other hand, go to grab the tool I used only 5 minutes ago, only to find it missing. He put it away before I was finished with it. To be fair, even without him working along side of me, I would probably search 10 minutes trying to find where I put that tool down.

 

[doneat54]

INSANE. But I too question the cleanliness and chore of cleaning dust if infact, he does use all that stuff. My shop is pretty well organized, but I go through phases where I just leave stuff out, clutter builds, gets frustrating to even found a square foot of bench to put something on, then I hit a trigger and go "All right, enough." And go end to end and put everything away, sweep, clean........ then start to trash it again.. LOL

 

[doneat54]

I can live vicariously thru him.

However, if I didn't have to spend 1/2 hour making room for a quick repair in my garage, I would think I was in someone else's shop. I have a friend who, when we work together on a project, puts tools back as soon as he puts it down. I, on the other hand, go to grab the tool I used only 5 minutes ago, only to find it missing. He put it away before I was finished with it. To be fair, even without him working along side of me, I would probably search 10 minutes trying to find where I put that tool down.

Two, things. I don't put anything away until I am done with the job, but I play a bit of a game, I don't know why, maybe to make it fun. I grab as many tools as I can, in both hands. Sometimes almost a dozen tools, then I challenge myself to put them away without dropping or putting any of them down. Open drawers with a pinky finger, put the heaviest/bigger stuff away first, drop that in that drawer, etc. And it affirms my motto that "everything has a place and every place has a thing" for organization.

Regarding losing tools, OMG. Neighbors have heard me cuss I am sure, and I tell myself "I should have been a magician." But I learned a method that is a win-win. If I lose a tool, then I immediately stop what I was working on and started cleaning up, putting stuff away. Works EVERY time, I always find the lost tool usually in less than a couple minutes. And has the added benefit of getting a jump on cleaning up.

 

[pacergal]

wow. a bit over the top, but some beautifully made woodcraft there!

 

[Car-Guy]

Wow, nice, but not for me... My workshop has been an evolving project itself for the last 15 years or so... As soon as the workspace gets filled with more unfinished projects, I just add on more work space.... I do "try" to keep my tools "put away"... If I didn't, I'd never be able to find them...

 

[stepford]

"I've seen the sun rise on the slopes of the highest Andes mountain and set in the endless Pacific.
I have roamed the holy depths of the Vatican and hiked lengths of the Great Wall of China.
And I have held a newborn and stared into the eyes of my one true love, but never have I beheld a sight such as this workshop."

I've never held a squalling brat,
nor climbed the slopes of Ararat,
but should I make my FIRE fat
I'd like to build a shop like that.