It Appears to be Time to Downsize

[kd6vpe]

Looks like a coin dispenser on the dryer lol

[Ed in Tampa]

Looks like a coin dispenser on the dryer lol

Knowing Dusty it probably is. He uses it to get his shop spending money?

[dusty]

There is no coin dispenser but there is a "cookie jar" that gets all of the loose change. Pennies proved to be a really pain. Do you have any idea how heavy pennies are? I had eight canvas band bags full of pennies to cash in. Fortunately, my band accepts them in bulk, counts them and deposits their value in the account. I learned recently that not all banks do that. Enough about my pennies.

For the first time in many, many years I have no access to any of my tools. Not even a screw driver or crescent wrench or hammer. It's a destitute feeling.

Almost everything we own is packed and stored in two PODS in our driveway. Pickup is scheduled for this coming Friday and closing on the new shop is scheduled for April 16th. We'll be hanging with "the kids" in the meantime.

I'll be losing about 60 sq' of floor space in the new garage but I am hoping that the new wall cabinets and rolling tool chest will compensate for that. Only time will tell. I really do not WANT to downsize anymore but I may be forced to. If it comes to that I plan to give up a Power Stand and a Power Station.

[robinson46176]

There is no coin dispenser but there is a "cookie jar" that gets all of the loose change. Pennies proved to be a really pain. Do you have any idea how heavy pennies are? I had eight canvas band bags full of pennies to cash in. Fortunately, my band accepts them in bulk, counts them and deposits their value in the account. I learned recently that not all banks do that. Enough about my pennies.

For the first time in many, many years I have no access to any of my tools. Not even a screw driver or crescent wrench or hammer. It's a destitute feeling.

Almost everything we own is packed and stored in two PODS in our driveway. Pickup is scheduled for this coming Friday and closing on the new shop is scheduled for April 16th. We'll be hanging with "the kids" in the meantime.

I'll be losing about 60 sq' of floor space in the new garage but I am hoping that the new wall cabinets and rolling tool chest will compensate for that. Only time will tell. I really do not WANT to downsize anymore but I may be forced to. If it comes to that I plan to give up a Power Stand and a Power Station.

You know a pocket knife and a stick is still woodworking...

You've got this... Knowing how you work I suspect that your new shop will be sat up so carefully and efficiently that a little reduction in square footage will not be a problem. There are two very good shop friends. One is the ability to hang stuff on the walls or sit on high shelves and the other is having wheels.
Necessity is the mother of invention... I once read an article about a guy that built several very large drawers that extended out into the crawl-space under his house and opened into the garage.
Another guy was really tight on space but had an oversized closet in a rarely unused guest room so he stole several feet of that closet and made that space accessible from the shop.
I believe I mentioned here once about a good friend locally that needed room for his fairly large metal lathe in his small 1 car garage. His lot was too small to get permission to build on so he built what looked to be a garden tool cabinet on the outside of the side of the garage and built it with fake doors. Then he went inside and cut through the wall, put in a header and poured a floor all from the inside of the garage. His lathe fit there perfectly and didn't use any space from the garage. He later added a bump-out to the back in a similar manner.

While you are whittling Google:
I need more wood shop space
Zillions of ideas for a few feet here or there.


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[dusty]

There is no coin dispenser but there is a "cookie jar" that gets all of the loose change. Pennies proved to be a really pain. Do you have any idea how heavy pennies are? I had eight canvas band bags full of pennies to cash in. Fortunately, my band accepts them in bulk, counts them and deposits their value in the account. I learned recently that not all banks do that. Enough about my pennies.

For the first time in many, many years I have no access to any of my tools. Not even a screw driver or crescent wrench or hammer. It's a destitute feeling.

Almost everything we own is packed and stored in two PODS in our driveway. Pickup is scheduled for this coming Friday and closing on the new shop is scheduled for April 16th. We'll be hanging with "the kids" in the meantime.

I'll be losing about 60 sq' of floor space in the new garage but I am hoping that the new wall cabinets and rolling tool chest will compensate for that. Only time will tell. I really do not WANT to downsize anymore but I may be forced to. If it comes to that I plan to give up a Power Stand and a Power Station.

You know a pocket knife and a stick is still woodworking...

You've got this... Knowing how you work I suspect that your new shop will be sat up so carefully and efficiently that a little reduction in square footage will not be a problem. There are two very good shop friends. One is the ability to hang stuff on the walls or sit on high shelves and the other is having wheels.
Necessity is the mother of invention... I once read an article about a guy that built several very large drawers that extended out into the crawl-space under his house and opened into the garage.
Another guy was really tight on space but had an oversized closet in a rarely unused guest room so he stole several feet of that closet and made that space accessible from the shop.
I believe I mentioned here once about a good friend locally that needed room for his fairly large metal lathe in his small 1 car garage. His lot was too small to get permission to build on so he built what looked to be a garden tool cabinet on the outside of the side of the garage and built it with fake doors. Then he went inside and cut through the wall, put in a header and poured a floor all from the inside of the garage. His lathe fit there perfectly and didn't use any space from the garage. He later added a bump-out to the back in a similar manner.

While you are whittling Google:
I need more wood shop space
Zillions of ideas for a few feet here or there.


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Very, very good suggestion but would you believe that I have all of my carving tools stored in a tool chest that is buried somewhere in the POD. I just may have to drop by Woodcraft and buy a good carving knife and some wood for carving. I like to use Alder.

[dusty]

This will be my last post from this location. We exit this house today. The next couple weeks or so will be at my oldest daughters house and then into our new house/shop. Preparing the new house is going to be a summer long process but the shop will be one of the earlier completions. I already have contractors identified for what I want done.

So long for now.

Station Zebra, over and out.

[JPG]

This will be my last post from this location. We exit this house today. The next couple weeks or so will be at my oldest daughters house and then into our new house/shop. Preparing the new house is going to be a summer long process but the shop will be one of the earlier completions. I already have contractors identified for what I want done.

So long for now.

Station Zebra, over and out.

So a new 'era' begins. Hope it will be as satisfying as the last one.

BTW it is either over or out, never both.(nor is it ever preceded with roger wilco!)

P.S. Did you remember yer hat?

[charlese]

Congratulations, my friend!
Take it easy,now. Remember what the doctor(s) told you.
glad you have contractors lined up.

Stay safe and enjoy the venture!!
Best Wishes! See you later!

[jsburger]

This will be my last post from this location. We exit this house today. The next couple weeks or so will be at my oldest daughters house and then into our new house/shop. Preparing the new house is going to be a summer long process but the shop will be one of the earlier completions. I already have contractors identified for what I want done.

So long for now.

Station Zebra, over and out.

Good luck Dusty. I hope everything turns out just as you wanted it to.

[dusty]

This will be my last post from this location. We exit this house today. The next couple weeks or so will be at my oldest daughters house and then into our new house/shop. Preparing the new house is going to be a summer long process but the shop will be one of the earlier completions. I already have contractors identified for what I want done.

So long for now.

Station Zebra, over and out.

So a new 'era' begins. Hope it will be as satisfying as the last one.

BTW it is either over or out, never both.(nor is it ever preceded with roger wilco!)

P.S. Did you remember yer hat?

I understand what you are saying but don't exactly agree.

Over says "I have nothing else to add to this communication" while Out says "I'm gone for now, do not expect an immediate response".

Over and Out