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Even if I have a place for everything, I still have to remember where that place is.

Bruce wrote:Even if I have a place for everything, I still have to remember where that place is.

I use cabinets and drawers. Home made drawers are esy to hang on pegboard. Make shure it's 1/4" board.
The third Photo shows the square hooks used for hanging.
Then there's the cabinets - made from Shopsmith plans Here's the larger cabinet:

You people who have a place for everything need to get out and do some shopping...... you should never enough have places to put things.

Ed

Nice Charlese, my 1/4 peg board is white, for more light reflection and a better contrast of the tools. Can buy it that way, maybe 2$ a 4x8ft more a sheet here in WI.

reible wrote:You people who have a place for everything need to get out and do some shopping...... you should never enough have places to put things.

Ed

I've definitely been shopping. And much stuff is still awaiting a proper place. BUT, I sure hope that is not a permanent condition!!!

Truth be told, my biggest project over the last several months has been adding better access, good lighting, structural upgrades, sturdy flooring, and an electric hoist to the attic space over my garage. It's not usable as workshop space itself, but it can hold a wholelottacrap that is currently consuming prime woodshop space. And also warehouse vintage machinery until it can be restored.

I know I may be hammering a point, back in the 80s, I did not do any WW, just hunting and reloading in my basement, 2 car garage and just a suburbanite, with the stuff in the garage. Helped a neighbor build a garden shed for his garage over flow. Back then with a cement slap and all was about 1K$, I was thinking the same, then I said, well after a K$ and fill that up too, what next??? So, did not build it, and clean up the crap in the garage.

Ah! but I've never bought a tool unless I really needed it
Since outfitting my Shopsmith, I really don't need any more stuff.

Fancy or extremely accurate tools don't grab my attention, although I own a caliper than can measure in thousandths. I work with wood, not metal. Also tools that make woodworking "easier" are not needed. I'd rather spend money on wood!

charlese wrote:Ah! but I've never bought a tool unless I really needed it
Since outfitting my Shopsmith, I really don't need any more stuff.

Fancy or extremely accurate tools don't grab my attention, although I own a caliper than can measure in thousandths. I work with wood, not metal. Also tools that make woodworking "easier" are not needed. I'd rather spend money on wood!

I don't have enough experience to even voice an opinion in this topic, but I agree with this. I don't even want to do production work. The longer it takes me the better ....

I know that may be a wrong way of thinking, but it is currently my way of thinking ....

ERLover wrote:I know I may be hammering a point, back in the 80s, I did not do any WW, just hunting and reloading in my basement, 2 car garage and just a suburbanite, with the stuff in the garage. Helped a neighbor build a garden shed for his garage over flow. Back then with a cement slap and all was about 1K$, I was thinking the same, then I said, well after a K$ and fill that up too, what next??? So, did not build it, and clean up the crap in the garage.

Funny you should mention it, ERLover, but my MEK 12-gauge reloader and supplies are amongst the crap moving from the workshop up to the attic. I probably oughta sell it on eBay, but my 16 yr. old son is just now getting into shooting. We shot some sporting clays with my brother just last week, and danged if the whipper-snapper didn't out-shoot us both. Him beating me is no big shock, but my brother was once a competition shooter. Anyhow, with factory ammo cheap these days, reloading doesn't seem to provide nearly the bang for the buck that it once did. But I'd like for the boy to do some anyway, if only so that he will quit referring to shotgun shells as "bullets", once and for all.

BuckeyeDennis wrote:

ERLover wrote:I know I may be hammering a point, back in the 80s, I did not do any WW, just hunting and reloading in my basement, 2 car garage and just a suburbanite, with the stuff in the garage. Helped a neighbor build a garden shed for his garage over flow. Back then with a cement slap and all was about 1K$, I was thinking the same, then I said, well after a K$ and fill that up too, what next??? So, did not build it, and clean up the crap in the garage.

Funny you should mention it, ERLover, but my MEK 12-gauge reloader and supplies are amongst the crap moving from the workshop up to the attic. I probably oughta sell it on eBay, but my 16 yr. old son is just now getting into shooting. We shot some sporting clays with my brother just last week, and danged if the whipper-snapper didn't out-shoot us both. Him beating me is no big shock, but my brother was once a competition shooter. Anyhow, with factory ammo cheap these days, reloading doesn't seem to provide nearly the bang for the buck that it once did. But I'd like for the boy to do some anyway, if only so that he will quit referring to shotgun shells as "bullets", once and for all.

Shhhhhh! Do not let on about slugs!