30 years of boxes , cans and pails of assorted fasteners is just the tip of the iceberg. Since this is the "new building" we moved into in 1942, the accumulation of stuff is phenomenal! I have parts for machines we scrapped and replaced with new machines that were scrapped and replaced with new machines...no, I didn't stutter. Well, this stuff takes up space that I have to pay to heat and light! We need a new philosophy. I have machines to build and projects in line to last two years. and sooo much time is getting wasted fighting the clutter and disorganization.
Here's a pix of about 1/4 of the shop taken in '04. It's better now by degrees but you get the idea. And, we actually DO get work done.
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We decided to pour the fasteners out on a 4' x 8' table with 1" lips all around and save just the SHCSs and scrap the rest.
Anthony suggested: "Google 5s", VERY interesting! Just what I need! I see the day of dropping a 6-32 nut and actually finding it.