Changing my principles

Ignoramus13707 · 2008-10-07T17:54:34+00:00

I have been doing a big "shop reorganization", a project that alreadytook a few months and will take some more. My shop was not a totalmess, but too cluttered due to ebaying and not knowing where is what(mostly minor things like where are certain screws etc, but enough toget pissed off). So here are my new principles of shop organization.1. Keep only two things: tools (things to work with) and supplies(things to be used up such as bolts and steel or parts). 2. Do not keep anything for sale and do not buy anything with thepurpose of resale. 3. Know where things are. Not knowing where is what means having tobuy the same stuff twice, which is the death spiral as it is harderand harder to stop.4. Keep everything accessible (and not in, say, closed cardboardboxes). 5. Keep tools where they are used the most (basement or garage). 6. Keep all supplies in only place, labeled, reviewed periodically. 7. Do not have more than three projects going on at the same time

Oct 07, 2008 24 Replies

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Don Foreman 17 years ago

Best laid plans of mice and men...

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Gunner 17 years ago

Amateurs....sheesh....

Gunner

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Gunner 17 years ago

have worked

Id be happy to store them for you..and exercise them regularly

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Lew Hartswick 17 years ago

My name is Lew and I bet I've been a packrat longer than you :-) ...lew...

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Ignoramus22484 17 years ago

I am somewhere in the middle between two of you.

With most projects (hobby or reali life etc) I have to be interrupted and wait for something. For example I may order a part and wait for it to arrive, or wait until a computer program compiles, etc.

So having something else to fill my time, is useful.

That's all good and well until there are "too many projects".

I agree.

Well put.

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