Most economical use of space

Tue, Nov 23, 2004, 8:52pm (EST+5) [email protected] (Sam=A0Berlyn)
waves and says:
Hi,
I have adopted <snip>

Now you start hanging stuff on the walls, and from the ceiling.



JOAT
Measure twice, cut once, swear repeatedly.

I always seem to run out of space too. I made up a worktop from an old kitchen
counter that I store against the wall. Sometimes I will just plop in on my
table saw or if I am still sawing I put it on some saw horses. You can always
use some extra work space.

Seems like "most efficient" would be a function of what the current
task is.

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 00:59:12 GMT, "patrick conroy"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I think it would be pretty difficult to forecast the "most efficient" use of
>the space until you've been in it for a while.
>

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:52:59 -0000, "Sam Berlyn"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have adopted the 7x2' area at the bottom of my garage as my "workshop".
>
>I have a cabinet, with a slide open top which stores my tools. Below the
>slide open top is a cupboard with doors (1 shelf) and I have got goggles,
>dust masks and sandpaper etc. in there.
>To the left, is my workmate, folded up parrallel to the cabinet.
>Behind the cabinet is an old table (fold up) which I lay all my wood on.
>
>I would like to know if this is the most economical use of space.
>
>I will try to put a picture of the "workshop" on in the next week.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Sam
>
Sam.. you will find that no matter how much space you have, it's never
quite enough *g*

Efficient is defined by what works for you in the space that you
have... and the only way that I've found to do this is rearrange
things and then do a project..
You find out real fast, during a project, that where you put things
will or won't work, but just looking at the shop and taking a few
practice reaches and steps really doesn't tell you how the space
"works" for you..

You're in a VERY small area... I'm guessing that you have more than 2'
width, or that you're a very skinny guy..lol

As far as organizing, I've been through piles, boxes and shelves and
am now in the process of building drawers for anything that will fit
in them.. easy to find, less dust and don't take up a lot of space..

"Sam Berlyn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>

> I have adopted the 7x2' area at the bottom of my garage as my "workshop".

Shouldn't you be using meters? :)

>
>
> I would like to know if this is the most economical use of space.

Having the wood in there is probably a liability. It's not something I try
to keep in my shop space. But just go ahead and work in the space for
awhile. Things that don't seem right will appear over time. Then try
rearranging some things.

I think it would be pretty difficult to forecast the "most efficient" use of
the space until you've been in it for a while.

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 23:40:53 -0500, [email protected] (J T)
wrote:

>Tue, Nov 23, 2004, 8:52pm (EST+5) [email protected] (Sam Berlyn)
>waves and says:
>Hi,
>I have adopted <snip>
>
> Now you start hanging stuff on the walls, and from the ceiling.
>
>
>
>JOAT
>Measure twice, cut once, swear repeatedly.

no kidding!
You really, really notice this when you move your bench!

I finally talked the wife into letting me give a couple of old
freezers to the vets, which freed up about 25 or 30 sq ft of floor
space... doesn't sound like much, but it can be a lot in a 2 car
garage....
I moved my bench back about 2 feet and about 2 1/2 feet "over". (from
about the center of the garage and away from the wall it was closest
to) the RAS and router table went with it, as they're all the same
height and sort of work together..

Besides all the wall stuff being further away, I had (without thinking
of it in advance, of course), moved out from under the loft part of
the garage, where I've been since I established my 1/4 of the garage
and the space war began...

3/4 of my stuff was stored or tucked on or between the rafters of the
loft... I was pretty much working in a shop with a 6' 7" ceiling, so I
build racks to slide my squares in, horizonal clamp racks, tons of
finishing screws with things hanging just where I could get them,
etc..
Now, I'm working in a shop that has a normal garage height ceiling in
it, and am trying to figure out where the hell my tools are..

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 23:40:53 -0500, [email protected] (J T)
wrote:

>Tue, Nov 23, 2004, 8:52pm (EST+5) [email protected] (Sam Berlyn)
>waves and says:
>Hi,
>I have adopted <snip>
>
> Now you start hanging stuff on the walls, and from the ceiling.

Oh yes, most definitely. I have often joked that you can tell what
model of car I keep in my garage by looking at the outline of the
space that's left inside all the stuff that's mounted on the walls ,
and hanging from the ceiling.

But seriously, keeping a car in the garage has turned out to be a real
boon for my shop work, because it keeps the floor space essentially
empty. I move the car out, set up a couple of sawhorses and a piece of
plywood (in addition to my permanent workbench in the back of the
garage) and go to work. What are the chances that the space would be
clear without a car to fill it up?

Greg Guarino