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Geez Wayne, you been holding out on us. Great looking equipment, and beautiful work!
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::rotflol:: ::rotflol:: ::rotflol::
I LIKE HOW "WISHY" HAS TA HAVE SIGNS UP....TO TELL HIM WHAT "NOT" TO DO...HAHAHAHAHAH

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junebug wrote:::rotflol:: ::rotflol:: ::rotflol::
I LIKE HOW "WISHY" HAS TA HAVE SIGNS UP....TO TELL HIM WHAT "NOT" TO DO...HAHAHAHAHAH

POOR "OLE".......... :mrgreen:
NOT EVEN ALLOWED IN SOME DOORS.................. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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wishful wrote:My little wood shop.
If that's little I don't want to see big. Very nice set up!

I though my shop was big when I built 10 years ago. It's getting smaller all the time. I think you need more equipment and clutter. ::super_happy::
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:x >>>>>>> Buggie
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My experience when it comes to woodshops with lots of open space is that there is some serious work being put out… Usually also means the guys are out on an install and the mess is cleaned up, shop is ready to start mill work for the next house or store,bar etc… One question… Where's all of the lumber?
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Here's some of the lumber RD.
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wishful wrote:Here's some of the lumber RD.
Very nice. What do you make out of all that wood? Do you mill it too? Any pictures?
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btrwtr, I cut the logs on my property and have them sawed by a guy with a portable mill. I use the lumber for various projects, cabinets, etc.
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::nod::
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Wishful,
that's a nice stack of cared for lumber. It must be very gratifying to create from your own fallen trees. Good for you.
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Thank you FRJ. The lumber storage sheds are connected to the shop. You are correct; 50 years ago the sheds were part of our cow stables.
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wishful, Very nice indeed. Great craft!
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Thank you btrwtr. ::tu::
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Here's some old pics of my shop. I have since shoe horned in a few more tool boxes, a tig machine, a bandsaw, and a parts washer.
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Wait, I think I see some empty space on the wall up high!

Kinda looks like my shop....except yours is more organized. :shock: :oops:
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glennbad wrote:Wait, I think I see some empty space on the wall up high!
I know Glenn, how does he rate with blank wall space? ::shrug::

My wife gave me a nice Oregon Ducks football calendar and I don't have enough blank wall space in my shop to hang it! ::facepalm::
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I see you guy's shops I feel I died and gone to heaven. I got a workbench vice and grinder with buffer wheel. Bought a new stool this mornig bygollie! Need more files. Lol
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New pin stock organizing system. got tired of the pvc pipes getting shifted around, filling with dust, short pieces of pin would disappear into them never to be seen again, materials getting mixed up. This should alleviate all those problems. One box for each material, one box for tubes and one box for big stock for fixed blades. I still need to make labels for each tray, theory is when I can clearly read the label in the bottom of the tray it's time to order more. As you can see I'm low on a lot of stuff, my jantz order is inbound :D
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1/16", 1.8mm, 2.0mm, 3/32" and 1/8" all fit in one box.
1/16", 1.8mm, 2.0mm, 3/32" and 1/8" all fit in one box.
The label in case anyone else wants to do this. Amazon has them for about $6 ea with free shipping. they also make a deeper model of the same box but it's not really necessary unless you're storing some awfully fat rod
The label in case anyone else wants to do this. Amazon has them for about $6 ea with free shipping. they also make a deeper model of the same box but it's not really necessary unless you're storing some awfully fat rod
Nice neat little dust free stack. maybe eventually make a chest for them that each box will slide into it's own shelf? Steel label won't stick, going to run a strip of tape over the labels, keeps them from getting dirty too.
Nice neat little dust free stack. maybe eventually make a chest for them that each box will slide into it's own shelf? Steel label won't stick, going to run a strip of tape over the labels, keeps them from getting dirty too.
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I had that on my mind also, Kaleb. Currently, I use those little paper bags that the pin stock comes in, and I write the sizes on them. It's not a good system, though. I don't have an organizer big enough, so I will have to go out and get ones like yours. Nice ::tu::
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the nice thing about these is everything is actually hinged, no molded flaps for things to hinge on that will just snap off eventually
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Man looking at all this organization makes me think my wife i right. I am disorganized.

I'm going to give that pin bin a try.

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Those are great Kaleb! ::tu::
I use a lot of them and some other plastic containers I get from Office Depot/Office Max (now the same company), and some I used to get from Wal-Mart though they don't carry as many as they used to.
I will get some pics and post them later.
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Here are some of the storage containers I use in my shop.
For me compact and efficient storage is essential because I have a lot of stuff in my shop and I am limited on space.


Here are the three pin trays I use the most, the upper tray are pins I have premade by spinning a head on one end of the pin. The lower trays are nickel silver and brass pins I have traded for/purchased over the years. I shudder to think how many dollars are in those two trays since I have not found these pins in the large quantities and had to purchase them in small packets.
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This is where the pin trays and others set next to my workbench.
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I still use the PVC tubes to store full 12 inch lengths of pin stock.
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These boxes come in assorted sizes and are made in EU. I seem to recall some of them being stamped made in England, but I guess if they are stamped EU they could be made in England or anywhere else in the European Union. The brand name is REALLY USEFUL BOX. There is a size even smaller than the one on top and they get much, much larger. They are rated by volume in liters. The small one on top is rated at .14 L and the one on the bottom is rated 3 L. I find these at Office Depot or OfficeMax. I think the largest ones they carry are about 50 liters.
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Here are some more pictures of the storage containers I use as they appear on the shelves.
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I have found a number of these plastic drawers quite useful for organizing things and keeping them clean yet right next to my workbench where I need them.
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These containers with light blue handles were some I picked up at Walmart. Walmart used to carry a lot of sizes in these but they are getting harder to find.
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Some more Walmart containers. What I like about this particular size is they will store full sheets of sandpaper flat so they don’t curl there also large enough to store full packs of sandpaper. These three containers are full of individual sandpaper sheets, sandpaper packets and 3M polishing paper. By storing them in these containers my sandpaper doesn’t curl, which can be a real annoyance when that does happen.
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Well there you have it, a look into my organized chaos! :lol:
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That looks great Dale. I have used the small tackle like trays from hobby lobby ($1.99 ea) for a while for storing blades, springs, screws, bails and other small parts. They work really well. the dividers are permanent though so you have to cut them out if you need a larger compartment but the price is right.
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I also have several of these that were given to me about a year ago. most were full of screws, bolts, nuts and other hardware but the empty ones i have been using for knife part storage
I also have several of these that were given to me about a year ago. most were full of screws, bolts, nuts and other hardware but the empty ones i have been using for knife part storage
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