Must Have Shop Items

[Oaktree]

TOTAL ABSENCE of tiresome radio commercial onslaught, trendy music, and other needless, socially accepted, redundant BS. (see signature)
It a workshop, not a clubhouse. I haven't listened to music radio since Country went Pop in the early '90s.

Sufficient traps to keep mice and red squirrels from nesting and peeing everywhere that's out of sight.

I can mentally tune out the commercials, don't mind "trendy music", and having always been more of a rock/top 40 kind of guy I prefer modern country music over the old school stuff.
Not sure what you mean by a clubhouse...occasionally a neighbor will stop by for a visit, but usually I'm alone in my shop.
That having been said, I enjoy quiet time a lot more the older I get. Had the radio going all the time when I was younger, now not as much.

Got a couple cats that do a pretty good job keeping the rodents away.

 

[the old grind]

Not sure what you mean by a clubhouse...occasionally a neighbor will stop by for a visit, but usually I'm alone in my shop. ..

Visitors may drop in, but all work stops as they yak away and interrupt my focus. Many promise to return past favors, tho' ~1/2 are asking for another, even for "my buddy at work". :laughing: Yeah right. Anyway a planned visit never happens and only my Son or my friend Adam have lifted a finger, worked a range selector and loader stick, or helped me carry something down the stairs in 6 or 8 yrs. (bad knees)

I have > a dozen batteries to rotate maintainers to, > four dozen tires to check weekly or monthly, and some less challenging stuff. Kids won't do work like above for $15/hr that my 70 YO arz can. So old man do all but takes time while everyone seems to be holding their phone.

Friends/peers (trades or not) promise to return whichever favors by helping ME out for once, but won't let me pay them for anything and I guess won't work for me for 'free' after all. My two best pals have said, "I'm off next week. Let's get the siding job started. I know you can finish most of it from there." Hasn't happened yet, but one of them did help me unload the whole job into the barn ... in Oct, 2016.

 

[Doofy]

Visitors may drop in, but all work stops as they yak away and interrupt my focus. Many promise to return past favors, tho' ~1/2 are asking for another, even for "my buddy at work". :laughing: Yeah right. Anyway a planned visit never happens and only my Son or my friend Adam have lifted a finger, worked a range selector and loader stick, or helped me carry something down the stairs in 6 or 8 yrs. (bad knees)

I have > a dozen batteries to rotate maintainers to, > four dozen tires to check weekly or monthly, and some less challenging stuff. Kids won't do work like above for $15/hr that my 70 YO arz can. So old man do all but takes time while everyone seems to be holding their phone.

Friends/peers (trades or not) promise to return whichever favors by helping ME out for once, but won't let me pay them for anything and I guess won't work for me for 'free' after all. My two best pals have said, "I'm off next week. Let's get the siding job started. I know you can finish most of it from there." Hasn't happened yet, but one of them did help me unload the whole job into the barn ... in Oct, 2016.

People just hate to rush in to any thing especially work. Almost 70 also and don't need or want anyone else's help (except Wifes). She is tough and always ready to help.

 

[ovrszd]

Visitors may drop in, but all work stops as they yak away and interrupt my focus. Many promise to return past favors, tho' ~1/2 are asking for another, even for "my buddy at work". :laughing: Yeah right. Anyway a planned visit never happens and only my Son or my friend Adam have lifted a finger, worked a range selector and loader stick, or helped me carry something down the stairs in 6 or 8 yrs. (bad knees)

I have > a dozen batteries to rotate maintainers to, > four dozen tires to check weekly or monthly, and some less challenging stuff. Kids won't do work like above for $15/hr that my 70 YO arz can. So old man do all but takes time while everyone seems to be holding their phone.

Friends/peers (trades or not) promise to return whichever favors by helping ME out for once, but won't let me pay them for anything and I guess won't work for me for 'free' after all. My two best pals have said, "I'm off next week. Let's get the siding job started. I know you can finish most of it from there." Hasn't happened yet, but one of them did help me unload the whole job into the barn ... in Oct, 2016.

Awww,, I'm sorry.

 

[two_bit_score]

I have Alexa.

She is great for metric conversions, elephant jokes, as well as story telling. She can also notify me of price reductions of tools on my Amazon wish list although I haven稚 enabled that function....

Yep, just tell Alexa to 'play WOAI radio'.

 

[dragoneggs]

I have Alexa.

She is great for metric conversions, elephant jokes, as well as story telling. She can also notify me of price reductions of tools on my Amazon wish list although I haven稚 enabled that function....

Is she next to your calendar pin up poster? Nothing better than a beautiful and intelligent woman!

 

[grsthegreat]

I have Alexa.

She is great for metric conversions, elephant jokes, as well as story telling. She can also notify me of price reductions of tools on my Amazon wish list although I haven稚 enabled that function....

those dots, alexas, ring...will NEVER be found anywheres on my property......never

 

[two_bit_score]

those dots, alexas, ring...will NEVER be found anywheres on my property......never

Well, it IS YOUR property after all! :thumbsup:

 

[mapper]

If doing woodworking, these work very well at keeping your vacuum filters clean and the dust down (protecting your lungs). Very cheap and simple to use. Dust Deputy Cyclone Separator Retrofit Kits | Oneida Air Systems

Second that, I built my own cyclone separator for my dust collection system, uses a 2hp Grizzly blower with 1 micron bags. One of the most essential things in a woodworking shop IMOHO, used to get nosebleeds and other stuff from dust. Haven't for years now.

 

[Tomtint]

I just built out our new shop. A couple of the things that were on the top of the list were as follows

Tons of lighting
More outlets than I thought I would ever need
Shelving and closet space
Bathroom and mess sink
Refrigerator
Coffee pot
Tool box and a good assortment of hand tools
Security cameras
Shop Vac and brooms
Workbench with vice
A place to hang ladders and my staging on the wall so it's out of the way
Small parts bin organizer for keeping misc parts related to my business.