SHOP RULES!

[terrywerm]

Occasionally I let him in but I have to watch him, it's not unusual for him to grab something and run out the door.

First, let me start by saying that I'm new here, and this is my first post. Normally I tend to lurk a little longer, but I could not resist offering a response to this one. Years ago we had a mixed breed that would constantly grab items out of the shop and carry them out into the yard. It was all his way of getting me to play.

Doggone, anyway!!


Maybe these rules have been offered in this post, maybe not, but here are some that I haven't seen yet:
1. Never look at the pretty blue light.
2. Never touch red metal
3. Assume that all metal is red.

Terry

 

[woodsmith]

Some great rules there.

I don't have any written rules but generally:
The wood shop is mine.
The metal shop is mine.
The yard is also mine.
If you leave any of your stuff here, that's mine too, unless I have to pay to get rid then the bill is yours!
If you want to use my tools you are welcome, but my tools come with me and I come with a bill.
My tractor is only 'cute' or 'sweet' if you are.
Just cos you're female doesn't mean I won't ask you to get dirty.

 

[BearKiller]

Don't sit your soft drink down on the metal table top of my machines, nor any of my machines for that mater { I had a friend that set down a soda on my table saw and I had just waxed it, I immediately told him to not set it there and gave him a scrap piece of laminate flooring to set it on, he hasn't been back}. Don't smoke in my shop, don't chew or dip snuf in my shop, don't spit in the floor and don't spit in my garbage cans. Don't pick up things in my shop that I am working on, you might shuffle it around and get it out of order that I have it in. Don't lay a tool down in the floor unless it was in the floor when you picked it up, if you picked it up out of the floor lay it back down in the same location as it was when you picked it up unless told otherwise. If you hear something running in my shop don't come in until it has been turned off. If you see me in a strain or needing a third hand ask if you can help in anyway [I don't need an audience watching me strain my guts out]. Don't stay long enough to wear your welcome out, unless there is progress being made and you feel that you are needed in there. If I stop working it might be time to go unless I suggest sitting down. Don't ask to borrow tools. If I know that you are into a job and I offer a tool that you don't have, then be manly and return it promptly and in good working condition, and if you don't follow that rule then the next time you are in a job and need a tool don't break my legs with hints because it won't work, and don't get mad. I have a friend that tries to get in my shop every time I go out there, but I very seldom let him in, He lays at the door all the time I am in there whether it is raining, snowing, or heat of the day. It is not unusual to hear him scratching at the door wanting in [the paint on the door is scratched off]. Occasionally I let him in but I have to watch him, it's not unusual for him to grab something and run out the door. He is deserving a small porch top to keep him out of the weather, and soon he will have it. He has got one bad habit when he comes in he tags my fatigue mat just as soon as he comes in, but he don't do that when he goes in the basement. That friend is the heart beat at my feet, he is my Border Collie, and he demands special attention.

We had two wonderful Border Collies until they got into some un-known poison, either accidentally or intentional --- I will probably never know; I don't have any enemies that I think would be so cruel, yet there are some in the area that might have figured it would quiet the barking all hours of the night.


The old "momma" dog would come in the shop and immediately hop up on the top step that enters the house and lay there, un-moving, only requiring that I carefully step over her when I go in and out of the house.

The younger, more rambunctious one, also a female, would follow my every step, constantly under my feet, and right where I was going to step next; I have fell over her more times than I can count --- me nearly breaking my neck/leg/back and her yelping like I had hit her on purpose.


I could leave the momma-dog alone in the shop for hours and no evidence of her presence whatsoever could be detected.

I could leave the younger one in there for half-a-second and many things would get knocked over, spilled, broken, and simply disappear forever.



I am gonna have to get me another pair of Border Collies sometime soon. :thumbsup:

 

[toy]

Bear killer when I was growing up Collies was the only breed of dog that I ever had, Dad had hunting dogs though. A collie makes for a good friend for a young boy, however they are also a working dog. The last two dogs that I have had have been collies, no matter where I am they are with me when I am outside. When I am in my garage he lays outside the door and when I am in the house I can look out the window in which ever room I am in and he will be laying there or playing around the window. I have had this border collie for three years and the last one was 14 years old and acted just like a pup, that one disappeared never did find our what happened to him. The one that I have now is named Rowdy and he has lived up to his name. He was so rambunctious for the first 2 years that my wife said that she never would get another dog, but now he has calmed down a lot and I believe he has her wrapped around his paw. When my wife and I are both out in the yard but not at the same area I can tell him to go check on my wife and he runs to where she is and looks at her and then runs back to me. They are a really smart dog, if mine had a smarter trainer he could learn to do a lot of things.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Bear killer when I was growing up Collies was the only breed of dog that I ever had, Dad had hunting dogs though. A collie makes for a good friend for a young boy, however they are also a working dog. The last two dogs that I have had have been collies, no matter where I am they are with me when I am outside. When I am in my garage he lays outside the door and when I am in the house I can look out the window in which ever room I am in and he will be laying there or playing around the window. I have had this border collie for three years and the last one was 14 years old and acted just like a pup, that one disappeared never did find our what happened to him. The one that I have now is named Rowdy and he has lived up to his name. He was so rambunctious for the first 2 years that my wife said that she never would get another dog, but now he has calmed down a lot and I believe he has her wrapped around his paw. When my wife and I are both out in the yard but not at the same area I can tell him to go check on my wife and he runs to where she is and looks at her and then runs back to me. They are a really smart dog, if mine had a smarter trainer he could learn to do a lot of things.

I have a border collie, and I agree with your assessment. They are incredibly smart dogs. Very loyal and obedient too.

 

[mojoinco]

Alright, no surprises:
1. Eye and ear protection. Announce using noisy, spark, metal, saw dust throwing operations (just the first time).

2. DO NOT enter the shop without announcing yourself (whistle, cough, slam the door, holler, something). I will not be impressed when I drop the watch parts (ok -- 3-56 screws are close enough) or that 50# assembly on my foot. Or maybe I WILL be impressed.

3. If you use it, use it correctly (ask -- their are no bad questions).

4. If you use it, put it where it goes/got it or place it on my work bench. I'll gladly put it away. If the tool is part of a kit (socket strip, allen/hex wrenches, etc) take the whole kit. That way I can see what is still missing.

5. Do NOT just paint something on the floor (the otherwise sane missus did this to me recently).

6. Do NOT change fluids without putting some cardboard or plywood under it. There is a reason my floor is largely without stains. I spill, you spill too.

7. Clean up before you start (a little pay back for using my space) and AFTER you are done.

8. Wear coveralls/old clothes. You will need to go into my house for non-liquid trips to the john, or a ride to the parts/hardware/farm supply store. Probably in my car. I have extras -- maybe your size.

9. If you borrow from me once, and it doesn't come back or is in disrepair, you will not borrow form me again. If it is my favorite tool or really is important to me, I will tell you it isn't worth our friendship and I can't let you take it.

I am sure there is a 10th commandment, but I can't think of it.

 

[1950T]

mine are simple. dont touch the forge anvil hammers or power hammer. better yet just stay out :laughing:

 

[Thomas]

Rules depends on my mood.

 

[dcyrilc]

Rules depends on my mood.

+1. And who showed up.

 

[The Haymaker]

Take all the easy-outs in your shop, the neighbors shop, the store, the SnapOn guys van...... And destroy them, best done with a nuclear device. Do it, do it while you still can....