What the **** happened?

Industrial Toys · Dec 22, 2019

Certainly, if you put your tools away, you will need them again. Actually, tools are the easiest thing to put away, it's all the other unexplainable stuff on the bench that is the bain of my existence.

rangerfredbob · Dec 22, 2019

yeah, tools are easy to put away, but what the heck to do with 3 vehicle seats and a cylinder head from a 4 cylinder? Hopefully going to take care of the seat issue today, but there's still a cylinder head taking up most of my bench...

Doofy · Dec 22, 2019

Just slide the cylinder head under the seat. Problem solved.

John White · Dec 22, 2019

As I get older I don't loose a lot of sleep over it. 15 years ago in my shop every thing was very well organized. All tools cleaned and put back in box at end od day. Every thing put in it place. I had a brake in and in a matter of minutes lost over $20 k in tools and supplies. Has cases of oil all stacked in its place, antifreeze jugs in its place. cans of penetrating oil in its place, solvents , paint etc. had a place along with batteries. Thief broke in and it was just like a shopping spree, didn't take long to take every thing. Now I leave tools laying around, oil in jugs scattered every where, (if I need it I don't have to walk far) keep my battery operated tools scattered around. (I generally know where they are at. ) Light extension cords in different places. When I leave at night and get ready to turn the lights out< I throw a couple of garden rakes down with the tines pointed up, have 3 or 4 shop brooms laying around, have a pitch fork laying by me tool box. Sometimes I will set a 5 gal bucket of waste oil by the door, Will leave a garden hose or two laying around. I guess its like the Home Alone Movie.

JasperFrank · Dec 22, 2019

Aside from how obviously disorganized I've become, I was wondering if other people have the same issue I have with small parts tray/cabinets. I have three, each with about 25 little trays. When ever I need a small part, I go through the same stupid act of checking 75 trays just to find out that I don't have that part. Seriously thinking about dumping the whole concept of saving small parts since I just end up going to the hardware store anyway.

jasonzee · Dec 22, 2019

You need to clean that mess up! And get active

Steve 3650 · Dec 22, 2019

I would like to thank Industrial Toys and all of you who responded. This is like an early Christmas present. I thought I was the only one who has this issue!

Doofy · Dec 22, 2019

JasperFrank said:
Aside from how obviously disorganized I've become, I was wondering if other people have the same issue I have with small parts tray/cabinets. I have three, each with about 25 little trays. When ever I need a small part, I go through the same stupid act of checking 75 trays just to find out that I don't have that part. Seriously thinking about dumping the whole concept of saving small parts since I just end up going to the hardware store anyway.

You need a Label Maker. I generalize on some of the drawers and specific labels on others. My 12v automotive bulbs are labeled by type (round base, wedge, miniature, led, etc). Things like an assortment of small electrical parts will all go in the same drawer and be labeled as assorted electrical parts. I can normally find what I'm looking for that way.

Industrial Toys · Dec 22, 2019

I have had an electronic parts bin thing for most of my life. The drawers only have numbers, in tens across.

I have an old paper telephone book, I write in pencil, where an item is. Totally unrelated things can be in the same drawer. My system has worked flawlessly and maybe the only thing of it's kind that I stuck with my whole life. New parts bins, are just the normal jumble of stuff. Open fifty drawers in rapid sucession.