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RE: The black hole that swallows tools. - Hawkeye - 09-28-2015
The ultimate black hole is having all of your tooling in boxes, randomly placed there by people who don't know the first thing about tools. You've seen a particular item somewhere, but an aging brain prevents you from remembering which box it was in. The 'new' shop doesn't have all the storage places finalized yet, so things won't be where I had them before. It sometimes takes days to find the item, usually when you're looking for something else.
RE: The black hole that swallows tools. - EdK - 09-29-2015
(09-28-2015, 09:20 PM)arvidj Wrote: Well I managed to find my vacuum extensions. They were cleverly hidden on a shelf at Home Depot.
I think you're on to something Arvid. I bet mine are at Menards.
Ed
RE: The black hole that swallows tools. - Roadracer_Al - 09-29-2015
(09-28-2015, 10:23 AM)Charles Spencer Wrote: Ha! That reminds me of old Mr. May.
Reminds me a bit of my Dad. He had racks of old mayo jars screwed to the ceiling by their lids. Large fasteners were held there. He had a folding chest containing probably 3 dozen baby food jars for the small stuff -- #2-56, #4-40, watch parts, eyeglass parts, etc.
But his shop was always a complete disaster. I guess that he was organized as a younger man, but when his work responsibilities grew, he let his home shop slide.
RE: The black hole that swallows tools. - Highpower - 09-29-2015
(09-28-2015, 11:03 PM)Hawkeye Wrote: The ultimate black hole is having all of your tooling in boxes, randomly placed there by people who don't know the first thing about tools. You've seen a particular item somewhere, but an aging brain prevents you from remembering which box it was in. The 'new' shop doesn't have all the storage places finalized yet, so things won't be where I had them before. It sometimes takes days to find the item, usually when you're looking for something else.
Sounds like every time I've bought a new, larger tool box for keeping at work. The tool truck dealers don't give you very long to empty out your old box (ie. "trade in") so you have to transfer all your tools into the new tool box rather hurriedly. (After hours.)
The new drawers are different widths, lengths and depths usually, and arranged differently from your "old" tool box. So all your tools end up in different areas from where they used to be located and it now takes several minutes to find the exact tool you are after, whereas you previously knew where every single item was in the old tool box.
Service managers HATED to see new tool boxes coming into the shop, because they knew it was going to slow your production down for a month until you memorized where all your tools are again!
RE: The black hole that swallows tools. - Hawkeye - 09-29-2015
Man, Willie. I was cringing as I read your description. I can see why the managers felt that way.
RE: The black hole that swallows tools. - Mayhem - 09-30-2015
That is why you should also memorize the tool box layout of the guy(s) next to you!
RE: The black hole that swallows tools. - Charles Spencer - 09-30-2015
(09-29-2015, 07:21 AM)Roadracer_Al Wrote: Reminds me a bit of my Dad. He had racks of old mayo jars screwed to the ceiling by their lids.
Mr. May had the baby food jars screwed under the shelves above his work bench by their lids.
RE: The black hole that swallows tools. - Highpower - 10-01-2015
(09-30-2015, 06:56 AM)Mayhem Wrote: That is why you should also memorize the tool box layout of the guy(s) next to you!
The unwritten rule in our shop was you were allowed to borrow a tool twice. The third time around you either go buy your own or do without. Plenty of moochers all too willing to make a living using the next guy's tools so they don't have to spend their own money buying their own.
RE: The black hole that swallows tools. - DaveH - 10-01-2015
Moochers - that's a new word for me - never heard it before.
DaveH
RE: The black hole that swallows tools. - EdK - 10-01-2015
(10-01-2015, 02:08 PM)DaveH Wrote: Moochers - that's a new word for me - never heard it before.
DaveH
Consider yourself lucky Dave. You don't want to associate with moochers.
Ed