Work Bench Tool Organizing

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(04-08-2012, 12:20 PM)DaveH Wrote:

(04-08-2012, 09:29 AM)EdAK Wrote: Someday I'll have an organized shop. I suspect that will have to wait until I retire though.
Ed

The trouble is with being retired, one tends to be busy with retiring to fine the time to organise anything.

I tend to find the time, but not the inclination I'm very easily distracted, I have a short attention span when it comes to organising



DaveH

Well guys I had gotten to a point of desparation, can not even move in my shop for the clutter. I feel like the "Hotel California for Tools, you can check in any time you like, but you can never leave!" There are dead tool parts piled up all over the place and to make matters worse, whenever I needed a tool to work with, it was buried under a pile of crap and there was virtually no work bench space left that was not covered.

So, I took the bull by the horns, so to speak and started trying to reorganize, (again)

Ordered a new Roll-Cab to go beside the workbench, will replace the two door, shelved cab that is there, so will be able to further clean up and organize the "go to" tools. The electrical test station should fit just nicely on top of the new cabinet.

Next comes a purge, ouch I hate that cause you end up purging things that you need the next week.

As for peg board and slat wall, yes it gets a bad rap, but it is a handy way to organize things that will be moved around periodically. Just use the biggest heaviest hooks you can, even if like I did, you end up shortening them to about 2" long. Fatter hooks hold in the holes or slats better.

Walter