Fast14riot
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But how many tape measures, calipers, etc do you own because they get set down?! Lol!
Re-arranging shop!
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joshb
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Ha! 4 tape measures, 3 calipers and 4 stainless rulers.........and they always seem to be over there, not here!
spitfire_er
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I moved one of my tool chests by my lathes and I turned and walked towards the old spot about 6 times today before realizing it wasn't there.
Bought a cpl train cars worth/size of equipment over the last 50+ years....
The best deals correlate to the amount of visible floor space at the sellers shop.... the more concrete showing,the more expensive it was. With that in mind...
Paid 400$ for a peachy Clausing 5914 from a big 2 car garage shop. Not one single square inch of concrete showing. In fact,over half of this place was double stacked. They were moving the lathe with a forklift and it slipped off,hit a Bridgeport before face planting on some other poor piece. 98% cosmetic and the 2% was well in our wheelhouse. Had it making chips in a cpl months. Sold it to a buddy who was starting out for what we had in it. He still has it.....
Must've been my good looks,or maybe not busting on him for the lathe drop? but the guy gave me a P&W sensitive drill(press) in the deal too. 1940's with not a spec of wear on it. Looked like it just came outta the crate. A tiny brass shear pin was missing.....
So,a clean floor/shop? Depends on your perspective.
The best deals correlate to the amount of visible floor space at the sellers shop.... the more concrete showing,the more expensive it was. With that in mind...
Paid 400$ for a peachy Clausing 5914 from a big 2 car garage shop. Not one single square inch of concrete showing. In fact,over half of this place was double stacked. They were moving the lathe with a forklift and it slipped off,hit a Bridgeport before face planting on some other poor piece. 98% cosmetic and the 2% was well in our wheelhouse. Had it making chips in a cpl months. Sold it to a buddy who was starting out for what we had in it. He still has it.....
Must've been my good looks,or maybe not busting on him for the lathe drop? but the guy gave me a P&W sensitive drill(press) in the deal too. 1940's with not a spec of wear on it. Looked like it just came outta the crate. A tiny brass shear pin was missing.....
So,a clean floor/shop? Depends on your perspective.
I find it best to put all similar / same things together in ONE place. If your looking for O rings. There is only one draw you have to look in so if it's not there you haven't got it
Clear tubs with with rails, rings, mags etc etc. Labels on the front of the tubs or draws.
Also I've been lucky enough to work in a lot of different workshops and seen some good ideas and bad. I like having my working surface seperate from tool storage. Eg have a work bench and have tools hung on a shadow board behind the bench. That way your not constantly moving tools off your work surface and you tend to put tools back in their spot on the board as your working so even if your need it 1min later its in the same place as if your stored it for 3 weeks. Shadow board doesn't work in every situation so next best is a tool trolley with draws.
At work we have each of the guys set up with heavy duty mobile tool trolleys. 8mm plate top with tool storage under underneath and a vice off the side. They can use it in the workshop or pick it up and take it anywhere on site with a forklift so they are set up at the actual job and reduces time going to and from the workshop.
Clear tubs with with rails, rings, mags etc etc. Labels on the front of the tubs or draws.
Also I've been lucky enough to work in a lot of different workshops and seen some good ideas and bad. I like having my working surface seperate from tool storage. Eg have a work bench and have tools hung on a shadow board behind the bench. That way your not constantly moving tools off your work surface and you tend to put tools back in their spot on the board as your working so even if your need it 1min later its in the same place as if your stored it for 3 weeks. Shadow board doesn't work in every situation so next best is a tool trolley with draws.
At work we have each of the guys set up with heavy duty mobile tool trolleys. 8mm plate top with tool storage under underneath and a vice off the side. They can use it in the workshop or pick it up and take it anywhere on site with a forklift so they are set up at the actual job and reduces time going to and from the workshop.
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