Thanks. I know it isn't for everyone, but I've always liked the idea of being on a working ship. If this convid19 stuff goes on much longer my wife will likely pay to have me airlifted out to you.
Beautiful view you've got there. Good for you.
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Daily Shop Improvement
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Beautiful view you've got there. Good for you.
Brent H
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@CalgaryPT :
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA - that is too funny!!!
Sailing for a living is not everyone's cup of tea but it pays the bills and the off time is great - provided you can stay away from home for months at a time...... I am looking forward to retirement in a few years. The beautiful days and calm seas are super great but the storms and ice breaking can dampen out those beauty days pretty quick and when your knees start to ache, back pain etc etc ...
As far as the organization.....well, I have had 30 years plus working in pretty tight spaces so ...LOL....things need to go where they fit and are logical or they get lost or tossed pretty quick. I like the organization of things but can put on a pretty good mess if the need suits - haha! We have tool boards and segmented drawers here at work - and no, I am not necessarily the driving force....we have a few OCD guys that sometimes you want to strangle because the machinist hand book is no longer in this drawer because it fit better in this one...type thing...LOL - My wife , however, will say I am pretty crazy with some of the organization....
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA - that is too funny!!!
Sailing for a living is not everyone's cup of tea but it pays the bills and the off time is great - provided you can stay away from home for months at a time...... I am looking forward to retirement in a few years. The beautiful days and calm seas are super great but the storms and ice breaking can dampen out those beauty days pretty quick and when your knees start to ache, back pain etc etc ...
As far as the organization.....well, I have had 30 years plus working in pretty tight spaces so ...LOL....things need to go where they fit and are logical or they get lost or tossed pretty quick. I like the organization of things but can put on a pretty good mess if the need suits - haha! We have tool boards and segmented drawers here at work - and no, I am not necessarily the driving force....we have a few OCD guys that sometimes you want to strangle because the machinist hand book is no longer in this drawer because it fit better in this one...type thing...LOL - My wife , however, will say I am pretty crazy with some of the organization....
Chicken lights
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https://www.mantiscanada.com/tool-grid/getting-started
This looks time consuming to set up, but I think once set up it would be slick. For those guys that are really fussy about their tool box organization. It’s called the Tool Grid, I’ve debated getting a couple for my wrench drawers
Mantis also has drawer liner that looks like quality stuff.
I found some nice rubber matting at HD, about 1/8" thick and nicely textured. A bit challenging to cut but I like it a lot.
Chicken lights
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The last stuff I did I used a pair of Olfa scissors. They are tough little scissors!
Dabbler
ersatz engineer
A little of more of the same, in John N's shop. We got two rather heavy storage boxes on wheels, and one of them completely repopulated. This is real big, so now everything in front of the lathe and milling machine is mobile, and we can make a 7' X 7' clear spot any time it is needed.
Also the rear metal rack is readily accessible....
Also the rear metal rack is readily accessible....
Marc Moreau
Marc Moreau
If I was working there my boss will alway's find me with a fishing rod in my hand. 
nice pictures. Thank You
nice pictures. Thank You
Ahhh,, the romance of being at sea,,,,,,,, until you find yourself working with the big guy that has the worst B.O. during the day and bunking with the guy who snores and farts at night to the point you need earmuffs and a Scott Airpac to survive,,LOL.
Besides that, nice shop.
You must have heard me describe my first 6 months working for CN Rail in the 1970's.LOL
Chicken lights
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There’s lots of reasons I don’t run team. I have buddies say they want to come on a run with me every now and again, sorry dude only one mattress. And I’m not sharing that with a dude.
That looks pretty nice and can see where the OCD guys would like it. Pricey maybe?
There's a great company in the USA called SWAG Offroad. They make some cool kits. They also make these really nice shop organizers for fabricators. They hold bench grinders, hammers, grinding wheels, vice grips, screwdrivers, etc. I keep thinking I should get one, but then I'd just want to buy more tools.
https://www.swagoffroad.com/SWAG-Work-Bench-Clutter-Catcher_p_46.html
My shop is nowhere as organized as @David_R8 's but I do know where every tool is because they always go back in the same place. I'm pretty anal about even putting my glasses and gloves in the spot. In a cramped shop you have to, or you never find it again. One lesson I learned to to keep groups of tools close to where you use them. For example, on my electronics test bench I keep a few of the most common items held close by with PA magnetic tool strips.
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Gosh I wish my shop was organized! I believe you have me confused with @Brent H. I'm so disorganized that I have a hard time finding the shop as a whole!
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Some ideas for folks if you are setting up the shop: 1/2" sheeting for the wall covering: you can then hang anything anywhere, it has worked out well and is quite pleasing to the eye
Just remember when putting screws in plywood where the electrical or plumbing lines are. One of my neighbours was putting up some shelves or something last year. Didn’t notice it at first but there’s about ten #12 screws 4-8” away from about a 6-8 gauge electrical wire.
Brent H
Ultra Member
@CalgaryPT : Here is a pic of the ship doing a buoy - beauty calm day
Guys took it from the work barge yesterday - I am not out there treading water - LOL
Guys took it from the work barge yesterday - I am not out there treading water - LOL
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I’ve spent a lot of time circling the Great Lakes and am constantly impressed with their beauty. Lake Superiour has to be the harshest and coldest but I think it’s the prettiest
JohnnyTK
Active Member
Brent did you go on the resupply mission to Greenland that would have been a trip?@CalgaryPT : Here is a pic of the ship doing a buoy - beauty calm day
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Guys took it from the work barge yesterday - I am not out there treading water - LOL
historicalarms
Ultra Member
Gosh I wish my shop was organized! I believe you have me confused with @Brent H. I'm so disorganized that I have a hard time finding the shop as a whole!
My shop tools are very well organized...there right where I used them last so I know where their at the next time I need them...If I put them away every time I used them I would waste much more time looking in every drawer for them....
Brent H
Ultra Member
@JohnnyTK
Hi JohnnyTK - I was on the second leg of the trip which was even more spectacular - Ship departed Canada and sailed straight up to Thule Greenland (Qaanaak) as the escort ship (ice ) for a US supply ship dropping off cargo for the air force base. The Ship turned around and headed to Iqaluit for crew change - I joined there. Our crew got to go all over the northern parts of Hudson Straight and we stopped in to visit all the local villages and meet up with the local Inuit people - Pretty cool - Most of the people up there do not ever see the Coast Guard as the ships rarely stop in the local villages. We then headed back to Quebec city and went down the whole eastern coast and stopped in at all the historical places from Torngat National Park, Hebron, Davis Inlet, Hopedale and a few other places coming down the coast and then back to Quebec City. Crazy beautiful scenery, some real eye opening history - Especially at Hebron and Davis Inlet. I was not able to go ashore, however the crew did. We had the Inuit on board as guests and showed the villagers what we were all about and got a lot of insight into their lives. I would say it was one of the best trips and humbling experiences I have been on. The west coast also is spectacular for beauty in the fiords and mountain views - not a fan of the non stop rain in Prince Rupert though - LOL It was a great trip I doubt could be topped as a Coast Guard adventure goes.
Hi JohnnyTK - I was on the second leg of the trip which was even more spectacular - Ship departed Canada and sailed straight up to Thule Greenland (Qaanaak) as the escort ship (ice ) for a US supply ship dropping off cargo for the air force base. The Ship turned around and headed to Iqaluit for crew change - I joined there. Our crew got to go all over the northern parts of Hudson Straight and we stopped in to visit all the local villages and meet up with the local Inuit people - Pretty cool - Most of the people up there do not ever see the Coast Guard as the ships rarely stop in the local villages. We then headed back to Quebec city and went down the whole eastern coast and stopped in at all the historical places from Torngat National Park, Hebron, Davis Inlet, Hopedale and a few other places coming down the coast and then back to Quebec City. Crazy beautiful scenery, some real eye opening history - Especially at Hebron and Davis Inlet. I was not able to go ashore, however the crew did. We had the Inuit on board as guests and showed the villagers what we were all about and got a lot of insight into their lives. I would say it was one of the best trips and humbling experiences I have been on. The west coast also is spectacular for beauty in the fiords and mountain views - not a fan of the non stop rain in Prince Rupert though - LOL It was a great trip I doubt could be topped as a Coast Guard adventure goes.