Common machine tools, arbors, collets, sine vise, grinding vise etc are on a 3 shelf unit with doors that drop down to cover them, easily accessible and clean.
Could you post a photo of these?
Keep once a year stuff tucked out of the way and labelled
Nice. I fail at that and it’s frustrating.
Here’s a summary of the items posted:
?) Everything should have a permanent place.
?) Keep the bench/desk you’re working on clean and dump things on the nearby bench/desk that’s not being used.
?) How my shop feels is important, “frivolous“ things like decorations can make the space feel more like somewhere I want to be.
?) Minimize the use of storage where the front item has to be removed to get to the rear item.
?) Items routinely used at a machine should be stored at that machine if at all possible. Duplicate tools that are often required for that machine.
?) General use tools should be in the main area. Occasional use tools should be put in easy access storage.
?) Putting things on wheels generally only makes sense if that tool/bench/desk etc. has a permanent home and it’s only moved to get access to something behind it that’s not used very often.
?) Minimize items such as large tools, which must be moved to use them (In my case a bandsaw and chop saw).
?) Have a good material storage system that’s easy to get to. Perhaps put them in rolling carts that slide under benches etc.
?) Clean up at the end of each task, even it if means getting the same tool out again.
?) Routinely re-home items which have become a low return on investment (With respect to the cost to replace them of course).
?) Have a dirty and clean area.
?) Minimize the number of project being worked on. From the book by Charles Emerson Winchester the Third "Do one thing at a time, do it very well and then move on"
?) Don’t purchase things which are on sale unless they’re needed fairly soon.
?) Close doors and cupboards as soon as you’ve taken out/put back what you need.
?) Have a friend who always needs something that’s annoying you. Don’t ever try to find out if they’re just throwing things in the garbage or recycling.
?) Label everything.
?) Keep once a year stuff tucked out of the way and labelled.
