Work(shop) in Progress #10: Reorganizing Single Car Garage I - The plan.

I’ve found that it’s the shorts that I wear in the summer. When I have on long pants the cuts, scrapes and blue bulls-eyes. are not around.

But I’m not discouraging you from moving things around.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Appomattox Virginia [email protected] †

I like your wife’s plan better than my wife’s idea. When I shower her how crowded I was, her immediate response was “You need to get RID of some STUFF” NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
A man never wants to hear those words: ”GET RID”
All I said was IF I had 3 car garage I would have space.!
I don’t think that was to much to ask.
PS: I DO LOVE my wife so I may get rid of some “tiny things”

-- "My mission in life - make everyone smile !"

hehe, canadianchips – I hear ya.

Karson – the bruises and scratches are from when I’m with heavy duty long pants. if I’d go there with shorts, I may not survive!.

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

With a one car garage one has to be mobile and keep the equipment along the outside walls. My table saw and miter saw can be used at all times with out moving. The planer, sanders and shaper has to be pulled out to use. Depending on the lenght of the pieces I am machinig on the band saw, mortiser, jointer and drill press, determines if they have to be pulled out. I have a shed out side the back door to keep off-fall, jigs and mics.

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Canadianchips, I just threaten to go up a story and raise the garage roof one floor if she threatens the need to get rid of tools, that ends the argument quick. It helps if you look up building code to back up the threat.

Good looking plan.

-- A posse ad esse

I went to a wood show a few years back to pick up some clamps.
I selected about 12.

Shirley said, “you cant have enough clamps”. Then proceded to load another 12 clamps.

I Love my wife

My shop on plan has lots of space. In reality I’m full. Wish it could look like the plan.

Jamie

-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

That little model scene is adorable. Nicely made and reorganized. Good luck finding the time!

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

And… of course, there will be no sawdust on the floor… just like the mock up ;-)
Ellen

-- "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good." Voltaire

One way to do it is to bit the bullet and to build a new shop, I should have done it 10 years ago!

At home ,I am the one who never want to keep anything ( I hate keeping stuff and mess) and my wife encourages me to keep.
In the same way I am cheap when it comes to buy tools but my wife encourages me to buy more and better tools!.
I know she is almost perfect, but do not tell her!

-- Bert

-- Bert

I am waiting for more money to install the sheet rock and to finish the whole thing.

-- Bert

Sheeesh! I need to do that…I have a two car garage dedicated to car, extra refrigerators, two pallets of hardwood pellets for the wood-burning pellet stove, a snow blower and way to many fishing poles and tackle boxes; a 12×12 storage shed for lawnmowers etc; AND a 22×44 second garage for a shop. Like you I accumulated tools and equipment on a piecemeal basis without a real plan. I filled it up and now it is like a minefield. LOL I think I need to “rent” a couple of young strong backs to empty the place and start over.

-- Larry "Work like a Captain but Play like a Pirate!"

Good start. Ambitious.

I wish all shops looked like Sketchup drawings.
Of course I wish all my projects looked like Sketchup drawings too.

Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

yup – always looks more manageable and clean in SketchUp. I guess I should model some sawdust while at it.

Bert – that’s a great shop you put up there. unfortunately I don’t think I would want to spend all that time and money in a rental unit. when we own our own place – that will definitely be on the list of things though. For now, I do with what I’ve got – which I am grateful for having.

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

purplev: ” in a rental unit”
I think I do not understand.
I own the place

” which I am grateful for having.” very good attitude. I am content and blessed also.

-- Bert