Over the last 6 months I have been clearing out clutter little by little. Fortunately, I tend to stash stuff away in cardboard boxes so at least it’s physically easy to handle… just mentally I have a hard time with it.
You know, if you were doing other woodworking projects you could take those small bits of lasered woods and run them through a blender or coffee grinder to create a dust/pulp you could mix with wood glue to hide countersunk screws or even use as a filler for voids and knots in natural product.
Yeah, that’s the level of madness happening over here… LOL.
Yup and yup. I now have forty or fifty old wooden-framed silk screens from my neighbor, that I couldn’t just let him throw away because those textures from screen frames that were used for 20+ years and then left to sit for another decade… I don’t really do silkscreening… maybe I can use them to frame canvases?
Got a shelf on it today. Now I can’t decide if I want to put some kind of finish on the work top. I also got the crazy idea to try and figure out a way to make the shelf so I can pull it forward like a drawer for easy access to materials. (Work top is 4 ft wide)
One idea - Mount some long drawer slides on the outside edges of the bench and then build an extension onto the shelf to mount them to. Should work great.
That’s my problem with leaving things in the bags - don’t see what’s in them so then I end up buying some more. Then I find something like 6 packages in 4 bags
I try to get them into their correct drawers or in open sight on shelves. What’s messing that up though is the remnants of cuts - those pile up and I’ve started just feeding them to the pizza oven because it gets hard to match individual cut items with leftover material. Sort of wasteful but then I don’t need kindling
Haha! Nice. Everyone here is uber creative in different ways. I love it! Learning so much! My “makerspace” creations are mostly done on a computer, so often the biggest mess I make is a disorganized computer desktop. And since my GF will be in a place where clients come to visit, I’ll be forced to keep it pretty tidy. I can promise you that other spaces I work in like my garage bear no resemblance to my office… I appreciate all of you. Looking forward to learning more from you when my GF arrives!
Here’s mine! I’m an Oct 15 order and not a “Regular” And I ordered a Pro, so it looks like I’ll have plenty of time to finish. Vapor barrier arrives tomorrow I think, so I can start putting down some flooring. I’ll be stalled for a bit, I’m flying out to San Diego next Wed to pick up a VW Vanagon a buddy of mine and I bought. We will be taking 10+ days to drive it home to Maine if all goes well!
WOW you couldnt have picked a longer drive! If you’re driving back through Arizona, make sure to pick up some extra water for yourselves, and maybe the Vanagon too. Tues, Wed, Thurs next week we’re going to be at the 120 degree mark, so take 'er easy and stay safe!
Yeah, I find little bags of various hardware too. As far as the glue sticks, that’s only about a month or two supply at the rate I burn through it.
And you’re getting pizza out of the deal as well. That’s a win.
OMG, thank you for those pics! Assures me I am not alone.
My space looks like the result of a grenade. It persists until I can’t find what I’m looking for, then it’s all stop.
I clean and organize so it can begin again.
@mpipes, that’s when I find a buried item I just bought again…
I’ve had the space set for a long time, and the GlowForge will join my printers, die cutter, 3D printer, laminator and model rocket in it’s place of honor, right near the window to vent. Come on email!!!
Whatever path you take the southwest will be warm. Vegas is showing only five degrees cooler than Phoenix. Have a safe trip and if you do more than breeze through Vegas let me know.
Mine will go on the bay window until it gets the air filter. Not a lot of window options in the apartment that can donated for the cause. The big gmax 3d printer is normally on the other side, the surface is so stable!
We arrived in Vegas at noon on Friday, got a room at the Grand Palace Casino ($59), and crashed till midnight. Left in 90 degree weather. Made it to Rock Springs Wyoming that day.
6 days on the road in total. No serious breakdowns. Not bad for a $2700 30yo VW.
Our FB page is @wagonseast if anyone wants to follow it!
