Space management in your shop, help a brutha out....

I suppose you're right about that. I hadn't really thought about it but they do farm out all the ****py stuff.

 

Another idea to apply to the dust problem. Household box fans are on sale this time of year. Used in conjunctions with a furnace fibergl*** intake filter, makes a nifty dust-cutter-downer. Cheaper than buying a ventilation unit for the whole place. 2 or 3 well placed ones and replace the filter every so often.

Speaking of clean TV pro-shops, I gotta go home and clean my toilet bowl tonight. Its getting a ring.

 

I'm on this blue tarp thing on a wire. I have plastic that I use in the winter so I only have to heat half the shop.

 

I'm going to go against the popular opinion here and cast my vote for walls.

Most of the shops that I've been in that are both productive and organized have separate rooms for different tasks and that's the way I plan to build my own shop when the time comes. I'm in a leased warehouse now so, I just use what I have.

Some of the shops that come to mind are Deuce Customs in Australia, Paul hunter's shop (where Rotten Rodney works), Bob Bauder's shop, and Billy Vinther's garage.

Ideally, I'd like separate rooms for priming/sanding, painting, fabrication, and a clean room for mechanical/machine work. I don't want to be shooting grinder sparks on my paint and body work. I don't want overspray or sanding dust on my exposed engine parts and I don't want oil/silicone spray anywhere near paint and body work.

Also walls give wall space which is handy for leaning cabinets and shelves against. For you disorganized types shelves and cabinets are what organized people use to keep all that **** off of the floor so we have some room to actually work

I actually believe people are inherently organized or they are not and they rarely if ever change. My dad, at 70 years old, is and always has been disorganized. Once in while he'll say something like "As soon as I get done with this project, I'm going to get this mess cleaned up and get this garage organized". It never happens. It's been a mess as long as he's been there. I must take after my mom. Sometimes I'll stop in the middle of working on the car, to clean up the tools, put them away, sweep the floor and generally get re-organized before proceeding with the project at hand. I just work better and feel more comfortable when everything is organized.

Uh...I think I got off on a tnagent there. Sorry.

 

I'm with ya Don. I am **** about certain things but in order to do the things I want. I hafta to be "compartmentalized".(TM)

I guess the big thing is money. I have a buddy that owns a lumberyard and he is pricing me out all the materials to do the job. Now I just wait for the damage.

 

I went back and forth over the office myself.I went ahead and put one in. I haven't even finished yet, but it was well worth the loss of space. The work space is important, but for years I've wanted a place to display all the old **** I've collected.

 

Walls are cool.
You can hang all sorts of things on them.
You can keep dust down by picking up large old fashioned humidifiers and putting a/c filters on the inlet.
Moisture dampens dust and makes it drop and also reduces the risk of static dust explosion.
Don't put up any more walls than you need, but put them in the right places then load them up with cabinets, cupboards and hooks.
Polythene makes great temporary dividers and can be used just as a curtain.
Roll it up, drop it down.
Whatever you do don't forget to make space for a fridge.
Great for storing volatile chemicals.
Paint stripper, thinner, solvents,abrasive, beer and any other shop essentials.

 

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I never knew you did paint and body work... I guess my above statements sounded weird then... huh?
Sam.

 

Well, it's done. I am pressing on with the idea. Materials will be here in the a.m.

Pics later.