Recent content by drygulch

Oooh, a vacuum hose reel. That's going on the list. Super nice shop, not sure I would ever leave. I store most full to half length metal stock overhead as well, arranged by shape and size. After that the "organization" becomes less than perfect. Rafter storage is my only consolation for my...

Thanks, I def need some kind of improvement on the small parts and hardware. I have a bunch of the wall mounted thingies with all the little drawers. The drawers always seem under- or over-filled. I'm also bad with oddball items that I have no well-defined place for. Was just trying to...

Quality casters are huge. But the floor in my previous shop belonged in a fun house. That said, I could usually find flat spots for tools where they wouldn't give. The primary exception was the belt grinder while hogging metal. It might be the most used tool in the shop and may get a permanent...

Agreed (y). Except I located mine about as far from the door as I could, so always had to string it across the active project to get tires aired up. Will be close to a bay door this time.

Hey D2Cat, Plenty of people are perfectly happy with crescent wrenches or pieces of pipe. There are still some people that prefer a purpose-built tool, and I personally feel it works better and is more convenient to use. Not to mention some Kubota sidelinks are particularly nubby. Selling...

WRT to decent lighting, I had a lot of lighting issues in general at the new place. Basement, garages, etc all with a single bulb in the center, shadowing everything you do. I bought a couple boxes of these which changed everything quick. I just screwed them straight into rafters, etc and then...

To be honest, not having all the extraneous crap in the new shop is the greatest improvement of all!

Some good stuff to think about, thank you. For whatever reason, my wife almost never comes out to the shop. She'll just call me, and I often "don't hear the phone" 😄 Greg

My small blast cabinet only gets occasional use, but would not give it up. A walk in freezer sounds great for the occasional cool-down. :)

Yeah, I would much prefer static work stations for everything, but that isn't in the cards at the moment. At least now I'll have a pretty level floor which helps with the rolling tools. Fortunately a lot of the crap that encroached on my previous shop can go elsewhere now. Separate garden shed...

Sounds well thought out. I'm operating on a different scale, and working with existing space. I am lucky enough to have office/bath space but will need some plumbing work. I have the option of splitting out metal to another space, but would sacrifice conditioning and a decent floor. Still...

Amen to that.

Nice. Long live pack rattery!

What would you do differently in your next shop? Or what are your favorite features of your current shop? Anything you've found to be a must-have? As much as I hate relocating my shop and starting from scratch, I do like being able to rethink/rework some things. A mixed blessing... A few...

FWIW, I have come to believe over the years that feeding your pet a species appropriate diet can greatly help in avoiding unnecessary trips to the vet, as will minimizing duplicate/unnecessary vaccinations. You can do a titer test to verify your pet's immunity is still intact before...