Popular Post gee-dub Posted October 20, 2021 Popular Post Report Posted October 20, 2021 No, not Depends. get your mind back in the shop . I have a small shorts issue. Maybe a medium shorts issue. OK, a definite shorts issue. I controlled this at the previous shop with my "shorts tower". I had selected the location for the tower in the new shop long ago. When things get tall where I live they get secured. When securing for earthquake you are not so much trying to hold the item up as you are trying to prevent it from getting the idea of leaning over as far as the tipping point. That is, keep it from rocking. Imagine my surprise when the location I picked on paper before the slab was even poured turned out to line up with the previous pocket-holes-into-studs I had used for this purpose at the old shop. What are the chances? The boxes are screwed together and secured to the wall every other box or so. As you can see these are made from scraps found, donated, roadkill, whatever was at hand. It finally ends up here and there's one more thing off my list. 8 Quote
Dave H Posted October 20, 2021 Report Posted October 20, 2021 I like it, it's better than my rolling cart method I'm moving that thing around as it seems it's in the way most of the time. Now I just need to build a bigger shop so I have an open area of wall space to build that tower of shorts! Quote
Chet Posted October 20, 2021 Report Posted October 20, 2021 That is a cool idea and like @Dave H I wish I had the space. I'll have to go out in the shop and stare at things to see If I can find to room. Quote
curlyoak Posted October 20, 2021 Report Posted October 20, 2021 Well organized which is the gee-dub style. Keeping the shorts is a luxury that is a good idea when you have lots of space. Due to my limited space, even though I recently built storage space 12 x15, I still give away or burn. Like many, I do not have enough space. So all real shorts must go. And longer shorts of quality only are kept. I think you know you have enough space if you can save any short that strikes your fancy. Quote
wtnhighlander Posted October 21, 2021 Report Posted October 21, 2021 All I see is a stack of end-grain butcher blocks.... 1 1 Quote
Popular Post gee-dub Posted October 22, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Posted October 22, 2021 I used to have this same rig in my previous shop which was less than half the size. I moved the panel-shorts storage fixture in today. It is just a 2' x 4' box with angled sides. There is a full width divider left to right that yields two approximately 1' x 4' sections. 6 Quote
Chestnut Posted October 25, 2021 Report Posted October 25, 2021 Have any wisdom for someone that might want to make a shorts storage unit that would fit under a table saw wing? I don't have as many shorts as you but i have enough scattered around the shop that it'd be nice to consolidate them. I'm surprised you keep that m,any small pieces around that long. They disappear in my shop. I usually have a good amount of small projects that can eat up shorts fast. I also tend to work with limited species so it's easier to bring shorts in for smaller project parts. Quote
Robby W Posted October 25, 2021 Report Posted October 25, 2021 Am I the only person that doesn't like to throw out shorts and small pieces because as soon as I do, I need a piece that size and have to cut it from something larger? Seems to especially apply to small pieces of plywood. 1 Quote
wtnhighlander Posted October 25, 2021 Report Posted October 25, 2021 Robby, I'm with you! No matter how long a scrap hangs around, it is ALWAYS the perfect size for something I need three days after I threw it out. 1 Quote
gee-dub Posted October 28, 2021 Author Report Posted October 28, 2021 On 10/25/2021 at 12:22 PM, Robby W said: Am I the only person that doesn't like to throw out shorts and small pieces because as soon as I do, I need a piece that size and have to cut it from something larger? Seems to especially apply to small pieces of plywood. This seems to hold true for many "valuable" pieces of odds-n-ends I keep around. After 8 years I will finally toss those old fan belts. Once the trash truck leaves I will undoubtedly find a use for a small section of high density rubber. Fearing this occurrence is how hoarders are made. Fear it enough and you end up on a reality show . I have watched my dad haul a ton of stuff from one house to another. Items he has had for literally 40 years. Finally at 96 he realizes that he will probably never get around to making that combination squirrel cage blower / egg scrambler and has started to give things away or toss them. I am trying to embrace the tossing stage earlier in life. When it comes to controlling shorts I limit myself by allowing a finite space for them. If I really want that piece of red oak I will have to gt rid of something else to make room. This has been working for me in general. Every now and then (like now) I have to dump the bin and make some hard choices. In general it is self regulating. Quote
Chestnut Posted October 28, 2021 Report Posted October 28, 2021 On 10/25/2021 at 2:22 PM, Robby W said: Am I the only person that doesn't like to throw out shorts and small pieces because as soon as I do, I need a piece that size and have to cut it from something larger? Seems to especially apply to small pieces of plywood. I don't often regret plywood scraps, once they get below 1 sq ft they are pretty unusable. If they are that small and i find a need i can always find a piece in the scrap bin before it meets it's fiery end. That said I never throw any hardwood scraps they almost all get used. The use case for pieces to small is BBQ or recreational fire starting. This also applies to hand plane shavings and sawdust. It all gets used on my property one way or another. 1 Quote
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