Workspace Tidy

[KeithLyall]

Having just completed my Endeavour build, I decided it was a good time to re-organise my workspace so that storage boxes and tools were more organised and more easily accessible. I always squirrel away offcuts and other salvaged timber in the garage so had a good old rummage. After a bit of planning, I built a small rack from MDF. My only purchase were magnetic strips to hold commonly used tools ...



In additional I wanted some storage for lengths of timber. I had some old plumbers pipe which I cut to various lengths (400mm to store 600mm strips; 300mm to store 400mm strips). I drilled out a set of bungs to plug one end of each tube and then constructed a simple frame to hold the pipes.



So after a few hours pottering in the garage to complete my organiser units, I am now all ready to progress my next build ...

 

[Alan56]

Looks really good & organized. Anytime I'm doing a project, a ship or other, I reorganize to some extent after ever step along the way.

 

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

Typical workshop:

 

[KeithLyall]

Looks really good & organized. Anytime I'm doing a project, a ship or other, I reorganize to some extent after ever step along the way.

I am trying to get into the habit of tidying up at the end of each day.

 

[KeithLyall]

Typical workshop:
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Blooming heck ... how do you find anything? However this is an ideal picture to show my other half if she ever complains about the state of my work area

 

[Corsair]

yes, you have a great looking shop.
You guys better enjoy the pics of my shop as it's going together. Its the ONLY time it will be clean !

 

[Short John Bronze]

Blooming heck ... how do you find anything? However this is an ideal picture to show my other half if she ever complains about the state of my work area

That may be why he goes away to work in a hotel! (See his post Nov 9 2023)

 

[KeithLyall]

That may be why he goes away to work in a hotel! (See his post Nov 9 2023)

Hope the room cleaner gets a good tip.

 

[Masters Mate]

I am trying to get into the habit of tidying up at the end of each day.

My main bench is a drop down into the car space so I have to put everything away when I finish. We've hit the bench twice with the car when I forgot to put the bench up so forgetting is an expensive exercise.

 

[KeithLyall]

Happy New Year all and best wishes for 2024. Well that did not take long ... 3 days into my build of Endurance and my work area is already messy, although I would like to think a little less messy than before I constructed my storage.

 

[Drobbs]

I try to keep my workspace clean, but it’s a continual battle. Every once in a while, I stop and put everything away. Too much junk in your primary workspace does nothing but create headaches. FYI – the first time I cleaned my workspace properly, it took me a week. I’m not going back there.

 

[Drobbs]

BTW – I also use lengths of PVC pipe to hold extra pieces of wood or brass. If the model doesn’t have exactly what I want, I can normally find it in my stash.

 

[PC52]

In my humble opinion there no right/wrong opinion. It just depends on your comfort level with(out) a "messy" working area. I just had a big chuckle when i saw the messy workplace pic as i could relate to it.

 

[MisterCA]

I have to reorganize after each days work because my model area is also my office.

 

[SylvainBL]

We all have almost the same more or less well-appointed workspaces. The important thing is to find pleasure in building our kits and making sure to get beautiful results. Here I am setting up the Amerigo Vespucci kit 1/83.

 

[MisterCA]

We all have almost the same more or less well-appointed workspaces. The important thing is to find pleasure in building our kits and making sure to get beautiful results. Here I am setting up the Amerigo Vespucci kit

Nice shop. I like how you can pivot right over to your computer where everything is clean. My next ship choice is the America Vespucci too.

 

[Bluebeard]

Typical workshop:
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Yes, this workshop looks a lot like my.

 

[grunenwald]

I have always liked seeing how others use their workspaces. My last home was a small condo and I was relegated to a 4 foot desk. We moved to a new townhome and I thankfully have a space to myself!!
This is normally pretty messy. I tend to clean up between milestones on a build. Taking a short break before completing the whale boats on Charles W. Morgan.



Mark

 

[FrankW]

Typical workshop:
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The struggle is real. While I'm not quite this bad, stuff does get cluttered during "steps", then I'll tidy up when moving on to another step of a build.

 

[Boatntrain]

Typical workshop:
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Ha! For a moment I thought I was looking at my workspace in my basement.