Work Bench organization?

DoogsATX

Aside from the possibility of one of the kids mistaking a bottle of Tenax for apple juice or something, this is THE reason I set myself up in the garage. The one place in the house the wife could give a fig about, so long as they're room for her to park and move random crap from the house to. For example, the ratty old chair that she's been planning to restore one day for the last 6 years.

The Garage??? In Texas??? Man I hope you have a good A/C in there. If not you are now offically "The Man" in my book.

After trying to hijack Doogs' thread about his workbench, I am posting my workbench on the correct thread. Sorry again, Doogs.

I just "upgraded" from a card table to a 6 foot folding table and am loving the extra space. I am also kond of a neat freak. I use a 3 drawer organizer for paints and smaller stuff and the file cabiet for large things and magazine. I put a box fan in the window to act as my paint booth.

Goodness180

 

VanceCrozier:

 

 My wife seems to have other ideas for the closet...

 

 

I think they allways seem to have other ideas or other plans then what you want to do.  LOL I have a moto though

"Happy wife, Happy Life"

Aside from the possibility of one of the kids mistaking a bottle of Tenax for apple juice or something, this is THE reason I set myself up in the garage. The one place in the house the wife could give a fig about, so long as they're room for her to park and move random crap from the house to. For example, the ratty old chair that she's been planning to restore one day for the last 6 years.

Ok... I'll llet you slide on that technicality.

Hercmech

I seem to noitce that neither of you two fine gentlemen are sportting a certain award that denotes agreement with and acceptance of direction from ones spousal unit.

I missed that one on a technicality - I generally have 1/3 of the kitchen table covered with in-progress kits & supplies at any given time with the only catch being "cleaned up if company is coming over".

I seem to noitce that neither of you two fine gentlemen are sportting a certain award that denotes agreement with and acceptance of direction from ones spousal unit.

VanceCrozier

 My wife seems to have other ideas for the closet...

I think they allways seem to have other ideas or other plans then what you want to do.  LOL I have a moto though

"Happy wife, Happy Life"

I keep thinking that a large closet with a couple of bi-fold doors would generally take care of what I have on the go. Finish up for the night, shut off the light & close the closet doors - bam, instantly out of the way. My wife seems to have other ideas for the closet...

p38jl

...and then.... the oldest moved back in...grrrrrr...

 

Just went throught the same thing!

i had a set back a month or so ago.. all the kids, cept one had moved from the house and I was in the process of converting covertly my son's room to a mancave annex.. ( new gun cabinet is in ) ( stash overflow stored )... and then.... the oldest moved back in...grrrrrr...

ps.. dont make me post my mancave pic.. lol..

p38jl

 

Goodness180:

 

p38jl:  WOW!!! You were right... not neat.  I myself have OCD issues pretty much because my wife does, and she would melt if i had this in my house lol.  I do like the pics on the wall, are those model boxes cut up?

 

  lol.. this "mess" is in its own room, so when I shut the door.. no one sees.. basicly the room is my Sanctuary,,, and all my needed tools, etc are within an arms length... when I build, I tend to keep all the paint, parts, sprue etc ,right on the bench untill I'm done..

 

my "wallpaper" is box tops from kits I've built, they run from left to right in age( or time period).. the ones you can see are from my early to late teens, and they run to the right around the room... to the present..

I think now looking at pictures of my table its not very neat either lol.  Im jelous that you have your own room.  Some day i will, when we sell our condo and buy a real house, my plans are to finish the  basement and move my shop down their.

Here is my table.  Got plenty of drawer space and have made dividers inside the drawers for different paint and have labelled them on the outside.  This makes it wicked easy to find paint for a kit, a little pain when putting it all away but well worth it.  I got my tape dispenser that i love, and hoping to add a paper towel dispenser just above it.  Then a place for reference material and books up above.

Don KC

Great ideas here!  Where did you guys get the paint racks?  Are they just spice racks?

Some of the pix here...amazing how things can get out of control so quickly and you find yourself in a Sanford and Son scenario!

I am using an adjustable  bamboo drawer divider that is for silverware as my wall mounted paint holder for the Vallejo paint. I got it at Bed Bath and Beyond...with thier cupon I think it cost around $15 dollars or so. Works great. I will post pic's...promise.

Don KC

Great ideas here!  Where did you guys get the paint racks?  Are they just spice racks?

I built mine, but I'm sure you could find some sort of spice rack that'd work.

Don KC

Great ideas here!  Where did you guys get the paint racks?  Are they just spice racks?

Some of the pix here...amazing how things can get out of control so quickly and you find yourself in a Sanford and Son scenario!

Sanford and Son ??? I resemble that.. !! Ethel !! its the big one !! I'm coming !

my paint rack you can see on the right, is a plastic tote box with adjustable container sizes in the box,,, i screwed it to the wall and some paint bottles, will stand inside it very well..

Goodness180

p38jl:  WOW!!! You were right... not neat.  I myself have OCD issues pretty much because my wife does, and she would melt if i had this in my house lol.  I do like the pics on the wall, are those model boxes cut up?

my "wallpaper" is box tops from kits I've built, they run from left to right in age( or time period).. the ones you can see are from my early to late teens, and they run to the right around the room... to the present..

Great ideas here!  Where did you guys get the paint racks?  Are they just spice racks?

Some of the pix here...amazing how things can get out of control so quickly and you find yourself in a Sanford and Son scenario!

p38jl:  WOW!!! You were right... not neat.  I myself have OCD issues pretty much because my wife does, and she would melt if i had this in my house lol.  I do like the pics on the wall, are those model boxes cut up?

hey,,.,, I'm left handed !! here's my bench from a few years ago... since, then.. I;ve added a bench on the left, and upgraded the TV to a 17" flat screen and dumped Dr Phil...[View:/themes/fsm/utility/:550:0]

  Supplies jammed in a storage-cabinet-on-wheels, workspace = kitchen table. 

Hercmech

Fermis,

I have seen this pictures before but I never noticed the counter spy you have sitting guard to the right of your bench.

Still jealous of your setup.

Ha, I didn't even notice him there, til I uploaded the pic. That dude is a little goofy! I think he's left handed!!!     He's a good dog though.

lol, u neat guys scare me... lol.. my space is a mess.. but I know where it all is...

Good to see I am not the only one using a folding table as my bench! I have upgraded and am now using two of them...one 6 feet the other 4 feet. I will post a picture. Also glad to see I am not the only one with a used tape ball on the front of the table.

I have all sorts of clever storage space. The problem is remembering to use it!

Fermis,

I have seen this pictures before but I never noticed the counter spy you have sitting guard to the right of your bench.

Still jealous of your setup.

 I have a built-in desk/bench, with a wrap around shelf up top, and a few small shelves in the corner and a paint rack for small Testors bottles. I have two small book shelves close by and a section of drawers from an old desk. I just added the larger paint rack on the wall.

I have also (just the other day) drilled holes down the sides of the paint rack to hold files on one side and my main brushes on the other.

Thanks Hawkeye!

Some good ideas there.  I have to start thinking of building up, not out.  Hoping to move soon to a new house with a dedicated hobby room to really get a custom work bench.

thanks!

Don

Here is a little about my modeling cave and workbench

http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/2008/06/24/scale-modeling-101-work-bench-overview/

http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/2009/01/27/workshop-pt-ii-the-tour-continues/