Shop Log
Shop Communication Log
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04.17.2011
John was able to move the large pile of lumber from in front of the main roll up doors and placed them near the walkway in front of the band-saw. There is now some brake cleaner, plenty of brake grease and brake spring removal tools (2) that are being donated to the shop. If you work on your brakes at the shop feel free to use them! Danny recently brought a small air compressor, it's on loan to us and currently in the shop storage room. We now have a set of Titanium drill bits, they are stored in the tool chest in the shop storage room in the same drawer as the jigsaw blades. We also have a small siphon set I was going to use, but is hanging on the wall in the storage room. If anyone remembers, we need to move some of the protective goggles from the house fire-room and bring them into the shop storage room/left hand wall.
The foundry looks like it was moved off to the side and should be considered fragile until Walter gets a chance to check it out and move it to it's spot. We should start holding on to any used motor oil for the foundry/forge. If you are kind enough to save it, please put it in a marked 5 gallon paint bucket and place it in the shop, covered if possible out of the way along the left hand wall.
04.11.2011
There is a small mess in front of the other mess in the shop. The mess is the future foundry. It'll be cured and out of the way by the weekend.
04.10.2011
Shop Clean Up Day We were able to clean up a good portion of the mezzanine- the rear area in the shop above the storage rooms. We organized the top right section. Currently in the right hand corner of the mezzanine we have some large intact sheets of Plexiglas and some cabinets as well. We then moved about 10-15 full size doors and stacked them immediately to the left of the cabinets. Continuing to the left, you'll find several 1"-2" thick sheets of Styrofoam in addition to several "Fire Exit" signs with strobe lights and multiple coffee decanters. We placed the large air conditioner unit on a pallet for easier removal. We found and sorted several 100' ?sisal? ropes. We now have half of the rear shelves cleared with bench-top access and cabinets. We stored some aluminum planks and sheet metal sections in the right hand cabinets. Be careful with the accursed turkey leg!
If you find yourself on the mezzanine, you will need to watch your step, in the middle section, the first 1/3 of the flooring is solid, but the rear 2/3 of the wood floor is starting to show wear and WILL BOW under normal weight. We currently have some metal wall units over the area and will eventually cover/replace the sections with more sound material.
We were able to get most of the large wood pile moved from the rear corner, it's now relatively sorted in front of the unused roll-up door.
We were not able to fully accomplish what we intended, but we made some serious headway. moving doors Semi-cleared benches and storage
Important Items Remaining
- Move the pile of wood (planks/2x4/etc) from in front of the primary roll-up doors to a more out of the way location on the right hand side of the shop, so the floor space on the left hand side of the shop is clear again [Moved]
Items Remaining
- Finish moving the remaining doors from the right rear corner to the right hand side of the mezzanine
- Move the now empty metal shelf from the left hand corner of the shop to the right rear corner
- Move the large stack of Plexiglas from the desktop to the metal shelf
- Move the smaller stack of Plexiglas from the small shelving unit near the desk to the metal shelf
- Move the pile of wood (planks/2x4/etc) and place on the metal shelf
- Move the large wall panels to the mezzanine or store along the right hand wall.
- Check with Mr. Leath and see if we can use some of the newer cabinets/shelving units in the house
- Finish spooling the rope
04.09.2011
There is a large pile of sawdust on the floor in front of the main roll-up doors in the shop near the heater unit. It's there to absorb some spilled motor oil. We should leave it there for a couple of days to hopefully absorb the spill and make clean up easier. Kevin had the great idea of saving all our sawdust and storing it in a marked 5gal paint bucket and using it for spills. We currently have something similar, but its in a metal trashcan. We need a safe non-flammable storage location for that, in a clean and marked 5gal bucket (which can be found around the back door between the wall and the house) with lid.