Do you clean before you create?

[Janderso]

I’m one who has to clean the kitchen before I begin. It’s not much different in the shop.
I know many of you guys work in small basement shops. My shop is 20 X 20’.
Sometimes I have to laugh. I have so many things going on at the same time.
I leave for work at 5:30 and get home at 5:00.
I was practicing my Tig before work this morning. I’m still working on the belt sander. I’m making a metal planter box for Xmas.
I’m loving every minute!

 

[brino]

I see lots of tools and equipment......where's the shop?

-brino

 

[Boswell]

You sure have a lot of great machines in a very small space.

 

[markba633csi]

Too many toys for one boy to play with at once
I like your Grizzly bending brake- I wish I had room for one of those- how do you like it?
-Mark

 

[hman]

I generally clean (or at least put away the hand tools) the next day after completing a project. Usually too tired on the day it's done. I'll do a general floor sweep about once every 1-2 weeks.

 

[Aukai]

1 of my bats takes ~3 hrs with all of the operations, 7 lb blank to 2.2 lb bat. I HAVE to clean, and oil between builds.
And this is not showing the floor too....

 

[FOMOGO]

My wife insists. Oh, never mind, I was thinking procreate.

 

[Cooter Brown]

I have always have 20+ projects going at the same time scattered all over the shop..... The shop only gets cleaned after I finish a few of them.....

 

[Tozguy]

A famous author once said that when he lacked inspiration he did a bit of house cleaning. He was amazed at how fertile his mind became while doing the chores.

 

[Lo-Fi]

I currently have a Bridgeport, lathe, hydraulic press, power hacksaw, bench grinder, floor standing drill press, welding table and three welders plus all the accessories for each and about a gazillion hand tools all in a 12 X 8 shed. Clearing up after myself is an hourly occurrence.