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One thing I have noticed quite a lot lately is that simply owning machines, tools and accessories feels like a small job to me. So my lathe and especially my mill came with boxes and boxes full of tools and accessories and when I buy used tools and equipment, they often times come in mixed lots that also all end up somewhere in my shop.
Since I usually have to buy all of this used, the tools often need care like disassembly, cleaning and regreasing. So I have a bunch of tools that before first use I have to invest time into them. Then I notice that some of those tools I never used might have started to rust so I have to do something to prevent that from getting worse. Space is always a luxury so when I need a certain space for new tooling and accessories to keep those sorted together I have to move and organize other tools and equipment around to new places. The mill and lathe also want periodic maintenance like cleaning and oiling.
I often times think to myself that I have spent all that time again but I have 'hardly made anything'. Now this thought might be a bit exaggerated of course, but does anyone feel the same?
In the last months I have tried to take a more 'minimalistic' approach by making an effort to sell all of the stuff that I haven't used in the last years (but that again requires checking condition, making photos, dealing with buyers and shipping) and not buying new stuff, even when the price seems tempting und the urge for new tooling is always luring in the back of my head.
Since I usually have to buy all of this used, the tools often need care like disassembly, cleaning and regreasing. So I have a bunch of tools that before first use I have to invest time into them. Then I notice that some of those tools I never used might have started to rust so I have to do something to prevent that from getting worse. Space is always a luxury so when I need a certain space for new tooling and accessories to keep those sorted together I have to move and organize other tools and equipment around to new places. The mill and lathe also want periodic maintenance like cleaning and oiling.
I often times think to myself that I have spent all that time again but I have 'hardly made anything'. Now this thought might be a bit exaggerated of course, but does anyone feel the same?
In the last months I have tried to take a more 'minimalistic' approach by making an effort to sell all of the stuff that I haven't used in the last years (but that again requires checking condition, making photos, dealing with buyers and shipping) and not buying new stuff, even when the price seems tempting und the urge for new tooling is always luring in the back of my head.
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