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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by ahawes, Jun 1, 2011.

  1. Heo
    Joined: Jan 8, 2010
    Posts: 524

    Heo
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    Yes busy with trying to find stuf and tripping over
    junk I hate the mess the evil gnomes create in my shop
    when i look in a nother direktion
     
  2. Ratrod37
    Joined: Apr 12, 2007
    Posts: 276

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    My garage is a 20' x 20'disaster area.I have collected so many parts that I can't get in the garage without moving something first.I have a 32 Ford somewhere in there that I can't see.I have just started to reform myself and I am now in the process of selling and throwing stuff out till I can work on my car.My best guess is it will take till the fall.
     

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  3. el shad
    Joined: Apr 16, 2008
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    I have a 32 Ford in mine to. No biggie right? Dont we all?????
     
  4. dmikulec
    Joined: Nov 8, 2009
    Posts: 590

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    This thread is useless without photos. :D
     
  5. 48FordFanatic
    Joined: Feb 26, 2011
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    from Maine


    I agree with you Mr Jean. Sometimes when I'm working I have to stop and put everything away. I know as I'm doing it that I'll be taking some things back out in a minute, but it has to be done.

    I do a fair amount of welding so I don't like clutter, especially flamable clutter.
     
  6. junk yard kid
    Joined: Nov 11, 2007
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    i was just thinking that
     
  7. theHIGHLANDER
    Joined: Jun 3, 2005
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    30 X 40 and a mess. 3 project cars in various stages of "apart". On the good side I make great use of the space I have. Now in my mind, shop clutter is like a bunch of shit you're not using or ever going to use and it just hangs around. yeah mine's a mess but it's nice mess. All good stuff. I convinced my love that we need another building on the property. She agrees! Am I lucky or what? If I could store shit out of my way I'd have the whole 1200sqft to work in.
     
  8. oj
    Joined: Jul 27, 2008
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    If your shop is cluttered and a mess because you are too lazy to put the shit away then that is a bad thing. If your shop is a mess because you are inspired to create something then that is a good thing. And people can tell the difference.
    Pics, heres a few.
     

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  9. BadgeZ28
    Joined: Oct 28, 2009
    Posts: 1,165

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    from Oregon

    Both my shop and garage are a mess. On top of that I am from a long line of pack rats. I am always working on something and there are lots of things scattered around. if one of you guys with OCD tenancies wants to take a shot at organizing it, let me know.:D
     
  10. lrs30
    Joined: Jan 30, 2007
    Posts: 2,214

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    from Kentucky

    [​IMG]

    Has'nt changed much other than my 64 taking up the bay where my old T bucket sat
     
  11. 1941ihkb5
    Joined: Feb 19, 2009
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    That reminds me I should do nothing on saturday and clean the shop.
     
  12. Going imto a messy shop in the morning is like waking up to a ulgy woman!
     
  13. lrs30
    Joined: Jan 30, 2007
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    from Kentucky



    I would'nt know anything about that. Sorry 'bout your luck....:eek:
     
  14. yblock292
    Joined: Oct 10, 2006
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    sunday evenings is shop cleaning time, bout the time i can't find a hammer!
     
  15. Oh no, I was not referring to my wife, you know the type I'm talking about.
    My shop is always cleaned before leaving.:D
     
  16. hot rust
    Joined: Sep 18, 2007
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    amen to that, i know people who spend more time cleaning than working,doesnt work for me.
     
  17. start my day cleaning and prepping for the day, then thrash on the projects, [and the shop] all day, leave, repeat.
     
  18. havi
    Joined: Dec 30, 2008
    Posts: 1,876

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    I started Spring cleaning, and here's the first load I hauled outside:
     

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  19. nico32
    Joined: Oct 30, 2008
    Posts: 716

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    from fdl, wi

    I need to do the usual spring cleaning, get the snowblower pushed into the corner. Sweep out the garage. Get the frig plugged back in and filled with beer(done!). Get the boat moved to the other side, except this year the boat will be swapping spots with the International that I picked up last December. Once I get that moved I'll start tearing into the truck, then I'll have a mess.

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  20. Von Rigg Fink
    Joined: Jun 11, 2007
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    from Garage

    In a word
    Annihilated
     
  21. Model A Gomez
    Joined: Aug 26, 2006
    Posts: 1,695

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    I've got a five stall garage, wife's car in one, a 29 Model A in one, two project cars one covered with parts from the other, one clean stall to work in, the rest has 2 motorcycles, yard tools and general crap. So not counting my wife's stall I have the stall I work in with my project and have to move a motorcycle to use my work bench. Too many toys but don't want to part with any.
     
  22. jleblanc31
    Joined: Sep 7, 2008
    Posts: 144

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    Ive been cleaning my garadge for a year and a half and I'm still cleaning. a year ago I had to walk on top of stuff to get in the door.
     

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  23. built2grind
    Joined: Dec 24, 2009
    Posts: 87

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    Mine is usually pretty clean. Standard 2 car garage with 60 Buick and 29 Essex coupe stuffed in there. Whenever I'm going full steam on a project it looks the worst, but I tend to go out there every night whether working on the car or not and pick up a few tools and put away. Its just easier that way,
     
  24. buzz4041
    Joined: Nov 14, 2008
    Posts: 361

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    from Texas

    I keep my shop safe to work in. At the end of the day I will sweep and straighten up a bit before it's lights out. I have to provide and work in safe enviroments all the time so it is just a carry over for me to do it home. Clean is safe.
     

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  25. mines a mess...but what the hell - if I paid a shrink to cure my brain issues - I wouldn't have any beer or car monies....
     
  26. I know that I like a clean and organized shop. That takes time and commitment to keep it that way. Sometimes I say F&%* it- clean it up in the morning but that always screws up the next days progress. Keeping it neat (not clean but neat) is alot easier and less time consuming than trying to get it back into control.

    Some guys like to spend a 1/2 hour cleaning the shop because they hate looking for crap, Some guys must like to spend a 1/2 hour looking for shit more than straightening up. Some guys will clean off the table when they are done so its ready for the next time, some guys clean it off when they need it. Depends on what your good at and prefer to do, the time will get spent one way or another
     
  27. stainlesssteelrat
    Joined: Nov 23, 2010
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    from ms

    clean? what the fuck is that, the tools belong where ever they land .
     
  28. Willy301
    Joined: Nov 16, 2007
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    I have 1500 sq ft, and t just isn't enough. When I lost my parents, I gained all their stuff until we sold, donated or gave away all that was worth dealing with. Now I have been captive to working in clutter due to my project being bare metal and we had 3 months of almost solid rain. I will say the body dust has made it very easy to see what kind of bugs frequent my shop at night, all the little foot prints are all over the place..wish I could teach them to clean...
     
  29. Hoodlum Rocky
    Joined: Oct 24, 2007
    Posts: 62

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    I think if it is too clean you are not working very hard!!
     
  30. Deuces
    Joined: Nov 3, 2009
    Posts: 23,753

    Deuces

    Can't walk in there without tripping over something. :eek:
     

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