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What does your workbench look like right now?
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peter scott



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 7:21 pm    Post subject: What does your workbench look like right now? Reply with quote

Absolutely no cheating permitted. You must not rearrange anything.

Here's mine Embarassed Shocked


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PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Laughing nice block under there btw

I'll take a couple of pics tomorrow of the current layout Smile

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok, here's mine: Embarassed



We've also got a spare engine in here, this time a 1098cc A series Wink
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Phew! I was beginning to think I might be the only bench bum. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

peter scott wrote:
Phew! I was beginning to think I might be the only bench bum. Very Happy


Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy I am sure mine is worse Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dirty Habit wrote:
peter scott wrote:
Phew! I was beginning to think I might be the only bench bum. Very Happy


Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy I am sure mine is worse Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy


It can't be worse than mine, surely? I await proof of this DH!
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy I am sure mine is worse Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy


Sorry DH, words are not enough. We need the full visual of the awful truth.


Rick wrote:
Laughing nice block under there btw

R


Hmmph! Evil or Very Mad


Peter Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

.. and I suppose you can find everthing? Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

640TMP wrote:
Dirty Habit wrote:
peter scott wrote:
Phew! I was beginning to think I might be the only bench bum. Very Happy


Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy I am sure mine is worse Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy


It can't be worse than mine, surely? I await proof of this DH!


640TMP You have spanners hanging on hooks Very Happy I bet you have thought of painting black silhouettes on the wall so you put them back in the right place Rolling Eyes

OK I will prove how bad mine is with pictures tomorrow, I would do it now but I would break my neck in the dark, and yes Phil, I can find everything.......eventually Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Aha! You people make me so happy! When I do a tidy I'm ruthless, but the regime is a monthly 'go around' and an annual 'big one'. The former is practical and purposeful rather than pristine while the latter event is usually over the Christmas holiday, so doubles as therapy!

I also subscribe to a magazine called Model Engineers' Workshop, if you want to see pictures of ultra clean workshops have a look there, spooky I say, what's wrong with a bit of dust?
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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640TMP You have spanners hanging on hooks Very Happy I bet you have thought of painting black silhouettes on the wall so you put them back in the right place Rolling Eyes



The spanners hanging on hooks are the metric ones I never use. If I want a 1/2 inch ring, for example, I have to spend 10 minutes hunting through various toolboxes, the floor, bench, and under the car. I know where everything is.... Embarassed
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good grief - how do you guys ever find anything and how long does it take to find a bit of space to put something on the bench to work on it?

This is mine - and it wasn't specially tidied up for the photos. Because everything has its place, a tidy up at the end of the day only takes a few minutes, time that is saved the next day as I can put my hands on whatever I need.



All constructed from old kitchen units and worktops and filing cabinets that were being thrown out of an office I once worked in. The red mobile tool box was a present from my family several years ago, so it could be said that everything was free.

On the opposite side I have another bench for household diy bits (paint, brushes, etc) note the pile of tiles and adhesive ready for the utility room, they have been there for over a year!.

But 30ft of car space and 3ft of diy, shows my preference!



I hope I am not the only one who prefers to work in such surroundings.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, I know it doesn't look very efficient. It's really just a hankering to relive the garages of old such as..



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

As of 10 mins ago, the main "work"bench in all it's un-cluttered splendour Wink


With the loose tools relegated to bench #2, all perfectly organised by type of tool...



RJ

(the workbenches were originally used in Vauxhall's own training centre)
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

peter scott wrote:
Yes, I know it doesn't look very efficient. It's really just a hankering to relive the garages of old such as..



that's what I'm aiming for (I wish..!)

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