Under The Hood: Time To Tidy Up!

I just try to keep it looking like this most of the time.  If I clean up after a project, it's way easier than a massive reorganization after working in a mess for a long time.  I can't stand working on a bench covered with junk.  It's also a ton easier to work if you don't have a ton of stuff that has nothing to do with the project at hand covering the workbench.

Small parts in the drawers, larger stuff is in the labeled plastic bins below.

my late Uncle Jim's workbench. He got a lot of work done there believe it or not.

Steamer posted:

my late Uncle Jim's workbench. He got a lot of work done there believe it or not.

Maybe, but he didn't do it there!

Mine looks more like Mitch's if only he would have waited a few more years before straightening up. 

M. Mitchell Marmel posted:

 

(We shall speak of this no longer.) 

 

Mitch 

It is this, the 'unspeakable' stuff, that is killing me! My bench is just covered with it, some of which is still new with no allotted space to store it properly! Only about a 12" x 12" accessible work space left. It's those ebay links I keep finding around here!   I just can't resist these things, I'm extremely weak. When I see one, my right forefinger automatically hits the 'Buy It Now' button and then immediately follows with the 'Pay with PayPal' button. I really have no control over it...    Maybe I need to contract with Fortescue for some assistance here!   

Yea I do it to. Then I suffer from a bad case of C-F-S  Nick

It has been my experience when supervising over 40 repair techs, repairing everything from power supplies, to pcbs, to cash dispensers, to MICR readers, that they all have distinctive workbenches, and that messy benches can be as productive as neat benches. The messy bench techs seem to work faster, but spend more time looking for tools and parts, while the neat bench guys are slow and methodical in their repairs, but they can sometimes reach for a tool with their eyes closed ... And it's there! Personally watching and timing the neat bench lads drove me pretty much crazy, and the sloppy bench guys made me want to getup and just shake my head while walking away. I'm somewhere in between, always cleaning at the finish of each job ... Or two. Whatever works for you is what works for you - that simple.

Got mine cleaned up. Now you can see the three great improvements all based on recommendations from that guy named John that runs guns. 👍👍

I think I recognize that engine on your bench, John.