The Ford Barn

Lawson Cox · 06-12-2014, 01:28 PM

I spent all morning cleaning out my shop. I got the front 1/4 cleaned up pretty well. Mostly trash. Surprising how many tools I found. One full Ranger bed piled through of old boxes, scrap metal, scrap of all sorts. I should be able to have it all cleaned out by say, July 4th. LOL Haven't hit the shelves and/or cabinets and shelves yet. I know, I should do this more often. LOL

Heard · 06-12-2014, 01:42 PM

Well now you're going to have to get some more stuff to fill up all that vacant space you have.

oj · 06-12-2014, 01:51 PM

Its a sickness. A few years ago I set a dumpster at my rollup door and started hauling junk out, cleaning junk corners and I'd be carrying a doodad out blowing 20years dust off it and catch myself thinking 'gee, that looks handy I'd better keep it!'
Its about time that I did the same thing, the stuff just piles up and I don't have the gift of being able to display it in an artsy fashion like others can. Some people can stack up some oil cans and make it look like a million bucks, I stack them and they look like junk.

malpais · 06-12-2014, 02:04 PM

I've been thinkin' maybe the barn will get hit by tornado - save a lot of cleaning.

Vic Piano · 06-12-2014, 02:09 PM

Lawson, July 4th of what year???

Every time I try to "clean up" the garage, I usually end up just transferring things from one spot to another...

done4 · 06-12-2014, 02:12 PM

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I know the feeling, but over the years it seems like when I clean and get organized something that has been hanging or laying around for years and I make the decision to 86 it, damn if not a short time after I could have used it or a friend could have used it. So I'm getting a lot better at storing things.

BILL WZOREK · 06-12-2014, 02:42 PM

O so that is where that project went that I just had to have

OR I KNOW THE OTHER HALF IS HERE SOME WHERE ~~~~

Lawson Cox · 06-13-2014, 12:13 AM

I found my 1/4" drill in the middle of the junk barrel. Ahh Haa. So, that's where it has been hiding. Then I remembered I threw it away because it was junk. LOL Sooo, that's why my son bought me a new one for Christmas. Full blown CRAFT.

BILL WZOREK · 06-13-2014, 03:21 AM

Lawson:
Admit it for a moment there you had to think I bet I could fix it !!!! LOL

oldbugger · 06-13-2014, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by malpais

I've been thinkin' maybe the barn will get hit by tornado - save a lot of cleaning.

Looks like you got the same illness I do.(vw) Paul

malpais · 06-13-2014, 08:27 AM

Paul,

Yea, I keep telling myself I gotta make up my mind. Quit fooling with VW's or Fords.

Too many of both - just having trouble deciding. Have a nice VW Porsche in another shed. Ain't enough time!

Looks like I'll keep the Fords, but air cooled VW's are easier......

Gordon

Bolts · 06-13-2014, 08:47 AM

The longer you keep something before you throw it out, the sooner you need it after you do.

redo32 · 06-13-2014, 11:05 AM

I just cleaned the front part of my garage so I had room to work on the Fordor. Two days later realized I threw out my cardboard "creepers". Us old fat boys need help sliding around on the concrete floor.

34pickup · 06-13-2014, 04:15 PM

I think you are setting a bad example...

Walt Dupont--Me. · 06-14-2014, 07:48 AM

Lawson. I'll pay you to come and clean out my garage. I haven't got room for another flathead, not room for a postage stamp on the walls. I don't want to watch while your cleaning it out. It would be nice to start again with new clean shop. Would be nice start 30yr's younger also. Walt

Lawson Cox · 06-14-2014, 10:24 AM

Walt. Thanks for the invite. 30 years ago I probably would have taken you up on the offer. Lawson

waterboychuck · 06-14-2014, 06:24 PM

I think that everyone should build a larger shop. That would fix the problem, but what size shop? Mine's a 32x40 with a 12 ft lean and I do woodworking too.

TonyM · 06-14-2014, 06:32 PM

I don't have enough stuff to make a mess with....yet. I am working on it.

my4dv8 · 06-15-2014, 03:53 AM

A satisfying feeling having a cleanup and discovering lost toys. But just sit back and watch someone make a mess again.

colin1928 · 06-15-2014, 04:15 AM

Last time I tried to clean up I started 3 new projects which I can not really afford
never did throw out anything

06-12-2014, 01:28 PM	#1
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Cleaning up shop I spent all morning cleaning out my shop. I got the front 1/4 cleaned up pretty well. Mostly trash. Surprising how many tools I found. One full Ranger bed piled through of old boxes, scrap metal, scrap of all sorts. I should be able to have it all cleaned out by say, July 4th. LOL Haven't hit the shelves and/or cabinets and shelves yet. I know, I should do this more often. LOL __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

06-12-2014, 01:42 PM	#2
Heard Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 582	Re: Cleaning up shop Well now you're going to have to get some more stuff to fill up all that vacant space you have. __________________ Do I look like I have a plan B?

06-12-2014, 01:51 PM	#3
oj Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 293	Re: Cleaning up shop Its a sickness. A few years ago I set a dumpster at my rollup door and started hauling junk out, cleaning junk corners and I'd be carrying a doodad out blowing 20years dust off it and catch myself thinking 'gee, that looks handy I'd better keep it!' Its about time that I did the same thing, the stuff just piles up and I don't have the gift of being able to display it in an artsy fashion like others can. Some people can stack up some oil cans and make it look like a million bucks, I stack them and they look like junk.

06-12-2014, 02:09 PM	#5
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: Cleaning up shop Lawson, July 4th of what year??? Every time I try to "clean up" the garage, I usually end up just transferring things from one spot to another... __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

06-12-2014, 02:12 PM	#6
done4 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Union Pier MI Posts: 392	Re: Cleaning up shop Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I know the feeling, but over the years it seems like when I clean and get organized something that has been hanging or laying around for years and I make the decision to 86 it, damn if not a short time after I could have used it or a friend could have used it. So I'm getting a lot better at storing things. __________________ Still smokin tires and cigars

06-12-2014, 02:42 PM	#7
BILL WZOREK Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florence Ma. Posts: 2,404	Re: Cleaning up shop O so that is where that project went that I just had to have OR I KNOW THE OTHER HALF IS HERE SOME WHERE ~~~~

06-13-2014, 12:13 AM	#8
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: Cleaning up shop I found my 1/4" drill in the middle of the junk barrel. Ahh Haa. So, that's where it has been hiding. Then I remembered I threw it away because it was junk. LOL Sooo, that's why my son bought me a new one for Christmas. Full blown CRAFT. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

06-13-2014, 03:21 AM	#9
BILL WZOREK Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florence Ma. Posts: 2,404	Re: Cleaning up shop Lawson: Admit it for a moment there you had to think I bet I could fix it !!!! LOL

06-13-2014, 08:27 AM	#11
malpais Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Northern Colorado Posts: 506	Re: Cleaning up shop Paul, Yea, I keep telling myself I gotta make up my mind. Quit fooling with VW's or Fords. Too many of both - just having trouble deciding. Have a nice VW Porsche in another shed. Ain't enough time! Looks like I'll keep the Fords, but air cooled VW's are easier...... Gordon __________________ Don't mind learning from my mistakes. Just wish I didn't learn EVERYTHING from my mistakes..

06-13-2014, 08:47 AM	#12
Bolts Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 585	Re: Cleaning up shop The longer you keep something before you throw it out, the sooner you need it after you do. __________________ Nothing wrong with it except for the name on the front. Alex

06-13-2014, 11:05 AM	#13
redo32 Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Walterville, Or Posts: 36	Re: Cleaning up shop I just cleaned the front part of my garage so I had room to work on the Fordor. Two days later realized I threw out my cardboard "creepers". Us old fat boys need help sliding around on the concrete floor.

06-13-2014, 04:15 PM	#14
34pickup Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Huntsville Al Posts: 1,526	Re: Cleaning up shop I think you are setting a bad example... __________________ Matt 24:36-41

06-14-2014, 07:48 AM	#15
Walt Dupont--Me. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gardiner Me. Posts: 4,200	Re: Cleaning up shop Lawson. I'll pay you to come and clean out my garage. I haven't got room for another flathead, not room for a postage stamp on the walls. I don't want to watch while your cleaning it out. It would be nice to start again with new clean shop. Would be nice start 30yr's younger also. Walt

06-14-2014, 10:24 AM	#16
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: Cleaning up shop Walt. Thanks for the invite. 30 years ago I probably would have taken you up on the offer. Lawson __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

06-14-2014, 06:24 PM	#17
waterboychuck Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Nine Mile Falls,WA Posts: 900	Re: Cleaning up shop I think that everyone should build a larger shop. That would fix the problem, but what size shop? Mine's a 32x40 with a 12 ft lean and I do woodworking too. __________________ The sign of a good craftsman is how well they cover up their mistakes.

06-14-2014, 06:32 PM	#18
TonyM Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: West Hammond, Illinois Posts: 2,786	Re: Cleaning up shop I don't have enough stuff to make a mess with....yet. I am working on it.

06-15-2014, 03:53 AM	#19
my4dv8 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,111	Re: Cleaning up shop A satisfying feeling having a cleanup and discovering lost toys. But just sit back and watch someone make a mess again.

06-15-2014, 04:15 AM	#20
colin1928 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Australa Melbourne Posts: 878	Re: Cleaning up shop Last time I tried to clean up I started 3 new projects which I can not really afford never did throw out anything