clean up the office and shop

A year ago I remodeled kitchen. All the old cabinets ended up in my shop. I installed the pantries and some other base cabinets on one wall a couple of months after. Then I hemmed and hawed about the sink cabinent. The challenge was the location of the waste water/sewage pipe vs where I wanted the sink. I finally built a false wall, which gives me more space for hanging stuff or shelves, and plumbed the sink in.

I ended up using all the cabinets except one, which I was forced to re-cycle.

Now I have to finish putting wallboard up on the ceiling (it will reflect the light down better), and then I can get back to fixing up my brother’s old table saw and building things.

So this is boring, but a step in the right direction. Built a wicked strong rack and lagged it into the shop wall near the double overhead door. It’s placed to be the first stop for incoming lumber. The cutoff bench is just beyond it, then I have a jointer and thickness planer. In other words, it’s part of my woodworking work flow.

Next, clean up the mess of tools and supplies and hang some drywall or whatever on the ceiling to reflect light. Then hang some more lights (getting those fixtures out of the way). Then maybe build a rack for clamps…

Well, I’ve pulled the trigger on most of my periodicals and old notes. I tried to see if I could give my IEEE journals away to someone who might use them; both at the Uni of Calgary and on Craig’s List, but had no takers. So off the the paper recycling they all went. About 20 years worth of several and misc 2-5 year collections.

I also recycled a lot of old school notes for courses taken, courses taught, and the huge wad of study notes for my candidacy exam. After 15 years, I’ve concluded I don’t need them :-)