OSRC
I wanna be Dave
Last year was drive every weekend. This year has been ...well, not so much. Only been out a handful of times, and quite a few projects have stalled out. Love this hobby, and sometimes you just burn out. So what do you do when you burn out? Work on the workbench! Cleaning and reorganizing always gets me revved up to wrench again.
We're doing a massive spring cleaning here at the house and there's a bunch of crap in the workshop that needs to go. Old furniture, shelves, and odd junk ends up down in the basement, and I usually end up figuring out a use for it. But it's not ideal, and took the opportunity to do some long needed changes. Decided to clean out the old junk, add some more shelves, and build an extension to the workbench. I'm about 1/2 way through and I'm already feel the itch to get building again...
Of course, now I can't until I get this mess sorted out which is going to take a while. Enjoy the pics and iSpy moments as there's a ton of stuff lurking down here.
My main workbench... it's a freaking mess. I'd clean it off, but I have no where to go with everything. I'd like to add an extension off to the side for more bench space (when 3x8 is not enough room, you know you've got problems!) and move the TV from the middle of the bench so my ugly mug isn't every every picture. Plus, my paint area is completely piled with stuff, can't paint a thing.
Some of the junk in my workshop... this is my old computer desk and I've been using it for RC. Not exactly practical, it has to go. Packed with crap as is every surface down here which is why I'm losing my mind.
Some more odds and ends - my daughters old desk top got moved down here, and promptly got put to work as a shelf. Again, needs to go.
The great move has begun...brought in a temp table and a bunch of bins and everything needs to be moved and piled up.
Picked up some plastic shelving and relocated some of my TC's, radios and other odds and ends over from the benches. Temporarily piled over here until I make room.
I used scrap wood in the garage to make the bench extension. Thankfully I had just enough. Fine furniture maker I am not... as long as it's strong, sturdy and (mostly) square I'm happy.
Shelves added on the extension, and made a small TV mount in the corner. Can't easily reach over there anyway, perfect spot for it. Primed all the wood and hoping for the best.
Started on color. Black for the shelves and gray for the bench top. As much as I would like an all black bench, the idea of trying to find small black parts rolling around on a black bench with these old eyes give me hives. So gray it is. Left side of the bench has a gray back section for pic purposes. I don't post a lot of build threads anymore, but I still take a ton of pics of every project so I can look back when I'm old, feeble, and gray (not far off, I'm pretty feeble already) and relive the fun.
Lots to do... I have LED lights for under the shelves, a few cool touches I'd like to add, and then the real work begins - sorting out the mess. And brother, I got a mess. This is a long term "rainy day" project as I have some other things around the house getting my attention but I'll keep chipping away as I can. First order will be to get my batteries dug back out and charger set up - it was on an old mini fridge for some reason that has now found it's way to the dumpster - so I can go play again.
AND my reward for all this is a shiny new Tamia BT01 kit to build when the bench is done. Picked up 2 more TRX4M's yesterday too... Ford High trail and the Ford monster truck for camping next week... but I have no idea where my mini box is. *sigh*
We're doing a massive spring cleaning here at the house and there's a bunch of crap in the workshop that needs to go. Old furniture, shelves, and odd junk ends up down in the basement, and I usually end up figuring out a use for it. But it's not ideal, and took the opportunity to do some long needed changes. Decided to clean out the old junk, add some more shelves, and build an extension to the workbench. I'm about 1/2 way through and I'm already feel the itch to get building again...
Of course, now I can't until I get this mess sorted out which is going to take a while. Enjoy the pics and iSpy moments as there's a ton of stuff lurking down here. My main workbench... it's a freaking mess. I'd clean it off, but I have no where to go with everything. I'd like to add an extension off to the side for more bench space (when 3x8 is not enough room, you know you've got problems!) and move the TV from the middle of the bench so my ugly mug isn't every every picture. Plus, my paint area is completely piled with stuff, can't paint a thing.
Some of the junk in my workshop... this is my old computer desk and I've been using it for RC. Not exactly practical, it has to go. Packed with crap as is every surface down here which is why I'm losing my mind.
Some more odds and ends - my daughters old desk top got moved down here, and promptly got put to work as a shelf. Again, needs to go.
The great move has begun...brought in a temp table and a bunch of bins and everything needs to be moved and piled up.
Picked up some plastic shelving and relocated some of my TC's, radios and other odds and ends over from the benches. Temporarily piled over here until I make room.
I used scrap wood in the garage to make the bench extension. Thankfully I had just enough. Fine furniture maker I am not... as long as it's strong, sturdy and (mostly) square I'm happy.
Shelves added on the extension, and made a small TV mount in the corner. Can't easily reach over there anyway, perfect spot for it. Primed all the wood and hoping for the best.
Started on color. Black for the shelves and gray for the bench top. As much as I would like an all black bench, the idea of trying to find small black parts rolling around on a black bench with these old eyes give me hives. So gray it is. Left side of the bench has a gray back section for pic purposes. I don't post a lot of build threads anymore, but I still take a ton of pics of every project so I can look back when I'm old, feeble, and gray (not far off, I'm pretty feeble already) and relive the fun.
Lots to do... I have LED lights for under the shelves, a few cool touches I'd like to add, and then the real work begins - sorting out the mess. And brother, I got a mess. This is a long term "rainy day" project as I have some other things around the house getting my attention but I'll keep chipping away as I can. First order will be to get my batteries dug back out and charger set up - it was on an old mini fridge for some reason that has now found it's way to the dumpster - so I can go play again.
AND my reward for all this is a shiny new Tamia BT01 kit to build when the bench is done. Picked up 2 more TRX4M's yesterday too... Ford High trail and the Ford monster truck for camping next week... but I have no idea where my mini box is. *sigh*
