26-05-2011, 08:30 AM
Hi,
Well done Rob it shows that you care about what you do. Colour codes do absolutely nothing for me though because I'm colour blind so it wouldn't bother me if the colours were omitted.
I try to align slotted screws with the slots up and down as I feel in exterior applications water is shed more easily.
I like a place for everything and everything in its place; immediately after using a tool it is usually returned to its home; piling tools on a bench can actually damage them especially cutting tools. I've been in workshops where it takes ten minutes to find a screwdriver with not an inch of bench space showing together with a single track walkway. I would never criticise anyone's workshop or the the way they work because we are all different.
I'm obsessive about keeping machinery beds clear of offcuts and debris; any offcuts left on a circular saw bench always walk as if by magic towards the blade where they are instantly turned into missiles.
After a session in the workshop or garage I check and double check that everything is switched off. My soldering iron is tucked neatly just under the bench out of the way but fully accessible and is fitted with a mains panel lamp. My 3 phase transformer in the garage is also fitted with a panel lamp; it is so easy to forget to turn items off.
I don't think you are obsessive Rob; just taking pride in what you do and such practices are to be encouraged.
Kind regards, Col.
Well done Rob it shows that you care about what you do. Colour codes do absolutely nothing for me though because I'm colour blind so it wouldn't bother me if the colours were omitted.
I try to align slotted screws with the slots up and down as I feel in exterior applications water is shed more easily.
I like a place for everything and everything in its place; immediately after using a tool it is usually returned to its home; piling tools on a bench can actually damage them especially cutting tools. I've been in workshops where it takes ten minutes to find a screwdriver with not an inch of bench space showing together with a single track walkway. I would never criticise anyone's workshop or the the way they work because we are all different.
I'm obsessive about keeping machinery beds clear of offcuts and debris; any offcuts left on a circular saw bench always walk as if by magic towards the blade where they are instantly turned into missiles.
After a session in the workshop or garage I check and double check that everything is switched off. My soldering iron is tucked neatly just under the bench out of the way but fully accessible and is fitted with a mains panel lamp. My 3 phase transformer in the garage is also fitted with a panel lamp; it is so easy to forget to turn items off.
I don't think you are obsessive Rob; just taking pride in what you do and such practices are to be encouraged.
Kind regards, Col.
