The "Not My Shop Cleanup"

[F451]

Nice work! I'm currently trying to de-clutter my three car garage in preparation for a move to a new house with a little 2 car garage. I've been on a 3 month tear getting rid of everything that is not nailed down in the house and garage and I've got lots more **** to go. It's a lot of work!

Agonizing over the fate of every little fastener I find, its exhausting, Lol.

If you can't get to your tools and supplies, what good are they?

Yesterday I spent 10 mins furiously searching for my roll of bailing wire, wondering if I had sent it to the metal recyclers with the other 800 lbs of metal I dropped off there recently.

Finally found it on a shelf RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME THE WHOLE TIME!

Clean it up, move it out, organize it, rinse, repeat...

 

[Spareparts]

St. Peters Mo. I have hunted rabbits all around there in the early 70,s. That was when they were doing the land clearing for Lake St. Louis, my lead man for the Kroger Food Warehouse lived between O-fallon and St Peters so I spent a lot of weekends in your area. Looks like you are starting A very ambitious project makes me jelious.

 

[gamescastspencer]

Some more progress. Got a free shelving unit among other things and put it in the shop. It isn't organized, but got a good deal of boxes off of the floor to make more room for junk clearance.


I also got a lot of stuff moved out of the way here. Before the pathway was about 18" wide at the most. There is approx 1260 pounds of concrete still in the bags that has gotten moisture in them and turned into concrete...


In the back corner there is a nice collection of electric motors and pumps and lots of copper wire.

 

[gamescastspencer]

Can I follow you on snapchat? looks like a fun adventure you have!

Any resistance from the locals yet?

Thats fine. Snapchat- legopnuematic
No resistance so far

 

[gamescastspencer]

Just a thought: do you have a local place to haul and sell scrap iron to fund some improvements?

The only stuff to be scrapped is copper. All the iron is staying for building stuff with and repairs.

 

[gamescastspencer]

What a great time your having, I know where your coming from because my Papaw was a dairy farmer and also had a "shop" !
He had all his tools and equipment parts in there just thrown all over the place. my cousin and I worked for weeks cleaning and straightening it all up one summer, He was very proud of what we had done !
Your project really brings back memories to me. will be following this thread.

Glad you like the progress

This is going to be a great adventure. Thanks for bringing us along.

This will be an adventure and I am happy to bring you all along with me!

Nice work! I'm currently trying to de-clutter my three car garage in preparation for a move to a new house with a little 2 car garage. I've been on a 3 month tear getting rid of everything that is not nailed down in the house and garage and I've got lots more **** to go. It's a lot of work!

Agonizing over the fate of every little fastener I find, its exhausting, Lol.

If you can't get to your tools and supplies, what good are they?

Yesterday I spent 10 mins furiously searching for my roll of bailing wire, wondering if I had sent it to the metal recyclers with the other 800 lbs of metal I dropped off there recently.

Finally found it on a shelf RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME THE WHOLE TIME!

Clean it up, move it out, organize it, rinse, repeat...

Ahh, the case of the disappearing baling wire. Have had that happen a few times

 

[gamescastspencer]

Had an interesting discovery in an old trunk mounted on the wall the other day-

 

[gamescastspencer]

Some more progress. Took a shot from the loft area, it is starting to look not like complete chaos -

 

[fartymarty]

It's Been almost a year.....ahhhh....how's it goin'??????????????