Sweeping the Shop Floor

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Y'all seen the mess beforeFinally hired some help and brought the shop back to it's orginal 3000sfA two week endeavorDisturbed some snakes while we were at itSome large...LARGE projects to comeBack in the saddle again, the shop is once again open for business Attached Images"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Over, or maybe right at, 8 pickup loads of crap came outta the yard"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:I do that. It makes me wonder why all that crap was in there to start with. Then about a week later I have a need for exactly what i got rid of that I had not used in 5 years. Now I have to go pay for a brand new whatchamacallit and it makes me so mad.Lincoln Power Mig 210MP MIGLincoln Power Mig 350MP - MIG and Push-PullLincoln TIG 300-300Lincoln Hobby-Weld 110v  Thanks JLAMESCK TIG TORCH, gas diffuser, pyrex cupThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 101My brain
Reply:We were pitchin' stuff off at the dump, and I swear to God, it pained me to see everything go over the tailgate.It could be used SOMETIME in the future"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Sam could you post up dimensions for that three point hitch lifting boom you built? Sorry to jack-a-thread, but I got trees I want to cut and have sawn for lumber in the spring and I'll need a way to load'em. My shop needs mowing too.thanksRanger 250 GXTSmith Gas Axe
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammWe were pitchin' stuff off at the dump, and I swear to God, it pained me to see everything go over the tailgate.It could be used SOMETIME in the future
Reply:Originally Posted by SandyThat's where you almost need someone else to do the dastardly deed for you.  You don't know what all went till you go looking for it and it isn't there anymore. If you don't miss it then it doesn't matter.
Reply:I have the same problem.  Stuff just seems to accumulate.  Once or twice a year I get rid of a bunch of stuff... but new stuff always shows up to take it's place. Work HARDER, not smarter! ------------------------ Miller Bobcat 250Millermatic 251Lincoln Precision TIG 185Hypertherm PM 600Hobart 135 HandlerOxweld 400 FlameMaster
Reply:Dang Samm, ya mowed too!Reminds me of some places I used to live.  I get rid of stuff for the most part now.MarkI haven't always been a nurse........Craftsman 12"x36" LatheEnco G-30B MillHobart Handler 175Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CCAdd a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG PapaLion's Gate Build
Reply:I'm probably the world's worst for saving every little piece of leftover angle and square tube. My welding table would probably weigh 300 lbs less if I cleaned out the shelf under the top. Every time I clean that shelf out I tell myself "OK, this is going to scrap and next week you'll be needing it for another project!!!". I guess I'm dam-ed if I do and dam-ed if I don't.                                 MikeOl' Stonebreaker  "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:Hey Sam - those appliance housings make for some nice flat sheet material for projects requiring same.'Shop' looks good btw.MM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:Is it bad when you go to the scrap yard and come back with more stuff than you took to begin with? .No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Not in my case.  I like bringing home new projects in the rough.MarkI haven't always been a nurse........Craftsman 12"x36" LatheEnco G-30B MillHobart Handler 175Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CCAdd a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG PapaLion's Gate Build
Reply:I am truly sick.I keep lots of bits of stuff, too. Steel, wood, whatever. I mostly know what I've got and where it is. Lots of stuff I've had for years.Sometimes the time will come when I'll need something.I get that thrill of saying to myself, 'Hey, I've got the perfect piece.'Then I go and pull it out.And I stand there with it and say to myself, 'Should I use this now, or should I save it and go and buy a piece.'How dopey is that.Yeah, I carry.House keys, wallet, some change, usually a newspaper, maybe a pen.
Reply:I usually have whatever I'm looking for... somewhere....  Trouble is finding it and/or un-burying it from beneath all the other stuff!MM350P/Python/Q300MM175/Q300DialarcHFHTP MIG200PowCon300SMHypertherm380ThermalArc185Purox oaF350CrewCab4x4LoadNGo utilitybedBobcat250XMT304/Optima/SpoolmaticSuitcase12RC/Q300Suitcase8RC/Q400Passport/Q300Smith op
Reply:The worst part is having it, knowing you have it, trying to find it, giving up, going and buying another one, and then finding what you were looking for, then having two to loose again.Esab Migmaster 250Lincoln SA 200Lincoln Ranger 8Smith Oxy Fuel setupEverlast PowerPlasma 80Everlast Power iMIG 160Everlast Power iMIG 205 Everlast Power iMIG 140EEverlast PowerARC 300Everlast PowerARC 140STEverlast PowerTIG 255EXT
Reply:Nice seeing the shop tidy!  Do you have the appropriate fire extinguishing equipment ready to handle a floor fire on a moments's notice???     - MondoMember, AWSLincoln ProMIG 140Lincoln AC TombstoneCraftsman Lathe 12 x 24 c1935Atlas MFC Horizontal MillCraftsman Commercial Lathe 12 x 36 c1970- - - I'll just keep on keepin' on.
Reply:There's something about "late September" that a man can feel in his bones, tells him there's thing he's got to take care of before winter sets in.  Late September   Aint that what got Maggie May kicked to the curb? Looks good Samm. I kicked off a major clean-up too. Maybe I'll join-up with your thread.Here's one for everyone who's ever needed something just after tossing it: In the bad old days, before caller ID and mobile phones, we used to pull the dirty trick of telephoning a neighbor, (the world's greatest pack-rat) and asking for a certain item...  just after we had seen the long-saved item leave his place on the scrap truck. That was rotten. Poor guy, we probably gave him fits.
Reply:Originally Posted by scott brunsdonI am truly sick.I keep lots of bits of stuff, too. Steel, wood, whatever. I mostly know what I've got and where it is. Lots of stuff I've had for years.Sometimes the time will come when I'll need something.I get that thrill of saying to myself, 'Hey, I've got the perfect piece.'Then I go and pull it out.And I stand there with it and say to myself, 'Should I use this now, or should I save it and go and buy a piece.'How dopey is that.
Reply:Y'all have to watch the tv show hoarders,  makes you want to run out and get rid of everything.   It is a serious problem for many.  Brew
Reply:Those are some sick people there.  6 month old meat in the kitchen sink?  A path to the toilet, but not to the shower............You would think they lived in a 3rd world country.MarkI haven't always been a nurse........Craftsman 12"x36" LatheEnco G-30B MillHobart Handler 175Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CCAdd a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG PapaLion's Gate Build
Reply:I saw a mess 6 months ago you folks would not believe.  It was the dirtiest place ever, it was nearly as bad as a garbage dump.  I was a little lost on where I was going, maybe I will sneak back over there some time soon and snap a few shots for sng.Miller 330 a/bp water cooledI believe in gun control, I hold my gun with two hands.  If you want to know why, click here.Buy American or bye America.
Reply:Samm, Princept (spelling?) is a fairly cheap and easily available pre-emergent herbicide.  Kill what's there, scrape it down to bare earth, then pour the princept on,,,,,    you can actually sterilize that amount of  ground for five years, with about $10.00 worth.   I think the patent's expired on this one, everybody else is making it now also, different names for it.   And there may be better pre-emergents, in your area for your uses.
Reply:Originally Posted by jsfabSamm, Princept (spelling?) is a fairly cheap and easily available pre-emergent herbicide.  Kill what's there, scrape it down to bare earth, then pour the princept on,,,,,    you can actually sterilize that amount of  ground for five years, with about $10.00 worth.   I think the patent's expired on this one, everybody else is making it now also, different names for it.   And there may be better pre-emergents, in your area for your uses.
Reply:Attached Images"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/No breasties, or cameltoesies were exposed during this photo sessionAt least not at this early stage of the game"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammNo breasties, or cameltoesies were exposed during this photo sessionAt least not at this early stage of the game
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammNo breasties, or cameltoesies were exposed during this photo sessionAt least not at this early stage of the game