Comments by "Muck006" (@Muck006) on "Ask Adam Savage: Tips for Setting Up a Workshop" video.

  1.  @Blue84Stang  One thing I started doing for power tools is getting loads of stackeable cardboard boxes from grocery stores [select the best system and then stick with it], because they have enough space for the tool AND some of the inevitable additional bits and pieces (like sanding papers for a sander or filter bags and so on) ... which usually dont fit into the original box. You can even have themed sets of tools and then take the box to where you need the stuff. The beauty of these boxes is that they fit rather well onto a heavy duty shelf and are stackeable. The stores usually trash the boxes ... so it should cost nothing to get them.
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  2. Cleaning up EVERY DAY (and maybe an extra sweeping for the weekend) is a major requirement to keep up the efficiency of any shop ... especially if there are several people working in it at different projects. It is not so much a "time saver" but rather a "time waste prevention" measure.
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  3. Sounds like it would take DAYS to fill out that inventory correctly ... and if anything gets moved you need to change it again. Spreadsheets have their purposes but "actually knowing where which stuff is because you work with it all the time" is better.
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  4. Painting a MK 1 ??? Just build it "for real", i.e. from metal instead of resin or whatnot.
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  5. A really important bit for "speed" is NOT MAKING THE SHOP INTO A MESS ... and always keeping it clean and returning tools to the spot where they should be! You just have to figure out how long you need to "clean the workplace" EVERY DAY ... at the end of your work day. 15 minutes might be enugh most of the time.
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