Tool Talk
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: jimwrench on December 19, 2015, 03:17:58 PM
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Have finally gotten around to documenting some of my wrenchs. Did a alphanumeric spreadsheet on my IHC wrenchs.Likewise my Mossbergs and my ratchets. Next subset is implement wrenchs. Using Rathbones index as a base I made a list of implement wrench companies (left out companies I didn't think I had any wrenchs from) Still ended up with 253 companies. Now to sort them alphabetically by company and then alphanumerically within each company.
I would provide room and board if anyone would like to stop by and help.
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That ought to keep you out of trouble for a couple days at least. Good Luck!
Mike
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A daunting task but you can do it.
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Yikes that's alot of wrenches!
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Sheesh!
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Good golly Miss Molly! I just started getting caught up on my cataloging today, and I thought I had a daunting task in front of me! Yeah, you are going to be busy for awhile there Jim.
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WOW Huge collection, that will keep out of trouble for a while.
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what would be nice is an oval shaped conveyer to lay them out on with a chair in the center.
that's a lot of bending to reach them, unless you use a magnet to pick them up.
I admire you for taking on that task, seeing you do that, gives me hope that it is not too late to do the same with mine.
thank you for sharing, just take your time and don't overdo yourself.
Frank
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Man, what a job!! Makes me feels like a slacker, though! I have boxes and boxes(and more boxes! lol) I need to do that to! :embarrassed:
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Partial success. The implement wrenchs are alphabetized by company and recorded in alphanumeric order by each co. They are on paper and need to be transfered to spreadsheet. Took two and a half days to sort and record.
The free room and board offer is hereby rescinded. (no Takers)
My late wifes wheelchair saved the day. You can pick up wrenchs from the floor without getting up. Saved my back and my knees.
Think I'll give up buying wrenchs as I don't want to mess up my orderly wall.
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Here are the rest of them.
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Fantastic work Jim, you are an inspiration. Are you available for hire? :cheesy:
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Sorry Not for hire. This may not happen again for ten years,but I did just get these all transfered to spreadsheet.
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WOW!! Nice collection...
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Wish I had half the time it would take to do that, of course I only have tools from 15-20 manufacturers, I think.
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jimwrench, I hope you will forgive me. I chuckled when reading your statement,
"Think I'll give up buying wrenches as I don't want to mess up my orderly wall."
just wait until you spot a certain wrench and that urge kicks in.
Merry Christmas Jim.
Frank
p.s. I admire you for sticking to your plan.
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Think I'll give up buying wrenchs as I don't want to mess up my orderly wall.
Good luck with that. Nice job on organizing your wrenches.
Bus
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Making some progress on cataloguing my wrenchs on spread sheets. Have cataloged :implement wrenchs; alligator wrenchs;Mossberg wrenchs;Non-sparking wrenchs;ratchets;4 inch adjustables;IHC wrenchs. Guess next job will be mechanics wrenchs but am tempted to get rid of them as I seem to be collecting too many kinds of wrenchs. Am reminded that my late(thats deceased she was always early) wife said to me at a MVWC auction "you can't buy them all". Looking at my basement I may be only half done. C'est le vie or some other old saying.
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Jim,
That's quite a project you got going there. I feel your pain. But it looks like you're making serious progress. And your peg boards look awesome!
I have a simple inventory set up for my tools... really just a spread sheet. I found a long time ago that it is much easier to update and maintain the spreadsheet if I make the entries as I buy the tools. It only takes about 20-30 minutes per week. It's become a simple weekly task I do and I don't mind it because it's short, sweet, and part of my weekly routine.
Maybe frequent updates could work for you too.
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Have found that sorting and cataloging wrenchs takes up more room than just hanging them as close together as possible. Ran out of wall space so built me a wrench rack to hang some of them. Its 8feet long by 4 feet by 2 feet. Figure that extra 80 square feet of hang space will get me a little farther down the road . No where near done but it fills the cold winter days with activity.
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I like that idea. I ended up with upside down V boards down the center of the room. I like your idea better.
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Jim, I was studying your new 8' x 4' x 2' rack, that is a good way of doing it, it got me thinking about the same idea,
but making it 8' x 4' x4' with a swinging door on one end and pegboard inside & outside.
could also put 3" castors with step locks on the legs ???
you have me thinking now.
Frank
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Turnnut; took your advise and added casters. Also here is an unsolisited endorsement of McMaster Carr. Ordered 200 peg board hooks on Tues and they were on my stoop when I got up Thurs(that wasn't ar the crack of dawn)
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Jim, a tip of the cap to you, you are a true go-getter.
yes, you will enjoy the ease of moving your display.
have a good day, Frank