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Offline turnnut

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Re: Implement wrenchs
« Reply #15 on: December 23, 2015, 08:44:33 PM »
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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« Reply #16 on: December 24, 2015, 11:43:53 AM »
  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.
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« Reply #17 on: January 09, 2016, 01:30:02 PM »
 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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« Reply #18 on: January 09, 2016, 06:13:47 PM »
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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Re: Implement wrenchs
« Reply #19 on: February 07, 2016, 04:19:36 PM »
 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.
Jim
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Re: Implement wrenchs
« Reply #20 on: February 07, 2016, 04:25:55 PM »
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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« Reply #21 on: February 07, 2016, 08:45:18 PM »
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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« Reply #22 on: February 13, 2016, 10:55:53 AM »
 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)
Jim
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« Reply #23 on: February 14, 2016, 04:59:26 PM »
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