Cleaning the shop is killin me

[jack duren]

Years of caked saw dust on everything. Even with George Foreman in my corner I'm out in two....

It's going to be a lot of work. Hope George holds up....

[Martin Wasner]

Years of caked saw dust on everything. Even with George Foreman in my corner I'm out in two....

It's going to be a lot of work. Hope George holds up....

Winter sucks.

Dust mask. Warmer weather. Breezy day. Windows and doors open.

Party with a leaf blower.

In the spring, I can get my shop from dirty mess from being bottled up for six months to looking like a tool showroom in a few hours, where there is basically no dust in there at all.

[jack duren]

I'm having to pull a lot out to get the packed dust behind everything. Trying not to kill the shop vac or dust collector. Broom and dust pan for awhile.

[David Freed]

I will put off cleaning as long as I can. Once I get started it doesn't seem that bad.

[jack duren]

Pick one..................

[jack duren]

Or another..............

[Chris Schoenthal]

Jack, I wish that I was a little closer to you.
I'd help you get a couple of those wood piles out of your way.

[Bruce Page]

I wouldn't know where to start. You definitely need a storage shed (or a trip to the dump) to get rid of all the none shop paraphernalia.

[jack duren]

Not really that much for the dump. The tomato buckets and cages gotta go. Behind that is a 12'-16' pile of 8/4 Sapele, walnut, oak and maple..

[James Gunning]

Wow, that is a bit beyond a leaf blower. Mine looks nearly as cluttered as that, but most of it is my wifes crap that was supposed to be garage-saled months ago.

[David Freed]

My shop looked like that when I decided to start woodworking again. I built a few more shelves and just took it one thing at a time. When you look at the whole mess it overwhelms you. When you reach down and pick up one thing, it's easy to decide what to do with it.

It took me 2 whole days to get everything put away or thrown away. When I was done, I still didn't have enough room to make cabinets, so this project got started - http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...-On-To-My-Shop

[Charles Lent]

Everything that is not woodworking related needs to go. I see a big storage shed in your future. The leaf blower can wait.

Charley

[Malcolm Schweizer]

I don't know what this thing is, but it's sturdily built.
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[Jim Andrew]

I'd look for a big storage container. Just got a military surplus truck bed with slideouts. Makes an open room about 16 x 18. A neighbor bought several of the trucks, used most of the truck beds for his own storage, had one left over. Looks like it was some sort of portable field office.

[jack duren]

I don't know what this thing is, but it's sturdily built.
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They were 10 man poker table blanks intended to be finished. I already gave away, the space is more important..