Look at this garage!

scm said:
Sounds good but isn't it ultra slippery when oily?
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I worked in a small shop repairing SCUBA gear for a few years and we had it on the floor there with no problems. You can imagine too that it was wet like 80% of the time! The stuff that was used there was never slippery, now we never had large amounts of oil on the floor, but neither does my shop, and a bag of kitty litter will do the trick if an oil accident occurs!
 
I agree that a pretty, sparkly work space is awesome...in the same way that unicorns and anime catgrrls are awesome!
In reality though, I've yet to see a spotless shop that was working to capacity. If it's not working to capacity then it's losing money, and that's asinine.

boomshakalaka said:
A clean work area is a productive work area. My garage gets messy, but this pervasive idea that if its not messy, it isn't being used is asinine. That guy, knowing where every little thing is, and never tripping over clutter is allowing himself to get more done in less time.
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OK, The music is incredibly great! Does anybody recognize the blues player? _ - The Garage?.... I think it's very bizarre. There's no dirt. This guy can't possibly work on old motorcycles. There's no pics of Steve Mc Queen, There's no old racing numbers, no references to Mike The Bike. The Guy's an alien, is the only answer. JBAC
 
Unfortunately, Boomshakalaka is right, If you don't have to "look for stuff" you get more done... But if you work on ANY old bikes, they're gonna drip. Even Beemers.
 
Thats what drain pans and throw sheets are for, JBAC. Hell, I work on my bike outside in the sunlight - just installed a stage one camshaft actually - and any fluids get caught by a fancy-ass $6 plastic drain pan.

Now, neat workshops are awesome, and professionally most I've seen are. The exceptions are homebusinesses where its more about that seasons upcoming title race than servicing Joes work car.

One thing that does irk me, though, is when people bitch on about other peoples professional space because it isn't what they have at home or are used to seeing at mates places. Of course you don't have a space like that at home - you work a job and have a house and family to take care of... its gonna be at least a bit messy.

Anyway, hope that didn't come off asshole-ish. Have a good one - boingk

Disclaimer: My garage is goddamn filthy.
 
Tile floors look pretty but they are dangerous. Especially in a woodworking enviroment. A light coating of dust and they are a recipe for disaster. Wood floors are they way to go but most shops have a concrete floor, which is fine but don't paint 'em and epoxy is also a bad choice. The rougher the floor the better.
 
For woodwork I totally agree, and mostly I'd agree with regard to a bike shop, however....

I love my epoxied floor. It cleans up nicely. Dropped parts, even the bitty ones can be easily located. Best of all it's clean.....wood and especially concrete give off dust. When I'm assembling an engine or brakes etc.....I want spotless. I've done those jobs on a dirt floor and been successful there's just way more ease on a dirt/dust free area.

With regard to previous commentary, I don't hold any ill feelings toward those OCD enough to keep a shop THAT clean and also be productive.......but damn dude...get laid fer chris'sake!
 
Well I think thats just the point swagger.. when your shop is like that, you are more productive, therefore you can do projects faster and have more time to "get laid."

Of course I do doubt that his shop always looks THAT clean, but instead think he prob is pretty OCD and went into overdrive when showing it off to the whole world. I guess my point was just to try and snap people (no one specifically, I think its just a general sentiment of hobbyist) out of the mindset that the size of the mess is the measure of how much work they do, or that a mess in an inevitable result of working on bikes.
 
My garage gets messy as hell (in which I get frustrated beyond belief), but if/when I take pictures of it for Garage Journal you bet I'm going to clean it up :)


Also FYI in regard to getting laid and having a job, the guy that built this garage (Jack) is married, and finished it to it's current level while the writers guild was on strike (him and his wife are both writers) so he had a lot of time on his hands. Also if you take a look at the before pics he had already made it a really nice space and had all or most of the space planning done. This final step kind of just polished it off. He did it all himself or at least without any professional help, and I think that's pretty bloody sweet.
 
Dang thats cool. I know that car, I am also a huge Porsche buff and have had that car as my computer background a few times.
 
Wow, I didn't expect the intense feelings and exclamations that this slideshow brought out of you guys :) .
IF you read the forum at garagejournal.com , you will see that he does a good bit of work in his shop, it seems that most of the work is ON his shop, at least when the thread was created. He cleaned it up for pictures. I would too if I had a shop. I clean up my workspace at the end of the day. That way, I know where to find things when I come back to the project.
He does not work on bikes, mainly his Porsche. he also does woodwork (check out his cool driveway shed in the thread). Hey, different shops for different applications. He has a little bit of everything, except bike stuff. His genius lies in his practicality and design. He seemed to mesh style and logic together to create a workable piece of art. I appreciate anyone who manages such a task.
 
I bought a couple of "stall mats" from the farm & ranch store. Rubber, aprox 3/4" thick 3'x5', they make a heck of a difference when standing or laying while working on stuff. It sure beats cold concrete.

Edited to add: Put me in the "anal retentive" group when it comes to tool organisation and shop cleanliness. Most shops I have worked in, the last 15-30 minutes of the day were spent cleaning/organising. You get more done when you don't waste time looking for stuff.
 
Last bit on the messy shop subject.....
I keep my tools clean and put away, my materials set away at the end of a day etc. I may skip sweeping up (often do) for a day or so, my desk looks like someone nukes an office supply store and my 'dirty' bench is exactly that.....dirty, oil smudged, caked in places with all the crud that comes off the naughty bits of an engine. I clean carbs there, scrap oil sludge out of engine casings and the carbon off the tops of pistons.
I have a clean bench.....it's boring.

As for the fellow whose garage is showed here...I think he's ok really. I especially liked the come-along porsche retrieval system used to drag the axle broken heap back into his hitherto spotless garage.
 
I think my wife wants my shop building to look like this when I have it done and in working condition. I'll try to keep it "workable clean" but I fear she's bound to be disappointed!

My floor is wood but will be covered in 2X2 rubber square things that fit together sorta' like jigsaw puzzle pieces. We did a fair amount of research and decided on these as being the best thing for my old feet, insulation, and easy to keep clean.
 
The guys name is Jack Olson and yes he does alot of work in there . Go over garage journal and look him up . If you go spend some time in the garages section , There are some that are better than his .
 
JBAC said:
Unfortunately, Boomshakalaka is right, If you don't have to "look for stuff" you get more done...
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I always have to look for stuff, even though I know exactly where it is (where I left it ??? )
I actually get more done by doing it, instead of cleaning all the time
Sometimes, just like Swagger, I clean up enough to make a new mess 8)
 
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