How To Organize A Small Workshop

Five tips for making the most of the space in your small workshopHere are links to the other workshop project videos I mentionedMaking a standmobile base.

How to organize a small workshop. Building simple browseable pegboard leaves aka a tool-zine is a great way to to able to display a large number of tools within a small space. With a rough overview in place its time to create a workshop outline. If its smaller than 7 or 8 you might be better off having the whole group work together for most of the workshop.

Small drawer organizers mounted within easy reach of a workbench or workstation can help keep all of the small items -- like drill bits nuts and bolts nails washers dowels picture hangers screws screw-anchors electrical parts pens pencils etc. Plus you can slap a work surface on top of them. Bolt the work surface to the cabinets to create a rolling cart.

Lumber sheet metal scraps and cutoffs can all be useful but they tend to hang around and take up space. Work backwards and think in chunks to make a plan. The result is a large workspace that folds up and takes little room to store.

A workshop is not the same as a large lecture. Sort through the stock you currently have separating by length thickness or type depending on what works for you. Perhaps the following data that we have add as well you need.

The colors are blue yellow green white red and black. Ten Tips for Organizing and Optimizing Workshops In this piece Michael Colombo share ten of his favorite simple shop organizing tips. A standalone timer or laptop with an online timer in the fullscreen mode.

Mix up different types of people in each group. Take a look back at the goals you listed and think about what activities you need to do in your workshop to achieve them. Three groups is appropriate if you plan to have a flexible Meet With The Teacher schedule.