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Tidying Up

A project log for Shop Reorganization

Putting my house in order

david-tuckerDavid Tucker 11/22/2023 at 23:010 Comments

When I finished up my tool cart, life got in the way and I ran out of time to put the finishing touches on it.  Now that we have a long weekend I decided to go ahead and finish it up.

First up I picked up a remote controlled timer to let me turn the air compressor on/off without having to open up the drawer it is in.  This has an auto shutoff that ranges from 30 minutes to 8 hours.  This way I won't accidentally forget to turn off the compressor.  I'm actually surprised this is not an option built into air compressors.

On top of that I installed a power outlet in the box, and ran the cord out the back. That way I can easily plug in the compressor without having to leave the door opened a crack for the cord.

I put up a hook for my spare hose.  This makes it very convenient when I need to drag the compressor out somewhere.

And I put a latch on the door to hold it close when pulling on the hose reel.  I put it up a little high to counteract a tiny bit of warping in the door.  That seems to quiet things down a bit.

Finally I wired my workbench back  up for power with a nice long extension cord.

I still have some organization to do. And I have to work out how I want to rebuild the workbench. But things are in a good enough place that I could live with them like this for a very long time.

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