[TheForge] Shop (Office) Cleanliness

Wed Jan 23 14:42:01 2002

I use 3/16-1/4 inch rods about 3 ft long 4 or 5 of them will move any huge
machine. Lift one side with a pry bar and put 1 rod under etc. After you get
3 or 4 under it, you do have to push it to where you want it. Rowland
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> To All,
> Many years ago when I worked for Texas Instruments, the site laboratory
> manager was Teuvo Santala, a Finnish tank commander from WWII.  The tank
> stories will come at another time.  Anyway, I had just gotten beat up by
my
> boss because my desk was messy and I had to go over and see Teuvo about I
> project I was about to have his lab do. You walk into his office and his
> desk, the 3 six foot tables in it and a good portion of the floor were
> covered with 8-12'" of paper in what appeared to be no particular order.
I
> sang my sad song and I asked him how he got away with having his office in
> such a state. He said that whenever his boss got on his case about his
office
> being a mess, he would say, "There are many great ideas in this office and
> all of this paper is the mulch to help them grow."  Good advice but it did
> not work for me then and it doesn't work with my wife now.  She has
finally
> relinquished control over my half of the garage.  I think that I just wore
> her down.
> I do put all of the tools away about every three months so I can find them
> again.
> My big problem now is the 750# hydraulic press that I built in the middle
of
> it without providing a means of moving it to its final resting spot.  I
have
> the casters picked out and the mounting plates cut so it won't before I
can
> move it.
>
> Hochewa
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