This Organised!!

It's so amazing to have the shed all wired up. I can now work in it and confine my mess to one place instead of it being all over the house. I have music and heat. What more could one want.

It was now time to get all of my tools in place so that they have a specific position within the shed as well as being within easy reach. The space between 2 studs now holds dedicated shelves that were drilled out using a pegboard as a template for accurate spacing. These hold an assortment of screwdrivers that I have collected over the years as well as a set that I bought when I arrived in Canada. The shelves are angled slightly forward to make it easy to remove and put back the screwdrivers.

Tomorrow more shelves....

Finally everything in place

50 Tools Every Man Needs

The May 09 issue of Popular Mechanics has as one of it's cover stories, the 50 tools that every man needs and how to use them like a pro. I decided to run through the list and see if I was indeed MAN (according to Popular Mechanics) and this is how I fared.

1. Sledgehammer - No. Strangely enough I have never needed one and when I did, Mike lent me his...

2. Centre Punch - Yes. A requisite for drilling in metal and essential when attempting to drill where needed

3. Putty Knife - Yes. So many - in various materials

4. Safety Glasses - Yes. And I should really be using them more often

5. Adjustable Wrench - Yes. Ranging from a 4 incher all the way to a 12 incher

6. Pipe Wrench - No. But in my defence, my 12" BAHCO adjustable wrench has a reversible jaw that functions as a Pipe Wrench

7. Socket Wrench Set - Yes. In Imperial and Metric

8. Metal Files - Yes. Regular sized, Needle Sized and Needle sized in Diamond

9. Combination Square - Yes. Gifted to me by Lynda's uncle. This set is a pristine 1960 Starett set with a Combination Square, Protractor & Centre Finder

10. Combination Wrench - Yes. In Imperial & Metric

11. Bow Saw - No. And don't think that I will need one anytime soon

12. Jigsaw - Yes. Have an old Craftsman that is due for an update

13. Coping Saw - Yes. Two

14. Side Cutting Pliers - Yes

15. Hacksaw - Yes. Full Size and Baby

16. Crosscut Saw - Yes

17. Snips - Yes

18. Roundnose Shovel - Yes. Bought this at a garage sale for a Dollar

19. Needle Nose Plier - Yes

20. Drill - Yes. Corded and Cordless

21. Drill Bits - Yes. In Metric from 1mm to 13mm in 0.5mm increments. Got to get me an Imperial Set soon

22. Locking Pliers - Yes

23. Level - Yes. Three. A 6" Torpedo Level, a 2' and a 4'

24. Circular Saw - Yes. Three. A corded one from the Garage Sale, One Cordless Ryobi 18V and one cordless DeWalt 14V whose battery has given up the ghost

25. Spray Lube - Yes. WD-40 & Lithium Grease

26. Tape Rule - Yes. Many. I keep losing them, buying a new one and then finding the old one

27. Hammer - Yes. Many

28. Dust Mask - Yes. Should start using them

29. Nail Set - Yes

30. Machinist Vise - Yes

31. Wood Chisel - Yes. A Set of 4

32. Chalk Line - Yes

33. Allen Wrench - Yes. Metric & Imperial

34. Earmuffs - No

35. Flashlight - Yes. Many

36. Bow Rake - No

37. Volt/Ohmmeter - Yes. But I have a Multimeter, so I'm one up on that

38. Cold Chisel - No

39. Ball-Peen Hammer - No. And I find that very strange

40. Multibit Screwdriver - Yes. Too Many, and I have a use for all of themdiv>

41. Gooseneck Bar - Yes

42. Utility Knife - Yes

43. Pry Bar - Yes

44. Squarenose Shovel - Yes. Again bought at a garage sale

45. Extension Ladder - Yes. An articulated one

46. Tongue and Groove Pliers - Yes

47. Pick - No

48. Stepladder - Yes

49. Rope - ?????

50. Extension Cord - Yes

So. How did I fare??? Out of the 50 listed tools, I do not have 7. That's pretty decent.

Therefore I am 86% man!!!!!!!!!