On Mon, 22 Sep 2003, scott grandstaff wrote:

Scott et al,

It sounds like you are describing the "Principle of Maximum Capacity" as
described by one Boris Beizer in a rec.metalworking post. I have this
printed and stored in my shop. I found it to be an extremely useful
concept for organizing ones shop and generally.. having a system.
Although too much organization of the shop would mean that planes are in
a single location allowing easy counting which is bad.. But one could
use closed vertical storage..

Boris Beizer's excellent post to rec.metalworking
http://tinyurl.com/o90o

Scott Quesnelle Guelph, Ontario Where fall is upon us, which means
auction season. Scored a nice ebony morticing gauge on da weekend.
> >
> >
> > one simple rule I have at home...Dont throw anything away, it might
> > become useful in the future"
> >
>   This is only 1/2 the rule. The full version goes something like:
>
> Never throw anything away. You definitely -will- need it. So, you keep
> things for decades, the large and the small. They pile to the rafters
> and spill out to the hall. In boxes, in buckets, in bins and in bags
> till you're up to your eyeballs and it's really a drag. Crowded out of
> your own place you must camp on the street with the clutter piled
> endlessly out to your feet And couldn't find nuthin with a flashlight
> and map, inside three days searching and even going in's a trap.
>
>   So, you toss it all in a rage of claustrophobia. THAT'S when it will
>   become indispensable within the week and you find yourself standing
>   in line to pay a ridiculously price for whatever you needed with a
>   highly chapped ass.
>
>   However, unless you "clean house" you will likely never need it and
>   the clutter will pile ever higher all around you.
>
>   Welcome aboard Bob yours, Scott
>
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