My boatwork for the weekend consisted of sorting out my hardware and putting it all into bins.
Over the past few years I have been accumulating a lot of boxes of hardware. It is so much more productive buying by the box because invariably I need one or two more or the project I start the following week needs the same sized fasteners. So I buy by the box which worked fine for awhile but then I started having trouble finding the box I needed and double ordering or taking my container of boxed hardware out to the boat and finding that the only size I didn't have was the one I needed.
I bought one of these bins at Sears for $12 which was pretty cheap. I filled that up and was nowhere close to having all my hardware sorted. So I went back and bought another. Still not enough. Then I couldn't find the bins at the sale price anymore even after hitting every hardware store and mall (Sears) around. I finally broke down and paid $35 for the last box which isn't such a great deal in my opinion. Now I have 'nearly' enough storage. Enough for now and most of my hardware is organized and easy to find.
In retrospect I should have bought some real parts bins from an industrial supplier. They seemed expensive at the time but now that I have three of these cheesy little bins I think I could have had real storage for not that much more. Oh well.
Other than that, I stayed indoors and watched my heating oil tank get lighter by the minute, and a few other things that are just part of normal life.
Maybe next week.
3 comments:
If you'd made that bulkhead template, you could have been completing your cherry bulkhead fitting in the relative comfort of your basement... ;>)
It's too cold to make the bulkhead template too.
As for relative comfort. My basement was hovering around 30 degrees. That's 30 degrees warmer but its also a still a bit cold.
You're too soft, Britton! Check this out for inspiration: http://coldhousejournal.com/
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