{"id":43504,"date":"2025-01-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=43504"},"modified":"2025-01-14T12:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T19:20:23","slug":"gars-tips-tools-issue-193","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/gars-tips-tools-issue-193\/","title":{"rendered":"Gar’s Tips & Tools – Issue #193"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Organizing Your Organizers<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Wesley Treat<\/strong>\u00a0continues his efforts to build \u201cthe suckless workshop,\u201d a smartly-designed space for efficient and more productive makery. In this video, he tackles one of his most persistent workshop headaches: finding a proper home for temporary storage solutions like his\u00a0apple boxes<\/a>, project trays,\u00a0poly bags<\/a>, and the\u00a0magnetic parts trays<\/a>\u00a0he loves. The goal? Create an organized, adaptable storage system that keeps everything accessible, stackable, and easy to label (and re-label). Along the way, we see Wesley refine the design of the trays, add clever whiteboard labels for quick, temporary identification, and sneak in some handles for better portability. A custom-built storage rack pulls it all together, with slots for different box sizes, a dedicated drawer for baggies and small parts, and even space for overflow bins and parts shipment arrivals. In the end, Wesley is happy that he\u2019s moved one step closer toward his elusive goal: a workshop that\u00a0sucks less<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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