How do you spend your shop time?

[Monty]

 

[KenV]

Yup!!!

 

[bobleibo]

That's hilarious! Unfortunately, it is also true :-(

 

[Dale Lynch]

For me the red is staring at my blank trying to come up with enough thoughts to have an idea on what to do with it.

 

[Edgar]

The red part isn't big enough

 

[cschimmel]

I thought I was the only one. Nice

 

[tbroye]

Thats me, less time cleaning more time looking.

 

[TonyL]

Finding the tool or second half of prepped blank that I lost two weeks ago .

Seriously: sanding and polishing - which I don't enjoy.
Then turning.
Then cleaning.
Then sharpening.

 

[TBCbushings]

No where did that blank go that the buffer threw across the shop??? hmmm.....

 

[randyrls]

The red section for me is "Finding that little tab that goes into the safety switch that flew across the shop when I switched the tool off!" AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!

 

[darrin1200]

Thank goodness. I always thought I was alone.

 

[Cwalker935]

For me the red section would be divided in two parts- time looking for something that is under something else and time looking for something that is right in front of me. I sometimes think that I am losing my mind.

 

[TellicoTurning]

The pie chart needs a section for time spent looking for the pencil that I just put behind my ear.

 

[penmaker1967]

thats my time to

 

[mark james]

The pie chart needs a section for time spent looking for the pencil that I just put behind my ear.

Or the goggles that are hanging from your neck...

Or the gouge that is in your right hand...

Or the...

Great thread... The comments are all too familiar.

 

[Tom T]

Yes for sure. Great chart. I also walk around the shop saying, what am I here after. I usually remember two projects later and go back to working on the first one. And which IAP mug was I drinking from today. The one over hear or the one over there. What's ever in both is cold.

 

[flyitfast]

can the Red go beyond 100%

Actually, the whole chart is pretty accurate.

Sometimes, I just go out and sit and enjoy the shop smells - or even the fresh air coming in the shop door.

gordon

 

[Imaginethat]

If any of you see the spring that was right here a minute ago!

 

[MarkD]

I need another large section labeled "Where did I lay that tool that I just spent 20 minutes looking for".

 

[TellicoTurning]

Yes for sure. Great chart. I also walk around the shop saying, what am I here after. I usually remember two projects later and go back to working on the first one. And which IAP mug was I drinking from today. The one over hear or the one over there. What's ever in both is cold.

In my shop it would have sawdust and/or bugs floating in it... or both.

I have to keep wasp traps in my shop and the laughter as they fly by is getting to be annoying. :biggrin:

 

[KBs Pensnmore]

I worked in a place for about a year, every time I went through this particular doorway, there was a horrible stench like sour milk. We couldn't work out what it was or where it was. There is a shelf above the door with, what was a half cup of coffee, that had been there about 8 months prior. The boss was about 6' 8" tall, the only one tall enough to put it up there, his comment "I wondered where that mug got too"
Kryn

 

[Tieflyer]

Wait...we're supposed to spend time cleaning our shop??

 

[The Penguin]

I split most of my time between yellow and red.

 

[TellicoTurning]

Wait...we're supposed to spend time cleaning our shop??

Yes, At least once every year or so, whether it needs it or not. :biggrin: