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Organizing the Hydraulic Press Tooling

7/16/2024

The last thing to do, as part of getting the studio in order was to organize all my hydraulic press tooling and make sure was all documented in the Tool(ing) Tracker Web Application that I wrote and put out there two years ago.
My plan was to put it in the rolling toolbox I inherited from the Shop Elf but first I had to clean it. It was empty it; vacuum out the dust and other schmutz; then start the tooling inventory.
IT TOOK THREE DAYS.
I organized the tooling by type on the counter and would carry a few items to my desk where I could verify it's existance in the Tracker. Next was to use a vibrating engraving pen and mark it. I then put it in a drawer which was labeled with the tooling type.
I had some tooling that I had no sku number for nor were they marked so I went to the hive mind in the PotterUSA Facebook group for assistance and they came through.
Everything is now in the toolbox and I just have a few things to put away today and I AM DONE with this task and organizing the studio; I CAN NOW PLAY IN HERE

Getting the Studio In Order

7/10/2024

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When the pandemic started 2+ years ago all my creativity went out the window and making things in the studio stopped. I went into the office portion of the studio every weekday because I was working from home but that was it.
Then I retired and we decided to get the rooms in the main part of house in order and then I would do my studio and we would do the Shop Elf's workshop.
We had started on the house and then the shop elf passed away (1.5 years ago) which of course presented a whole set of new tasks to be taken care of. Eventually I got back to sorting the house and then did the workshop; that alone took several months.

As for cleaning the studio I had to do it eventually because I applied to Texas State San Marcos for the B.F.A in Studio Arts but until I knew for certain; I wasn't in any rush. Then one day in mid-June I just/finally went into the studio and started.

I started with my office and then went along the wall starting at the hydraulic press by removing stuff from each block of upper and lower cabinets and the drawer, emptying cabinets, dusting, vacuuming, sorting and putting things back. I also had to clear the floor of old packing materials, the table of a warp for my table loom and all the hydraulic press dies.
Lastly, in the next few days, I am cleaning the rolling tool box and then I will mark each hydraulic die and put them in the rolling tool box. Along the way I removed the polishing, grinding, and sanding machines and replaced them with newer equipment; along with taking the rolling mill which was on a small table that was also too low (no pictures). I put the rolling mill on the counter where the polishing machine was, I put a new JoolTool where the grinder was, and set up a new belt/disk sander too. At the soldering station I set up my new micro torch that uses oxy/propane.

The pictures show before and after for each area.

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Organizing the Hydraulic Press Tooling

Getting the Studio In Order

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