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I’ve been bonding with my dad more, doing very father-son things like working on my beat up car and squeezing more life out of it. A lot of these car repairs are straightforward, or would be, if half our time wasn’t spent finding a certain tool to remove something from my car. This also happened when we were trying to paint my PC case and my dad couldn’t find his rotary buffing thing either. His organization sucks and I’m wondering if there’s any idiotproof organizers or systems in place to force him to keep some semblance of order. Seems like getting him something like that would be a unglamorous, albeit potentially time saving gift? Thanks dads, and children of dads who have input on this age old problem
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 03:29 |
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# ? Mar 28, 2024 17:38 |
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pick two of his favorite wrenches and paint on one of them the number 1 and on the other one the number 3. he will be so busy looking for his number 2 wrench that you will have time to organize all of his tools for him!
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 03:34 |
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Here are two items that may help you out: https://www.amazon.com/Rolling-Tool...d-tools&sr=1-11 https://www.amazon.com/Keter-240762...d-tools&sr=1-28 Enjoy your time with your dad, that's good quality time together.
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 03:36 |
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A pegboard in whatever shithole he keeps his tools at. In my case, his garage. It's still horribly disorganized but at least there's a hammer and a few things that get used once every few years on the pegs!
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 03:38 |
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How many tools does he have and what sort of tools? What's the space the live in like?
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 03:52 |
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watch some new Yankee workshop specifically the gazebo episode
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 04:00 |
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idk if i wanted my dad to like me more i probably would not start by rearranging his tool bench
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 04:19 |
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post pics of his disorganized tool space on social media
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 05:09 |
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get him a subscription to Harrys Razors
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 05:10 |
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Whoa you're allowed near the tools? My dad banned me from the garage when I was a kid and said maybe some day I'd be worthy. Still waiting.
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 05:13 |
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Get a labeler and label a place for everything
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 05:15 |
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neatly stack as many tools as possible into a jenga like structure so the next time he grabs one they all fall into a huge pile. he will have no CHOICE but to organize them then.
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 05:15 |
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My father organised all cables into a cable box rather than storing them with the device they belonged to, ranging from the 70s to the modern day. I hope this gives you some perspective on your dad troubles op.
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 05:20 |
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my dad discovered the tool that let him no longer be bound by 3D physics and god damnit him being in 4D is a total pain in the rear end.
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 05:22 |
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Mr Teatime posted:My father organised all cables into a cable box rather than storing them with the device they belonged to, ranging from the 70s to the modern day. I hope this gives you some perspective on your dad troubles op. We moved house recently and my partner did this while unpacking. It took some time to remedy the situation.
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 05:33 |
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yoloer420 posted:We moved house recently and my partner did this while unpacking. It took some time to remedy the situation. While UNpacking?
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 05:48 |
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buglord posted:I’m wondering if there’s any idiotproof organizers or systems in place to force him to keep some semblance of order. No. Keeping things organized and put away properly is entirely about mental state and habits. If you want to keep things organized you can do it without elaborate toolchests, pegboards, or whatnot. The pegboard is nice because it keeps everything ready to hand, the rolling multi-drawer toolchest is great when you have so many tools that you need a different drawer for the left-handed wrenches. If you aren't an organized person the pegboards are empty, the drawers full of random crap, and the tool you need is under a pile of other junk on the workbench.
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 06:03 |
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Do you have any wall space for peg board? Any room to build a workbench along a wall for 6' at maybe 18-24" deep? Pegboard is great for hanging just about any tool for organized and easy access. You just need about 4-6 feet horizontal and 3 feet high along the wall. There's half your tools on the wall. Readily visible and at hand. Workbench gets the table level for working on stuff, but a lower shelf about 10" off the floor gives you plenty of stash place for power tools and other shop junk. Again, you want about 6' run though. Other than that, you can get those plastic storage cabinets at Home Depot and such. Something 6' tall with a few shelves and a couple of doors and somewhat weatherproof can hold a ton of stuff.
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 06:13 |
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Klyith posted:Keeping things organized and put away properly is entirely about mental state and habits. I also entirely agree with this statement. If the discipline to keep the shop in order is not there, it will go to hell within a year no matter what you do.
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 06:22 |
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Have your dad hold a flashlight for you and then scream at him until he cries.
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 06:27 |
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a big part of organization that no one seems to follow is keeping stuff you use all the time separate from stuff you use once in a while. applies to home furnishing too. get that goddamn waffle iron off the kitchen counter
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 07:11 |
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gary oldmans diary posted:a big part of organization that no one seems to follow is keeping stuff you use all the time separate from stuff you use once in a while. applies to home furnishing too. get that goddamn waffle iron off the kitchen counter Pegboard for the most-used, tool chest for the rest. But as others have noted you gotta stick to it.
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 15:54 |
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get a big rear end breaker bar and use it to beat your father op
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 16:26 |
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Cool I'mma head over to your house and re-arrange your kitchen
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 16:30 |
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tell him u wont suck his dick anymore lmao
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# ? Sep 19, 2020 16:31 |
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Wow just openly bragging about having a dad in 2020 like some kinda of normo. Why don't you just have dinner and brush your teeth too, loving human. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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# ? Sep 20, 2020 02:18 |
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2 words OP: Assisted Living
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# ? Sep 20, 2020 02:28 |
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# ? Mar 28, 2024 17:38 |
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Internetjack posted:I also entirely agree with this statement. If the discipline to keep the shop in order is not there, it will go to hell within a year no matter what you do. There are workarounds. Just one huge bench that you put stuff on prevents stuff from getting (as) buried.
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