Cranky's Workshop

[Dr. Cranky]

I let the bench go to disarray all year long, and now it's time to clean it up . . . so I took a break from building and gave it a good cleaning. 8 hours later, I am ready to start building something new . . .

There's no feeling like having a clean and tidy workbench. Makes Cranky happy and proud!!!

[Dr. Cranky]

The stairs lead to the small loft where I keep all my finished builds out of harms way and dust, etc . . .and it used to be the place where I had my workbench, but the going up and down got to be too much on my knees.

The door marked BEWARE OF DOG is my paint room storage . . .

[Foxer]

Hard to believe all those rust buckets came out of this Surgery Room.

[Dr. Cranky]

LOL!!! You should have seen how much salt I swept off the floor!

[Modlbldr]

Cranky-

Looks like a nice place to create. That's something I need to do is clean and organize my area. I've been working on it off and on for the last year. It was an old greenhouse off of the back of my garage that the previous owners walled in with metal siding. It had no heat or insulation for the first year that I was in it. About 120 degrees in the summer and freezing in the winter. It was hot enough the first summer to warp 3 of my builds that were in display cases. I have since insulated and sheeted almost all of it and I still need to wire in a heater. Right now I have an electric portable heater. I also am in the process of installing a window for more light and ventilation. The good thing is that, so far I have about $15 into the renovation. I've been collecting things off of jobs.

Most importantly, I need to clean and organize. But that is no fun compared to building.

Later-

[Dr. Cranky]

No, keeping the bench clean is really never a priority over building, but a year's worth of not cleaning catches up with you.

It just feels good to keep it clean once in a while, even if it is once a year.

[Modlbldr]

I understand, and agree.

So, what's next?

Later-

[Dr. Cranky]

That's a good question. I gotta finish up some shiny builds next. I have a hankering for glossy paint, if you can believe that!

[Janne Herajärvi]

So this is that cave where you do all your artwork. Nice clean place

[Nate]

I think you need more pairs of scissors!

BTW What kind of cigar you got there?

[Harold]

I do that a couple times a year to my workbench, then spend the next few days trying to figure out where the heck I put everything .

[Dr. Cranky]

My stoggies all come from the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua, etc . . . they are my steady smokes . . . .

www.famouscigars.com