Get a load of this guys shop

[LCHIEN]

And, what does he do when he buys a new tool (and who among us can stop?)





The guy is so anal, the bottoms or tops of each series of tool lines up perfectly (check out the pliers).

[capncarl]

He can’t be too anal because he keeps all of his hardware in mason jars. At least he puts them on the top shelf where he can’t be accused of doing anything.

[Jim Frye]

And, what does he do when he buys a new tool (and who among us can stop?)

The guy is so anal, the bottoms or tops of each series of tool lines up perfectly (check out the pliers).

At every spot on the pegboard isn't labeled or outlined for the individual tool that goes there. Actually, I recall the base hobby shops from when I was in the Air Force. All of the tools were labeled and each tool space had a matching label for inventory control. When you used one of the hobby shops, you were issued a ring containing number tags to use during your visit. You traded a tag for a tool to use, your tag was hung where the tool was stored, and then you got the tag back when you returned the tool . At the end of your visit, you had to have the correct number of tags before you could leave the shop.

[LCHIEN]

Loose tools in aircraft engine maintenance is a big deal. Lost and loose tool in an engine can be a disaster when the plane starts moving and could end up in the turbine..
I have heard its common to have tool boards with a place for each tool, when you are "finished" with an aircraft, you check the board and make sure there is no missing tools that might still be in the engine somewhere.

[Slik Geek]

I never worked on aircraft, but have worked in product development my entire career. Many years ago I worked on an all-in-one automobile engine diagnostic system. You would wheel it up to a vehicle, swing a rotating boom over the motor, and hook up numerous cables to run the diagnosis. After we had five or six units used in repair shops for a few months for beta testing, I was performing some electronic hardware upgrades on a unit. I pulled the cover off of the boom (which was essentially overhead, you had be on a stool to look down into the boom tray). To my surprise were a couple of tools that somebody had left behind. Without a stool, they wouldn't have been seen and someone had installed the boom cover and secured it from floor level without checking all was cleared out.

I also worked on a project for the South Pole. Service / repair is essentially not possible (because much of the year the site is inaccessible and spares and replacement part capacity is rather limited). I designed and built some devices for outdoor deployment in the ice around the perimeter of the facility. My supervisor had worked on outer space projects, including the Space Shuttle. His standard was that no debris whatsoever was acceptable inside the product - not even a speck. In space, a simple tiny solder ball could float somewhere and cause a short circuit. He applied this same standard to our devices to achieve the highest reliability possible. It was a good disciplining experience. (The tool management stories posted in this thread brought this to mind).

[capncarl]

I can’t say much for the shop owners organizational skills, seeing that he has his “hardware” stored out of reach in mason jars with colored lids.

[LCHIEN]

Some more pictures of this shop

[leehljp]

That shop is not for an elderly retired person with all the high top shelf stuff. Dangerous,

[Jim Frye]

"He who dies with the most toys wins"

[cwsmith]

Interesting display. but I don't have that much wall space!

Surely he has a lot more pliers, wrenches, and screwdrivers than I have. For the most part, my hand tools are either in drawers or tool bags.

CWS

[capncarl]

A textbook case of Obsessive compulsive disorder! This shop owner must have hid in his shop at the outbreak of COVID and completely ran out of anything to do so he spent the next 3 years organizing his tools.

[LCHIEN]

the thing is I can only spot one place to add a tool and it had better be another box cutter.

I'm an inveterate tool acquirer and I would be faced with rearranging the whole thing to make room for one more tool

[leehljp]

His pliers, most screw drivers and most other tools look well used.

I like the way he organized his awl on the right side of the screwdrivers. Just stick it in the shelf! That is the way I do it! I am surprised he only has one awl, at least that is all I can see.

[Jim Frye]

I win! I have two awls! I bet a bunch of those tools were inherited.

[LCHIEN]

And what happened here???

[Jim Frye]

I am all wrong. All of my ignition wrenches hang on a single pegboard hook. No holder.

[LCHIEN]

Like this... I keep a set of combo wrenches near the door for yard adjustments.