Workshop Storage - Cutting Foam Inlets on the CNC
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I started working on a new Workshop Storage System. First step: making foam inlets for all the little bits and bobs. I used my Stepcraft q204 and my Shaper origin to cut the inlets
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Something you could give a try is to lay white paper down onto your foam blocks. Ontop you lay down your tools. Using a camera mounted above the foam you take an aerial view of it. Covert it into black and white with high contrast so that your tools are 100% black against the white background.
you can then convert that into an svg, scale it as necessary and throw it into a cad program like fusion.
That way you can quickly and easily create cutting paths for Lulu.
hi just some tips on working with this foam, i work with it in my full time job, you can blow it over with a hot air gun and it will give it a clean look and help hide the cut marks and remove the small hairs from the cut, it can be heat welded with a hot air gun and the foam is know as LD45 ( plastazote ) the number is the foam density, you can get it almost any color you want can buy it in sheets 1000mm x 2000mm and from 1mm to 100mm thick. i happy to help if anyone needs anymore info and sorry it the grammar is bad or spelling i struggle with dyslexia. keep up the work Laura, hi form England :)
on second thoughts i might make a video on working with this foam as i feel this info need to be share with the makers of the world as i see a lot of people working with foam and i picked up one or two trick i think will help a lot of makers. :)
Great infos! Thanks!!
@@wolfgrim That video would be amazing! I work with this foam in another hobby so thanks for the tips about the hot air gun!
@@wolfgrim Yes please!
wolf grim what kind of foam do I source if cutting drawer organizers for tool shadowing on a CNC?
Hi Laura, That looks very nice. I have been using these (EURO 60x40x40/20/12) crates for like forever. Bought them second hand for around 4 euro per piece. It are closed types which are usually used for dough. It started with 20, then 50, now more than 200. Foam inserts are too expensive for me so I have been using HARIBO candy boxes with lids. Great at keeping dust out too. I get them from a local supermarket for free. Then I made a racks everywhere and named the rows A B C D E F G H I J and columns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 .... infinite. I made a big EXCEL SHEET on my wall and wrote down what's where. For example A7= router and bits / C12= wood glue. Infinitely expandable just like you said. My work is mostly outdoors, the haribo boxes keep rain out too. I do have 1 set of Tanos systainers because YEAH SYSTAINER, for packing my gear when going to work outside so I don't carry lump weight with me. Don't need the complete crate contents all the time. So when specific crates are in use, I have a small carrier on wheels for 6 crates which I call the buffer carrier. Whenever I use a crate or am using it, I don't put it back untill it's filled up again with what it was made for. This way I don't lose stuff. The color coding is a great idea too, but all my crates are yellow :-p. I have been thinking about spray painting the facade some day....but you know... tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow .... 5 years later... and the numbers have become my standard. For example: I know know number 1 is screws and drivers, number 2 is nails and hammers, ... The name tags on the boxes are swappable, but when I need smth I don't have to read sooo many labels shattered all over the place, I just look at that 1 excel sheet on the wall. I hope maybe you or some other reader can use this information and sort out it's organizing troubles.
Love the idea with the Euro bins. I use them as well and it's a great idea to build a whole system around them. See you soon!
Man, I have had this project on my list for literally years! So cool, definitely want to try this.
Nice! Give it a go-it’s super addictive :) I think you might like the colorcode!
Love it! You have so many Leatherman multi-tools!
5:42 You know that you are a fangirl when you can fill a milkcrate with Leathermans
Or companies send you free stuff, like CNC Machines and leatherman's.
I'm surprised she had two leatherman MUT's. Those are primarily designed for maintaining M4 rifles.
We're a fan of Laura too :)
I could listen to you and Adam Savage talk about storage solutions for hours.
I love the shop storage and the talking video. Great to mix it up every now and then.
I like this type of video. It's still showing your old style, which is just music and you working in timelapse. And you added it with a narrative and explanation.
Tool storage is SO important to a good workflow. Specially in a small space. This is fascinating!
I can only dream of having a workshop as nice and organised as yours! Great work, great tips, and great editing! Thanks Laura!
And as large and as high.
Organisation shouldn’t be that problem, it just means YOU have 2 be organized ;o).
It took me 2 long months (from February to January) 2 creat a daily routine being tidy …
@@andreasschrader6925 Not to be picky, but February to January, isn't that pretty much a year and not two months!? :D Had to. Sorry.
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Did you ever hear the word irony aka black humor ?
I love that you name your machines/tools. It shows that you develop a relationship with them, and act as a steward for them. You're a 'thing parent'!! ;-)
Laura, your work is always so mesmerizingly precise and perfect. You are a true gem and an absolute inspiration to all of us handy-folks out there! Thank you for making these videos and being so transparent about the whole process.
Very cool, the blue has a great contrast for seeing the small bits!
Thank you for your perfect timing Laura - I'm trying to work out storage for my shop as well. I've been going with custom French cleat holders, but making each takes a lot of time & thought, and once you've made them they're easy to move, but a pain to revise. Looking forward to your organization system for consideration.
One suggestion - for things you use *all the time* - think phillips/standard screwdrivers, pencils/sharpies, tape measures, basic squares, etc., consider making multiple copies of a flexible multi-holder and place them everywhere you tend to stand or sit doing work. It's nice to know where you stored a 100 pencils, not nice when you need to make a quick mark and all 100 are neatly organized clear across the shop. Carry on & nice work!
Admittedly, I hadn't watched your videos in a couple of months. Now I watch this and I'm utterly impressed with the production, editing and communication quality. Cheers Laura!
Organisation is the best!!! I usually cut my foam inlays by hand but seeing these is just so satisfying; they are so much cleaner
It is nice to hear you talk, you speak English better than many who English is their only language. This is a good design using the cutouts to remind you where things go when they are not being used. Your videos are always framed so well and the editing is top-notch. Looking forward to the next videos, keep broadcasting!!
Organisation of all our "stuff" is such a big one for possibly most of us. Love how you were able to freehand the more complex shapes with the Shaper Origin. Cheers, David
very good explanation and use of the CNC machine (LuLu) versus Shaper (him).
I know you've got mad skills. But I LOVE how creative you are. You think of things, I'd never be able to think of.
when removing a ton of fire extinguishing powder from some systems that needed an upgrade, the company I worked for got the "Change-over" open head buckets to hold the powder. If you are not worried about the color or looks of the containers these are a very cheap way to go, as when making injection molded stuff some blending happens when you are changing colors, and the resulting products look ugly or smeared. These are often even cheaper than the production rejects. So if you are not worried about looks or color sorting, see if those are available as well.
Laura! It's true! You can never have too many sharpies, or in too many colors!! 👍👍
For the screwdrivers, perhaps make circular holes to allow them to stand up so you can see the ends. Easy to grab the right size and length since long ones stand higher etc. Nice system
So if you are anything like me, you have about 300 screwdrivers that are all different brands. Out of all of these, you need what, maybe 6? Possibly up to 10 if you have some of the crazy ones. I would cut out space for the ones you use or make enough space for a complete set, and box the rest up. Just my thought. Love how you set these up. Makes me want to start looking for more bins like these!
Organizing your stuff is one thing, but KEEPING it organized is mostly the biggest challenge.
I work with 3-4 people in a workshop, and even when things have a proper defined place, things get messy already after a week.
Which drives me totally insane, because I always put the tools I used back where they belong.
Piet Muijs install cameras and cut a finger if someone doesn’t return the tool to its place ;)
Preach.
I pretty much organised my boss's entire workshop and I clear up after him all the time and scald him for not putting things away. I've noticed being tidy is a bit like driving at high speed, if you want to stay there you only need to put a bit of effort in, but if you slow down completely you have to put in a bunch of energy to get back up to speed.
During my day job I have foam cut out because its important for me not to misplace a tool for safety reasons. But in my home workshop I like to keep all my tools visible. Different colour tools and boxes help you remember where stuff is. Look forward to hearing you colour sorting methodology.
Your shop is my dream! And you can never have too many tools! Love the foam idea!
I LOVE this, and struggle with the exact same problem. And while I love Adam, your organization system is definitely more what I hope to have someday!
Thanks :)
That's awesome! I really need to buy some two-colored foam now...
Put multiple magnetic rails across the crates side to side about half way up. You can put screwdrivers with handles up and they will stay where you put them, will also work for spanners (wrenches) and other metal hand tools.
Although you said you're still learning vector graphics. If you wanted to do this with a computer, you could get a decent flatbed scanner, scan the tools (put a white sheet over to help with contrast on items you can't get the lid closed) and then use Illustrator's Image Trace functionality to convert it to a vector for CNCing. Done correctly, the scanner should pick up the outline of a good amount of tools.
Just a tip for others looking to do the same.
That bit makes beautiful cuts in foam!
I love your videos and enjoy your use of color. I think most people forget that color coding is another available tool for them
"Lulu" ist an awesome Name, thank you for making me smile. 😁
isegrim1978 We have...one of our dogs is called Lulu. 🤘🏾
Shop organization projects are always useful and fun to watch.
Personally not crazy about the crate idea, but LOVE the foam for organizing. Definitely going to put my CNC to work making some cutouts for my existing storage systems. Thank you!
Fabulous idea, the sort of solution I need to build to avoid being vexed to nightmare when I can't find stuff which is often! Thanks for sharing!
once again it's a pleasure to watch your videos : subject is a common issue for all manual performers! thanx!!
I had the great pleasure of meeting you at Makers Central where you described this to me, I was excited then and I’m even more impressed now! Brilliant - clever, functional and attractive too.
Glad you like it!
Thank you Lady Laura. Respect your effort.
you are amazing love this idea ! You can tell with your smile as you talk how you are having fun doing it !!!!
When cutting foam, you should comfortably be able to take a full z depth cut. No need to waste time cutting 1/4" at a time. Also, crank up that travel speed, going slow just melts foam.
Interesting Lulu "can run by herself" Shaper is a he and needs hand holding.. love it!
You can also order KLT "Kleinladungsträger" that are solid and not baskets. Same stackable sizes (60x40, 40x30, 30x20, 20x15)
Very impressed. Always used those crates but you gave it a new twist, I especially like the Spray can crate.Looking forward to next storage videos.Well done.By the way like the hair 😊
My two cents worth - for screwdrivers I've always put a small shelf (say 50mm / 2 inches or so wide) right along the bottom of my 'tool wall' (like you have in your background of your videos) and either just drill holes in it, or extend the holes to become slots slightly spalyed out at the front edge - so that way you can see what type the screwdriver is and they are easily got at .. but then I've also found that the shelf also becomes the dumping ground for pencils, tape measures etc over time...
Little note. The sound in this clip is very balanced, though on the low side. Which is nice for a change, because sometimes there is a huge difference between speech and music in your videos. Maybe pay a little more attention to the sound levels.
Love your videos. 🙂
1 1/2 " rigid foam is way cheaper and you can buzz out a pattern on the cnc super fast with only a 2 flute 1/8 " bit - i did a similar project for my digital measuring tools to fit in a drawer and i am able to see at a glance whats missing - Great video! nice work
Wiedermal total genial! Wir sortieren gerade unseren kompletten Kram in Euro2-Kisten, weil da auch mal was auslaufen kann. Mit Lulu geht das mit den Einleger mal richtig chic, wir haben bislang nur so schnöde Abtrennungen aus Holz hinbekommen. 🙈Deine Videos inspirieren echt sehr, danke Dir dafür!
Just in time for some help with my bicycle tool and small parts storage. I'll be watching this series for sure.
So are you going to make shelves for the crate too? I'm a fan of stack-able crates, but what if you need your sharpies and their underneath your hammer, drill, paint, leatherman and screw crates?
I love the spray paint container idea. You could spray just a bit of each colour in the bottom to show which one goes where.
Your leatherman collection is insane
These foam inserts are OCD heaven 😂👍 I‘m so gonna copy that for my eurocrates!
I think that you should get more Leathermans, you don't seem to have enough. ;)
I only have three now. I've lost or more of them than I currently own.
Love it! You’re storage has always been next level. I aspire to be as organized as you and to have it look as pretty. Keep it up, can’t wait to see more.
Organization is always one of the hardest things to master. I've gone through so many options myself and can relate about running around looking for something you know you have. I'm not a big fan of stackable storage, I have a bunch of clear plastic bins now. My problem is that I always need what's in the bottom bin, talk about wasted effort. I think labeled drawers are the way to go. Ron Paulk has some good ideas to make inexpensive plywood drawers and cabinets from his smart trailer series. I think I'm going to try that next.
Love the anthropomorphization and comments about LouLou. "She's super independent." Awesome video!
Your channel and your work are just incredible. Thank you
Love the multitool insert =) Someone likes their Leathersmans ;-) 5:43
What a marvelous organizing idea!! Wonderful. A+ young lady.
Awesome stuff Laura! 👍🏻👊🏻 ..... I love organization, so I'm definitely looking forward to more! 😃
Wow so many sharpies and multi/pocket tools
I love that blue and black foam!
Brilliant idea. Can only assume you will use this idea with the tool cart from the last video. And I can totally understand using a colour scheme for sorting storage. It all sounds good to me.
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I apologize if this is a repeated suggestion but I'll go ahead since I haven't seen it around on your vids. Laura, you should look at graffiti artists and how they store their spray paint cans. I noticed you work with Montana cans, in general and their heads, although lacking a cap, have the color code on the tip/rim/collar of the can. It's for this reason that graffiti artists often are more minimal and functional with the cans being laid horizontally.
That being said, ;love your work!
;)
you need take all the bins in order to get to the lower one, putting them on shelfes will solve the problem, kind a drawer sustem , the fome idea is amasing the colors are wonderfull
This looks so satisfying, especially the crate for the spray paint 😍
I love the idea of the "milk" crates!!! Please keep posting more vids of the progress of your storage.
If your workshop is not the heaven, then I don't know how it looks like. 😍
Great work, it's one of these projects that you soemtimes don't know where to start and you get overwhelmed with the number of tools and how best to lay them out. Each peice you do makes the pile of tools smaller.
This is SO satisfying ! I'm always struggling with organisation but i love do to that, and even helping my friends in their lab. I want to be the "Mary Kondo" for Workshop 😂
Great work, Laura. You're cute, by the way! And so skilled. Anyway......In the aviation industry, where I mostly work, the cut-out foam, we call "Shadowing" for using in out tool chests. As you noted, the cut-outs and contrast amkes it easy to see if a tool is missing, which is important, because lost tools don't go well with aircraft. Too many places they can hide; cables and mechanical mechanisms they can get caught in. I have actually found several tools inside of aircraft that I have serviced.
I love to name my tools in the shop. Lulu is a great name. Think I will name my lathe Lulu. Thanks for the laugh…… and knowledge and ideas you share!
Yes, yes, yes! I'd love to learn how you're organizing your shop. It's always interesting to me the different organizational methods people have. I'm looking forward to this!
Really like the shot of the spray paint cans!
Looks really cool and interested to see what your colour coding scheme will be. But if you want the _ultimate_ storage solution the only way is to use a computer. Throw things in numbered bins, mark each item with the bin it lives in, and have a database on the computer that you can then search by size, function, etc. without having to commit to only one way of sorting things.
This system ROCKS.....Keep the videos coming
Impressive approach to an age old challenge
I like the simple box setup with intricate inserts
Good on ya
I'm big on storage solutions as well, although I don't have the space or amount of things you do. I do Have a few milk crates for heavy metal tools and metal parts, but recently reorganized a lot of supplies into cardboard boxes with bright labels, so I can read them at a glance from a distance, making a search of the shop quick and easy for the most part. Another thing I did was pick up some long, deep plastic bins/trays for internal drawer and project organization. I got these at my local discount store for $1 each, which is super affordable for me. That foam looks nice, but I can tell already it's outside my budget and space requirements. Maybe there will be foam in the future.
Next level knolling, I love it! When I move into a space I am totally going something like this.
Oh my goodness! The O.C.D. In me is dancing with glee. The paint can storage almost is a work of art.
I like the general idea. Good implementation too! The one thing that bothered me is that foam is one of the materials I shy away from for the same reason you spoke about plastic bins.
I reckon there has got to be a cool mechanical thing you can make to allow you to pull a crate out of the middle of a stack of crates. Something which slides around the front, sits on a lower crate and with a screw jack lifts the upper crates evenly, and then you can just lift the middle crate out. Then you can have efficient deep storage with the crates stacked HIGH which would also look so cool!
I am absolutely loving this. I'm a little jealous of your wide euro crates, the square milk crates here in Canada are nice, but restrictive in that sense (though they are deep enough for spray paint cans)
Can't wait for the next one!
at appears to be that Makers have a very big place in their heart for storage systems xD I know it from my own workshop: if there is no project at hand, you design new clever ways of storing something even nicer then before ^^
Nicely Done!! Thanks for scratching my compulsive itch for the day! I have a small shop that serves 4 functions possibly a fifth down the road so, I am always looking for new ways to store and organize my wide variety of tools and consumables according to task. I've had good luck with Kaizen Foam from Fast Cap over the years. I don't have CNC capability and the Kaizen foam is easy to cut and peel with a good razor knife. Thanks for another great video.
Wonderful. I wish you much luck. I've found that most of my "friends" don't know the names of tools. Best example is with screw drivers. Most people know what one is but they get totally lost If I say they need a "#1 Phillips or cross tip" screw driver. Nobody seems to know there are #0, #3, #2 and #1 driver sizes. Same problem comes up with drill bits. Many people know a drill bit when they see it but few understand that there are different size names for them. Like you might find a fraction of an inch stamped into one. But you might also find a whole number stamped into one. These things mean a lot but you can't be spending all your time explaining all this to your friends. You HAVE to have charts and or samples right next to your items that have these issues. Like a row of bolts with various sizes displayed next to your nuts storage and nuts in a row next to your bolt storage. This way, IF someone has a nut and needs more of that size but has no idea what size it is, they can take the nut to the row of bolts and see which one it fits on. You can then get more of that size nut. Same going the other way. You have a bolt so you try screwing it into the row of nuts until you find a fit. This method will work well with all your tools also. You can have a row of allen head bolts to determine the size of the wrench your using or a row of allen wrenches to determine the size nut you have. Do the same with sockets and bolt heads. I'm sure you get the picture now.
Totally awesome idea, Laura. Looks great! This has given me ideas about my own shop. Danke!
In meiner Mini-Werkstatt sind Kleinstteile nach Grösse gruppiert:
Beispiel: alles M6 zusammen.
So kann ich die Teil in der Schachtel (mit Unterteilung) beliebig kombinieren.
- Kurze Schraube + eine Flügel Mutter
- Gewindestange + 4 Muttern
etc.
You're lucky enough to live in Germany where several well known companies make tools that come in foam inserts - Gedore & Wera for example, but there are others. That would solve your screwdriver problem, just buy a kit that already comes with a foam inserts. For people in the US, Dewalt makes a line of relatively cheap tools that come with foam inserts....
Awesome work. I’d love to create a custom foam insert for my camera bag.
In my journeyman days, I traced my tool outlines onto a sheet of open-cell foam and cut the outlines with a hot wire (a paperclip straightened and then wrapped around a 800W soldering iron). Turn a fan on, and move fast and smoothly, because melting foam is not good. I painted the surface of the top layer before cutting, then glued a second, flat layer underneath the silhouettes, creating the shadow effect just like Ms. Kampf's. (I also tried razor-cutting the silhouettes layer, but that was ugly because I could not cut all the sides vertically straight, and corners were even uglier). This was to store over 1,000 tools. It was perfect for recognizing which tool(s) were missing.
Just know that you don't *need* a €6.000 machine (Stepcraft Q204) to solve a €6 issue (the soldering iron), but it would be a fun tool to have if the budget allows and it could be used regularly (like - presents for all your neighbors and friends who would enjoy an organized shop).
Wow! This is really useful tip! Thanks for sharing!
The more videos I see with foam the more I think I need to get some. And I am all about shop storage and organization - it’s a tool of the devil even when you work alone.
Best system i m ever seen. Respect
Brilliant Laura!! Great job!!
I'm in love with your Leatherman collection! Keep up the good work!
Lulu... that’s a name for a tool!! Nice
Hi Laura! I think you are on to something and have my fullest attention. My shop is nowhere is big or as nice, but still pretty good size. Been trying to think of ways to organize my stuff better and your way may work for me, or at least some adaptation of it :) Thanks, Peter