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Re: Shop Maintainance

Ah, the chaotic organization. Our space of storage is known as The Closet and it used to be that it was faster to yell for one of the freshmen (actually me and two friends) to get a tool instead of finding it. It was incredibly messy and looked as if a tornado had ripped through it, and because we had no system, it was easier to memorize where everything was than to actually sort things . We did have a red Toolbox (chest of drawers on casters), but it stuck often. Everything was and is still in bins from Stack Attack, but is now organized since we spent much of the summer taking The Closet apart and putting it back together in a logical manner.

Now we also have a brand-new Toolbox (it doesn't stick!), which is a bright red, sturdy chest of drawers on red and white casters. We have magnetic, dry-erase labels (which sadly erase with a finger) and fine-tip sharpies with which we write and draw miniature models of the tools on the labels. We also have small, flat, stackable bins with dividers, each labeled "Pointy Screws," "1/4 20," "Bolts," etc. in a movable set of shelves built by the team. The bins go on sturdy metal shelves we got from the swim team. Despite this being an ongoing project (our drill bit sets are dismal), 766 no longer risks life and limb to fetch part or tool!
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