Do you clean your workshop at the end of the day?

Cleaning the machines depends on the nature of the swarf/oil residue and the next day's work schedule.

Brass and ali won't hurt the machine overnight, a brush soon clears the ways. With steel swarf and CI dust I tend to get rid of it asap and annoint the moving bits with a spray of INOX.

One big time saver is with tool use, I am probably a bit anal about this (military background) but each and every tool is returned to it's designated place immediately after use.

Next time that I require to use the tool it is exactly where I left it, can probably find half my tools blindfolded if required. Walking to find the 10mm open ended spanner for the mini-lathe chuck nuts exactly where it is supposed to be is probably useful exercise but much less frustrating than a search party.

Get organized people! It really does save time

* Danny M *

If I am doing intricate work I tidy all around that area first otherwise something is certain to disappear but I do keep the machine surfaces wiped clean. I do the floor if I think it needs it. Colin

Quote:- Quentin Crisp — ‘There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any worse.’

(but I am not being serious here )

Edited By Nick Clarke 3 on 29/06/2019 13:02:07

Just swept & hoovered the floor yesterday... found some grey coating on it... Oh! its the floor paint! …

George.

I tend to brush and vacuum the floor several times a day. Not so much for tidyness although I like to be tidy, but to prevent the cats getting swarf in their paws. Also to try and prevent it getting in the house/carpets.

Colin

I clean my workshop completely when I run out of tools to do even the simplest job, for example :

An Allen key

A rule

A spanner ,which I had 5 minuets ago

A hammer, of which I must have about 5 off.

The list goes on and on and on

So yes, I do clean my workshop [now and then ]

I,m sure there must be a name for this condition.