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Originally Posted by Rusty Heap
wahhhhhhhh.
buy a rubbermaid storage shed.
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Rusty... you do realise that this is a production facility here, right? And that I produce on occasion some very large numbers of products?
For seven years, I worked in a one car garage. It was so small and cramped, that we were in each other's way. I had to move tools to use tools frequently, then move them back to use other tools. We had three, four month, or sometime longer lead times. We worked 16 hours a day to catch up. We had pissed off customers because lead times were long.
With the space I've worked in for the last two years, we've been able to cut that 16 hours a day down to about four. And almost zero lead times.
Parts and supplies - must be stored inside. They
cannot be exposed to weather, moisture, extreme tempuratures without causing damage. A $500 spool of wire leeching up moisture? Bad for coils. Metal parts becoming corroded and tarnished? Goobye $1000's of dollars worth of parts.
Does your woodworker friend operate a production facility in his living room? Does he operate efficiently, and is he expected to produce a certain number of products to meet customer demands? Do delays cause order cancellations when builders can't get his product in time to get thier product to thier customers?
Ever heard of
LEAN manufacturing? Efficiency is important.
Rebuild an entire car in your bathroom. In a week. Then tell me "waaaah"
I want to rent your shop
