Although this doesn't really apply to your current setup at Troy, one thing we have found to be useful is for each station to have its own set of tools. We had them hanging on the wall and each tool outlined so that is was easy to see if anything was missing, as well as easy to find tools when needed.

.godwin



 
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:43:00 -0500
From: ryan.t.jenkins@gmail.com
To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Benches and Shop Layouts

tool and room organization intrigues me greatly.

do any of you have any kind of system or check in/out for making sure that tools don't walk away?

Troy Bike Rescue is in a much smaller space than most, and our workstations are based around the format of 1 bike stand, and 1 small handmade toolbox.  Toolboxes are numbered and color coded. we usually end up with about 5 separate workstations going at once, with 2 or 3 people per stand.

our entire setup is based on being mobile because we exist in a shared space (fingers crossed might be getting our own building soon), as well as do mobile clinics.

ryan


On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Andy Greif <cbcofme@gwi.net> wrote:

One thing we have done is cut holes into our benches to place 7.5” diameter stainless metal kitchen bowls.  They allow wheels to rest flat on our benches as hub assembles are taken apart and the bearing fall into the bowls and not the floor.

 

Andy Greif, Executive Director

Community Bicycle Center

Shop: 284 Hill Street, Biddeford

Mail: P.O. Box 783, Biddeford, ME 04005 

207-282-9700 (shop)  207-229-8199 (cell)

www.communitybike.net

 

"Providing Opportunities for Youth to Grow"

 

 

From: thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org [mailto:thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org] On Behalf Of Lee Reis
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 1:25 PM
To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org
Subject: [TheThinkTank] Benches and Shop Layouts

 

Hi everyone,

 

I was wondering if shops could share their bench designs and/or shop layouts - we're moving in January and trying to set ourselves up as best as possible.  Specifically, it'd be great if anyone has a copy of your bench design & material list, and in terms of layout we're most interested in bench spacing - see below for an example.  What works about your current layout and what doesn't?

 

Our current layout uses a bench that is ~18" deep (from the wall), ~50" from edge of the bench to bike-stand pole, and the length of the clamp (from pole to clamp-edge) is ~18."  Our spacing between benches is erratic given our current shop space, but our new space is nice and square-ish.

 

Thanks!

-Lee Reis

 

Volunteer Coordinator, Ohio City Bike Co-op

1823 Columbus Road

Cleveland,  Ohio  44113
(216) 830-2667

 


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