The suggestions of reducing bench space are part of my own plan as well. It actually goes a bit farther than that even. Any horizontal surface is just begging to have stuff put on it.
If you happen to have a rolling tool cabinet with a bottom box and top box, there's a "handy" little shelf in the front if your top cabinet isn't as deep as the bottom. When you open the lowest drawer of the top cabinet, you often knock whatever is sitting there on the floor. The solution? Pull the top cabinet forward, in line with the other one. I still miss the handy space, but I don't miss cursing the parts as they fall on the floor, or jam under the drawer when I open/close it.
There's another simple thing that I'm still trying to master myself.... CLEAN UP! If there isn't a big mess with lots of things shoved against walls and into corners, it's a lot easier to find something you've dropped. If you're quick enough, you may even be able to follow the falling item with your eyes and trace it's approximate trajectory.
Also, I recently built a put my table saw onto a rolling platform with locking casters for my table saw. It took all of about 40 minutes, and WOW, what a difference for cleaning up and relocating in tight space for various tasks.
-Sparky
If you happen to have a rolling tool cabinet with a bottom box and top box, there's a "handy" little shelf in the front if your top cabinet isn't as deep as the bottom. When you open the lowest drawer of the top cabinet, you often knock whatever is sitting there on the floor. The solution? Pull the top cabinet forward, in line with the other one. I still miss the handy space, but I don't miss cursing the parts as they fall on the floor, or jam under the drawer when I open/close it.
There's another simple thing that I'm still trying to master myself.... CLEAN UP! If there isn't a big mess with lots of things shoved against walls and into corners, it's a lot easier to find something you've dropped. If you're quick enough, you may even be able to follow the falling item with your eyes and trace it's approximate trajectory.
Also, I recently built a put my table saw onto a rolling platform with locking casters for my table saw. It took all of about 40 minutes, and WOW, what a difference for cleaning up and relocating in tight space for various tasks.
-Sparky