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Scrappiest of scrap wood projects.

The proportions are odd, but it's designed to fit under the landing of the stairs going into the garage. Makes a good use of an otherwise awkward space. Like everything else in the shop, it's on casters to allow for easy movement and cleaning around.

Most of this wood was from the big lifting tower I used to get the dust collector motor into place.

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[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

You didn't say, so I'm asking:

Does the scrap wood bin get made from the scrappiest, least otherwise-useful scraps of wood?

Or do you build it to last using good solid pieces?

And how long do you think it will be before you have a new project that requires a piece you did have, but now it's inextricably part of the bin, so you have to buy new wood?

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

It gets made from the smallest pieces first. The top and sides are made from many more pieces than you would use if you were making this from newly bought material. As far as the solidity of the pieces, when I say "scrap" I don't mean shitty half-rotted wood. I mean perfectly useful that's left over after a larger project. This isn't 3D printing; we're doing substractive, not additive manufacturing here.

And if there's a piece I simply must have? That would be extremely unlikely, as the whole bin is made from plywood and cheap construction lumber. If I simply need the material, I can just go buy more 2x4s.

[–] diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world 9 points 12 hours ago
[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 21 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] linkinkampf19@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Next episode on Pimp My Wood...

spoilerOr should it be lumber?

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 9 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] linkinkampf19@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Ermagerd, completely overlooked that, and it fits (hurhur) the scrap def way better!

[–] plaztek@piefed.ca 7 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Solves two problems; gives you a spot to put scrap, and also gives a use for said scrap.

[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Also encourages you to keep more scrap.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

I mean, what if I need it someday?

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 24 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I'm going to name it Scrappy.

[–] The_v@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago

A fancy storage for scrap?

What, 2 five gallon buckets and a pile leaned up against the wall too good for you ?

What a snob.

😉

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 14 points 15 hours ago

Name it Chuck.

Wood Chuck.

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 10 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] llamapocalypse@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

So I put scrap wood in your scrap wood

[–] llamapocalypse@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

so you can scrap scrap wood while you scrap wood

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 2 points 10 hours ago

What we have here, is a scrapwood scrapwood bin.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 3 points 12 hours ago

I made a vertical one out of scrap wood from an old sandbox we tore up and I put it on castors too. So convenient!

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 10 hours ago

scrapception!

[–] farngis_mcgiles@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

that is awesome

[–] trainsrkool@lemmy.ml 2 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

but if you made a scrap wood bin out of scrap wood to hold your scrap wood, then you have no scrap wood for the scrap wood bin to hold?

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Gift of the magi-ass scrap bin.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

This will be quickly rectified, I suspect.

I dunno about OP, but I'm good at making scrap wood.

[–] DioramaOfShit@lemmy.world 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Just so you know the scrap piece you need will always be at the bottom

[–] homik@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

That's why you need separate tiers, so none of the piles are too unwieldy. I mean, what good is a scrap pile if you can't go digging through it when the need arises.