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Cleaning the workshop

Spring cleaning is a must every year, not only for your household but also for your workshop. Proper annual cleaning reduces workplace safety risks and increases productivity by maintaining a tidy and clean workbench. Here are 5 steps to follow when spring cleaning your workbench.

Tool inventory

Tool inventory

How you organize your tools largely depends on how many tools you have. That is why it is essential to do an initial inventory. Place the tools, various parts, and other accessories on a table or workbench and check if you have a pair of the same tools. Although it may take some time to do an inventory, it will help make the next steps easier.

Throw away old tools

Start evaluating your tools by determining whether you still need them or not and how often you plan to use them. If the tool in question is still functional, consider selling it or giving it away. If something is no longer needed or is (half) broken, hoarding it is useless, and it makes more sense to throw it away. If some of the broken tools are salvageable with repairs, take them to the repair shop or repair them yourself if possible.

Categorize everything

Categorize tools

Once you’ve figured out what kind of tools you want to keep and keep using, you can start creating categories for your tools. This could be by tool type, seasonal use, or how often you use them, whichever makes sense to you. Here you can use labels specially made for labelling tools. There are also special robust labels that hold up well in rough, polluted working environments.

Organize your tools

Organizing your tools is essential to maintaining a clean workshop, and many methods of storing tools can be satisfying projects in their own right. Annual spring cleaning is the ideal way to properly organize your workbench around the tools.

The workshop must be set up as efficiently as possible so that you can always get to work immediately. Having to spend several minutes searching for the right tools before you can even get started won’t help you finish a project. Consider, for example, purchasing a tool trolley if you always want to have your tools within reach.

Cleaning machines and tools

It is also very important to ensure that your machines and tools are always in good condition. So make sure you clean them regularly. Otherwise, they will become dirty and may corrode or break down. It is crucial to clean your tools every time after usage, but you should also thoroughly polish them once a year. Machines are always cleaned with the right cleaning paper and cleaning cloths and special machine and parts cleaners to ensure that they are protected against dust and other dirt.

If you want to learn even more about this topic. Read our article ‘Maintenance of power tools‘.

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