u/ryan112ryan

My work uses a ton of apps including Jira to manage everyone, I'm not a develop or anything related so there is a ton of extra stuff that isn't useful to me. Its overwhelming when working with, I have to constantly search for the right button among the 90 clickable things on this page. MS loves jamming extra stuff and forcing their AI stuff on you only adding to the bloat.

So I vibe coded my own version that uses Jira's API and retains 100% of the features I need, done in a much lighter way. I can control the look, feel, and function of everything.

Just thought I'd share the idea and how AI can be good when used in the right way. This app is just my own personal thing, no repo or anything.

The first image is the before. Second is my app, the after version

People are getting excited to find buckets for me, a friend got this one for me at a hardware show.

My security camera caught my friendly local bear walking home and unbothered by the mower last night.

A recent post was a house that was nestled in the trees that got a lot of love. I had to laugh because I’m the meme in real life!

The older I get the more I’m good with getting away from it all. This is my actual house, nestled in the woods, my driveway is half mile long and I back up to 32,000 acres of wilderness.

I have been setting up my brand new shop, just built a new home with a basement and wanted to have a way to have easy access to all my regularly used tools while working at my workbench.

There Are A Few Parts:

• Board: MDF painted matte black
• Mount: A Frame I hung the boards on
• Mini Buckets: Displayed on top shelf
• Bench: Two Seville Classics in graphite
• Holders: 3D printed, many custom designed
• Mounts: Many magnet mounts I bought
• Cart: HF Mechanics Tray Cart for main tools
• Chest: US General tool chest from HF

Frustrations With Common Options:

I have only found frustration with pegboard in my past shops and I hate the look of the common french cleat walls that many use. I decided on using MDF panels cut 2 feet wide, 4 feet tall, that are hung on (ironically) french cleats on a wall hanger I built behind the board.

The other thing here was people sometimes spend months to a year obsessing over their french cleats and hangers, custom making something for every little tool. I wanted something that looked good but didn't take forever, I think all in this took me 3 days from start to finish if you include waiting for paint to dry and custom designing some 3D prints etc.

Only Essentials Avoids Clutter:

To each their own, but many shops I see literally every tool hung up, mounted etc. The common First-Order Retrievability ethos by Adam Savage is strongly adopted and in practice I've seen it just add up to a lot of clutter and not reduced friction.

I took all my tools and put them in a box at the far end of the shop. Then as I needed something I pulled it out and gave it a home on the board. What I was left with is a set of tools, organized well, that I actually used all the time.

I then have my second order tools that are in my US General tool chest, then my third order (rarely used) tools in another part of the shop. This means 95% of the things I need are right in front of me and the last 5% I can get quickly.

Flexibility With Panels:

I figured that the 2x4 foot format was a good size to be flexible enough and easy to move around or replace if I needed to. The panels hang on a continuous french cleat so they can be moved around, nudge left and right, and they're heavy enough (3/4 MDF) that they aren't going to come off the rail.

I liked the flexibility of being able to mount things wherever I needed, if I moved things or made a mistake I just move it, and half the time I cover the hole. The rest of the time I just take a black sharpie and color the hole and it basically disappears. Over time if a board gets too much, I can just replace that one part.

Specialty Panels:

In the future if I have a particular project that needs a certain set of tools, I can have a dedicate panel that I can quickly swap out without any fuss. There are 5 panels I can either swap or maybe even work in a extra one.

Screw Driver Holder:

The thing I spent the most time on was figuring out the right setup to hold screwdrivers. It seems silly, but most options (made, bought, 3D prints) don't have enough support vertically or are too loose in hope to accommodate a wide range of screwdrivers that they don't work well.

Most holders bought tend to have large holes and only a thin depth which leads them to tipping over, are hard to grab quickly and look messy. The holder I made was really simple. but drilling though a whole 2x4 sideways was tricky because my drill press can only go so far.

I then beveled the holes so its easy to get the screw driver into the hole, the hole is sized so it fits easily without being too loose, and because the hole is 3.5 inches tall, the screw drivers don't tip over making it hard to grab.

Magnet Mounts:

I wanted most of my things on magnets because of the speed of access and ease of cleaning up. Magnet pads means each item has a place and you notice its missing without wasting a lot of time tracing tools etc. I had experimented with making my own magnet holders, but found the inject molded options out there were more durable and due to the quantity I needed were much faster option.

The hardest part was finding options that didn't have silly branding on them, most of these were intended for fishing tools or pew pew mounts.

3D Prints:

I had not planned on so much 3D printing, but I got most of my stuff mounted with magnets and found that I had some items that didn't make sense to have on a magnet, weren't ferrous. I was able to find a few per-designed things off Makerworld, but I had to make the tape measure, pen holders, and Dremel bit holders.

A lot of the designs out there add way too much clutter, they kitchen sink things, make them awkward to use because you're constantly working around things you barely use. Because most options were too big and were designed to hold everything, not just essentials, I designed several of the things you see. .

I have been setting up my brand new shop, just built a new home with a basement and wanted to have a way to have easy access to all my regularly used tools. I mainly do woodworking projects around my house and homestead, so this is geared to that.

There Are A Few Parts:

• Board: MDF painted matte black
• Mount: A Frame I hung the boards on
• Mini Buckets: Displayed on top shelf
• Bench: Two Seville Classics in graphite
• Holders: 3D printed, many custom designed
• Mounts: Many magnet mounts I bought
• Cart: HF Mechanics Tray Cart for main tools
• Chest: US General tool chest from HF

Frustrations With Common Options:

I have only found frustration with pegboard in my past shops and I hate the look of the common french cleat walls that many use. I decided on using MDF panels cut 2 feet wide, 4 feet tall, that are hung on (ironically) french cleats on a wall hanger I built behind the board.

The other thing here was people sometimes spend months to a year obsessing over their french cleats and hangers, custom making something for every little tool. I wanted something that looked good but didn't take forever, I think all in this took me 3 days from start to finish if you include waiting for paint to dry and custom designing some 3D prints etc.

Only Essentials Avoids Clutter:

To each their own, but many shops I see literally every tool hung up, mounted etc. The common First-Order Retrievability ethos by Adam Savage is strongly adopted and in practice I've seen it just add up to a lot of clutter and not reduced friction.

I took all my tools and put them in a box at the far end of the shop. Then as I needed something I pulled it out and gave it a home on the board. What I was left with is a set of tools, organized well, that I actually used all the time.

I then have my second order tools that are in my US General tool chest, then my third order (rarely used) tools in another part of the shop. This means 95% of the things I need are right in front of me and the last 5% I can get quickly.

Flexibility With Panels:

I figured that the 2x4 foot format was a good size to be flexible enough and easy to move around or replace if I needed to. The panels hang on a continuous french cleat so they can be moved around, nudge left and right, and they're heavy enough (3/4 MDF) that they aren't going to come off the rail.

I liked the flexibility of being able to mount things wherever I needed, if I moved things or made a mistake I just move it, and half the time I cover the hole. The rest of the time I just take a black sharpie and color the hole and it basically disappears. Over time if a board gets too much, I can just replace that one part.

Specialty Panels:

In the future if I have a particular project that needs a certain set of tools, I can have a dedicate panel that I can quickly swap out without any fuss. There are 5 panels I can either swap or maybe even work in a extra one.

Screw Driver Holder:

The thing I spent the most time on was figuring out the right setup to hold screwdrivers. It seems silly, but most options (made, bought, 3D prints) don't have enough support vertically or are too loose in hope to accommodate a wide range of screwdrivers that they don't work well.

Most holders bought tend to have large holes and only a thin depth which leads them to tipping over, are hard to grab quickly and look messy. The holder I made was really simple. but drilling though a whole 2x4 sideways was tricky because my drill press can only go so far.

I then beveled the holes so its easy to get the screw driver into the hole, the hole is sized so it fits easily without being too loose, and because the hole is 3.5 inches tall, the screw drivers don't tip over making it hard to grab.

Magnet Mounts:

I wanted most of my things on magnets because of the speed of access and ease of cleaning up. Magnet pads means each item has a place and you notice its missing without wasting a lot of time tracing tools etc. I had experimented with making my own magnet holders, but found the inject molded options out there were more durable and due to the quantity I needed were much faster option.

The hardest part was finding options that didn't have silly branding on them, most of these were intended for fishing tools or pew pew mounts.

3D Prints:

I had not planned on so much 3D printing, but I got most of my stuff mounted with magnets and found that I had some items that didn't make sense to have on a magnet, weren't ferrous. I was able to find a few per-designed things off Makerworld, but I had to make the tape measure, pen holders, and Dremel bit holders.

A lot of the designs out there add way too much clutter, they kitchen sink things, make them awkward to use because you're constantly working around things you barely use. Because most options were too big and were designed to hold everything, not just essentials, I designed several of the things you see. .

I have been setting up my brand new shop, just built a new home with a basement and wanted to have a way to have easy access to all my regularly used tools. I mainly do woodworking projects around my house and homestead, so this is geared to that.

There Are A Few Parts:

• Board: MDF painted matte black
• Mount: A Frame I hung the boards on
• Mini Buckets: Displayed on top shelf
• Bench: Two Seville Classics in graphite
• Holders: 3D printed, many custom designed
• Mounts: Many magnet mounts I bought
• Cart: HF Mechanics Tray Cart for main tools
• Chest: US General tool chest from HF

Frustrations With Common Options:

I have only found frustration with pegboard in my past shops and I hate the look of the common french cleat walls that many use. I decided on using MDF panels cut 2 feet wide, 4 feet tall, that are hung on (ironically) french cleats on a wall hanger I built behind the board.

The other thing here was people sometimes spend months to a year obsessing over their french cleats and hangers, custom making something for every little tool. I wanted something that looked good but didn't take forever, I think all in this took me 3 days from start to finish if you include waiting for paint to dry and custom designing some 3D prints etc.

Only Essentials Avoids Clutter:

To each their own, but many shops I see literally every tool hung up, mounted etc. The common First-Order Retrievability ethos by Adam Savage is strongly adopted and in practice I've seen it just add up to a lot of clutter and not reduced friction.

I took all my tools and put them in a box at the far end of the shop. Then as I needed something I pulled it out and gave it a home on the board. What I was left with is a set of tools, organized well, that I actually used all the time.

I then have my second order tools that are in my US General tool chest, then my third order (rarely used) tools in another part of the shop. This means 95% of the things I need are right in front of me and the last 5% I can get quickly.

Flexibility With Panels:

I figured that the 2x4 foot format was a good size to be flexible enough and easy to move around or replace if I needed to. The panels hang on a continuous french cleat so they can be moved around, nudge left and right, and they're heavy enough (3/4 MDF) that they aren't going to come off the rail.

I liked the flexibility of being able to mount things wherever I needed, if I moved things or made a mistake I just move it, and half the time I cover the hole. The rest of the time I just take a black sharpie and color the hole and it basically disappears. Over time if a board gets too much, I can just replace that one part.

Specialty Panels:

In the future if I have a particular project that needs a certain set of tools, I can have a dedicate panel that I can quickly swap out without any fuss. There are 5 panels I can either swap or maybe even work in a extra one.

Screw Driver Holder:

The thing I spent the most time on was figuring out the right setup to hold screwdrivers. It seems silly, but most options (made, bought, 3D prints) don't have enough support vertically or are too loose in hope to accommodate a wide range of screwdrivers that they don't work well.

Most holders bought tend to have large holes and only a thin depth which leads them to tipping over, are hard to grab quickly and look messy. The holder I made was really simple. but drilling though a whole 2x4 sideways was tricky because my drill press can only go so far.

I then beveled the holes so its easy to get the screw driver into the hole, the hole is sized so it fits easily without being too loose, and because the hole is 3.5 inches tall, the screw drivers don't tip over making it hard to grab.

Magnet Mounts:

I wanted most of my things on magnets because of the speed of access and ease of cleaning up. Magnet pads means each item has a place and you notice its missing without wasting a lot of time tracing tools etc. I had experimented with making my own magnet holders, but found the inject molded options out there were more durable and due to the quantity I needed were much faster option.

The hardest part was finding options that didn't have silly branding on them, most of these were intended for fishing tools or pew pew mounts.

3D Prints:

I had not planned on so much 3D printing, but I got most of my stuff mounted with magnets and found that I had some items that didn't make sense to have on a magnet, weren't ferrous. I was able to find a few per-designed things off Makerworld, but I had to make the tape measure, pen holders, and Dremel bit holders.

A lot of the designs out there add way too much clutter, they kitchen sink things, make them awkward to use because you're constantly working around things you barely use. Because most options were too big and were designed to hold everything, not just essentials, I designed several of the things you see.

In recent months I've had a few times where I needed some battery that I don't use often that when I went to go to use it was dead or low charge. In normal times that's just inconvenient, but during an event that could spell disaster or cost dearly.

I wanted to share what I came up with because I know I can't be the only one.

I've tried to come up with a system to handle this while still maintaining battery health, which is tricky because most timers are daily timers. Smart timers could possibly work, but I wanted something a little more "dumb" and smart timers typically do days of the week, so I could only do every 7 days which would not be great for battery health.

That's when I found this gizmo: the "Charge-O-Matic" which is designed for this exact use case and while a little expensive ($39) it was worth it to not have to deal with the hassle again. Basically you set the number of days between charges and then how long to power the charger. In the photo I have it charge for 6 hours every 30 days, it repeats indefinitely.

You can find it here: https://amzn.to/3PV6BPi

The next challenge was I hate to have batteries charging when I'm not home in case something goes wrong. I use good quality chargers and cables, but after a some thinking I realized an ammo can would be thick enough metal that if it were to catch fire, it would greatly mitigate the fire risk.

I leave the lid open but still latched so if there is any expansion of gases it would burp, but not open all the way. $6 at Northern Tool and I had a box that held all my batteries. Is it fool proof, no, but the simple step I figured would mitigate the risks.

I had picked up some of these mini totes from Lowe's a while back, not sure what I was going to do with them. But I kept seeing people build these racks for the full size versions, so I made this from balsa wood.

Its now on my desk to store odds and ends. Never really worked with balsa wood before, but I found these pieces that were the right scale as if they were 2x4s to match the mini tote's scale. Assembled with CA glue and the painted flat black.

I'm was surprised how well it came out as it was tricky to keep all the wood aligned without gluing my fingers together.

Didn't have a banana on hand, so sharpie for scale.

Finally built a mini shelf for my mini totes

I found some balsa wood on amazon that was almost perfect scale for these as 2x4s which people make storage racks for the full size ones .

Some CA glue and spray paint and I think it came out really well. Added a sharpie for scale.