Experienced tradesman Eric Aune shares tips on maintaining a clean shop and organized work vehicles, emphasizing productivity and professionalism. They discuss decluttering post-winter, using metal cutting circular saws, and the importance of a tidy workspace. The conversation includes humorous anecdotes about garage sales and music tastes, showcasing the benefits of systematic cleaning for efficiency.
Maintaining a clean workspace and organized inventory is crucial for optimizing productivity and efficiency in daily operations.
Regularly washing work vehicles not only enhances the professional image but also boosts mental well-being and customer perception.
Deep dives
Importance of Maintaining a Clean Shop and Organized Inventory
Keeping a clean workspace and organized inventory is essential for efficient workflow. The podcast highlights the importance of periodically cleaning the shop and organizing inventory to optimize productivity. Specific examples include cleaning the shop and sorting through inventory items such as press fittings and tools to ensure everything is easily accessible.
Emphasizing the Significance of Cleaning Work Vehicles
Maintaining clean work vehicles is crucial for a professional image and efficiency. The episode discusses the importance of washing vans regularly, not just for appearance but also for mental well-being and customer perception. The hosts share their practices of encouraging crew members to keep their vans clean, even offering compensation for the time spent washing the vehicles.
Discovering the Benefits of Using Metal Cutting Tools for Efficiency
The podcast delves into the advantages of using metal cutting tools like the metal cutting circular saw for faster and more efficient work. It emphasizes the time-saving benefits and cleanliness achieved by using such tools for cutting copper and other materials. The hosts share their experiences with implementing new tools like the saw and realizing the significant efficiency improvements they offer in daily operations.
There's no other way to say it, it sucks falling behind on keeping the shop and vehicles tidy. Extra money is spent on redundant materials and tools, time is lost looking for that one thing you just know you had...
The guys talk shop and all things that go with it in this episode of the Make Trades Great Again podcast.
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