Studio A4 Paper + Stationery Storage Shelf

[nelsonic]

Context 😕

We don't yet have a good filing/organisation/storage system for my desk(s) in the Studio
and as a result there are random bits of paper and stationery on my desk(s)
it's cluttered and it really frustrates me. 🤦‍♂️

My desk(s) are full of random things and it's lame.
Yes, I could be a "minimalist" and just have less stuff. 👌
But let's realistic I need certain bits of paper and stationery things to get my work done.
I just need them to be organised so that I can de-clutter my desk.

What I want is a system that is clear to everyone including my future assistant can immediately understand.

Story 📝

As a person who has an infinite Todo List and is trying do way to much,
I need to be hyper organised and never have random bits of paper on my desk(s)
So that I can stay focussed on my highest value task and not get distracted by clutter.

Why make instead of buy my own paper+stationery storage system? ⚡

By making my own shelving system from scratch I get exactly what I want.
Not some approximation made to a meet a tight budget by Lars in Stockholm ...
Nothing "wrong" with**IKEA** or any other off-the-shelf furniture; we use IKEA often.
But what I've found with almost everything we buy from IKEA is that it's never perfect.

How to get good at using the laser cutter? Practice!! ⏳ ♻️

Every mini-project I do on the laser I get better at designing "flat pack" furniture for high-speed/low-cost manufacturing.
Yes, I'm making one-offs or at best ultra-low-volume MVPs that probably only I will ever use.
But doing this from scratch / first principals is building muscle memory of the tools
the same way I write so many tech tutorials: https://github.com/search?q=org%3Adwyl+learn

Other advantages of a custom-made paper+stationery storage system 🎉

One of the major side-benefits of having a clear system is that it will completely de-clutter the desks
which will ensure we can have a 100% Clear Desk (at the end of the day) policy
so

Todo ✅

• Measure the available space
• Decide how much paper storage we want to have e.g. 12 A4 Paper Trays Feat: A4 Paper Tray from 5mm Plywood workshop#77
• Design the shelving system to fit the available space
  • Use the 10mm Plywood we have available in the workshop
• Laser-cut the design
• Assemble
• Mount to the wall
• Make the 12 A4 Paper Trays Feat: A4 Paper Tray from 5mm Plywood workshop#77 #SideQuest
• Label EVERYTHING so it's immediately clear (obvious) to anyone entering the studio where everything is/goes!
• Use the system to stay organized so that we can build awesome things together!

I estimate that designing and building this will take me T4h of measuring, design, laser and assembly time.
Obviously if I apply a monetary value to this shelf it's worth a lot more than what I would pay at IKEA for the partial solution ... but as noted above, I want to get really good at this so I have to put in the time. There's no short cut!

[nelsonic]

The available space under the existing studio shelf is 880mm wide, 500mm tall and 200mm deep. 📏

[nelsonic]

The reason I'm dropping my other (coding) work to do this is because the desk clutter affects me. 😖
I really need to resolve this issue once and for all so that I can get back to being an effective engineer. 👨‍💻
Luckily I have the tools and skills to get this done. So I'm going to crack on. ⚡
As soon as it's done I will get back to my higher value coding work. ⌛

[nelsonic]

Going to make 12 paper sorting/storage trays that will be color-coded and labled. dwyl/workshop#77 📥
Already quite happy with the progress on this. 👌

[nelsonic]

Using the built-in brave QR code generator to create my QR codes from now on:

I quite like the lion it includes 😉

[nelsonic]

“Organization is what you do before you do something,
so that when you do it, it’s not all mixed up.”
~ A.A. Milne [ Winnie-the-Pooh ]

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/46807-organization-is-what-you-do-before-you-do-something-so

[nelsonic]

Design prepared:

Estimated Laser Time 46mins:

Boy am I glad I don't have to pay per minute to use a laser cutter ... 🙄
I 'member in London it was £1/min ... lol! 🤑

[nelsonic]

So far I'm on track to getting this done in my T4h "budget" ...

[nelsonic]

Two instances of the storage shelf installed behind the standing desk in the studio:

with 13 x A4 paper trays dwyl/workshop#77
Ready for labels on the trays.
I just had to put this down temporarily to focus on other work. But the final 20 minutes should be plain sailing. ⛵️

[nelsonic]

@iteles want to pair on creating the labels from 3mm Birch Ply ✨
on the Laser some time and gluing them to the trays? ⚡
That way we have an at-a-glance label for each area of our lives 📥
and can easily store "to be processed" or "keep safe" paper? 🪄

p.s. we still have space for another instance of this shelf or something else entirely that fits your needs please LMK! 🙏

[iteles]

@nelsonic This is built (and is epic) but is not yet functional. I will be finding the label maker sooooon!

[nelsonic]

@iteles don't know if you read what I wrote, but we can make labels on the laser ⚡
and glue them to the fronts of the drawers in the same amount of time as using the label maker ...
e.g: dwyl/workshop#97 (comment)

Literally we can get these all done in 10 mins we just need the list of required labels.