I hadn't really thought about the possibility that this would
practically encourage people to leave community tools with their
projects when they put away their "work surface" but I think that it is a
valid point. With regard to needing sides, I think that this absolutely
is true as well however I don't think that needing sides is a deal
breaker. I can envision the work surface as having 3 "sides" during use
with a 4th side that slides in place on the front of the surface before
putting it away. The height of the sides could also be a visual reminder
of the height requirement for fitting into the rack/storage shelf. <br>
<br>One of the real motivations for noodling out this solution was the
fact that I wanted something that would allow for work in process to be
left essentially in a "ready to continue" when it is put away. If I am
in the middle of working on something and need to put it in a rubbermaid
or similar container for storage I can assure you that I will knock off
a wire, displace a connector, or cause some other problem that will
cost me time when I go back to the project. I believe that there is
significant productivity to be gained by the continuity that a system
like this will provide in workflow as well as the psychological impact
of being able to pick up exactly where you leave off. <br>
<br>I will not say that this is the ultimate solution but I really would
love to find something that allows projects of a certain, reasonable,
work envelope to be left in a "Ready to continue" state while in
storage. If others are interested, I would love to collaborate on
refining this solution on list or through some other collaborative
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