Re: How to use laptop for resto
[Re: Bigfury]
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02/08/14 01:37 PM
02/08/14 01:37 PM
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Pictures, schematics and information all in my magic box to help along the way. I have different files for each car and folders with in those files for each section or step, ie underdash, dash, underbody, firewall, engine, trans, front end, etc. It would be best if I had before during and after pictures but I am not that big on pictures, the i-phone has really helped that aspect. I also have reference folders within each car file, and they are broken down in sections as well. I also have generic reference files broken down in sections as well. I save a lot of the pictures posted here as well as detailed pictures from car shows or reference cars I get to see. But with all that I still cant find the picture I need/want half the time. The laptop has become a tool for restoration just like my blaster, when you need it nothing else will do the job.
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Re: How to use laptop for resto
[Re: Bigfury]
#1575867
02/09/14 01:18 PM
02/09/14 01:18 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 7,545 Albany, NY
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The member whose name is actually Art
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The member whose name is actually Art
Joined: Jan 2003
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I bet a laptop could be just as useful as a handwritten notebook, just consider which one is easier for you. Seems like EXCEL would be the most likely off-the-shelf program because you are probably needing most to keep track of lists of information and some cross-referencing … I have no idea if an EXCEL spreadsheet can handle "hot links" to digital photo files, but THAT would be useful. Quote:
Now I have all kind of scrapes of paper,stuff written in a note book.
The important thing is to have SOME system - any system - to keep a list of tasks. Maybe an organized note book is good enough? I used that method to organize my 6-year resto. I offer the following food for thought:
1. I kept a 5-division spiral-bound note book on the workbench to write down what I did AS I WENT ALONG, describing the parts, condition, paint finish, sizes and quantities of bolts, and the DATE. Most entries had a "what to do" note, plus a check-box to be used during re-assembly to avoid missing something going back on the car. This could all be done in EXCEL.
2. Each 'What to do' note was paired with an entry in another section of the notebook to keep track of what I need to do: Procure new parts, Repair the part, Refinish the part. This could be done in EXCEL.
3. Lots of digital photos, each of them carries a DATE/time. I printed about 1/3 of the photos, wrote the date on them and stuck them in sleeves in a 3-ring binder. If you save each photo with the date as part of the filename (2014-02-09_wiperswitch_DSCF5425.jpg) , it should be easy to reference to your EXCEL notes. This filename sorts your photos chronologically in a PC folder.
Best, - Art
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