Finally have a way to bring water to my shop!

[Robert Tarr]

Hey gang!

I have been noodling on a way to have a "sink" in my shop that does not have running water. I got tired of having to walk down to the house (no small task in the icy winter weather up here..) every time I need to wash my hands, a dish, or a brush, etc. We also camp a bunch and cooking over a campfire can be a dirty job, so I wanted it easily transportable. I had an idea and decided to make a video of it. It can all collapse down into a 5 gallon bucket and you can take it with you.

I will probably iterate it over time. I am thinking of maybe using a windshield wiper motor & tank with a mat switch to actuate it. We will see.

I hope this could help others that could use a little running water in the shop.

[Jim Becker]

Great idea and execution. Per our chat, there's a lot of flexibility with this, too...thanks for posting the video here at SMC!

[Bill Dufour]

I bought the Igloo 5 gallon hand wash station for twenty bucks at grocery outlet.
Bill D.
https://www.igloocoolers.com/product...ndwash-station

[Robert Tarr]

That is a cool solution too, Bill!

[Bill Dufour]

That is a cool solution too, Bill!

Instead of the cup holder it has a clip on little plastic box thingy that can hold a bar or pump of soap.
The alien green looks like it may be infected to me
Bill D

[Bill Dufour]

Anyone else remember the old car windshield squirters that had a rubber bulb under your foot? Or the VW's that used the spare tire air to pump water.
Bill D

[Cameron Wood]

Anybody remember the Red Skelton bit where he plays a hobo?

He has a sink with a reservoir above, and one below that the water drains into.

After washing, he takes the water below and puts it back above, saying that once it gets broken in, he hates to waste it.

[Mel Fulks]

Oh yeah! He was as frugal as he was nutty !

[Bill Dufour]

Remember a rich man is just a poor man with money.
Bill D