Smart Shop tips!

[dragoneggs]

Hoping a bunch of us will chime in here with their tips. I have a bunch...

Get in the habit of putting your tools away when finished for the day. Label your tool box drawers and put them where they belong. Takes a little discipline but once you get in the habit you will save yourself lots of time and aggravation. Some say it is **** but it really works, especially as you acquire more and more tools. Now it is second nature and I rarely have a cluttered workspace and I never search for the tool I am looking for. Except for a tape measure. Got four or five laying around but never where I need one.
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[canoworms]

Any chance you can show the uneducated how to do the mousing please.
The only safety wire setup I know is to drill the bolt or nut.

Cheers Ian

 

[3Ts]

Hoping a bunch of us will chime in here with their tips. I have a bunch...

Get in the habit of putting your tools away when finished for the day. Label your tool box drawers and put them where they belong. Takes a little discipline but once you get in the habit you will save yourself lots of time and aggravation. Some say it is **** but it really works, especially as you acquire more and more tools. Now it is second nature and I rarely have a cluttered workspace and I never search for the tool I am looking for. Except for a tape measure. Got four or five laying around but never where I need one.
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What do you use the iron for in the shop? The only thing I use it for is to apply edge banding on plywood.

 

[the old grind]

What do you use the iron for in the shop? The only thing I use it for is to apply edge banding on plywood.

Yes, a woodworker's pal.

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[3Lfarms]

Any chance you can show the uneducated how to do the mousing please.
The only safety wire setup I know is to drill the bolt or nut.

Cheers Ian

I am a retired Air Force aircraft mechanic and now I work at an Air Force aircraft overhaul depot.
I am not allowed to post official technical data, but in this case,it’s already on line.
http://www.itmexicali.edu.mx/jljv/mecatronica/aeronaves/estructuras/1-1A-8 CHANGE 3.pdf

Read chapter 16.
It does not cover every possible scenario, but it covers the basics of aircraft hardware safety methods.

 

[dodge man]

When I change oil, I always take the empty containers and find a place under the hood to stand them upside down, after a couple minutes I then dump out the last couple of tablespoons that run down.

 

[dragoneggs]

What do you use the iron for in the shop? The only thing I use it for is to apply edge banding on plywood.

Exactly... I do lot's of edge banding making shelving, bookcases, closet organizers and now storage units for my wife. It is my mom's old iron. No holes in the bottom. No water to spill and it is compact so it can be used vertically and even upside down if needed. I've also used it to iron/flatten warped thin veneer using a wet thin towel.

 

[GeneV]

I organize my drawers into categories. Like in one drawer all types of screwdrivers and other pointy things like drift punches, that sort of stuff. Another has all the measuring stuff like calipers, rulers and measuring tape, various gauges, etc. One is all sorts of abrasives, files, sand paper and other stuff like that. And then another has all the grippy stuff like vice grips, pliers, adjustable wrenches, etc. So I do it like that, just so it's easy to put stuff away to keep organized, open a drawer and toss it in.

 

[MH8675309]

Periodically go through your cabinets, scrap pile, and tool boxes to refresh your mental inventory of what you have - this will save trips to town buying things you forgot you already had.

 

[fried1765]

Fire extinguisher is very important. I have mine where I can get it on the way OUT of the building. Can be seen in the background here. Really should be a larger unit though.

I have 5- 10lb. extinguishers, one 5lb. (on my L48), and one 20 lb. In my primary work/storage building.
Both the one in the back of shop view above, and the OP extinguisher view, appear to be the black plastic handle type.
If so...that is not good!
Plastic grips have been known to fail, when an extinguisher is really needed.