Smart Shop tips!

[Richard]

Perhaps not shop per se'..... but when I open a bottle (gallon) of bar oil for my chainsaws, I take the cap off but instead of taking the seal under it off, I punch a hole in it with a Phillips so now I have a much more controlled flow of oil into the saw.

 

[Big Barn]

Perhaps not shop per se'..... but when I open a bottle (gallon) of bar oil for my chainsaws, I take the cap off but instead of taking the seal under it off, I punch a hole in it with a Phillips so now I have a much more controlled flow of oil into the saw.

Wrong. That is a great shop tip!

 

[canoworms]

Perhaps not shop per se'..... but when I open a bottle (gallon) of bar oil for my chainsaws, I take the cap off but instead of taking the seal under it off, I punch a hole in it with a Phillips so now I have a much more controlled flow of oil into the saw.

I decent into a old twist top sauce bottle.
Easy to carry and fill the saw.
Cheers

 

[stuckmotor]

My Son is a mechanic. When I bought a new toolbox he gave me a pointer on how to organize it. Load the box as you think will suit you. When you start using it pay attention to the mistakes you make opening the wrong drawer. An example. If you open the third drawer down when looking for a pair of pliers twice, move the pliers there. I used that method. My box makes perfect sense to me and I never pull the wrong drawer. Being a sticker guy, I put stickers on each drawer front. When "guiding" someone to the correct drawer I mention the sticker.



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Where do you get the stickers? I see them on tool boxes all the time but don't remember being given any. Maybe I toss them without thinking about it.

 

[dragoneggs]

Okay... for those of you that do restorations, Big Barn are you listening? Don't start with Acetone (like I tend to do).

Take your time and start with less aggressive solvents and work your way up if you are worried about losing some identification. I am really impatient but it has cost me on metal labels, etc. where I wiped clean the info. Here is an example where I got lucky... if you see a tag riveted on... that is a clue.

 

[dragoneggs]

My last post reminded me of this Youtube video by King's Fine Woodworking on cleaning your bar clamps. I do this when they start bugging me and it works great. He also demonstrates the relative strength of various solvents which I found informative.

83 - How to Clean Dried Glue from Parallel Clamps and make them slide Better Than New - YouTube

 

[Big Barn]

Okay... for those of you that do restorations, Big Barn are you listening? Don't start with Acetone (like I tend to do).

Take your time and start with less aggressive solvents and work your way up if you are worried about losing some identification. I am really impatient but it has cost me on metal labels, etc. where I wiped clean the info. Here is an example where I got lucky... if you see a tag riveted on... that is a clue.

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Do not start with this..
and end up with this...


and this. It should say CRAFTSMAN in the center.

 

[dragoneggs]

and this. It should say CRAFTSMAN in the center.

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Ha... exactly what I am talking about!

 

[bindian]

Almost everything in my shop is on wheels. All my 'stationary' tools as well. About the only things that are not on wheels are my compact bender which is lagged into the cement floor (do wish I could move it as it doesn't get enough use to deserve the real estate), my sink (due to obvious reasons), and my heavy solid hardwood workbench. I need it to be rock solid when I lean on it or bump it and it is! I have yet to find a way to put something on wheels that will not budge under a side load.

Weld your bender to a receiver hitch tube. Mount numerous receiver hitches on your work table or benches. I have one on my tractor's loader bucket also. Vises can be done the same way.
hugs, Brandi

 

[dragoneggs]

Weld your bender to a receiver hitch tube. Mount numerous receiver hitches on your work table or benches. I have one on my tractor's loader bucket also. Vises can be done the same way.
hugs, Brandi

Hi Brandi, exactly my plan when I built the vise stands was to add a hitch receiver to my 4x8 steel table. Due to my tight confines, I just couldn't easily come up with a design that didn't compromise space for other 'implements'.

I did add a hitch receiver to the front of my BX that has come in handy. I have to drop the bucket to use it but with a QA, it's quick. :laughing: