Yes , and margarine containers . Or like my grandfather did . Clear glass Jars with the lid screwed to the bottom of the shelf .JSinMO wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:59 pm This doesn’t qualify as a tool but something I use constantly is old pill bottles. You guys probably already do this but I use them on almost every project to hold small parts. Easy to mark whats in it and put a lid on it. I found a bucket of them when we started going through my dads stuff. I know that’s why he saved them.
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when working on 12v electrical . this tool is my go to . <img src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/imag ... p;usqp=CAU" alt="POWER PROBE III Clamshell - Red (PP3CSRED) [Car Automotive Diagnostic Test Tool, Digital Volt Meter, AC/DC Current Resistance, Circuit Tester] : Amazon.ca: Tools & Home Improvement"/>
will tell you + or - / voltage digitally / can power or ground a circuit up to 10 amp. with a push of a button . has audio for hard to reach fuse panels when checking an array of fuses .
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This reminds me of a funny thing I saw written recently: I don't remember exactly how it went but it was something like this, "I'm supposedly an adult male now. Where am I supposed to get all the dozens of jars of baby food with nails and screws in them?"DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 2:08 pmYes , and margarine containers . Or like my grandfather did . Clear glass Jars with the lid screwed to the bottom of the shelf .JSinMO wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:59 pm This doesn’t qualify as a tool but something I use constantly is old pill bottles. You guys probably already do this but I use them on almost every project to hold small parts. Easy to mark whats in it and put a lid on it. I found a bucket of them when we started going through my dads stuff. I know that’s why he saved them.
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For me it is digital calipers, angles, rules. etc. Without these everything else pales into comparison. if we can't measure how can we achieve anything new? I have calipers, angle, thread, hole, length, etc. digital measurement. Why? because I believe in accuracy! I was raised by a design engineer!!!!
Take it or leave it guys I will only use tools that provide the best possible accuracy - want something different you should look elsewhere
Take it or leave it guys I will only use tools that provide the best possible accuracy - want something different you should look elsewhere
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My most reused container is the clear deli containers. Heck I paid for them might as well give them a new use, when they break then the recycler can have themDavidBarkey wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 2:08 pmYes , and margarine containers . Or like my grandfather did . Clear glass Jars with the lid screwed to the bottom of the shelf .JSinMO wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:59 pm This doesn’t qualify as a tool but something I use constantly is old pill bottles. You guys probably already do this but I use them on almost every project to hold small parts. Easy to mark whats in it and put a lid on it. I found a bucket of them when we started going through my dads stuff. I know that’s why he saved them.
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I use all the 1L yogurt, kefir, and 500mL sour cream containers we get left over, for bolts, parts, etc.. They are not see through so I label them with a black sharpie.
One of the handy tools I use quite often, is a deburring/scraper tool like this. Before discovering this it always annoyed me to use a file after drilling holes.
One of the handy tools I use quite often, is a deburring/scraper tool like this. Before discovering this it always annoyed me to use a file after drilling holes.
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That deburring tool is great tool . I have first hand experience with them . But they can be dangerous too , I have first hand experience there too. Those little tips are NEVER to be resharpened by hand . Doing so removes the safety ball on the end . This Will result in a trip to the ER to have many stitches in your other hand . Don't be cheap like some employers I have worked for with these things , when dull by new ones .Eugen wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:10 pm I use all the 1L yogurt, kefir, and 500mL sour cream containers we get left over, for bolts, parts, etc.. They are not see through so I label them with a black sharpie.
One of the handy tools I use quite often, is a deburring/scraper tool like this. Before discovering this it always annoyed me to use a file after drilling holes.
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Before I got these, I simply used a larger drill bit to deburr drilled holes, sometimes still doEugen wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:10 pm I use all the 1L yogurt, kefir, and 500mL sour cream containers we get left over, for bolts, parts, etc.. They are not see through so I label them with a black sharpie.
One of the handy tools I use quite often, is a deburring/scraper tool like this. Before discovering this it always annoyed me to use a file after drilling holes.
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He is a ideal for those of us with fat fingers. Take a magnet tip holder (apex) Remove the magnet and put it on just about any size bolt. Then use the socket.
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I broke two of the plastic ones before I finally broke down and bought an aluminum one.Eugen wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:10 pm I use all the 1L yogurt, kefir, and 500mL sour cream containers we get left over, for bolts, parts, etc.. They are not see through so I label them with a black sharpie.
One of the handy tools I use quite often, is a deburring/scraper tool like this. Before discovering this it always annoyed me to use a file after drilling holes.
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