Time in the shop
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- tornitore45
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Time in the shop
It seems I spend half of the time in the shop looking for fallen tiny, and not so tiny, parts or looking for the tool I put down somewhere.
May be Santa will bring me a memory upgrade.
Merry Christmas to all.
May be Santa will bring me a memory upgrade.
Merry Christmas to all.
Last edited by tornitore45 on Wed Dec 21, 2016 4:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Mauro Gaetano
in Austin TX
in Austin TX
Re: Timw in the shop
I forgot what I was going to type.
Glenn
Operating machines is perfectly safe......until you forget how dangerous it really is!
Operating machines is perfectly safe......until you forget how dangerous it really is!
Re: Time in the shop
I can relate to this...but mostly.. Merry Christmas !
Re: Time in the shop
Old watchmakers hint (not from an old watchmaker) put a white cloth under what ever is being worked on, it makes it visible and stops the bounce. Not always useable , but sometimes it will help.
Re: Time in the shop
I had the opportunity to recruit my son to help me move big tools out of the old house cellar; big tools with ramps and rigging required. He is now an expert in building street dragsters. 30 or 40 years age he was not an expert and when he worked on cars or bikes the tools were left all over. I immediately noticed that now if he uses a wrench or screw drive it is immediately put back in in my tool box and specifically in the slot labeled for it. I asked him when he changed his approach and he stated bluntly that he had discovered that he was spending too much time looking for lost tools or parts set down while something else was fixed. I found out that he had emulated my neatness by adding to his toolbox the plastic storage units for wrenches, screws drivers etc. I was impressed. Now if I can only learn from him and immediately put the tools I am working with away.
Re: Time in the shop
Sorry for double posting. I was trying to edit 'age' into 'ago' and did not understand the new edit post process.
Double sorry. I did it twice.
Tom
Double sorry. I did it twice.
Tom
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No problem. I try to read what is actually meant. I knew "age" was "ago". Sounds like a great son too.
- neanderman
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Re: Time in the shop
I'm with spro - you done good by your son.
Ed
LeBlond Dual Drive, 15x30
US-Burke Millrite MVI
Atlas 618
Files, snips and cold chisels
Proud denizen of the former "Machine Tool Capitol of the World"
LeBlond Dual Drive, 15x30
US-Burke Millrite MVI
Atlas 618
Files, snips and cold chisels
Proud denizen of the former "Machine Tool Capitol of the World"
Re: Time in the shop
just a thought apprapo [seems the program doesn,t like my latin or english ] anyway with regard to the above I saw this many years ago one of the old timers who specialised in small electrical stuff wore an apron and he used to thumb tack the apron ends to the work bench bench so the apron became a catch scoop.... in todays world perhaps small magnets at the end or a little velcro......... by the way i am one of those oldtimers now!!!!!!1 all the best for the new year Golfpin
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I have several fiberglass cafeteria trays. You sometimes see them in pictures I post where the background is red.
Doing small work on those trays reduces the possibility that something will roll off the bench into the void.
Steve
Doing small work on those trays reduces the possibility that something will roll off the bench into the void.
Steve
Re: Time in the shop
I've got some aluminum baking sheets purchased from Sam's that I use for the same purpose. Really handy for disassembling carburetors, which have a lot of fiddly little pieces in them.SteveM wrote:I have several fiberglass cafeteria trays. You sometimes see them in pictures I post where the background is red.
Doing small work on those trays reduces the possibility that something will roll off the bench into the void.
Steve
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Music isn’t at all difficult. All you gotta do is play the right notes at the right time!
Music isn’t at all difficult. All you gotta do is play the right notes at the right time!