I am in the process of confining my tools into kits for common tasks. So far I have a steering wheel puller box I made from a 30 cal ammo box, and I liked that so much I got a 50 cal. box and I affixed a retractable extension cord to it. In this box I have stuffed my jig, drill and all of my dead bolt stuff.
I think my next project in this line will be to set up a door closer kit.
Any other ideas along this line?
Kits like that are in general a good idea. They keep everything organized while you work and make it easy to make sure all your tools leave with you when you're done.
Yeah, but I'm concerned about the direction he's going. He started with 30 cal, moved quickly to 50 cal - what's next 20mm ...? Pretty soon he'll be a mobile Weapon of Mass Destruction and then Bush will have to move on him!
I've thought of using a paint roller tray for holding tools while doing column work.It sets in the passenger seat pretty easy and you don't have bend and stretch to get to your tools.some even have ridges big enough, you can keep track of the small parts. It would have to be an old metal one or heavy plastic-forget the foil jobby.
goma.
Car (key making) box * Car opening box Safe repair box * Safe opening (drilling) box (on wheels) Elec. parts box * Elec. wiring box Adams Rite/elec strike installation box Wrenches and sockets box * Cutting stuff box (dremmel disks, carbide rasps, jig saw blades, razor blades, etc) * Taps and dies box * Deadbolt jig box Storefront pivots box Simplex/Adams Rite parts box Safe deposit parts box Door closer installation/parts box Hand tool pouch
[ * ] are fishing tackle boxesI had a similar brain flash onetime, when I was carrying two tool boxes in to peoples houses to install deadbolts. The only thing I took out of the one box was two 2 1/8 bits, so I put them in the other box. Makes things lighter.
I do have a very old cardboard box from a Von Duprin closer, which I use for steering wheel tools. Oughta get a different box sometime, it's held together with duct tape at the moment.
I have a Sterlite box (shoebox size) with a couple fishing tackle lure boxes (y'know, about4 x 6 inches clear plastic with sections about an inch square) for tumblers. In there also my followers, tweezers, and so on. Key gage. Small file. That sure comes in handy. I've got Kwikset and Schlage bottom pins. Sometimes in miserable weather I can take the "other car" and just grab the rekeying box.
How about on your .50 cal box, get some fuzzy self adhesive feet, so you aren't scratching customers floors?
Poor guy will be into WMD about the time needs a keyrack and electric key grinder.
Shazaam, that's good. I woulda never thought of that. Priceless!
The feet are a good idea but I think rubber feet might be preferable to felt as the felt might grab chips or soak up stuff. Perhaps I could just cut some rubber sheet and glue it to the bottom of the box, that might snag less that the feet.
Priceless!
"Shazaam" is what Gomer Pile said when he heard that Rock Hudson had aids :-)
g'day
Not all duct tape is the same - I found some duct tape at Lee Valley (a woodworking tools company) which is really great!
PLUS it keeps the seat clean as well --Shiva--
Nah....It's more like....
ShhaZaayyyyyyyyyyyyaaammmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(lol)
Good things. Small compartments for small tools and supplies, plus a big one for larger tools (and/or "sub-kit" compartmented boxes)...
"A place for everything and everything -- well, almost everything -- in its place."
Very, very wise thought. Nevermind the fuzzy feet.
"Wish I hadn't had done dem shazaams wit Rock"
--Gomer Pyle
You're so right.... some of the stuff dries out immediately. Other tapes get sticky and THEN dry out.
Umm... Has anyone here ever tried using gaffer's tape...
I used it alot in high school and I like it... Stands up well to heat for a long time... The only thing it tends to do is "bake" on to a surface the gets warm if it is left in place for months at a time... The fabric of the tape will come off at that point but not the glue...
I like to use gaff tape when I am going to be drilling something (it comes in white) so I can mark up the tape and then peel it off leaving no marks behind after I have drilled the hole...
Evan the maintenance man
I have found that self stick velcro makes good feet for trays and things that have to sit on carpets and car seats. The "hook" side grabs the nap of the carpet, keeping it from sliding. I just use a 1/2 by 1/4 inch piece at each corner. Rubber feet can be attached using a bit of the matching velcro.
Daniel
Expensive, but very good... for the things it's very good for.
Real gaffer's tape is primarily a "friction tape" -- it's intended to stick more firmly to itself than to anything else, so it can be used to wrap things together (eg attaching cables to a lighting pole, which is where its name comes from) while being easily removed (slice the wrap, and it lifts off the cables/pole/whatever without leaving much, if any, residue of adhesive -- somewhat like masking tape in that respect).
It does come in multiple colors, since it gets used on stage where there's a risk it might be visible from some angles.
Ordinary masking tape works fine for that too. The problem with masking tape is that the adhesive dries out over time; if you don't remove it within a couple of days (more or less depending on the variety) it may either grab too hard to the surface or grab too hard; either way can damage the finish. Stay within the rated working time and you're fine.
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