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Fantastic ideas to organize those items that seem to vanish. I really like yours for the next keys to get more separation on the handles. Mine are in a metal holder and the handle kind of tangle up. Thanks for the tip.
The plunger can is often used in printing shops at the printing press. It holds solvent. When you place a rag on it and press down solvent is pumped up onto the rag.
Could i hire you to fashion a hatchet handle out of a block of desert ironwood that i have, and hang my 1lb Norlund head on it? I have sent you an email. Thank you.
Greetings Robert. I would be interested in hearing what it is that you’re looking for you can email me at toolscouter@gmail.com. I’ll wait to hear from you and have a good day.
I am glad to see that so many are making caddies like these. I was a machinist for years and used to make blocks these out of aluminum for taps and drills. Now that I am more of a wood worker, I have made a lot of them out of wood. they are a quick great way to store tools.
It’s always great to hear from people who appreciate the value of what we do here on the channel. Thanks for sharing from your experience and your expertise and come back by to visit me here in the shop anytime. Hope you have a great weekend.
Hi just saw my entry in the video, THANK YOU! There was absolutely nothing wrong about your pronunciation of my name. As per those handles, these were installed to take out the tool caddy from my wardrobe workshop 😊 when I am fixing or repairing something.
That is great. Thank you so much for participating and sending in your ideas. I like the ideas that you have with your handles. Thanks again for sharing, come by anytime and have a great weekend.
Sorry for the mistake in spelling but I appreciate you stopping by and sharing your thoughts. It was a lot of fun to visit and hope you have a great weekend.
That makes sense. Some other people suggested putting pressure on the lever with their hip so they have both hands free to drive the staple. I’m sure there’s more than one way to do it and thank you for sharing. Have a great weekend.
Didn't send in my "caddies", but I made a shelf/rack to hold common metal lathe tool holders, magnetic base and indicators, drill index, rolls of Emory cloth, debur tools, layout fluid, lubricants, cutting oil, etc. I continue to use the common tool and chuck and live center racks that my son made when he was a boy. I made a similar rack at the mill for R8 tooling, common toe clamps, silver-deming drill racks and common tools. I use off-the-shelf caddy boxes for impact driver bits, jig saw, blades, paddle bits, etc for portability.
That is really nice. Thanks so much for sharing in the comments even if you didn’t send a picture. I appreciate people like you who know how to make a shop more efficient. Come by anytime and have a great weekend.
I was in the shops yesterday after I commented. I was surprised with how many "caddies" I use. I have 40ish that I didn't mention. I have 6 drill presses. Each one has some system in place for vises, T clamps, chuck key, MT wedges, drills, center drills, counter sinks, etc. I like to keep full drill indexes at each machine, but specialty tooling is kitted in indexes stowed nearby tool chests. I keep fractional jobber bits in HSS and cobalt with standard and split point, coated, etc. But also stock screw machine, lettered, numbered, left hand, brad point, forster, extra long. I kit my taps, tap drills and clearance drills. I prefer Huot purchased indexes, but I have a mix of other makers. I recently invested in Equipto cabinet and drawer systems and Huot overstock drill cabinets. I recently found a salvage dealer that had NOS Grainger tooling. I went wild stocking my Huot overstock cabinets last week with every size that he had and that I still needed. We settled on about $.25/drill. I think that I only lack about 10 lettered and numbered overstock sizes. The Equipto and Huot systems let me sort through thousands of mills, drills, taps, etc that I have been accumulating, but couldn't find to use. I have one salvaged Lyon cabinet that is finally full and organized with overstock organized in the Equipto cabinets. I now have about 200 Equipto drawers, which are currently being filled with hardware in addition to tooling and fixtures storage. I also keep my easy outs kitted with standard and left hand drills. Used Kennedy chests are pretty common and affordable. I have some uncommon mechanic Kennedy chests, but most of mine are machinist chests. The many small machinist cest drawers have served me well both at work and in my hobby shops. I was never flush enough to invest in the coveted Snap-on master mechanic chests, so I only have a few Snap-on cabinets. They are better suited for mechanic tools with deeper drawers. I retired in 2017, and I invest in vastly more tools, tooling and machinery in retirement than I did during my industrial maintenance career. I now have MT5 capacity, and I am beginning the journey of accumulating larger MT tooling. I kitted my router bits in caddies, did some caddy kitting for the wood lathes. I made dedicated racking for larger pullers and larger plumbing wrenches and related tools. I have set up permanent work benches for most work stations, but I have a some on wheels for portability. I tend to have easily a dozen varied projects in process which frustrates my organization. I focused on building an extensive woodshop for hobby pleasure, but my current focus is on developing my machine shop. I favor industrial machinery, but my budget only supports mostly rehab project machines. I outgrew my 3 phase capacity and my 3 large lathes won't operate until I upgrade my 3 phase... another current project. The shop time is a real enjoyment for me. It has come together enough that I have taught 2 introduction to machining classes to homeschooling boys.
The red safety plunger can is for putting small amount of solvents onto a rag or part for cleaning. You push it down and a small amount comes out to the screen on top.
That is ingenious. Thanks for letting us all know and I might have to keep an eye out for one. Come back by the shop again for a visit anytime and have a great weekend.
The plunger can is great. I can't believe I didn't have one in the shop till about 6 months ago. How many times do you have run over to the mineral spirits can, pry it open, and pour out too much in a rag. Now I just grab a cloth and press. The right amount every time.
Some fantastic ideas ToolScouter! Thanks for the challenge and for working so hard to compile and comment on the entries! It was fun to participate in and we hope you’ll have another one sometime! I love your channel and your tool wall!
Thank you Merlin. I appreciate you participating in the challenge and I never get tired of the tool wall either.😁 come by again soon and have a great weekend
Wow! There was alot of cool ideas! Thanks again for the challenge and I had alot of fun doing it. It even gave me the excuse to buy a scroll saw😆. Thanks again and see you next time.
You got that right. I love it when my viewers share with the rest of us their ideas and expertise. Thank you so much for your part and sharing with all of us and I hope you have a great weekend.
I thought they had some great ideas as well. It was great hosting this and I just can’t believe how fast time went. Come by again soon and have a great weekend.
Hey !Bonjour, vraiment tout les participants ont fait des efforts. La recherche pour certains outils, la facilité pour d'autres, et la joie de tous les voir. ❤
You’re absolutely right, it was my mistake. It does bite in to the post in order to give you leverage. Thanks for watching and hope to see you again soon. Have a great weekend.
Just watched the video, it came out great. There were a lot of great ideas. I loved the 22cal. case for bits and i am definitely going to be doing that. I also liked 357magdads glue station. And as always..... I love that tool wall. Pennsylvania Mike
It’s great to hear from you Mike. I agree there were a lot of great ideas and this was a fun activity. Thanks so much for your participation and I look forward to seeing you again soon. Have a great weekend.
I can appreciate that. We all get busy. I’m just grateful that you took the time to stop by and visit me here in the shop. Come by anytime and have a great weekend.
have not used that model. I have my great grandfather's which is a rope and double pulley . You could stretch a full roll of wire at one time supper tight.
