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My first visit here today and I am sold on your channel! Informative and interesting! And, funny! I have used amny an off the wall item to help me in my small work shop. I give you several now. 1) Empty plastic jars: Keep a jar half full of apple cider vinegar to toss small rusted metal parts into to soak for a day or two ( or more). Wipe or brush off and you've got new looking parts. 2) Old medicine bottles: Spray paint them and use to collect small pieces/parts while working on any units that have them to take off. I use them to collect up lose screw driver heards that seem to lose their way back to an organized box/rack. 3)Those small exstendable magnets. The ones with the handles. Cheap at under 5 bucks, they realy come in handy for this old coot when I drop small pieces. Add to them those mechanical fingers and WHOA! you've got an impressive items to keep from leanning over to many time to pick up errant pieces/tools that seem to want to drop out of your hand. Lookijng foreward to many more shows young man!

The remote control for the vacuum.... Genius!!

Great video mate. You are good with humor and I just love learning and laughing at the same time. I will follow you.

A friend sent me a text to check out your channel. Glad he did, you have some good videos. I use a lot of the items you mentioned. 1.I have several 5 gallon buckets and I put them under the out feed table of my table saw, joiner, planner, lathe, chop saw, band saw, they come in handy to throw cut offs and trash in. ( Fast Food restaurants go though a lot of pickles and throw 5 gallon buckets away, you can get them free if you ask.) 2. I buy the large roll of brown paper and use under my glue ups for easy clean ups. 3. I never put water on my Diamond stones, it will cause rust in the lower valleys of the stone, I use automotive glass cleaner, it is ammonia free and a great lubricant. 4. I throw my Desiccant packs in the microwave for a few seconds to renew them and they are good as new. 5. I keep my shop locked and installed a door bell for family and visitors to buzz in while I'm working in the shop. I don't want no any one sneaking up behind me while I'm running the table saw or lathe. ( I try to practice safety in the shop.) 6. My dust collector is 3 HP and 220 volts. I installed a Magnetic Switch by the motor and run door bell wire to 5 switches around my shop and painted the cover RED. It works for me, (My shop is 40' x 60' and I don't have to hunt for a remote control anymore.) 7. I keep a flea/lice comb close to my sander, it works great to clean the sawdust off the sander so the pad stick tight. 8. I use Grease Lighting cleaner for my saw blades, it works better than simple green to clean the pitch off the teeth of the blade. ( I like you bucket lid idea, I will use it next time.) 9. Large power tool has magnetic switches ( I replaced switch if they didn't come with them) in my area we are always getting power bump. I want the machine to stay off until I reset, not come on when the power comes back on. 10. Used the tooth bushes for years, I took my old electric tooth bush (still working) to use in my shop when I got my new one...Its a good way to recycle instead of throwing it away. 11. I have a sink in my shop to wash up, I keep foam hand soap for simple hand washing and Fast Orange hand cleaner for heavy duty hand washing. 12. I have a security camera system in my shop so I can monitor when I'm not around, I installed lights to leave on inside my shop. I purchased Ceramic Candelabra Socket, E12 Bulb Lamp Holder Screw Base and some 7WATT C7 Bulb (Equivalent to E12 Halogen Bulb 60W, Daylight White 6000K) I took some old oil camping lanterns and retro them and hung them around my shop. Only running 7 watt bulbs keeps my electric bill down and that is bright enough to see color images on my cameras. Biscuit tree wood works, looking forward to seeing your next video.........Thanks.

Toothpicks one is honestly underrated! I usually am scrambling to find some wood scrap to glue in whenever a screw gets stripped out, but a little box of toothpicks would make that process so easy!

Wow....I would have never thought of some of those tools/points! Thanks for video!

All your ideas are great, but the clean up of glue with the straw made my day!

You can also use sidewalk chalk to help reduce rust.

I have a small shop and use two vacuums (Fein and DeWalt Quiet shopvac). So I have the 3 outlet version of the remote. The third controls the LED light above. Being able to turn on either vacuum when needed makes it sooooo much easier. I just have it hanging off of my belt and it's always there when I need to run the table saw or miter etc. Game changer. Also, I like to listen to podcast (JRE, PBD, Mike Rowe etc.) when I'm sanding. But I like my Howard Leight foam ear protection because it has the highest NRR and very comfortable. Shokz (bone conduction) Pro - water/dust proof - is also a game changer. It also works great because you can hear any alerts/calls from your phone even while you're hearing is protected.

Dental floss helps get glue into tight spaces. A dental took kit has helped me out a lot, too, in getting things out of tight or tiny spaces.

That straw idea is genius!

I used to use matchsticks instead of toothpicks for filling drill holes - then I discovered bamboo skewers. They do a great job. I'm just about to clean my table saw blade, so appreciate the cleaning ideas.

I keep a large-ish drawing board in mine. The HDF is nice and flat for little tasks like lapping plane bodies, but it is light and easy to hang out of the way.

Brilliant, only found your videos yesterday, shame! But brilliant watching and very informative. Just make sure you always have the remote close or you'll be doing quite a lot more steps searching for it! 😂 I have learned quite a bit actually in just 3 videos I've watched so far. Keep it up! Glad your videos showed up. Best regards from Germany!

Good job, now I have a reason to save those annoying gel packs lol, and I like the remote idea

Great videos a lot of information and I appreciate the humor scattered throughout. Thanks

@5:00 using a straw to clean up glue beads blew my mind!! The kinda tip where you flashback to dozens of feet of sloppy glue beads you could have eliminated! Ugh

Excellent idea with the hose that moves. That is going to save me BUCKS!! The remote idea I have been watching.

For cleaning my saw blades, I use an oil catch pan because the edges are higher so I am less likely to get Simple Green or laundry detergent, also an excellent cleaner, all over the place. Additionally, the edge around the pan I have is recessed so the teeth are not in direct contact with the bottom.

The horse stall mat is a great idea! Thank you.

man that was awesome...actually helpfull stuff. thank you.

I found the utility of a remote for the dust collector years ago. The only problem I run into is remembering where the remote is. I settled on having it in the same place, centrally placed in the shop. NOT in my shop coat where it gets moved and lost. Good video. One last item on my personal list: a ton of pencils and an old fashioned pencil sharpener attached to the wall.

Playing cards - I have been using those for years. Another unusual thing i use is bamboo skewers - theones you can find in the grocery store. I use those as dowels when edge-joining thin boards. Just cut the length needed, drill holes on the edges, glue and assemble.

Hey Biscuits. I have set up an Amazon Alexa in the garage to control lights and some of the outlets. I have a bad habit of losing remote controls. I actually have one glued to a post in the garage.

Great tips. Thank you!!! Love the toothpick tip. That one will come in very handy for me.

Great tips and ideas. Thanks much.

I keep strike anywhere matchsticks when i need to put a strike anywhere:).

All these are great ideas to keep on hand. #1 Deck of Cards, #2 Spray bottle, #3 Mover’s blankets, #4 Horse Stall Mats, #5 5-Gallon Bucket Lid, #6 Toothbrush, #7 Plastic Straws, #8 Rubber Ink Roller, #9 Rib Smoking Rack, #10 Toothpicks, #11 Desiccant Gel Packs, #12 Remote Outdoor Outlet.

Golf Tees to plug holes.

I really liked the idea of the toothpicks. I hadn’t thought of that. and the plastic straws is a great idea. Now I know of a use of those illegal plastic straws. lol! I live in an area which is very dry all year round so I don’t see the need for the dessicant packs but I will start collecting them now just in case. Oh, and the remote control for the dust collector is genius! Good content!

Excellent !!!

Great advice - thanks.

Such a usefull video love it! Thanks for sharing this

Great tips there. I got most of them covered already, but not the moving blankets. Definitely getting one of those with winter coming : )

Great content, and love your 12 ideas. I'm building a new shop and love the content you've got. I'm sure I'll be using some of what you've done in my new shop. Just subscribed, looking forward to more of your content.

I also have a yoga mat on my work bench, it holds pieces good while I sand them. Like all your tips, will be using those! Thanks.

Good ideas.. thanks biscuit

The horse stall mats. My goodness, thank you! A quick fix for those, like me, who got the cheaper mats that link together, heavy-duty double-sided tape can help with the sliding. So can a horsehair floor brush attachment.

I just found your channel. I keep toothpicks in my shop too. They can spread glue and stain in tiny crevices. They also sometimes serve as very light duty dowels in a glue up.

The remote switch is a great idea of course, but check how many amps the vacuum draws. You wouldn't want to buy a remote that's wimpy.

Enjoyed your ‘tool regrets’ video. Thank you for the flags you have in your background and Semper Fi

Loved this video… such helpful ideas… every one if them was good…

Oh, I need that remote for the dust collector. Thanks!

Straw is a cool trick I’ll have to try. I get frustrated when wiping off squeeze when that spreads and pushes into pores around it and affects staining and sandunct

Well, shoot! I wish I had saw this video before I ordered my table saw cleaning kit. Oh well. But! The remote control outlet is just what I needed to see. Thanks. new sub.

Great batch of tips. My suggestion for shop rust issues... buy a decent portable dehumidifier for your shop. Well worth the money to purchase and electricity to run. Up in the northeast we only really have issues during the summer months (June-Sept), but I run mine spring through fall on auto to keep the humidity to 50% or less. Side benefit... it also helps keep your good wood pile from warping.

Really good video, worth cutting the straw at an angle it will collect the glue and leave a really good finish. Get ALEXA or similar and you can voice control as much as you like. Spiders, they hate citrus so get an orange and in quarters and place around the places spiders like, they will go away! Bob England

Fully agree with rust prevention and gel packs. Found another alternative as well: Eva-dry E-333 Mini Dehumidifier. They are rechargeable and last roughly 3-5 years depending on ambiante amount of humidity

good video! BTW I like the way you tell stuff, also your jokes hehe

Again!!!! Great video. I’ve got to write some questions regarding staining. I’ve seen your videos. And they are good. But I’ve got a few ???? Keep up the good work on the videos and sharing tips n advice. 👍👍❤👊🇺🇸🇺🇸

great ideas. Need to put that little remote on a belt clip.

I use every one of those items except for the ink roller. Another use for the playing cards is keeping the polymeric sand from spilling out of the edges of pavers while you wet the sand in. i also use the remote for the vacuum when i’m on a ladder so i don’t have to go up and down while i’m working to turn vacuum on and off. Another staple i keep in my tool bag is wooden golf tees for larger holes like on door latches and hinges. i have more. maybe i should start my own channel lol. Great stuff. we think alike.

A like and subscribe Mr. Biscuit. A lot of good stuff on your channel. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. In my single car garage that I share with a car... Space is a very precious commodity. I use french cleats to hang my stuff I am currently using. Sometimes mechanics tools, sometimes wood tools that can be moved around on the cleats. I also have them attached to things like saw horses and my roll around tool box to keep whatever tools I am using close to where I am working. I have one french cleat that is a dedicated magnetic strip that is a great catcher for screwdrivers, chisels, drill bits and the like while you are working on a project. I built drop down storage compartments that fit in between the ceiling joists that hold things like sandpaper and drill bits, inside compartments are also on french cleats.. A dry erase board helps keep my project on track or an easy place to scribble a parts list. My go to hack is a string. Pencil on one end, some type of weight like a nut or fishing sinker on the other, fed through a couple of eyehooks and mounted in an area where you need a pencil. The weight can be close to or inside of a wall to keep that part out of the way. It is always where you need it and saves time having to go find one. I also have a retractable version on my chopsaw that is very useful.

Toothpicks are clutch also great for very small glue work

Just found ur Chanel but i use almost all ur odd things already lol ..i use those remote switches on my dust collection and my big exhaust fan but i have a magnet mounted to them to stick them to where im working

Biscuit, I use the card trick all the time! I use windshield cleaner for my diamond stone, but do have a water bottle in my shop for branding my items, and sometimes raising the grain. I have used the moving blankets in the shop before, but without thinking about it. Now that you mention it, I will keep two in the shop specifically to protect my projects! Thank you for the reminder on that. :) Love the ink roller for glue-ups! Great idea on the Rib Rack! Love the toothpick reminder, I always forget that one, and go looking for stiffer shavings on the floor. I also use the desiccant packets around my shop, but I do have my hand planes on a till, that I hope to enclose in a cabinet soon. I wonder if I would have saved some money picking up the holiday light remote instead of the shop vac remote outlet? Great video! Thankyou!

Hello. I use a round pan with a spout that you use when draining the oil from your car for soaking my blades. Didn't have to buy the bucket. Oh yeah, biscuits.

I thought you were going to tell us about fire extinguishers and first aid kits. This was much more interesting.

Great video, I have watched several, but you explained it much better. I was out 0.00127, after watching this video

What do you suggest to spray on your saw blade after you clean it? Love your videos!! Keep 'em coming!! ❤❤

I bought a large silicone mat that is roughly the width of my table saw top, blade to fence, 45" x 2 ft deep. Since I don't have a make-up table yet, this allows me to use the saw table surface for glue ups and not have to worry about covering it with cardboard, paper or plastic. Very helpful for messy type glue ups like band saw box blanks. The moisture from the glue can leach through paper and thin cardboard and still spot the top of your saw with rust. The silicone mat is good for any surface you'd rather not get messy.

Been looking for an easy solution to turn on my festool CT25 that does not have Bluetooth capability. Your remote solution is a no fuss great and simple idea!

Great stuff - matchsticks are better than toothpicks, i find. Just make sure you break the burney bit off :-)

I have lots of drop clothes , but in the shop I use moving blankets when I'm covering something install hardware , etc things won't roll around nuts bolts etc etc

Desiccant is great but every so often you need to place in the oven long and low temp to dry it out. It will only absorb so much moisture and then is useless unless baked dry again.

Home Depot has a remote (15amp with 3 separate controllers, it fits in a shirt pocket. $20

I use most of these things already but need to find a rib rack. I might even have one stuck away.

Great tips! Thx. What thickness do you use for your horse stall mats?

Cool video. And yes, you’re entertaining. Question on the remote, is the one you picked rated for the amps of your dust collector. I’ve thought about using those, but worried about the collector over loading it and causing heat. Thoughts?

Gotta getta plastic straw!

Is it strange that I have all of these( except the rib rack, hard to put furniture in it😂) Not sure my desiccant packs work. They’re about 15-20 years old.Maybe more.😳

I'm the oddest thing in my workshop

are the floor mats a tripping hazard?

I have an Alexa in the shop to listen to music so I got a plug and put it on my vacuum so I can just tell Alexa to turn the vacuum on

good video dont stop youre sitting on a gold mine with this channel the only thing that can stop you is if you quit

I have political campaign signs in my shop. I throw them on the bench prior to any glue-up or finishing work. Contractor signs are also corrugated plastic.

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Stopped watching at “Sorry California”.

Don’t use water on your diamond plates

Bisn. cuits. You can dry dessicant packs in a colling oven. Rice grains also absorb water BTW