Max wrote:

How should you deal with electrical cords? Mine have this habit of trying
to mate whenever they're left within ten feet of each other. I don't mind
the mating but the contortions they must go through to get so entangled is a
mystery.


Ah - the Electrical Cords Gordian Knot Creation Mystery - power cords
which left unattanded will, in almost all cases, somehow find a way
to
tie themselves into knots which only The Alexander Solution can undo.
The latter is not advisable, especially if one or more of said power
cords is plugged into a hot electrical outlet.

Two solutions to avoid this phenomenon (sp?).

The first is the Festools Solution - one cord plugs into all their
power tools that require 110V AC.

A cabinet maker friend in Bend, Oregon, came up with a less
elegant, but considerably less expensive solution. He cut all
the power cords on his hand held power tools to about 6 inches,
too short to knot. He affixed a male plug, available in various
forms from most hardware stores, to his short cords. One
long power cord to where he's working and he can power all
his hand held AC powered tools- with no knots. You only use
one power tool at a time - normally.

charlie b