"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:31:50 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
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"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message news
"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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My first thought was that I might have to make a holder for the
little
boring bars that will fit in the QCTP holder. I'll be drilling
and boring
modestly deep for that size tool.

Making a holder may be less trouble than fishing a dropped one out
of
the chip tray.
-jsw

****** HA! I had not thought of that. I have lost parts in the
chip tray.
A couple times it was faster to make another part than to look for
the first
one.

Or fab a rake so you can empty the tray more often?

IIRC you don't have a lathe.

I keep a baking tray under the spindle so I can easily dump the chips,
but they are miserable to sort through to find small dropped parts,
being oily, sharp and in all sizes.

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This is an inexpensive and useful 30V 5A DC Wattmeter that you can
open non-destructively to solder test leads to the USB power pins. I
bought the transparent blue one so the internal case clips would be
visible. Other models of the black one may have more USB charging
features.
https://www.amazon.com/Voltage-Leezo...%2Btester&th=1

The display shows both milliAmp-hours and Watt-hours for battery
capacity testing, although it doesn't work at the voltage of a single
Lithium unless the cell has a 5V inverter, such as a cell phone
booster. The leads I added let it measure 12V or 24V batteries, or
adapt USB devices to external power supplies or test loads.

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I made simple and effective folding stands for the 100W Grape solar
panels from 1/2" EMT cut into two 5' lengths and bent into a Vee with
a conduit bender. The cut ends are hinged to the back of the panels.
A short piece of 3/4" heater hose serves as the non-skid foot.

-jsw