Here's an idea that I have been using for a couple of years to give
myself a place for tools when the workshop I am attending has none where
I need it:


http://www.spaco.org/PortableWorkSta...orkStation.htm

Pete Stanaitis

On Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:35:27 -0500, spaco
wrote:

Here's an idea that I have been using for a couple of years to give
myself a place for tools when the workshop I am attending has none where
I need it:


http://www.spaco.org/PortableWorkSta...orkStation.htm

Pete Stanaitis


NICE Idea!!

Gunner

One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that,
in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers
and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are
not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.
Gunner Asch

On 7/7/2010 8:35 PM, spaco wrote:
Here's an idea that I have been using for a couple of years to give
myself a place for tools when the workshop I am attending has none where
I need it:


http://www.spaco.org/PortableWorkSta...orkStation.htm

Pete Stanaitis

Elegant!

--Winston

On Jul 7, 10:35*pm, spaco wrote:
Here's an idea that I have been using for a couple of years to give
myself a place for tools when the workshop I am attending has none where
I need it:

http://www.spaco.org/PortableWorkSta...orkStation.htm

Pete Stanaitis

Good idea! I like tips, tricks and ideas of this sort. Recently I’ve
been looking for sleeving to slip over files to keep them from
touching each other and prevent dulling. (I read something by Guy
Lautard a while back about properly storing files and I’ve been guilty
of them together in a drawer.) I thought about making a rack for
them, but it takes up a lot of room. I ended up using this for my
sleeving material:
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-4-qua...ose-95328.html
The soaker hose is made of black nylon fabric sleeving over green
(PVC?) flexible tubing. If you cut up the hose in sections, most
files will fit in either the black fabric sleeving or green PVC
tubing. They also sell some blue discharge hose, and I plan to get
some for larger files and rasps. I also found a good file brush at a
yard sale and it has a place to store a metal pick on the back of it
to clean out the buildup in the crevices.

On Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:35:27 -0500, spaco
wrote:

Here's an idea that I have been using for a couple of years to give
myself a place for tools when the workshop I am attending has none where
I need it:


http://www.spaco.org/PortableWorkSta...orkStation.htm

Pete Stanaitis


The dolly part is cool, I don't see that in my notes. I have spiral
note books full of ideas like that.

Power tool docks

Places to hang cords like slots or rubber clamps like for hanging
brooms, that way you don't have to bend over to get the end of the
cord and plug in the next tool.

Multiple tables that can swing out, for heavy tools on lower ones, to
ones up high for cell phone, blackberry, keys, pencils, place to write
down needed materials, ect.

Telescoping flood light up high

Power strip down low, so not to tip over while pulling on cords.

That's it for now, hey, its a work in progress. I came up with the
idea decades ago while working on pools, but never came up with a good
workable idea for the legs to be at different heights cause every pool
bottom is different. It was always a major pain in the back usually as
to where to put the radio to tools without putting everything on the
bottom of the pool.

What I need is an electronic note pad with a search engine to file
notes like these into the same place. Cause I probably have more on
this subject in other note books.

I was thinking of making a couple and see if anyone like them, like I
don't have enough going on.

SW

On 7/8/2010 11:50 AM, Sunworshipper wrote:

What I need is an electronic note pad with a search engine to file
notes like these into the same place. Cause I probably have more on
this subject in other note books.

http://www.google.com/notebook/

On Jul 8, 11:50*am, Sunworshipper wrote:
On Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:35:27 -0500, spaco
wrote:

Here's an idea that I have been using for a couple of years to give
myself a place for tools when the workshop I am attending has none where
I need it:

http://www.spaco.org/PortableWorkSta...orkStation.htm

Pete Stanaitis

The dolly part is cool, I don't see that in my notes. I have spiral
note books full of ideas like that.

Power tool docks

Places to hang cords like slots or rubber clamps like for hanging
brooms, that way you don't have to bend over to get the end of the
cord and plug in the next tool.

Multiple tables that can swing out, for heavy tools on lower ones, to
ones up high for cell phone, blackberry, keys, pencils, place to write
down needed materials, ect.

Telescoping flood light up high

Power strip down low, so not to tip over while pulling on cords.

That's it for now, hey, its a work in progress. I came up with the
idea decades ago while working on pools, but never came up with a good
workable idea for the legs to be at different heights cause every pool
bottom is different. It was always a major pain in the back usually as
to where to put the radio to tools without putting everything on the
bottom of the pool.

What I need is an electronic note pad with a search engine to file
notes like these into the same place. Cause I probably have more on
this subject in other note books.

I was thinking of making a couple and see if anyone like them, like I
don't have enough going on.

SW

If you can print/convert to pdf, the acrobat reader has a nice search
utility that will search through all the pdfs at once, and present you
with a click-to-show list of the lines containing the search terms.

Dave

On Jul 7, 11:35*pm, spaco wrote:
Here's an idea that I have been using for a couple of years to give
myself a place for tools when the workshop I am attending has none where
I need it:

http://www.spaco.org/PortableWorkSta...orkStation.htm

Pete Stanaitis

http://thereifixedit.files.wordpress...e391229764.jpg

Dave

On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:56:54 -0400, tnik wrote
the following:

On 7/8/2010 11:50 AM, Sunworshipper wrote:

What I need is an electronic note pad with a search engine to file
notes like these into the same place. Cause I probably have more on
this subject in other note books.

http://www.google.com/notebook/

I'll see you and raise you one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_OneNote
I saw this when I was looking for a cheap copy of MS Office 2007.
Looked interesting.

SW, I create directories by subject and store ascii (and other) files
in them. PRgrep is my computer-based search engine. Quick and free.

--
It's also helpful to realize that this very body that we have, that's
sitting right here right now, with its aches and its pleasures, is
exactly what we need to be fully human, fully awake, fully alive.
-- Pema Chodron

On 2010-07-08, Denis G. wrote:

[ ... ]

Good idea! I like tips, tricks and ideas of this sort. Recently I?ve
been looking for sleeving to slip over files to keep them from
touching each other and prevent dulling. (I read something by Guy
Lautard a while back about properly storing files and I?ve been guilty
of them together in a drawer.) I thought about making a rack for
them, but it takes up a lot of room. I ended up using this for my
sleeving material:
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-4-qua...ose-95328.html
The soaker hose is made of black nylon fabric sleeving over green
(PVC?) flexible tubing.

Hmm ... there is a nice web like sleeving intended to go over
electrical cables. Various colors in various sizes. You push the ends
towards the middle and it expands, so it will fit a reasonable range of
file sizes. I've just got some samples -- maybe I need to look up where
to get it and buy enough to handle all my files plus a bit. (Several of
my files are in a vinyl pocket pouch which I picked up at a hamfest,
new. The files were all Nicholson files, and some are safe-edge files,
which is why I bought the set in the first place. I *love* safe-edge
files.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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On Jul 8, 8:29*pm, "DoN. Nichols" wrote:
On 2010-07-08, Denis G. wrote:

* * * * [ ... ]

Good idea! *I like tips, tricks and ideas of this sort. *Recently I?ve
been looking for sleeving to slip over files to keep them from
touching each other and prevent dulling. *(I read something by Guy
Lautard a while back about properly storing files and I?ve been guilty
of them together in a drawer.) *I thought about making a rack for
them, but it takes up a lot of room. *I ended up using this for my
sleeving material:
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-4-qua...oaker-hose-953...
The soaker hose is made of black nylon fabric sleeving over green
(PVC?) flexible tubing.

* * * * Hmm ... there is a nice web like sleeving intended to go over
electrical cables. *Various colors in various sizes. *You push the ends
towards the middle and it expands, so it will fit a reasonable range of
file sizes. *I've just got some samples -- maybe I need to look up where
to get it and buy enough to handle all my files plus a bit. *(Several of
my files are in a vinyl pocket pouch which I picked up at a hamfest,
new. *The files were all Nicholson files, and some are safe-edge files,
which is why I bought the set in the first place. *I *love* safe-edge
files.

* * * * Enjoy,
* * * * * * * * DoN.

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I'm not sure I understand the advantage of having a safe edge for a
file (i.e. a smooth side with no teeth). I do have some of those in
my collection. Most of the files that I have are second-hand, but
quite a few are in good shape and have seen little use. Some of them
have been ground for use as scrapers.
If you find a reference or source for the sleeving you mentioned,
plese let us know. I thought of making a roll up pouch to combine
some of the best of my files, but my sewing skills need more work.

On 2010-07-09, Denis G. wrote:
On Jul 8, 8:29*pm, "DoN. Nichols" wrote:

[ ... ]

* * * * Hmm ... there is a nice web like sleeving intended to go over
electrical cables. *Various colors in various sizes. *You push the ends
towards the middle and it expands, so it will fit a reasonable range of
file sizes. *I've just got some samples -- maybe I need to look up where
to get it and buy enough to handle all my files plus a bit. *(Several of
my files are in a vinyl pocket pouch which I picked up at a hamfest,
new. *The files were all Nicholson files, and some are safe-edge files,
which is why I bought the set in the first place. *I *love* safe-edge
files.

[ ... ]

I'm not sure I understand the advantage of having a safe edge for a
file (i.e. a smooth side with no teeth).

Let's say that you need a rectangular opening in an instrument
panel -- with sharp corners.

You can mill out the rectangle, but will wind up with rounded
corners, which man interfere with putting the instrument or control you
want into the hole.

The safe-edge files let you concentrate on squaring up one edge
at a time, without risk of the cut wandering too far into the other
edge.

Same with any other filing up to a shoulder when you don't want
to file the shoulder itself.

I do have some of those in
my collection. Most of the files that I have are second-hand, but
quite a few are in good shape and have seen little use. Some of them
have been ground for use as scrapers.

Quite a collection.

If you find a reference or source for the sleeving you mentioned,
plese let us know. I thought of making a roll up pouch to combine
some of the best of my files, but my sewing skills need more work.

O.K. I remembered that it is also used to protect machined
shafts in shipping. (There is a length of it on the shaft of the spare
spindle motor for my Bridgeport mill. So I looked in MSC's "Big Book",
and found it in the upper left-hand corner of page 2862 in the 2009/2010
Big Book.

A typical example is part number 31993090, which fits round
shafts from 1" diameter to 1-1/2" diameter. Color of this one is red.
The price is $0.89 for a 36" length. Up to you to figure out which
sizes you really want to use for a given collection of files. I guess
convert the perimeter of each file at its largest to a diameter, and get
sleeving which will accept that diameter. Maybe the next size up, in
case it does not like turning corners much.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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On Jul 8, 11:54*pm, "DoN. Nichols" wrote:
On 2010-07-09, Denis G. wrote:

On Jul 8, 8:29*pm, "DoN. Nichols" wrote:

* * * * [ ... ]

* * * * Hmm ... there is a nice web like sleeving intended to go over
electrical cables. *Various colors in various sizes. *You push the ends
towards the middle and it expands, so it will fit a reasonable range of
file sizes. *I've just got some samples -- maybe I need to look up where
to get it and buy enough to handle all my files plus a bit. *(Several of
my files are in a vinyl pocket pouch which I picked up at a hamfest,
new. *The files were all Nicholson files, and some are safe-edge files,
which is why I bought the set in the first place. *I *love* safe-edge
files.

* * * * [ ... ]

I'm not sure I understand the advantage of having a safe edge for a
file (i.e. a smooth side with no teeth).

* * * * Let's say that you need a rectangular opening in an instrument
panel -- with sharp corners.

* * * * You can mill out the rectangle, but will wind up with rounded
corners, which man interfere with putting the instrument or control you
want into the hole.

* * * * The safe-edge files let you concentrate on squaring up one edge
at a time, without risk of the cut wandering too far into the other
edge.

* * * * Same with any other filing up to a shoulder when you don't want
to file the shoulder itself.

Ok, that makes sense. I've always managed those types of jobs with
regular files and trying to mind which side I needed to press on to
guide the cut. There are so many types of files that it seems like a
challenge just to learn the names, never mind learning what job each
is best suited for using.


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *I do have some of those in
my collection. *Most of the files that I have are second-hand, but
quite a few are in good shape and have seen little use. *Some of them
have been ground for use as scrapers.

* * * * Quite a collection.

If you find a reference or source for the sleeving you mentioned,
plese let us know. *I thought of making a roll up pouch to combine
some of the best of my files, but my sewing skills need more work.

* * * * O.K. *I remembered that it is also used to protect machined
shafts in shipping. *(There is a length of it on the shaft of the spare
spindle motor for my Bridgeport mill. *So I looked in MSC's "Big Book",
and found it in the upper left-hand corner of page 2862 in the 2009/2010
Big Book.

* * * * A typical example is part number 31993090, which fits round
shafts from 1" diameter to 1-1/2" diameter. *Color of this one is red.
The price is $0.89 for a 36" length. *Up to you to figure out which
sizes you really want to use for a given collection of files. *I guess
convert the perimeter of each file at its largest to a diameter, and get
sleeving which will accept that diameter. *Maybe the next size up, in
case it does not like turning corners much.

Ok, I'll have to get some to try. Thanks.


* * * * Enjoy,
* * * * * * * * DoN.

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