Shop Tips ~ 2014 ~
 

I know that this is on the edge of being car related But with the storm some had in the last few days & we are getting today and tomorrow and..............

I thought I would share a some ideas I came up with.

OK here are a couple things I have found not new but may have gone by wayside in our thought process.

(1) While Drilling I ran out of cutting Oil , so trip to lees sewing room Borrowed / stoled her 3 in 1 oil
I was surprised how well it worked.
I think it cut better then the cutting oil.
I have yet to do a temp check of the bit to see if one or the other helps to
keep the drill running cooler need to get more cutting oil 1st

( 2 ) using 2" soft sanding disks Blue / Red / gray in color ( you know the ones)
I needed to get into some small spots I went to NAPA to see if they had any 1" disks No such animal ~ Back at garage I looked at how many used 2" disk were in the trash then ~ it hit me. Those disks are only worn on the outside edge.~SO ~
While I was taking a break for my back I grabbed a pair of scissors and cut around the plastic backing VWALA { spelling} I had a whole drawer of 1" sanding disks.

Is there any other Helpful Shop / Flathead hints out there ???

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Bill, don't ya know that idle hands are the Devil's workshop...:eek: ??? Hope you are staying warm...:)

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Car guys are masters of recycling.......now if we could only figure out how to recycle Ol' Ron and Walt D. ..........Mark

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Vic: No idle hands here I Have the grand kids shoveling as fast as they can!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just a little more snow & we will have to put one of those Bicycle Flags on the youngest one so we can keep track of where she is>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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Just think of all the fun you're having with them, I'm envious...;)

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I do have a spare Shovel ~~~~~~~

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Bill, I never thought of cutting down the 2" discs. I'll give it a try. I have been recycling the larger sanding discs (4-1/2" or 7") for years. Once the disc gets smooth on the outside edge, I put the next smaller backing plate on the grinder (air). I then hold the grinder facing the floor, pull the trigger and hold a utility knife at the edge of the smaller backing plate until the disc edge is cut off. The edge will skid around on the floor for a few seconds, so be careful not to damage anything, including yourself. As the utility knife gets dull it can be sharpened on the edge of the disc to be cut off before cutting. Works great!
Howard

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Better then the Scissors , I got one of those assorted hole punch sets , like you use for making gaskets & the such.
With the scissors your hand tends to get sore.

(WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER)

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buy one of the dust pans with a handle on it, it beats bending over to sweep stuff in the dust pan, i have two, one for the garage and one for the car port

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We use a crummy old pair of tin snips to trim off the worn out edge. Much safer than trying to use a utility knife on a spinning disc.

We also create our own backing discs by stacking one or two worn out old discs instead limiting ourselves to the sizes available from the commercial backers.

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itslow, ditto on the backing with old discs, that's all I use. Still like the utility knife method, never had a problem and the disc is cut perfectly. BTW, OSHA isn't allowed in my shop, lets me take a risk once in a while. Sometimes I come up with something worthwhile.
Howard

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The Chinese restaurant that we use puts the food in rectangular black plastic dishes with clear lids. I have tons in the shop. They stack and I can see what is in them without opening them. Have bumper bolts in one, carb parts in another and so on.

I also use up my wife's freezer bags. Sturdy enough to hold parts and have a white place to write on with a sharpie.

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I kept scratching things with my hydraulic jack handle, so I duct taped some pipe insulation on the full length of the handle and now no more damage. I also store parts etc. in coffee cans laid down with contents labeled on the plastic lids. Pete/Ct.

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When I had my body shop, I cut the side out of one gal thinner cans and folded the sharp edges down. When working on a car I would put all of the fasteners in the gal can. When I was ready to put the car back together again, I had all of the oddball-you -can-never-find-again fasteners in one place. This system works well with long term projects (restorations). Just don't lose the can.

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Some nice Ideas here.:)
Keep them comming :cool:

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Guiding my floor jack to the exact spot I wanted was a pain until I formed a short length of strap iron loosely around the handle, with a hook to catch on the body of the jack. Now I can slide it under, use the hook to lift and adjust the front to where I want it. ...I know, some jacks don't need this, but my handle went all the way to the floor without lifting the front end.

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when I need to remove a round head rivet I use a ball shaped carbide bur in a die grinder. I grind a depression in the center. If you don't quite hit center you can move the bur and recenter it.
A drill will perfectly center in the rivet head without walking.

This works for pins also. I find it quicker and easier to drill than center punching.

John

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Mix your 5 min epoxy on a strip of 2" masking tape stuck close to the job or even beside it.When you are done with the application peel of the tape and toss it.There is also no great rush to remove the tape.This sure beats finding something to mix on and holding it while you stir.

R

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I am SO telling Lee!!!!!


OK here are a couple things I have found not new but may have gone by wayside in our thought process.

(1) While Drilling I ran out of cutting Oil , so trip to lees sewing room Borrowed / stoled her 3 in 1 oil
I was surprised how well it worked.

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SISTERS of the pants / yea but they have holes in them!!!! HMMMMMMMMMMMMM