"Handy Shop Tips..."

[325Projectz]

always clean up the shop before you start working, mop and keep it handy.

Buy only high quality socket sets. Don't waste your money on a $4.99 set that contains over 100 sockets.

i don't agree with that... just don't rely on them as your main tools. use you cheap tools to hammer the fuck out of them, not your expensive tools. and its always nice to have a backup for a lost or broken tool.

[Axxe]

I buy the cheapest sockets with lifetime warranty for backups. They do the job fine 99% of the time.

[george graves]

Have a few more for you...

- A cheap source of tool box drawer lines can be found at kmart/walmart kitchen section. You'll just have to cut it to fit.

- This one I learned from M3Ryan and man was he spot on. His old shop teacher called it a "back splash" for the workbench. Call it what you want - just make a a "L" shaped piece of something that prevents small nuts/bolts from escaping between the workbench and the wall - no more lost nuts/bolts/washers.

- Need an extra workbench for really large jobs? Pick up a folding kart stand (aka "go-cart") and an old interior house door. Instant 14 sq ft of space - stores very slim or in the rafters.

- A large paint brush will "sweep" off a dirty workbench in no time flat.

- Keep you manuals in the same drawer you keep the BFH - Keep them ON TOP of the BFH, and other blunt trauma tools. If it you are using a BHF on a part that you are unsure of - you're most likely doing it wrong. RTFM (read the fucking manual) first.

- If you EVER part out a car - take the extra time to gather EVERY nut and bolt you can. Save them in a coffee can - it will save your bacon some day.

- Invest in a LEAD mallet (by LEAD I mean metal - not LED the ricer bulbs). It might sound like a weird tool to have around, but it gives the BFH motivation to a part, all with out any of the damage.

- Last but not least - Go to some garage sales. No, you are not going to find a s50 there for sale. What you will find is some widow selling off the hubby's tools for next to nothing. Skip over the wrenches and sockets (they will all be standard - not metric) go for the files, and other little stuff you've been missing....extentions, drill bits, 1/4 to 3/8, ect...

I'll try to come up with more really good one - but that is it for now.

[LINUS]

Have a few more for you...

- A cheap source of tool box drawer lines can be found at kmart/walmart kitchen section. You'll just have to cut it to fit.

- Invest in a LED mallet (by LED I mean metal - not the ricer bulbs).
I'll try to come up with more really good one - but that is it for now.

Also that roll of carpet anti-skid stuff works well too.


WTF is a LED mallet? Low expansion/deformation - like a sand filled mallet (Deadblows)?

As for garage sale shopping, look at all the hammers you see - a brass hammer is one that I like to get used since they are too much new.

Also, next time you go buy steel at a real yard, rummage the scrap bin for 12"-18" long chunks of stainless, anything from 1/4" to 5/8"-3/4". I use those all the time for a disposable drift to break things loose. If you do this with 1/4" expect to cut it down at home to roughly 4", but do it as the job needs.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Have a few more for you...




- Invest in a LED mallet (by LED I mean metal - not the ricer bulbs). It might sound like a weird tool to have around, but it gives the BFH motivation to a part, all with out any of the damage.

do you mean, lead? like wheel weights? Why not brass, thats what to use, i would think a lead hammer would trash itself in one good whack.

[blunttech]

when contemplating masturbating in the shop late at night and you are faced with the choice of moly lube or walking in the house for some anal-ease take the extra steps. your foreskin will thank you

[Turf1600]

Don't leave hose removers in your seat. I got one stuck like 1 inch into my ass cheek.

Never throw away a part.

Buy the right tool for the job. Always. You WILL need it later.

When disassembling something, use labeled plastic bags for all of the hardware.

Label wire ends. You may think you are smart - until you burn up your harness.

When starting an old engine, put some marvel mystrey oil in each cylinder.

Also when starting a motor that has set - thread a funnel into the oil pressure switch and pour oil into it. This will lubricate dry bearings.

Always jack your car up with wood between the jack\jackstands and the framerails.

Don't bring a girl with you to do anything.

[Ben Carufel]

Don't bring a girl with you to do anything.

Stupid.

[Turf1600]

Stupid.

Okay better - don't tell her how long it will take because she will expect it to actually take that long. Not everyone can have a mechanic girlfriend...

[LINUS]

Stupid.

Just because you have the exception to the rule doesn't mean it's false.

[BrandC]

when contemplating masturbating in the shop late at night and you are faced with the choice of moly lube or walking in the house for some anal-ease take the extra steps. your foreskin will thank you

That's very Existentialist of you. We are all faced with choices...

[Turf1600]

That's very Existentialist of you. We are all faced with choices...

I choose 1000 grit and orange clean.

[george graves]

do you mean, lead?

Fixed - sorry the spelling of LEAD escaped me for the moment!!! And yes, a lead mallet will hold up for many blows, it does start to deform - but you can put it in the vice and get it back to shape. It's heavy - but soft as a pillow to bolts!!!

when contemplating masturbating in the shop late at night and you are faced with the choice of moly lube or walking in the house for some anal-ease take the extra steps. your foreskin will thank you

Vasaliene is handy for keeping your battery terminals from corroding - urrr and other stuff.....

[delatlanta1281]

Just because you have the exception to the rule doesn't mean it's false.

werd

[mudflaps]

lube muffler bearings with KY jelly.