15 Tool Tips

1800's Level

Tool Tip#15 -- Hose through a Door -- a decorative and permanent way to route hoses or wires through closed doors

Tool Tip #14 -- New Grit for Sanding Sponges -- reviving the grit on a sanding sponge after its own grit is worn away

Tool Tip #13 -- Miter Gauge Tightening -- using transparent tape to quickly tighten a miter gauge sloppy in its track

Tool Tip #12 -- Grabbing for Arrows -- improving a pencil's handle to unsheath it more easily, not to mention removing more errors

Tool Tip #11 -- Sharpening a Hammer -- using a disc sander to prevent rubber mallets from marring work or skidding

Tool Tip #10 -- The Hulk's Bench Scraper -- plate glass to smooth and flatten bench tops as well as standard glass for use as a wood scraper

Tool Tip #9 -- Securing an Old Favorite -- draw tight latches improve the traditional door slab over sawhorse workbench

Tool Tip #8 -- Easy Fill for Portable Tank -- a double male coupling allows fast filling of a portable air tank through its outlet

Tool Tip #7 -- Sleeves to Shoulders -- using a shelf pin sleeve to reinforce frequently used 1/4" holes in pegboard

Tool Tip #6 -- Replacement Power Cord  -- the appropriate gauge extension cord makes an inexpensive and easily available replacement power cord

Tool Tip #5 -- Magnets in Molded Plastic Cases -- glue in magnets to keep bits, blades, wrenches or whatever handy in your plastic tool cases

Tool Tip #4 -- Extension Cord Hair Band  -- a giant inner tube rubber band nicely cinches an extension cord roll

Tool Tip #3 -- Power from Above -- just because you're working in front of a garage door doesn't mean you can't have a place to plug in a tool

Tool Tip #2 -- Nuts over Tangs -- protecting your hands from the sharp end of a file or rasp with a common electrical item

Tool Tip #1 -- Block Tenderizing -- if it's hard to bend that sanding block to receive sandpaper it may be time for block tenderizing