Small tricks for big benefits

Many people know how much time is wasted searching for this or that tool, hardware, etc. Each item should have its own permanent place, one should be convenient, universal and accessible. There are several tips on how to make basic devices to make work easier.

Tool holder

Pencils, small brushes, felt-tip pens, pen drills and other thin and small objects are most often lost. It is recommended to fix them on vertical surfaces in any convenient place in the workshop.
Use plastic cable ties to secure the electrical wiring cable.

Nail them at the required pitch to a wooden board, pencils and other objects of the appropriate diameter snap securely into the clamps, do not get lost and are always in sight.

We make cleaning and searching for small hardware easier

Most often, such hardware is stored in jars, with bolts, nails, screws and other small objects of various diameters and lengths mixed together. To find what you need, you have to empty the entire jar, and then collect them back into the container - wasting time and nerves.
The device is simple - pour all the hardware into a plastic bag with a lock and store it in a jar.

To find the required element, just take out the bag, align the hardware according to thickness, find and take out the required one.

How to close a paint can if the lid bursts or is lost

Plastic factory lids often crack after several openings and do not provide airtight storage.

Instead of a lid, containers can be tightly wrapped with food or technical polyethylene film. It is used on all types of containers, both plastic and metal,

Keep wooden sticks in your workshop

Why they can be useful:
1. For mixing small volumes of paint.

2. To lubricate the holes of the rotary hinges with grease.

3. To prepare a solution of potassium permanganate as a measuring device.

4. For applying wood glue to the holes for dowels.
5. For painting small surfaces. First, a strip of foam rubber is glued to the stick with double-sided tape.

And many, many more things can be done thanks to them.

Disposable plastic or paper cups

They are very convenient for storing small parts of complex mechanisms during disassembly. In each you need to put hardware from disassembling a separate unit. This way, not only do they not get lost, but the process of assembling the mechanism is also greatly simplified.

How to easily putty nail holes in wood

After puttying using the usual method, a large area of putty remains on the surface of the board, which always catches the eye of a professional.

Before finishing the nails, place a piece of masking tape on the board in the place of fixation.

Finish off the hardware and drown its cap.

Fill the hole with putty and remove the tape.The material will only fill the hole; the adjacent flat areas will remain clean.

After the putty has hardened, level the surface with fine sandpaper.

How to secure a drill in a chuck if it slips

The jaws of old chucks wear out so much that even when the chuck is tightly tightened, the drill will turn.
Weld a small bump onto the end of the drill inserted into the chuck. Work carefully, do not overheat the metal, otherwise it may move to the side when it cools.

Remove the slag and smooth the seam using emery, grind the side surfaces into a triangle.

Now the drill will rest against the side parts of the cams and will not turn spontaneously.

Conclusion

This is just a short list of the simplest devices; professional craftsmen come up with many of their own, depending on the tool used and the problems that arise during work.