OK, here is my list of "homegrown" tools.
A "Slick50" bottle makes a PERFECT collection bottle for the 'last bit' of
oil
in oil containers. After filling up a car, I keep all the oil containers
and
each one spends a night, upside-down over the Slick50 bottle (their necks
fit IN
the Slick50 bottle) This way, when I throw away an oil bottle, it's has
the
LEAST amount of oil in it.
Then, I use the collected oil in Slick50 bottle for those times you need,
"just
a bit" of oil. IE, wetting the oil filter ring. After a while, the bottle
gets
quite full. I also use it when one of the cars is about a 1/2 quart low
instead
of opening up a new container.
Next, I save ALL containers that food comes in.
Yogurt containers are great for small parts, nuts and bolts when working on
a
project.
Butter containers are great for bigger parts.
Both work good for cleaning paint brushes.
Cut the tops off (but leave the whole handle) of the laundry soap
containers and
you get either...
a good scoop
a heavy duty parts container
a bucket to hang under a chain hoist to keep the "slack" chain in.
leave the top on and it makes a great paintball container (if you play
paintball)
Film canisters are good for REALLY small parts
To mix up bondo or JBweld, I just cut a piece of cardboard and use that.
When
I'm done, I throw the whole thing away
In fact, I keep old pieces or cardboard/carpet to lay on the ground if in
doing
work under a car. As the carpet gets too dirty, I throw it away and use a
new
one.
I use an old horse trailer for storage/HUGE sandblaster booth/paint booth.
It's
easy to clean out, it's HUGE with a BIG door (that I can roll something
into)
and they can be had pretty cheap.
I cut off the tops of water bottles and milk jugs to make funnels. Keep
the cap
and you can use it as a scoop also.
Old pieces of hose can be slit down the side and used to cover a saw blade
to
protect it.
Can you tell I'm an environmentalist? Just some ideas,
Inch
inch@megageek.com
PS, if you have sent an idea in to the list, can you please resend it to
me, I'm
going to make this part of the Shop-talk archives and I don't have copies
of
each one. Thanks
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