Repurposing an old tool

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All great stuff Marv, PJ and Paul. I too love that "visiting the tools"

I have so many nooks and crannies in my main box along now added boxes and drawer units, it takes me a while to find stuff. And of course I always find stuff when I'm not looking for it. So many of my tools I bought from co-workers at different shops as they left the field and I didn't have a specific job in mind. The worst problem is only remembering I put something in a really good place. Those sometimes never show up again.

The first time I ever heard of using chop sticks was from a sewing machine repairman. I was contemplating installing a new bobbin drive gear on my wife's Singer sewing machine. They put nylon gears on them for a while and after a while they would just fall apart. The guy hated to do them so much he described exactly how to do it with chop sticks. Worked great for that. Ever since I keep a set in my tool box. I've not heard the trick of using them to clean files though, I'll have to try that Marv.

Thanks guys.