Workshop Tip - Don't Throw Stuff Away! - Part Two

[Retro Steam Tech]

All good ideas. I think I may have to do another video.

[mklotz]

Another idea...a miniature steel boiler; after all they're rated to ~825psi with a suitable safety margin.

[Toolmaker51]

Right after needle file handles is Marv's baby dead-blow hammer; talk about ideal mini-persuader.
The absolute worst criminal storage of files is tossed in a drawer; unless it's heavy ones atop smaller, possibly unholy.
Cannot seem to get a search return for the real needle file handles, not a clutch or collet arrangement; they held by tension between a fulcrum and serrated anchor.

[Moby Duck]

Cannot seem to get a search return for the real needle file handles, not a clutch or collet arrangement; they held by tension between a fulcrum and serrated anchor.
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Does this link help in your search for handles.

https://www.google.com/search?q=swis...knaOXaD1gLI9bM

[fool injector]

For needle file handles, wire nuts are cheap, plentiful, and their bright colors might make the file easier to spot on a busy work bench.

[mklotz]

In a crowded shop considerable space can be saved by storing stuff vertically if at all possible. I store my carborundum files and needle rasps vertically in a small block of wood, as shown...



The chopstick "handle" stuck in the wood block allows me to store the files out of sight behind other, more often used tools. It serves as both a flag to indicate where they are and a means of retrieving the block.

For model building, I find needle rasps as useful as their metal cutting siblings. They're available on Amazon and also Micro-mark...

https://micromark.com/products/needl...e%20rasp%20set

Miniature needle files are useful in tiny work. This set...

https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Mini-F...s%2C238&sr=8-6

includes a handle that serves as a storage device.

OK, back to the thread topic. I've never felt a need for handles on needle files. They're used for precision work so sweeping, high pressure strokes are unlikely so a slip won't drive their usually rounded handle ends into your wrist. In many cases the larger diameter of a handle would interfere with surfaces near where the filing is being done. Each to his own, however but think about vertical storage.

[meyer77]

I made a golf ball launcher. A freon tank some PVC fittings and a modified sprinkler valve. It will shoot a golf ball 400+ yards on 65 psi. The tube is golf ball size not what you can by at Lowe's or HD. The shipping was the same cost as the tube ( keep less than 48")

[meyer77]

I also made a Bowling ball mortar. It will shoot a 16# bowling ball 450+ yards with about 2 1/2 oz black powder.

[DIYer]

Thanks mklotz! We've added your Vertical File Storage to our Storage and Organization category,
as well as to your builder page: mklotz's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Vertical File Storage by mklotz

tags: file, storage