{"id":35809,"date":"2020-04-09T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=35809"},"modified":"2020-04-07T10:52:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T17:52:53","slug":"making-a-cutting-table-for-your-nibbler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/making-a-cutting-table-for-your-nibbler\/","title":{"rendered":"Making a Cutting Table for Your Nibbler"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s talk DIY magazines and mail order catalogs (of the dead tree varieties).\u00a0Tell me<\/a>\u00a0your favorites. I\u2019m especially interested in specialty mags and catalogs that might be of interest to a wider maker audience.<\/p>\n

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Making a Cutting Table for Your Nibbler<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Turning

Turning a manual nibbler into a powered nibbler table.<\/p><\/div>\n

In response to my posting of\u00a0Sean Ragan\u2019s demo<\/a>\u00a0on using a manual nibbler tool, reader\u00a0Mark<\/strong>\u00a0sent me a link to\u00a0this video\u00a0<\/a>of a guy who built a drill-powered table to power his nibbler. Nifty!<\/p>\n

Keeping Replacement Blades on the Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Image

Image from FamilyHandyman.com<\/p><\/div>\n

From\u00a0Family Handyman<\/em>\u00a0magazine: \u201cHere\u2019s a tip from reader George Sarna. Use tape or twist ties to attach spare blades to the frames of your hacksaw and coping saw. The next time a blade breaks or dulls, you won\u2019t scratch your head trying to remember where you put the spares.\u201d This tip is one of a hundred in\u00a0this round-up<\/a>\u00a0on the magazine\u2019s website. There\u2019s more good stuff in there.<\/p>\n

Using Repositionable Spray Adhesive<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"So

So tacky.<\/p><\/div>\n

In this\u00a0recent Cool Tools video,<\/a>\u00a0Sean Ragan shows how he makes use of\u00a0repositionable spray adhesive<\/a>\u00a0in his shop. I\u2019ve never used this stuff before, but his demo has me intrigued.<\/p>\n

TOYS! Parachute Bags<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"You

You need at least one of these.<\/p><\/div>\n

You know a tool has filled a real need in your work life when you get a special feeling of satisfaction every time you reach for it. And you keep buying them for family and friends. Such is the case with parachute screw bags<\/a>. Everyone I\u2019ve given one to has raved about how much they love it. It can hold tons of screws, nails, other fasteners, picture-hanging hardware, small tools, you name it. And it cinches securely and can be tossed onto a shelf until called for. You need this!<\/p>\n

Life Hack: Grouping Your Tabs<\/strong>
\nThis might be a real \u201cduh\u201d for a lot of people, but it\u2019s something I\u2019ve only recently started doing and it has been a huge help. I keep LOTS of tabs open on my browser and am often working on several projects at the same time. Clicking back and forth can become a real pain if I have to scan a dozen or more tabs to find the ones that are related. So now, when I begin a project, I make sure to group all of the tabs related to that project in one area (to move a tab, you simply click, hold, and drag left or right). Again, it seems obvious, but what a difference it makes to take those extra few seconds to organize them this way.<\/p>\n

Maker’s Muse<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Jimmy

Jimmy Makes Metal Finger Joints<\/p><\/div>\n

Don\u2019t ever tell\u00a0Jimmy DiResta<\/a>\u00a0he can\u2019t do something. He had an idea for a joint made of finger-like tabs holding the pieces together. They said it wouldn\u2019t work. It worked!<\/p>\n

Shop Talk<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"A

A not-so-homely tool: kitchen tweezers<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019m still getting lots of folks telling me about their beloved \u201chomely tools\u201d and sharing pics.\u00a0Keep them coming<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Reader\u00a0John from Berkshire, MA<\/strong>\u00a0wrote in to remind me about pretty much the homeliest tool ever: A bent coat hanger. \u201cHere\u2019s a super humble thing: a bent section of coat hanger.\u00a0It\u2019s been a hook, a reacher, a poker into small places, and most often, a re-threader of sweatpants drawstrings.\u201d John also wanted to share his enthusiasm for the\u00a0Stanley FMHT1027 FatMax<\/a> knife<\/a>: \u201cFor my money, it\u2019s the best cheap folding razor knife.\u201d He also told me that I had introduced him to CA glue accelerator and that he now uses it all of the time. I love hearing when my recommendations are helpful.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not so sure how homely this tool is, and frankly, I\u2019d never even heard of it, but after reading this description, I think I want one:<\/p>\n

Reader\u00a0Robert Clary<\/strong>\u00a0writes: \u201cI love my kitchen tweezers. I use them for deftly flipping shrimp in a pan, grabbing the sink stopper through a sink full of water, reaching down the back of the sofa to grab something that fell there, retrieving something from under the driver\u2019s seat, getting hold of a cable that\u2019s gone rogue in a tiny space. In the kitchen, they\u2019re every bit as versatile as tongs, but not as clunky. I really like them for pulling pin bones out of all the salmon we catch here in Alaska, and the machined ridges (on the outside, for a good grip with wet hands; on the inside for easily pulling a strand of spaghetti out of a hot pan when testing for doneness) are clean and precise. They are easily kept in one\u2019s apron pocket. You can even use them as chopsticks!\u00a0Mine are made by Kuchenprofi<\/a>, out of Germany, and I don\u2019t expect to ever break them. I\u2019m going to get a couple of extras, maybe in different sizes. My current set is 12\u201d long. Get some, you\u2019ll find dozens of uses for them, in the kitchen, studio, and workshop.<\/p>\n

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