Retracting Key Ring Corrals Chuck Key
Using a retractable-chain key ring to keep your chuck key close at hand.
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Top 10: Stupid Plastic Tricks
We have hundreds of posts in the archives with the keyword “plastic” in the title, but many of them are about particular objects made from plastic, rather than general methods for working with plastics. So I went through and cherry-picked ten of what I considered to be the more inventive and unusual methods-based “plastics” posts. The photos aren’t sexy, but if you’re interested in weird things you can do with plastic, at home, this is the post for you. And some of these methods will probably turn out to be not so “stupid,” after all
“All About Welding Plastics”
Learn plastic welding through this black-and-white Seelye Model 63 Plastic Welder manual.
How To: Form-Fitting Drawer-Liners from T-Shirts and Canned Foam
Turn a T-shirt and foam into the perfect in-drawer tool storage.
“Tips My Dad Says” (with a SuperTool 300 Giveaway from Leatherman!)
This Father’s Day, we’re running a number of features on the site dedicated to dear ol’ dad. One of the them involves reaching out to you, our readers, and asking for tips and sayings from your father (or grandfathers) about the noble art of making things. We want to gather up the best of these “Tips My Dad Says” and will run a feature piece on Father’s Day (Sunday, June 18).
Skill Builder: Making A Butterfly Spline (Or “Arikata”)
Japanese-style woodworker, Len Cullum, shows us how to create a butterfly spline.
Make an Old Toolbox New Again
Turn a junky old flea market find into a shiny new toolbox.