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k Dana Craig of Norwood, MA keeps an extension cord within arm's reach by slipping the cord through a partially opened eyebolt attached to his Workmate. k For sanding in tight places, Chuck Hall of Florence, MT cut the bristles off a battery-powered toothbrush and glued on a piece of foam and sandpaper. k Mark McConnel of Costa Mesa, CA quickly sets the height of his outfeed rollers by drilling holes in the riser and locking it in place with a hitch pin. Over-the-Bench Tool Rackarea for clamp storage 3/4» plywood "t" rack. You just cut a piece of 3/4M plywood to shape and screw a power strip vertically in the middle of it. Then to hang it from the ceiling, I drilled two holes in the long end and hung it from a pair of bicycle hooks that were screwed into a cleat attached to the ceiling. This way the power strip/tool rack can be easily removed if I need the extra space for working on a tall project. Next, I made a couple of shelves and holders for the power tools I use most often at the bench: a sander, drill, and jig saw. All thafs left is to run an extension cord across the ceiling and plug in the outlet strip. David Iiodges Visalia, California bicycle hook NOTE: plywood 'twill tilt back due to weight of tools on front iS Since my workbench is in the middle of the shop, there isn't an electrical outlet nearby to plug my power tools into. And trailing an extension cord across the floor is a Safety hazard. So I decided to hang a strip of outlets above the bench. With the cords running up, there is less of a chance of tripping on them or accidently cutting through them. And to make it even more useful, the outlet strip is attached to a plywood tool rack, so I can store tools and clamps near the workbench. As you can see in the drawing below, there's not much to this tool extension cord drill and sander shelf NOTE: add lip to contain sander dowel stop NOTE: lag screw "two-by" cleat to ceiling joist chuck hole for drill Send in Your Shop Tips If you have a unique shop tip, we'd like to consider featuring it in one or more of our print or electronic publications. We'll pay up to $200 for a tip we publish. Just write down the tip and mail it to ShopNotes, Attn.: Readers' Tips, 2200 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312. Or FAX it to 515-282-6741, or send us an email at shopnotes@shopnotes.com. Please include your name, address, and daytime phone number in case we have any questions. No. 68 ShopNotes 5 |
