Woodworker's Journal 2008-32-1, страница 12
miGOfTHEmUAE # fA Long pegboard hooks and scrap 1 wood create a base for mounting ^"^^^^SSSS^smmm^^^^ task lights where you need them. Illuminating Improvement for Task Lighting When working at the bench, I found that I couldn't always stretch my task light far enough to get the light where I needed it. Here's the solution I came up with: I captured a couple of long pegboard hooks between two pieces of scrap wood to form a base, screwed them together and drilled a hole for the task light post. Now I can mount my light wherever I want to on the pegboard behind my bench. Tony Impellizzeri __ Alto, Michigan Paint Your Parking Brakes Most of my larger shop machines are mounted on swivel casters with brakes, but sometimes it's hard to see which end of the brake lever to step on without bending over to look closely. Here's an easy fix: just spray-paint the "locked" end of the lever red. You'll never need to stoop over again. Just step on the red ends to set the brakes. Ted Weythe Albany, New York No-measure Gauge for Checking Square To check my diagonals for square, I use an old telescoping radio antenna with the ends fashioned into points to fit into corners better. I extend the antenna one way, then carefully lift it out and see if it fits the space between the other pair of diagonals. No need to measure. Mark Thiel Coral Springs, Florida WINNER! In addition to our standard payment (below) Kay Johnson of Blue Ridge, Georgia, will also receive a Stanley/Bostitch CPACK3 Combo Kit for being selected as the "Pick of the Tricks" winner. We pay from $100 to $200for all tricks used. To join in the fun, send us your original, unpublished trick. Please include a photo or drawing if a necessary. Submit your Tricks of the Trade to Woodworker's * Journal, Dept. T/T, P.O. Box 261, Medina, MN 55340. Or send us an e-mail: tricks@woodworkersjournal.com Red means stop on this reader's casters 12 February 2008 Woodworker's Journal |
