{"id":40004,"date":"2022-06-09T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=40004"},"modified":"2022-06-10T12:47:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T19:47:40","slug":"building-vertical-tool-drawers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/building-vertical-tool-drawers\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Vertical Tool Drawers"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I started working on the second volume of my tips book, I suspected the first volume might get a new spike in sales, too. I was right. Some days,\u00a0Volume 1<\/a>\u00a0even ranks higher on Amazon than\u00a0Volume 2<\/a>. And both of them are now in the top ten or 20 in many DIY categories. Do you have your copies yet? It\u2019s a great way to support my work.<\/p>\n

Building Vertical Tool Drawers<\/strong>
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\nI love\u00a0this vertical-drawer cabinet<\/a>\u00a0for storing drill, rotary tool, and end mill bits. The video is in Korean but there are English subtitles. This design could be a space-saving solution for a lot of tools and accessories that can be organized and stored this way. I have always been fascinated by similar vertical storage solutions, like the\u00a0\u201ctool magazine.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Making a Simple DIY Resin Curing Station Out of Foam Core<\/strong>
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\nOn\u00a0Eric Strebel<\/strong>\u2018s YouTube channel,\u00a0he shows<\/a>\u00a0how he made a cheap and simple UV curing cabinet for post-processing his 3D resin prints. He built the box out of\u00a0foam board<\/a>\u00a0and outfitted the insides with\u00a0LED light strips<\/a>\u00a0and a turntable made from microwave parts. He also outfitted it with a cheap\u00a0countdown timer<\/a>. Eric basically followed the instructions originally\u00a0shown on Tested<\/a>\u00a0(with a few modifications). I get refrigerated meds in a styro box with rounded corners that\u2019s almost exactly this size. I\u2019m thinking about making one of these curing stations out of one.<\/p>\n

A Crash Course in Sanding Tech<\/strong>
\n\"crash-course\"
\nIn\u00a0this Tested video<\/a>,\u00a0Adam Savage<\/strong>\u00a0spends nearly 30 minutes going through different types of sanding technologies, from papers to rasps to sanding machines. As always, there are great pearls of insight and wisdom here, like: \u201cSanding is about removing material. Going up the ladder of finer and finer grits is about removing evidence of removing material.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Ultimate SMD Marking Codes Database<\/strong>
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\nOn Adafruit<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>Anne Barela<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0writes:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cDue to the small size of most SMD [surface mount device] components, manufacturers are not able to write the full part number on the case. They instead use a marking code typically composed of a combination of 2 or 3 letters or digits. When repairing an unknown electronic board, it becomes so difficult to know what is the exact type of a given component. The ultimate SMD marking codes database allows for quickly finding the part number of a SMD component when you have only the marking code. See the\u00a0database online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Using a Wire Wheel to Clean Mucky Brushes<\/strong>
\n\"wirewheels\"
\nWoodworking YouTuber,\u00a0Colin Knecht<\/strong>\u00a0posted on Instagram<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cJim<\/strong> from Columbia suggests using a wire wheel on your grinder to help clean out the gluck that can collect on your paint brushes when they\u2019re not cleaned properly. This is a tip I have used for years and it works well for keeping older paint brushes working for years!\u201d<\/p>\n

The Life- and Work-Wisdom of the Kevin Kelly Bot<\/strong>
\nSomeone took the annual words of wisdom that Cool Tools\u2019\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/strong>\u00a0posts each birthday and made it into\u00a0a Twitter bot<\/a>. It\u2019s my new favorite thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrain employees well enough they could get another job, but treat them well enough so they never want to.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe greatest teacher is called \u2018doing\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a child asks an endless string of \u2018why?\u2019 questions, the smartest reply is, \u201cI don\u2019t know, what do you think?\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYour group can achieve great things way beyond your means simply by showing people that they are appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIgnore what others may be thinking of you, because they aren\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

New Newsletter Feature: Unclassifieds<\/strong>
\nDo you have a product, service, tool, newsletter, app, book, or anything else you\u2019d like to share with your fellow\u00a0Gar\u2019s Tips and Tools<\/em>\u00a0readers? Consider taking out an unclassified ad here, which will run at the bottom of each issue. Get the word out on what you\u2019re doing and support this publication at the same time.\u00a0Click here<\/a>\u00a0for more details.<\/p>\n

Shop Talk<\/strong>
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\nOn Cool Tools, KokoTheTalkingApe<\/strong> comments on acid brushes:<\/p>\n

\u201cAcid brushe<\/a>s are indeed handy to have around, mostly because they\u2019re disposable small brushes. Other disposable brushes are usually larger or are otherwise not suitable (like used toothbrushes, which are angled, possibly too stiff, etc.) Also, with their horsehair bristles and aluminum shafts, they\u2019re biodegradable and recyclable.<\/p>\n

“But they\u2019re designed for swabbing surfaces to be welded with acid or flux, and sometimes the bristles are too long for, say, actually painting small objects. So just trim the bristles with scissors if they\u2019re too long. Or reshape it to suit you. To get a really clean, straight bristle edge, I might try a sharp chisel and a smooth cutting board (rough cutting boards will let the bristles bend and cut unevenly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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