Maintaining Your Tools

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Off-beat-ideas guru Joey Green shares simple tips for keeping workshop tools clean and working properly.

Use a large garbage bag as an apron.
Place a nail or screw through a piece of tape to provide an easy hold.
Rub soap on nails and screws makes them go in easier.
If you have greasy hands, rub them with vegetable shortening or sugar to get rid of the slick surface.
To remove rust, soak tools overnight in a vinegar bath.
In a pinch, use spearmint gum as a caulk--works on windowpanes and hoses.
Use toothpaste to fill a small picture hole in a wall.
If a door hinge is squeaking, lubricate it with hair conditioning from a tube, shaving cream or furniture polish.
Cut the fingers off rubber gloves and put on the tips of pliers to avoid leaving a mark with them.
Lubricate a saw with soap for easier cutting. Then, when finished cutting, use a drier sheet to clean up saw dust.

Resources
Joey Green's Encyclopedia of Offbeat Uses for Brand-Name Products ...
by Joey Green
Hyperion / Buena Vista Books, 1998
Order this title from Amazon.com.

Guests
Joey Green
Author
Website: www.wackyuses.com
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