slim_boy_fat
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brewdexta
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Bet you still get it wrong.
Meeting finished, not a bad result
Doors will be panel doors, and drawers will be solid, a variation on shaker style I guess, all quarter sawn oak, but I need to make up a sample first to make sure the kitchen isn't "too brown" 
She now wants drawers in the base, so I have some Blum sliders that fit nicely, just need attaching with rivets to the metal legs, mainly for roasting tins, baking trays etc. This means most of the rivnuts I just put in are now superfluous. It may mean the plinth with drawers isn't as neat as it would have been, plus its a flagged floor so not that even so need to make sure the drawers don't catch. The sliders I intend to use should allow the drawers to be lifted a little over an uneven surface. I could always put some small casters underneath. Also needs to avoid the face frame that drops below the carcass by 27mm so they will be narrow drawers, but that doesn't worry her. Something to ponder on the weekly commute
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@brewdexta Happy wife, happy life......
You're going to hate me for this, but............
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You're going to hate me for this, but............
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So the planned work on the van got shelved today and after a some faffing about got stuck in an knocked up this shelving unit for the garage. Its all 12mm ply offcuts I had knocking about, overall size is about 1100mm x 700mm x 250mm and is glued and nailed together
Not finished yet, needs some doors but tomorrow it is going on the wall and will then add some electrics
Not finished yet, needs some doors but tomorrow it is going on the wall and will then add some electrics
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Today I made a magnetic socket holder from a Lidle magnetic tool holder, (£2.99) a bit of 16 gauge galv sheet and a few socket clips I had laying about.
Ten min job and works really well.
The strip that came with the clips didn't work as it stood off too far so the magnets had no catch.
I tightened the legs on the clips so they were a tight fit on the 16 gauge and it worked a treat.
I was going to glue the galv and clips to the magnet but it sticks well as it is.
Just need to mark the holder with the socket sizes.
Colour coding might be a better option and might help me in my dotage. (The markings on impact sockets isn't the best.)
3 or 4 alternating colours might be enough to stop mixing a 9 and a 10.
Even I won't mix up a 10 and a 14.
Im thinking just a dot of colour.
Any thoughts ideas?
Ten min job and works really well.
The strip that came with the clips didn't work as it stood off too far so the magnets had no catch.
I tightened the legs on the clips so they were a tight fit on the 16 gauge and it worked a treat.
I was going to glue the galv and clips to the magnet but it sticks well as it is.
Just need to mark the holder with the socket sizes.
Colour coding might be a better option and might help me in my dotage. (The markings on impact sockets isn't the best.)
3 or 4 alternating colours might be enough to stop mixing a 9 and a 10.
Even I won't mix up a 10 and a 14.
Im thinking just a dot of colour.
Any thoughts ideas?
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Farside
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I haven't noticed, but is the colour coding standardised between makers?
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No I don't think they're standardised, each manufacturer uses their own colours. Two colours would be enough, all the odd numbers one colour and all the even numbers a different colour.
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In the case of Wera, they're not even standard across their own tools.
Looks pretty though.
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Dcal
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Pete, spanners are OK but I sometimes struggle to spot the difference between a 9mm and a 10mm cheap impact socket using the same blank.
@anto44 suggestion of odd and even would certainly be enough.
I'm just getting older and blinder and it's not going to get any better.
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Shelf unit is now on the wall, started populating the shelves and added 2 power strips
The power strips had their cable entry at the rear, not where I needed them to be so popped off the end caps, drilled some new holes and rerouted the power cable through these
Think I might now have enough power outlets over the bench
Looking for some piano hinges for the doors, I can get a pack of 10 from Screwfix for £19.99, only need 2 but singles off eBay are around £6- ea and I have to wait so looks like a trip to Screwfix tomorrow, its only 1/2 mile away and way too convienient
The power strips had their cable entry at the rear, not where I needed them to be so popped off the end caps, drilled some new holes and rerouted the power cable through these
Think I might now have enough power outlets over the bench
Looking for some piano hinges for the doors, I can get a pack of 10 from Screwfix for £19.99, only need 2 but singles off eBay are around £6- ea and I have to wait so looks like a trip to Screwfix tomorrow, its only 1/2 mile away and way too convienient
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What did you use to blacken the drill? Been investigating this recently, have a part to do.
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I can look at a nut or bolt & can usually tell what size spanner to use in either metric or a/f. I can even do it by feel when the bolt is hidden, useful when working around engines.
But I can rarely guess the right size when it comes to allen keys, I'm even worse with torx fasteners.
Something I used to do to id spanners was to wrap a couple of turns of different coloured electrical tape around each spanner, just on the popular sizes. Speeds things up when you at a breakdown & under pressure. Also helps if you have a numpty 'assisting' who can't tell the difference between a 17 & 19 spanner, easier to ask for the blue one!
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At one point I sprayed my 13mm sockets and spanners green, 17mm another colour, just to help quick Id.
Paint came off. Been meaning to order some machine mart multi colour sockets for ages. But never got round to it.
Paint came off. Been meaning to order some machine mart multi colour sockets for ages. But never got round to it.
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Use them enough and you get used to what size lives where and grab the right one by sight.
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