ElgaKoster 540 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Amazing what you managed to put into such a small area Victoria! I really like your magnectic strip for all your burs and cutters, I will have to and look to see if I can find something similar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Victoria 36 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Amazing what you managed to put into such a small area Victoria! I really like your magnectic strip for all your burs and cutters, I will have to and look to see if I can find something similar. These holders are used for knives, pretty cheap, about 10$, I bought just two to try if they could hold screwdrivers and such, and now I'm going to buy at least four more as they hold everything I need except few router bits. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miraclechicken 173 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Nice shop! Love the arc Never saw anything like that before --- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
karincorbin 43 Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 if you are around an Ikea store they have some really nice magnetic bars. I put a layer of thin adhesive backed cork over the smooth stainless steel surface. They are very strong magnets so the cork layer does not weaken the grip. The cork protects the cutting edges on tools such as rotary tool burrs or gouges from getting any damage that might dull them. You can get sheets of that thin adhesive backed cork from office supply and craft stores. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElgaKoster 540 Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Thank you Karin, the cork is a great idea and I have a piece lying around here somewhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Hudson 792 Posted March 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Magnets are a good way to get all your steel tools magnetized and they will soon have little whiskers sticking to them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miraclechicken 173 Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Boy I hear that! Every time I use my home made magnet jig, what a nightmare steel wool is insidious...I've come to the conclusion magnets are way more trouble than they're worth. Huge PIA. I have this really well made nice #11 knife, but it has a magnet in the end. No useful reason as far as I know. Everything metal sticks to it, and the whiskers too. Finally put a plastic cap I found on it. I backed it off some, and problem solved. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Victoria 36 Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 I guess if you're working with wood and brass only, magnetized tools are not a problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
karincorbin 43 Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Magnets are a good way to get all your steel tools magnetized and they will soon have little whiskers sticking to them. I have a small demagnetizer I keep in my tool box that I can pass small tools through. But other than some of my commercially magnetized screw driver tips I use for various full sized construction projects I have never had any issues with my small tools accumulating steel and iron bits. But I know you work with a lot more steel in miniature making that I do. Truthfully I have never had an issue with this when using magnetic tool bars because it can be prevented with housekeeping.The preventative solution is to "sweep" your work bench area with a big magnet after filing and drilling on steel. I have a powerful magnet with a handle on it that I use for picking up steel debris such as fine filing debris, shavings from drilling, rust particles, dropped nails, brads and screws etc. They are available at hardware stores. Harbor Freight has them on sale at the moment for under $3.00 http://www.harborfreight.com/30-lb-capacity-powerful-handle-magnets-67156.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Hudson 792 Posted March 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Karin, Is you demagnetizer one that is solid with various pass throughs or is it electric? The harbor freight magnet, Can it be turned off to release the metal? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mario M 14 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Here is my work shop Im not finished setting up yet and most of the big equipment is out of frame . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miraclechicken 173 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Nice Mario! Love your signs--- 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Victoria 36 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Such a great place! Was exciting to follow your progress on Instagram. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mario M 14 Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Thank you Victoria I'm almost done I have to set it up for flow On 3/20/2016 at 7:08 AM, Victoria said: Such a great place! Was exciting to follow your progress on Instagram. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mario M 14 Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 On 3/20/2016 at 2:40 AM, miraclechicken said: Nice Mario! Love your signs--- Thank you Linda its kind of my mini man cave of sorts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mesouth 39 Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 On March 20, 2016 at 0:52 AM, Mario M said: Here is my work shop Im not finished setting up yet and most of the big equipment is out of frame . Nice workshop, Mario! Glad to see a fellow Louisianian posting here! Martha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mario M 14 Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 On 3/22/2016 at 8:18 AM, Mesouth said: Nice workshop, Mario! Glad to see a fellow Louisianian posting here! Martha Thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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