![]() ![]() The recent link to the DigiKey “Protecting Electronics” got me thinking about the lanolin/mineral oil mix (and lately, I've been enjoying this spray version Surface Shield® Rust Protectant) you led me to slathering on all my beloved machinery. Rarely do I find a pathfinder resource like yours that guides me so comfortably and consistently among my diverse interests! Just checking in to laud and encourage your marvelous Tips & Tools outreach. Here are a few messages from this past week. Thanks to everyone who takes the time to email me and send comment, words of encouragement, and to share tips and tools. I’ve always seen this project as a community effort, or at least something I wanted to grow into such an effort. ![]() I am so thrilled by how much engagement I get from newsletter readers. Here’s a link to the video of how to build your own. In this video, Adam unboxes the vise, tries it out, and begins tuning it up. He finally found one on Alibaba (for $2500, delivered) and ordered it. Adam Savage has too, and he's been on the lookout for someone adventurous enough to manufacture some and offer them for sale. ![]() If you ever climb a ladder, do yourself a favor and watch this video.Įver since I saw Eric of Hand Tool Rescue do a restoration of a "fractal vise" several years ago, I've been fascinated by this device. Thank You for posting.” When you see comments like this on a video post, you know you’re learning from someone who knows what they’re talking about. “After 44 years in the building trade, the last 10 working nuclear power plant refuels, this is by far the best ladder safety information I've ever seen. In this one, he runs through the basics of safely deploying, climbing, and dismounting an extension ladder (what he claims is thew most dangerous tool on a job site). You cannot underestimate the wisdom, experience, and common sense that Scott of Essential Craftsman brings to his videos. – Advertise your product, service, newsletter, app, book, tool, or anything you’d like to share with GT&T readers. Buy my books ( Tips and Tales from the Workshop Vol. To receive the newsletter a week early, sign up here. Gareth’s Tips, Tools, and Shop Tales is published by Cool Tools Lab. I keep a small stash of beads and findings around, and then can put together a pair of earrings in 10 minutes-a personal, homemade gift I didn’t have to go to the store to buy. ![]() One of my favorite aspects of having even a basic ability to make jewelry is that I’m always able to create a last-minute gift, at least for friends whose taste is similar to mine. I took a wire wrap class at a local shop and then had a foundation from which I was able to learn knotting and stringing pearls watching Fire Mountain’s instructional videos. If you’re interested in making bead jewelry, I’d recommend taking a beginner’s class at a local bead store to get started and gain a basic familiarity with the tools. For me, having the physical catalog makes navigating the extensive website easier. The company’s 400-plus page print catalog, with its to-scale photos of beads, gems, clasps and findings (roughly, the jewelry-making hardware), rivals any catalog in terms of introducing creative possibilities, and enticing you to buy stuff. Fire Mountain Gems and Beads is, in a sense, the McMaster Carr of the jewelry world. ![]()
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