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
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Guests Joey Green
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