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Toothpaste works, but you need the kind that doesn't have any abrasives in it. Rub it on, then buff the hell out of it, put some elbow grease into it. I used to do this with our old cars, worked great. I put a good scuff in my headlight on the new car, just used a wet sand technique and took it down to 3000 grit, then buffed it with Mother's headlight restore to finish it up. Worked perfectly, but I've done this sort of thing before. The proper technique is what counts, a good buff pad on a buffer or angle grinder and use various grits and keep it wet, going up to 2000-3000. I used a buff pad on a drill when I scuffed my headlight, worked great.

PowerTorque

Really sad part is that we can’t bring any of it home...

Most of the stuff in and on the cart came out of our returns department. All destined for the compactor or scrapper...

I've been working at an O'Reilly Auto warehouse for a little over 3 1/2 years now, and I am still amazed at what we throw away, scrap, etc.. Latest was a K-Tools tool cart, a really nice tool cart. Only thing wrong with it was a dented corner and missing keys. I fixed the corner, swapped the lock, and now I can't stop playing with it. Had to add some decorations... Tool Cart 001 by Edward Durbin, on Flickr Tool Cart 002 by Edward Durbin, on Flickr Tool Cart 003 by Edward Durbin, on Flickr Tool Cart 004 by Edward Durbin, on Flickr Tool Cart 005 by Edward Durbin, on Flickr Tool Cart 006 by Edward Durbin, on Flickr Tool Cart 007 by Edward Durbin, on Flickr Tool Cart 008 by Edward Durbin, on Flickr

I love wasabi, especially wasabi peas...and I eat Sriracha every day

This would be a great thing to buy if I didn't already have a reel with 100' of Flexzilla Pro hose on it...

I'm glad you said that, saves the rest of us telling you...

Belt sander or random orbit sander. Make your passes with the planer to get you close, then sand it smooth. Small-width planes are for stuff like the sides of doors, and can't do wider boards without issues. Possibly change the depth of cut as you go, make it shallower so the "streaks" aren't as obvious, then sand it smooth

This is what mine currently looks like, nothing special. The only real interesting thing is how I hang the power tools, using old batter shells, and the PVC glue gun holder... IMG_1700 by Edward Durbin, on Flickr

Not today but recently, made a couple of large jigsaw puzzles for the company picnic. They're around 4 feet on the long side. Fun to make, made out of some cheapo Masonite/composite/shitty compressed board-type stuff that comes in with some of the products we sell. I use the stuff for a ton of things at work, comes in really handy...

These are invaluable tools that allow me to perform a profession...a profession that I'm absolutely spectacular at. So blaaaah...neener neener neener.

My new tools...

I don't mind them, but I prefer the Bosch leads. The only issue is that the Bosch leads are a little thicker and won't fit the probe holder on the meter. No biggie for me though.

I've been using leads that come with the Bosch meters we sell, so far they've been perfect. I use them with my Klein clamp meter and haven't had a single issue with them.

Clamp meters are definitely worth having, but I'd go for one that does DC amps through the clamp, not just AC. You never know when you'll want DC amps and meters without that function are useless. I love the Klein CL800, use it every day multiple times a day. Always performs perfectly, and for me DC amps are something I deal with daily for our PIE batteries. On AC it's a killer too, best meter I use. Beats the snot out of our Fluke kit, sad to say for Fluke...

Leatherman...everybody loves a Leatherman.

Pantograph, angle finder, angle repeater, circle drawer...replacement peacock butt...poor man's nunchucks...???

Was looking out one of our windows and saw this weed growing out of the neighbors bushes. Looks like the dang devil...

One trick you might consider is pan handles. I've found pretty good success with files by using handles from old pans. When it comes time for the wife to throw a pan away, I scavenge the handle off of it. They come in handy (is that a pun? If so, no pun intended) for handles on tools...files, screwdrivers, etc.. Another thing to consider is buying the cheapest screwdrivers you can find, Harbor Freight and Menard's have some decent-handled stuff, and strip the handles off. Heat the steel enough to pull the handles off, then heat your tool and slide the handle on. I've done this with files too, and it works pretty good.

Yup, I realized after I made the thread, and after Googling it, that this was not a new idea. At least I was proud of my genius for about 6 minutes, before reality set in...

I'm gonna try it, but it means taking the mounts off of my miter saw to try it out. If it works I'll have to buy a set of mounts so I won't have to mess around swapping them between the saw and the planer.

Hmmm, apparently I'm not the first one to have this brilliant idea...DeWalt Rolling Miter Saw / Planer Stand - DWX726... Oh well, I never said I was smart...but at least it means that it was a great idea...

I think I just had a brilliant idea. I'm in the garage, diddling around, and the thought strikes me that the miter saw stand might make a good planer stand. Buy a couple of saw mounts for the stand and mount them to the planer. The planer goes on the stand in the direction of the supports...and use the supports as infeed/outfeed tables for longer pieces of wood. Any thoughts...???

You know...you're not the only one. My garage looks like a demented game of Tetris with how everything is puzzle-pieced together. The way shit is built you have to be a rocket scientist and have 3 hands to take it apart any time you want to redo anything. It's the only way I can manage to fit two cars in there. I actually had to completely rebuild "my side" of the garage so I could fit my car in. Which brings me to my tail of adventure for today... In my boredom today I thought I'd go into the garage and play with some tools just for shits and giggles. Was planning to rehang my vac hose so I set out to do it. Managed to bring down a shelf while I was doing it...which was holding the corner of another shelf...and also made me learn that apparently I'm stronger than EZ-Anchors. It's also funny how you can find stuff you forgot about when it's all scattered across the garage floor. Anyhoo, rebuilt that with the help of the wife because I had to hold the shelves with one hand and operate tools with the other. Awesome wife. Got reorganized and hung the vac hose, then did what I originally was planning to do...get the planer out and make a huge woodchip mess. Gotta say...it really impresses me at how much something as simple as a thickness planer can make me as giddy as a pig-tailed little schoolgirl with ice cream and new barrettes. When the wood comes out all clean and flat and pretty it makes me happy. I must really love tools