Do you use tools in your bin?
thirstypotato
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How do you maintain your hand tools?
Comments (9)ÂAnd, most importantly, talk to them and tell them you love them. Esobofh, I did, but they weren't impressed, probably due to my neglect of their maintenance, not to mention the loss of two of their friends (two very good long-handled tools), a shovel and a spade. Just can't locate them, so they probably got left somewhere out of sight. To prevent further loss, I've begun to wrap orange surveyer's tape on the handles and am thinking of painting all wood handles orange. But, with sanding/priming/painting that'd be pretty time consuming. (The little tools, I tote around in a bucket to prevent loss.) My husband's grandmother painted the wood handles of all her tools pink, believing that no one, except she, would be seen with pink tools. I think she meant to prevent sticky-fingers..... Sorry, rattling on..... Byron, Justaguy, and Albert, thanks for your excellent suggestions. Many years ago, I heard of filling sand into a tub and adding engine oil. Then sinking the metal part (of tools) into this mix and leaving the tools standing there for the winter. Good/bad idea? What'ya think? Belgianpup, you're right on re. splintery handles, and I like the bees' wax remedy. And the oil cloth sounds great also. Digit, you crack me up with your bent-wood-handles and breaking Âa hoe handle across [your] knee just out of sheer anger and frustration. Your knee didn't splinter, right? Thanks for all your much-appreciated humor (and suggestions), and happy tool'eling around this winter........See MoreWhere do you buy your tools?
Comments (6)There isn't any difference in an item of the same model number no matter where you purchase it. As far as hand tools, alot of what I own are Craftsman. If you look closely, some of Kobalt and Craftsman hand tools (ratchets, sockets, etc.) are very similar. I believe the same company (Danaher) makes the current lineup for both. The internal ratchet mechanisms now look identical for Kobalt and Craftsman. (I also have an Allen brand socket set that I bought on clearance a few years ago that is internally identical to the current Craftsman ratchets.) Snap-on used to make the Kobalt line of tools, but that changed maybe 4-5 years ago. Most Husky stuff is now made in Taiwan. Not necessarily a deal-breaker for me, but I prefer to get US made tools. Some of my pliers, clamps, etc are cheaper brands, like Stanley or even no-name made-in-china....See MoreWhat do you use to line your kitchen compost bin?
Comments (28)nygardener said: "I tried those bio bags or eco bags for a while, still have some in the cabinet, but found that they didn't degrade quickly. Weeks later I'd see the bag still intact in the compost heap. They may be good for municipal collection but not for backyard composting." I used those bio bags for a while back in 2006 or 2007, and I'm still finding relatively intact pieces in the pile. Granted I run a cold pile that's slower than many, but I've still gotten plenty of good compost out of it. I just keep throwing the green bio bag pieces back into the beginning pile. The bio bags were convenient for carrying the scraps out to the pile, but I might just as well have used plastic bags. Now I'm trying to figure out what I can do with the unused roll I have under the sink. Claire...See MoreWhere do you buy your grafting supplies and tools?
Comments (6)Womacknursery.com has four or five each of the most common Tina and Victorinox knives, 4 & 8 mil tape in clear, green, Etc, as well as Parafilm, shears, rubber strips, and professional production stuf. Being a chemist I bought Parafilm M in a 225 ft by 4 in wide roll from Fischer Scientific many years ago. I cut it cross wise to a 4 in length and match the with to the diameter of the wood I'm wrapping. Since I graft mostly citrus, I use a lot of liquid chlorine bleach and therefore get most use from the stainless Victorinox blades. Sharpen on a hard or extra hard (fine grained) Arkansas novaculite stone. Stones are available at gun/knife shops or shows or RioGrande Jewelry supply Albuequrque. Super fine diamond and syn. corundum (Al2O3) can be be used but cheap ones either fail soon or are not smooth enough to get a razor edge. If you use a Tina carbon steel blade you can use silicon carbide stones available at your hardware store. Dont buy a sorry knife. Use single edge razor blades instead if you have to save $. For other savings You can cut plastic bags to strips and finish with masking tape. No tie needed. For rubber stripes, some people use heavy rubber bands. I use 8mil tape and stretch it instead. You may not need parafilm if you do something else to conserve moisture in the scion or bud wood. But it sure beats wax unless you really know wax....See More11otis
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