20 Workshop Tips and Tricks #4

[@JG24AJ]

Love the wasp decoy alot. Paper plate dust catcher, very cool. All are great ideas. Been playing catch up. Asking everyone here for prayers as wife is slowly recovering from emergency spinal cord surgery. Having it tough as shes been suffering from rheumatoid arthritis as a child at the age of five. Thank you all in advance. God bless all stay healthy.

[@SpecificLove7]

Sorry to hear about your wife, I pray she recovers quickly.

[@jasoncarson97]

I have the exact same table saw. My dad bought it in 1972 and recently gave it to me when I started woodworking. I absolutely love it but I have been disappointed in thinking I had no way for dust collection. Thank you so much for that tip!!

[@SpecificLove7]

You are very welcome

[@brendanlangord1687]

I always love tips and tricks. Information is a wonderful thing to share. For used razor blades, nails, screws, or metal, I use an old plastic take out food container. When it full, I put the lid on and use some painters tape to keep it closed and throw it out.

[@SpecificLove7]

That's a Good idea too

[@AGlimpseInside]

Breaking the tip off of the utility blade. It’s genius. Definitely my favorite. These are so cool brother thank you very much

[@SpecificLove7]

Thanks Chris. I thought you might like it, especially after your blade video.

[@paulsmith9341]

It is now on my list too. Any idea how many times you can do this?

[@leroybeckett4313]

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[@cassiusonyx6858]

@Leroy Beckett Yup, have been using InstaFlixxer for since december myself :)

[@reignalden8056]

@Leroy Beckett definitely, been watching on InstaFlixxer for years myself :D

[@sylviacolburn1462]

I watch a TON of these things, usually being reminded of things I've seen before, BUT NOT This Time! Thank you for So Many Brand, Spanking NEW Tips!!!

[@enRodjavel]

Always great tips n Trix. When I need to make a holesaw hole bigger, I put the new size on the arbor first, a small spacer and then the size that fits the hole. Neat and very little wobble.

[@SpecificLove7]

Great tip!

[@checkshirtjoinery5372]

Great video again, to add to the hole saw one, if you use the larger hole saw on a offcut or scrap, then clamp it in place over the smaller hole, using the larger as a guide. No skipping!

[@SpecificLove7]

Good suggestion, thanks

[@TheLovelyMissBeans]

The speed square thing: brilliant! A better way to deal with used razor blades is to put them in an empty prescription bottle. You can see through it so you'll know right away what's inside, and it has a child proof lid! The wasp thing is cool! Never saw anything like that before!

[@SpecificLove7]

Thanks for the tip.

[@StephenPierceMusic]

Just bought the sander. I've seen others use it but not explain it as well as you. Love it!

[@DudeSawdust]

The glue squeeze out tape trick is a definitely going to happen in my shop. Great ideas! Thanks 👍

[@barrykery1175]

WOW ! All great tips. Thanks for sharing. Great video. The only one I kind of knew about was using CA Glue on a cut. I use liquid band aid. Not true super glue but kind of on the same line. Here's another tip. When using Poly or paint, when you put the brush in and wipe it on the side of the lid, the access fills up the grove that the lid uses to seal. Then when you reuse the paint or poly numerous time, the lid stick and sooner of later you loose the seal. What I do is get a short length of painter's tap and tape it across the top of the can. Now you wipe the brush against the tape. When finished, remove the tape and the can's groove remains clean. Barry

[@SpecificLove7]

Thanks Barry, I might use that in a future tip

[@penjon]

Great tip for enlarging a hole cut by a hole saw. If it's possible to use a backer board, then using double sided tape to stick the workpiece and previously cut out hole to the backer board might also be helpful.

[@dallasarnold8615]

Regarding up sizing the hole saw hole, check your mandrel for exposed threads inside the larger saw. A lot of them will have a few threads left which will allow you to screw the smaller saw inside the larger one. I learned this the hard way while working on changing 1 1/2 inch deadbolt hole up to 2 1/8 inch one. No margin for error there. Works much better than the wood cut out.

[@marnicook5443]

Great tips as always. Before disposing of the tin can with the sharps (such as a razor blade) you should put it in something like an empty peanut butter jar and supper glue the lid. That will keep everyone safe that may handle the garbage. 😊

[@Nathan-H]

Tip 9: It’s better to drill a hole with the correct diameter hole saw in a small piece of scrap. Then clamp the scrap with the correct size hole over the hole that needs fixing and re-drill using the scrap piece as a template. This eliminates the "wiggle room" error and allows you to visually place the template in the correct spot with ease.

[@dieterk9568]

all bright ideas are so simple 😁

[@alohaIslandersLuau]

love all the tips!!

[@pteddie6965]

Some great tips in there, as usual Clint. Thanks for the video. Stay safe.

[@jan-hinnerkwilkens6597]

Danke, tolle Tipps thanks, cool hacks

[@PUBLICIDADECOS]

!!Just great tips for us!! THANKS!!

[@katekat1138]

Love these tips and tricks videos!

[@c3diy]

This Wasp trick is godsent! the paint roller one is good too im gonna use that next time :)

[@SpecificLove7]

I hope it works well for you.

[@TheLightHouseLady]

You have a great channel! Great tips!

[@Sulkanator]

Great content as usual. Love what you do.

[@SpecificLove7]

Thank you

[@ryanrobot2003]

Thanks So Much

[@joesbarbecue1]

I hung up some of those paper nest things like you suggested. The wasps all said thank you, and moved right in. Then I tried the razor blade thing, it snapped in about 3 spots. The eye surgeon said I have about a 50% chance of regaining vision in my right eye when the patch comes off. I tried the paper plate and hole saw thing too. Unfortunately I couldn't see through the paper plate, and bored the hole in the wrong spot.

[@dieterk9568]

🙈😅

[@wolfman75]

Cool!!! Thank You!!! 👍😎

[@danbelzile4203]

Good video and tips as always

[@anthonygreen1975]

Great tips . What sort of wedding ring is it your wearing

[@SpecificLove7]

It is a silicone ring.

[@victoriaanne153]

When pouring paint into a paint cup for detail, brush painting, first insert a gallon ziploc type bag, folding it over the sides of the cup. Once the job is completed, simply pull up the sides of the bag and zip it closed.

[@SpecificLove7]

Very nice

[@MichaelMickelsen]

Great tips! Now my used knife blades can be recycled just by nipping the tip.

[@penjon]

Probably goes without saying, but will say it anyway: be careful with the soda can tip for throwing out sharp items if you keep a drink in your shop (I think there was a French Cleat drink holder in one of the French Cleat videos). I'd assume you would keep the can in a specific location, and most of the time the weight/feel should be a good enough reminder, but it might be worth a (very visible) label, just in case. I use a clear plastic container for broken glass. It's a good reminder that it can be used for other sharp objects, like blades.

[@paulsmith9341]

I also use a little clear plastic bottle with a lid.

[@SpecificLove7]

Very good point, thank you

[@dandeleona4760]

I mark my 'common' tools taken to a site with nail polish dot. They come in assorted colors and are perfect for marking 'common' equipment and brands likely to be picked up by accident ... things like: Baseball mitts and balls at the field; common brand camping equipment, personalizing clothes for siblings to prevent arguments and surreptitious swaps, marking laundry in a shared load with another person while traveling not to mention common brand luggage. CDs and their cases taken to a party, common brand work lunch containers (black sharpie works too). Also, nearly every tool or appliance or computer peripheral comes with it's own generic black power supply. Once I know I'm not going to return anything, I mark the adapter/power supply with silver sharpie with brand and abbrev. to fit (Blkin rtr, Lmx cmra, pk shvr, elec H20, sony tv, Fire) so if they're all in a drawer or in a pile on the counter, I can pick out the matching chargers/cords. If they're donated, the chargers go with them. I make it a point to do it before stored for the first time. I keep silver/gold/blk Sharpies in a magnetic basket on the fridge, in the shop, and in the laundry room. Sometimes it's hard to see battery orientation marks deep in a compartment (clocks, tools, meters, etc.). I use a silver sharpie to highlight the raised plastic when background is black ( black sharpie when background is lighter color). That way I can just pop batteries back in without having to shine a light in there. On flat surfaces I draw the + end. I do the same for embossed specs on tools and power supplies that I'll need to match specs. Just a touch using the side of a silver sharpie on the raised information is enough to see at a glance. When cords are in the outlet they all look alike. I once pulled someone's laptop cord at the library making the wrong trace from mine. And yanked the TV still in operation when all I wanted was the Fire power supply. I use colored tape at the plug and the same color at the tool (now I use tags made for this purpose). Putting the same color at both ends helps when the cord becomes separated at it's connection to see at a glance which appliance/tool has disconnected and how, especially when the cord is in two parts from the manufacturer, like Toshiba. Color coding also helps if adapters/cords are left behind, but the Lost and Found is already full of black adapters and power supplies. It's easier to call reception desk for a quick check in the box over the phone when tracing 'last known'. It's a law of physics that if you're assembling something with an allen wrench, you'll drop it at least three times, and more if you're on a ladder. I made a kind of cheap neck chain tether, with a tiny powerful magnet on the end (enough magnet force to support gravity on a falling wrench). It can be wrist worn or attached to something nearby. The magnet end is on the allen wrench just over the fastener, leaving the 'handle' free for turning. If the chain twists with the allen, the knot falls free when the wrench is removed, but that usually doesn't happen because the minimal neck chain weight keeps the magnet loose enough to stay put. This DIY doesn't stop the allen from falling of course, but it makes retrieval faster. No more moving furniture to see where it went.

[@kctsp6631]

Very good tips, thank you for the video.

[@samodelkin-bender]

👍👍👍

[@garvielloken3929]

Nooice!

[@kmwrites7456]

did you ever explain the title of your channel?

[@SpecificLove7]

Specific Love: If you are "specific" about what you want to get or would "love" to do, then it is more likely to happen.

[@kmwrites7456]

@@SpecificLove7 love it. Thanks.

[@terristroh3965]

I wear a silicone ring after I saw Jimmy Fallon’s account of his finger injury. I used to only wear it in my shop but eventually just kept wearing it 24/7. Then this fall, I was playing with my dog and I caught my ring finger with the silicone ring on top of the fence as I grabbed it while tripping over a root. The silicone ring broke off and my finger was fine. If it had been my wedding ring, I would have needed major surgery, or worse, lost my finger.

[@SpecificLove7]

Thanks for sharing your testimony on the need for these rings.

[@richs5422]

Careful with CA glue on skin - the medical kind is a larger molecule because the regular stuff couldn't pass biocompatibility testing. It's a cancer risk. How big a risk? Don't know, my info is from several years back. At that time, the risk wasn't well understood.

[@SpecificLove7]

Thanks for the warning

[@learemington1700]

Give the sawdust from your collector to someone who composts.

[@HydraSR]

As a woodworker AND someone who composts, I can confirm that it's a good idea. Another good usage is putting it on the slippery, icy road or your drive in winter. It's fully eco-friendly, and doesn't leave a big mess. Wood shavings works too but it does leave a big mess. Sawdust is perfect.

[@learemington1700]

I tried to send you some tips even going to your website but there is no email address i can use to attach photos. Shame.

[@floobertuber]

Tip #4: Just the tip, and just for a minute mind you. (now where have I heard this before....?)

[@deniset1742]

I mark my tools with a dot of nail polish.

[@paulsmith9341]

I had ring finger tattooed my wife's name exactly where my ring rides on my finger.

[@SpecificLove7]

Now that's taking it to the next level

[@paulsmith9341]

I'm 65 and on my third marriage. I'm making this work!

[@ignaciosambadluaces9753]

No

[@mikeeldridge637]

I bet you bite your nails.

[@SpecificLove7]

I've been known to 😀