Sanding Disc Replacement
To change your disc with ease, get yourself some acetone, a bottle to help apply it, and a putty knife. First, drip some acetone along the adhesive edge of the disc where you plan to start. Begin removing the disc and apply more acetone as you feel resistance. When you get halfway, simply rotate the disc and start on the opposite side. It’s nearly effortless to change out an adhesive disc using this method. -Elliot Fairchild Standwood, Washington
The Clear Solution.
When cleaning a brush, Phil Nguyen of Columbus, OH noticed that it isn’t the solvent itself that’s particularly hard on the bristles — it’s actually the way the brush sits in the jar. If the bristles sit on the bottom of the jar, he found they get deformed and clogged up with gunk, despite sitting in the solvent. To prevent this, he suspends his brush, as in the photo. First, he drills a hole through the brush, then he inserts a dowel, and finally he sets the dowel on the rim of the jar, allowing the bristles to soak.
Band Saw Gunk Eraser.
Phil O’Rourke of Pittsfield, MA was resawing pine boards at the band saw when he realized how much pitch had accumulated on the blade. He decided to use an abrasive cleaning stick and noticed, to his surprise, that it took off nearly all the pitch on the blade.
Bag Magnets.
James Scyrkels of Grants, NM doesn’t have quite enough hands to hold a trash bag open while sweeping off his tools. Instead, he uses a couple of welding magnets to hold the bag to a table (or other magnetic surface). Of course, any magnets big enough to not get lost in the trash will work.
