Today, I was as usual fiddling at my workbench when I was thinking that one of the best features I built into it, and one that I use multiple times a day for less aggravation and time saving is a MAGNETIC TOOL HOLDER.
I put a long magnetic strip on a protruding upper shelf, facing me. It's one of those older HF strips, like 1" wide and about 18" long maybe. Quite strong. So I end up storing my most commonly used tools up there, like calipers, a utility knife, scissors, a couple of screwdrivers. Always handy. And during any given job, I will also put up there whatever tool I use so it's not lost in the nightmarish mess on the bench. Reach up, grab it. Works great.
And in a similar vein, I have a second one, that I stick upright in a little bench vise whenever needed. It's like a handy pole on the side of the bench that you can readily hang tools on when working.
I put a long magnetic strip on a protruding upper shelf, facing me. It's one of those older HF strips, like 1" wide and about 18" long maybe. Quite strong. So I end up storing my most commonly used tools up there, like calipers, a utility knife, scissors, a couple of screwdrivers. Always handy. And during any given job, I will also put up there whatever tool I use so it's not lost in the nightmarish mess on the bench. Reach up, grab it. Works great.
And in a similar vein, I have a second one, that I stick upright in a little bench vise whenever needed. It's like a handy pole on the side of the bench that you can readily hang tools on when working.
