One Less Inconvenience

RE: One Less Inconvenience

mcb1 — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:37:59 GMT

Nice work.

One word of caution ... in some countries (NZ/Australia especially) that trick of joining the flexible cable may not be allowed.

However Johns idea can still be implemented with an extension cord and the socket past the pulley. You may need to put a loop in the cord ...

Well done, another useful and inventive solution.

Mark

RE: One Less Inconvenience

snidhi — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 09:24:27 GMT

Hi John,

I really like your work setup and the how it is organized. A bit jealous of it as well [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-24f22476-ec63-45f8-b3a3-f86781d53af4/contentimage_5F00_403.png:16:16]. Simple and intelligent solutions do make life simple.

But; I once grabbed a hot soldering gun as I was too stingy to spend on a stand for it and managed to burn my hand. Later I bought the stand immediately. It was in a similar situation like yours but not exactly.

Still remember the pain [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-24f22476-ec63-45f8-b3a3-f86781d53af4/contentimage_5F00_4027.png:16:16]

RE: One Less Inconvenience

Gough Lui — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 01:09:47 GMT

Just be careful not to grab the hot end of the gun by accident, say if you've recently used it and hung it back into the air and need it again ...

- Gough

RE: One Less Inconvenience

three-phase — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 21:00:40 GMT

Nice simple, cost effective solution to an every day problem.

Kind regards.

RE: One Less Inconvenience

14rhb — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 07:14:51 GMT

Hi John,

This is really nicely put together and I think many of us experience the awkwardness of having to reach up whilst building. A very innovative lock mechanism as well !

I like to keep my cup of tea on the top shelf to stop dirt dropping in - perhaps I need something similar? [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-24f22476-ec63-45f8-b3a3-f86781d53af4/contentimage_5F00_938.png:16:16]

Rod

RE: One Less Inconvenience

shabaz — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 05:40:43 GMT

Hi John,

That's very cool : ) I think they have similar things in production sometimes, to keep tools in easy reach for the operator.

And really nice that you have a use for the pulley.

I think there are hanging flower-basket pulley systems too that maybe could be used, but I don't think it would be any better than what you're using currently.