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Adam Ratchet Clamps
March 4th, 2006 11:24 PM
March 4, 2006 Ratchet Clamps


Today was the last day to get the Craftsman Professional Plier-grip, ratcheting clamps at the club discount of half off.

I was mellow. I got four standard pad clamps and one "pincer" clamp.

Like my grampa used to say, "You can never have enough nails or clamps doing a job."

These types of clamps, unlike screw-types, do not exert so much pressure that wood fibers are damaged and glue squeezed out of the joint, to the point of being glue starved.

I've got a store display that was delivered in "distressed" condition.

The whole thing is a Formica, with a particle board core, wonder.

I need to back out the screws, where the damage occurred, glue the fragmented laminate and particle board back flat and put the screws back, in different locations.

Although the repair will not be flawless, I've been assured the side being repaired will not be directly exposed on the display floor.

With luck, the display will be up and showing product within a week.
Adam Display Repair
April 15th, 2006 04:20 AM
April 15, 2006 Display Repair


The "Trash Compactor and Garbage Disposal" display is on the floor.

And, if I do say so myself, it looks marvelous.

The repaired side of the display is not actually showing.

But, the mended edges don't look like anything had ever gone awry with them.

One final benefit of the ratchet clamps is that the yellow plastic, covering the metal clamp jaws is impervious to Carpenters' glue, allowing me to put pressure right up to the glue lines, without fear of having a clamp glued down.

I don't know how long the ratchet clamps will last.

But, I do know the structural parts of the clamps are made of metal.

Metal!

They're almost a collector's item from the get-go.
Adam Ratchet clamps
May 18th, 2006 11:11 PM
May 18, 2006 Ratchet clamps


I've got another Ratchet clamp success story.

This time I'm repairing split MDF boards.

The flat-faced clamps are coming through like champs.

This is my second Sears display repair job.

Seeing as I've managed to misplace my receipt, the five ratchet clamps may have to stay in the PMT shop for a while.

I just keep them carefully separated from the shop tools, that are painted blue.
Adam Shop Paint
August 1st, 2006 12:51 PM
August 1, 2006 Shop Paint


They sell shop tool paint!

No joke. It‛s at Ace Hardware.

It's specifically formatted to go on opaque, to resist wear and dry within an hour.

Armed with a $5.99 can of this stuff, I can continue marking the PMT workshop, store-owned tools with "Blue".

I lost 1/3 of my shop tools just prior to the last Physical Inventory to the Store and Operations managers.

They said they'd bring the cart of tools back.

Haven't seen it yet.

"These can be counted. How do we know these tools were not stolen from the floor?"

SLAP!

Wow, that stung.

Now, most of the tools are blue, the desk is blue, as is its chair, the filing cabinet (may have stolen it from the office supply department), the plastic ratchet tubs are marked with blue paint, as is the front of the workshop door.

Oh, the vise and various workbenches and 33 gallon air compressor sports a blue dash of color.

Thing is, Sears no longer sells spray paint at the mall stores.

All that blue... is MY spray paint.

It's worth it to NOT be called a "possible" thief again.

The workshop space I shared with the FSA last year is now me, all alone.

So, this year, there will be no shared blame. It‛ll just be that no-account, thiev'n PMT - Adam‛s fault.

Get the paint!

There's a ladder. Get it! Not the rungs, idiot. The paint will wear off and I'm back to being a "possible" thief.

I did mention I'm working completely solo now, didn't I?

I try not to bring any returned inventory into the Workshop any more.

I might be accused of "stealing" inventory that isn't out in the hallways.

Mind your feet!

I'm building that Elliptical out there in the hallway.

I've had FOUR printer batteries, a Craftsman Professional Reciprocating Saw, a Sump pump, and a power cord that I had installed alligator clips to, all "liberated" from my Workshop.

I don't think I'm the theft problem around the warehouse.
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