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| Organizing Extension Cords and Other Wires
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I bought a 50 cent tin to match the decor of the room and cut a square hole in the back. We pushed all the phone cord and extra computer line through, hooked it all up, put the lid on the tin and now all the mess is "contained".
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| Posted on: 09/14/2009 | 2 Feedback(s) |
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| Store Cords in Toilet Paper Rolls
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Organizing electrical extension cords when not in use. Save empty TP rolls. Fold your cords in lengths of 8 inches and insert each one in an empty TP roll. Write on the outside of the roll with a permanent marker the length of the extension cord inside of the roll.
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| Posted on: 07/08/2009 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Save Manuals for Tools and Appliances
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There have been a lot of posts here at ThriftyFun from people asking for manuals. When you buy any product, don't throw the manual away. Keep a large folder strictly for manuals.
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| Posted on: 05/20/2009 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Storing Single Edged Razor Blades
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Empty film canisters are the perfect size for storing single edge razor blades.
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| Posted on: 06/25/2005 | 2 Feedback(s) |
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| Keep Razor Blades in Matchbooks
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Empty matchbooks can be used to store razor blades. Just insert the razor blade into the bottom part of the matchbook. The strike plate can even be used to sharpen the blade in a pinch. Mark the matchbook so you know what's in it.
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| Posted on: 06/18/2005 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Work Bench Yard Stick
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Nail or glue a yard stick to the front of your workbench for quick measurements. It comes in handy when you need to make a lot of small measurements.
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| Posted on: 06/18/2005 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| A Peg Board To Organize a Workshop
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The best way to organize a workshop is to use a peg board. After you hang an item on the peg board, draw a line around it, that way you won't have to guess what goes where once everything has a place. We also keep screws and such in baby food jars, we nail the jar lids to the wall. It's a real space saver.
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| Posted on: 04/29/2005 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Work Bench Towel Bar
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I attached a towel bar to the side of my husband's work bench in the garage. This saves him from wasting paper towels and it saves my "good" bathroom towels.
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| Posted on: 04/29/2005 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Saw Blades in Record Album Covers
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A good place to store saw blades is in unwanted record album covers. If you don't have any record albums just visit garage sales on Sunday when people are closing down their sale. You likely find someone will to give away some records.
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| Posted on: 04/29/2005 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Looking Through Small Items
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When looking for a small nail, screw, button. pin, etc, in your can or jar of misfits and/or left-overs, be sure to dump them on newspaper, typing paper, or magazine. When finished, just lift, form in a "vee" and pour back in can or jar. Beats picking them up a few at a time.
By Andrew Caldarelli
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| Posted on: 04/29/2005 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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