Thread: A safety use for nail polish

Some may find this useful .
I found this bright nail polish in the rubbish and puled it out to see if I could find a use in the workshop.

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First I used it on the end of a plane to let me easily spot the plane with the new PM- V11 blade in it.
That worked good so I looked for other uses.

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Then I found a good safety use on the router button surround. From a distance I can now spot if the switch is in the off position more easily. Something we all look for before plugging it in. That Makita switch is a bit hard to see. And I never remember which way is on or off. That has made a big difference to ease of checking.

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Then I did the same on the heat gun.
A tool I try to never leave plugged in when I leave the workshop. Some of these heat guns that are so useful, have a problem with the way the switch is set up, They can turn themselves on if left plugged in and when your not around. Something slowly moves like the cord hanging off the bench and causes the tool to move against something that wont move and they start up.

Marking the switch may make a difference for when I'm about to plug it in. Plenty of times it has started on plug in with not being to dangerous. Ill wait and see as I only just used the nail polish on it today.

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Anyone got any good ideas where else it could be used ?

On off buttons is all I can think of.

Rob