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30th March 2023, 01:47 AM #1
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
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30th March 2023, 08:37 AM #2Senior Member
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I’ve not tried but dab on a small nut and bolt to prevent loosening or as a thread sealer.
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30th March 2023, 02:00 PM #3
Aye, a small dab onto the joint of a nut/thread acts as both a weak thread-locker and a visual security cue. ie. if the dab is "broken" then either someone has messed with the nut or you really should be using a lock-washer or locktite.
I've also found it handy for highlighting raised numbers on cast items like the mitre gauge on my BS. I'm over the default black on black. Sure, it doesn't improve accuracy but it's a quality of life thing.
White paint or whatever would also do but, like you, I inherited a bottle of nail polish (it just turned up in a box of offcuts) and waste not want not. It also appears to be more durable than most paints I have lying around.
Once upon a time 90% of my half-full paint cans were enamels. Now they're almost exclusively water-based. Sign of the times, I guess.
- Andy Mc
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30th March 2023, 08:27 PM #4
no Tony, no you dont need any more nail polish it wont match your earings
I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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31st March 2023, 11:18 AM #5Senior Member
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If you share your tools with others (knowingly or not), you could dab a bit of nail polish in a discrete spot (or non-discrete spot) to identify your tools.
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