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Forum: The Creative PackRat Forums->The Creative PackRat->What to Save [prev topic | next topic] admin posts:21 What to Save Creative pack-ratting begins with keeping an eye out for those materials that will become very useful in the future, such as: Power Cords Before throwing out that old toaster, can opener, or vacuum cleaner...Cut the power cord at the base and wrap it up. I have a box of various size/length cords, and it's always changing because of the nature of these items...it's fairly common for them to get snagged, pinched, and chewed (puppies, rabbits, whatever you have at home) and require a replacement. 1* Pay careful attention to the gauge (thickness) of the original wiring when choosing a replacement! Only replace a motorized-appliance cord with similar line...the old cord from your long-gone VCR or alarmclock won't work on your nearly-new vacuum cleaner or toaster! The thicker the wiring, the more amperage it is designed to carry without heating up and causing a fire-hazard. 2* Only replace a 3-wire cord with another matching 3-wire cord...The ground-line (green) is there for a good reason.   on: Sun 28 of Sep, 2008 [21:19 UTC] score: 1195.60 Vote: 1 2 3 4 5 reads: 3521 Posted messages Style Plain Threaded Headers Only Sort Newest first Oldest first Score Threshold All 0 1 2 3 4 Find author message admin posts:21 Re: What to Save on: Sun 28 of Sep, 2008 [21:40 UTC] score: 0.59 Vote: 1 2 3 4 5 > Creative pack-ratting begins with keeping an eye out for those materials that will become very useful in the future, such as: > > Wireties Those plastic-coated ties that are in nearly every child's toy nowadays, designed to eliminate shoplifting by removing product from the packaging, are very useful little gadgets...and I keep a dozen or so around in a kitchen drawer, and add a few new ones when we open a new Playschool toy or Barbie piece. [+] Cleaning the jets in the showerhead is much easier if you soak the head in a 20% bleach/water mix (1 part bleach, 4 parts water) for 10 minutes, then poke the clogged ports with a tie before rinsing thoroughly. [+] Use a few ties to make the wiring mess disappear behind your TV/entertainment center...a series of wraps every 8-10" turns an unsightly mess into a neat and easy-to-hide single cable run that can be wrapped behind a vertical frame-piece. [+] The same technique will make the extra phonecord disappear behind the table/stand and eliminate a tripping hazard. [+] The longer ties make a great drain cleaner...Put a small hook on one end, and twist a loop-handle into the other end. Fish down into the drain, and with a few quick flicks of the wrist remove slowly and bring out the small wads of hair that would otherwise become a serious clog...A simple and free maintainance method that will save you time and headaches. [+] A few ties in the cellar/garage come in handy for storing your hose, tubing, cords, and to wrap your gardenhose for Winter storage. author message admin posts:21 Re: What to Save on: Mon 29 of Sep, 2008 [01:00 UTC] score: 0.61 Vote: 1 2 3 4 5 > Creative pack-ratting begins with keeping an eye out for those materials that will become very useful in the future, such as: > > Plastic Coffee tubs MaxwellHouse? coffee is now coming in a handy plastic tub, with a handle... These make great workshop keepers for nails, screws, bolts, and misc hardware that eliminate the rust problem presented by old-style tin cans. Tip: Save the gel-paks that come in electronics packaging and aspirin bottles (the little packages of moisture-absorbent) and drop one in each tub with your nails. Rinsed out, they also make a handy paint pot for mixing custom colors... They are also handy for washing small parts: To clean your small plastic fittings (especially extruded polystyrene; the dense, hard plastic), add a tablespoon of sea-salt to a half-bottle of alchohol in a rinsed coffee tub. Seal with the lid, and shake vigorously for a few minutes. The seasalt adds friction for a scrubbing action that will clean small plastic parts without all the tedious detail-scrubbing. A nipple-brush (baby supplies dept) will get into the tight places where residue and sludge is hard to get. author message admin posts:21 Re: What to Save on: Sat 01 of Nov, 2008 [09:10 UTC] score: 0.61 Vote: 1 2 3 4 5 > such as: > > T-shirts I keep a box of old (clean) shirts around, mostly for rags. A couple under the bathroom sink have come in handy for a quick (and disposable) mop-up when clearing a clog (or recovering a dropped earring from the trap). few things do a better job of waxing the car than a well-worn cotton t-shirt, folded inside-out with the collar (and tag) cut off. A piece of a shirt does a better job when working with wood stains than a sponge or brush, and lets you rub the stain into the wood's grain. The cotton weave makes a great filter medium for straining paint...Cut the whole back panel from a t-shirt, and with string or a few rubberbands, make a drum head over a rinsed plastic coffee tub...not too tight, allow for some slack when the weight of the paint is poured onto it. Show posts: All posts Last hour Last 24 hours Last 48 hours

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