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Matt J. McCullar
- Jan 1, 1970
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When taking stuff apart, invariably you get several "layers" of nuts, bolts,
screws, etc. With audio equipment you have four or five main screws for the
cover, then smaller machine screws that hold down circuit boards, etc. It
pays to keep all these layers of hardware separate from one another, because
if they're all mixed up it can take the edge off your success "buzz" when
you fix the whole thing.
Recently I've begun using these seven-day pill holders to store such
hardware when working on electronic equipment. They are made of tough
plastic, won't snap open if you drop them onto the floor, and are labeled
"S-M-T-W-Th-F-S", for each day of the week. Yes, these things are meant for
keeping pills, but they can also do a good job of holding screws and bolts.
They're quite cheap (I bought some at a garage sale last weekend for small
change, but you can also get them at Wal-Mart). The individual compartments
are terrific for keeping track of which screws went where. "Sunday" holds
the screws for the lid; "Monday" holds the bracket bolts; "Tuesday" holds
the bad electronic devices like diodes, resistors, chips, etc. that you
replaced, and so on. What's more, you can keep a whole bunch of these pill
holders on the bench, and keep all hardware with the unit it came from.
Matt J. McCullar
Arlington, TX
screws, etc. With audio equipment you have four or five main screws for the
cover, then smaller machine screws that hold down circuit boards, etc. It
pays to keep all these layers of hardware separate from one another, because
if they're all mixed up it can take the edge off your success "buzz" when
you fix the whole thing.
Recently I've begun using these seven-day pill holders to store such
hardware when working on electronic equipment. They are made of tough
plastic, won't snap open if you drop them onto the floor, and are labeled
"S-M-T-W-Th-F-S", for each day of the week. Yes, these things are meant for
keeping pills, but they can also do a good job of holding screws and bolts.
They're quite cheap (I bought some at a garage sale last weekend for small
change, but you can also get them at Wal-Mart). The individual compartments
are terrific for keeping track of which screws went where. "Sunday" holds
the screws for the lid; "Monday" holds the bracket bolts; "Tuesday" holds
the bad electronic devices like diodes, resistors, chips, etc. that you
replaced, and so on. What's more, you can keep a whole bunch of these pill
holders on the bench, and keep all hardware with the unit it came from.
Matt J. McCullar
Arlington, TX