mklotz
Well-Known Member
I'm a real expert at dropping small parts and having them roll off the front of the bench, into my lap, and, from there, into the clutter of swarf on the floor, never to be seen again.
I long considered attaching some of that self-stick foam insulation (the stuff used to stop leaks in windows and doors) to the front edge of the bench but resisted because I felt it might get in the way of certain jobs as well as interfering when clamping stuff to the front of the bench.
A recent scrap foray yielded a 30 inch length of thin steel about 1-1/4" wide and something less than 1/16" thick. I covered one side of this with duct tape and attached a length of the foam insulation onto the edge of this.
Now, when I'm doing fiddly jobs, I can lay this on the front edge of the bench to stop the rolloffs. It's thin enough and the insulation is soft enough that it's not uncomfortable to rest my forearms on it - an important concern for long work sessions. When it's not needed, it hangs on the wall using the convenient hole that was already in it.
The duct tape insulates my skin from the cold steel when it's chilly.
I long considered attaching some of that self-stick foam insulation (the stuff used to stop leaks in windows and doors) to the front edge of the bench but resisted because I felt it might get in the way of certain jobs as well as interfering when clamping stuff to the front of the bench.
A recent scrap foray yielded a 30 inch length of thin steel about 1-1/4" wide and something less than 1/16" thick. I covered one side of this with duct tape and attached a length of the foam insulation onto the edge of this.
Now, when I'm doing fiddly jobs, I can lay this on the front edge of the bench to stop the rolloffs. It's thin enough and the insulation is soft enough that it's not uncomfortable to rest my forearms on it - an important concern for long work sessions. When it's not needed, it hangs on the wall using the convenient hole that was already in it.
The duct tape insulates my skin from the cold steel when it's chilly.