Cigar Tube Parts Storage

Cigar Tube Parts Storage FARM SHOP Miscellaneous “Over the years I’ve had trouble keeping small parts separated and organized especially those tiny screws drill bits and special parts that disappear when thrown into a drawer My liking for cigars fixed that problem Now I use aluminum cigar tubes to organize and store about anything that will fit in them ” says Al Cavasin Concord Mich Cavasin uses a Sharpie permanent marker to write the contents on the side of the tube or a Brother label maker “I group the parts in jars cans boxes or drawers according to what’s stored in them That way the parts are always there when I come back to the project ” says Cavasin He says cigar tubes come in all sorts of shapes sizes colors and configurations “Some have rounded tops some have flat tops and some come to a blunt point at both ends So I have different kinds of tubes laying all over my house and shop ” The photo shows an 8 by 2 1/2-in cigar tube labeled “Kreg” laying on a workbench with several other kinds of tubes stored in a nearby cup “The Kreg is a jig that I often use to drill angular holes in the end of a board so it can be screwed to another board ” says Cavasin “Special screws with an extra wide flat shoulder have to be used so you don’t split the wood You don’t want to throw these screws in with a bunch of other screws unless you like digging for screws ” He also uses the tubes to store other small metal parts including tiny drill bits “If I try to keep these tiny bits with other size bits they always get lost or they get stuck in the mortises at the bottom of a drawer Then I can never get them out ” notes Cavasin Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Al Cavasin 13997 Cornell Rd Concord Mich 49237 ph 517 524-6228; acavasin@frontiernet net

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