Charging station

[Rusty Nesmith]

I have needed this for a long time. Finally go around to building it.

 

[Jonathan Silwones]

Very nice. What a great idea.

 

[Richard Morgan]

Excellent idea, I'm just not sure I'm willing to give up the tangle of charger cords that runs behind my grinder and drill press. Might make cleaning too easy!

 

[David Crane]

All the chargers in one place. Great job for organizing the shop.

 

[Larry Mercier]

Finally go around to building it.

Great organizer. After you charge a tool, do you disconnect the charger?

 

[Andrew Hale]

Your life just got much easier!!

 

[Rusty Nesmith]

Great organizer. After you charge a tool, do you disconnect the charger?

I haven’t been. I am looking at buying a timer so I can turn it on when needed and it will turn off on its own.

 

[Andrew Hale]

I have mine plugged in to a switched power strip. When I’m finished for the evening - or very early morning- I just shut it all off.

 

[Larry Mercier]

Andy, what a simple but great solution.

 

[Rusty Nesmith]

I have mine plugged in to a switched power strip. When I’m finished for the evening - or very early morning- I just shut it all off.

I did that until I got the timer. Sometimes I forget to turn it off.

 

[Lou Jacobs]

Mine are mounted to a board that’s mounted on the wall. It’s not a big deal, but this way I can insert or remove a battery one handed. Since this picture was taken I’ve added another for my Echo chainsaw.

 

[Brian Gustin]

I spy lots of "notes to self" in that last photo.. I resemble that a lot.

 

[Lou Jacobs]

50% of the time I forget to take my phone when I leave the shop, in spite of the sign!

 

[Gerald Lawrence]

I have some tags I hang over the light switch to remind me of some things to turn off when I leave the shop.

 

[Mike Novak]

Be careful leaving batteries on the charger with power off. Some chargers drain the battery that way. Made the mistake of unplugging a charger and forgetting to plug it back in. A couple months later I went to use the battery and it was dead and would not take a charge. This was Milwaukee.

 

[Charlie Knighton]

I'm just cautious/plainscared of these battery powered tools. I buy power cord tools when possible, just saying. Dust/shavings and a wacko battery, airplane fires, ecars fires, why not etool fires.

 

[odie]

I spy lots of "notes to self" in that last photo.. I resemble that a lot.

To me, notes are an important shop-aid.

Get an idea to do something.....write it down.....follow up later.

Get an idea and don't write it down......forget to follow up later.

-----odie-----

 

[Andrew Hale]

My wife and I both take time every Saturday to consolidate the hundreds of post-it notes from the week. If we don’t, it looks like a ticker tape parade around here.

 

[Charlie Knighton]

There an app, for checklist
Groceries
What to pack for trip
Supplies for acrylic
Engine notes to self
Promasters only shop address in Ohio
etc

 

[Andrew Hale]

There an app, for checklist
Groceries
What to pack for trip
Supplies for acrylic
Engine notes to self
Promasters only shop address in Ohio
etc

But then I have to remember where I left my phone…..

 

[Brent@TurnRobust]

Rusty: Hate to show my ignorance, but what is that lime green tool in the center?

 

[Charlie Knighton]

Maybe blow ur pants, lathe,etc

 

[Rusty Nesmith]

It is a Ryobi inflator for blowing up air mattresses and such. I use it to blow out hollow forms and bowls.