I have needed this for a long time. Finally go around to building it.
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Charging station
- Thread starter Rusty Nesmith
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Very nice. What a great idea.
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!
All the chargers in one place. Great job for organizing the shop.
Great organizer. After you charge a tool, do you disconnect the charger?
Your life just got much easier!!
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.
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.
Andy, what a simple but great solution.
I did that until I got the timer. Sometimes I forget to turn it off.
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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. 
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I spy lots of "notes to self" in that last photo.. I resemble that a lot. 
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50% of the time I forget to take my phone when I leave the shop, in spite of the sign!
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I have some tags I hang over the light switch to remind me of some things to turn off when I leave the shop.
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.
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
Panning for Montana gold, with Betsy, the mule!
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.
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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.
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
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…..
Rusty: Hate to show my ignorance, but what is that lime green tool in the center?
Maybe blow ur pants, lathe,etc
It is a Ryobi inflator for blowing up air mattresses and such. I use it to blow out hollow forms and bowls.