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Recycled 'Oil Bottle' 'Sanding Block(s)' for Stocks
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<blockquote data-quote="NomDeBoom" data-source="post: 3804417" data-attributes="member: 50898"><p>I just wanted to post a tip that I came up with one day while sanding a typical wooden rifle stock. I was looking for something to fit all the curves, flats, & contours and found the perfect item to support the sandpaper. My oil bottle.</p><p>I had previously saved a few little clear plastic eye-drop bottles to fill with oil. This one had the oval (not round) cross-section, with the screw on cap.</p><p>When I changed the oil in the car -a good synthetic- I just turned over the 5 qt. jug to drain towards the lid- then I pop off the tops (the 'plug' with the little drop/squirt hole) of the eye-drop bottle, pour full of oil, put the 'plug' back in, & screw on the cap for some handy, leak-proof, pocket sized, go anywhere gun kit/tackle box/electric razor/sewing machine/???? oil bottles. Saves $$$, works great.</p><p></p><p>Later; I was redoing an old wooden gun stock (Winchester?)- & discovered that by wrapping my little oval plastic oil bottle in sand-paper, it had all the perfect contours to fit every surface of the stock. You just leave it capped, & full of liquid (oil) -or at least air- to create the right amount of 'give'...but it works great. I used the small size for eye-drops, but you might also use larger 'Elmers' type, or PVA wood glue bottles to suit your own project. You could just use them 'as is'.</p><p> Yeah; I know I'm a cheap ol' bum- but I enjoy saving time & money by reusing old things (like my brain)- especially when it works out well. I tend to save & recycle all sorts of (mostly plastic) bottles & container caps to refill/replace the ones that break. Anything from kitchen spice bottles/squirt caps for detergent/ peroxide/ rubbing alcohol, car wax, glue, etc...This way, if my off-size lid breaks, I can usually reach in the drawer & come up with something better than plastic wrap & a rubber band ;-)</p><p> Years ago, I fixed my car's transmission linkage with random 'junk drawer' parts. Saved $700, & am still drivin' it. </p><p>Hey; we're just here to do good work, dammit.</p><p>HOW we get it done, is up to us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NomDeBoom, post: 3804417, member: 50898"] I just wanted to post a tip that I came up with one day while sanding a typical wooden rifle stock. I was looking for something to fit all the curves, flats, & contours and found the perfect item to support the sandpaper. My oil bottle. I had previously saved a few little clear plastic eye-drop bottles to fill with oil. This one had the oval (not round) cross-section, with the screw on cap. When I changed the oil in the car -a good synthetic- I just turned over the 5 qt. jug to drain towards the lid- then I pop off the tops (the 'plug' with the little drop/squirt hole) of the eye-drop bottle, pour full of oil, put the 'plug' back in, & screw on the cap for some handy, leak-proof, pocket sized, go anywhere gun kit/tackle box/electric razor/sewing machine/???? oil bottles. Saves $$$, works great. Later; I was redoing an old wooden gun stock (Winchester?)- & discovered that by wrapping my little oval plastic oil bottle in sand-paper, it had all the perfect contours to fit every surface of the stock. You just leave it capped, & full of liquid (oil) -or at least air- to create the right amount of 'give'...but it works great. I used the small size for eye-drops, but you might also use larger 'Elmers' type, or PVA wood glue bottles to suit your own project. You could just use them 'as is'. Yeah; I know I'm a cheap ol' bum- but I enjoy saving time & money by reusing old things (like my brain)- especially when it works out well. I tend to save & recycle all sorts of (mostly plastic) bottles & container caps to refill/replace the ones that break. Anything from kitchen spice bottles/squirt caps for detergent/ peroxide/ rubbing alcohol, car wax, glue, etc...This way, if my off-size lid breaks, I can usually reach in the drawer & come up with something better than plastic wrap & a rubber band ;-) Years ago, I fixed my car's transmission linkage with random 'junk drawer' parts. Saved $700, & am still drivin' it. Hey; we're just here to do good work, dammit. HOW we get it done, is up to us. [/QUOTE]
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