Otto Frei’s main office and warehouse in Oakland, CA
A fun place to visit
Where more tools can be found…
Shot in a Bag
Today I sewed up some old shotgun shot into a piece of an old denim jeans leg. The new ‘pillow’ will be nice to brace things on when I need something that gives.
Tools Being Created and Modified
In order to finish my piranha and woodpecker wire sculptures, I need to modify some pliers so they don’t scratch up the steel wire.
Pliers before modification
Pliers after the teeth were filed off the inside the the jaws.
And, while I’m taking pictures of tools, here’s a look at my chasing and repousse’ tools in process
Custom Tools
As mentioned on May 18th, the flush setting technique for setting large oval stones requires quite a bit of strength compared to setting round stones in the 2 to 4 mm size range.
And, it also requires these special tools made from a finish nail or a flexshaft tool mandrel.
Going Vertical
Thanks to Richard Hart. His Aug 2007 Ganoksin post for the idea to create a custom flex shaft hanging stand with hardware store parts has come to life. We spent some time in the plumbing aisle at the hardware store (believe it or not – only 1 trip!) and made Richard’s idea come to life in our garage today.
I was sooooo tired of the old stand banging the flex shaft into the wall, that I traded it with a friend last month for a stationary stand for the “real” workbench. That left a void in the ‘dirty’ working area of the garage, and the new industrial looking hanging system fits in well.
With 3 preset adjustable heights and 3 spots to hang the flex shaft on the cross member, I’m all set. The shelf bracket is already coming in handy as a place to hang the rubber fish pen. 🙂 Now I’ll be able to find my pen, the cut-anything-rough cutters, as well as the copper tongs for the nearby pickle.