Bargain Bin Find for 1 Buck

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I love looking in the bargain bins at hardware stores.  Actually, I love hardware stores.  I love to walk around and just look at all the little hardware bits.  I especially love hardware stores where you can buy fasteners by the piece instead of an entire box when all you needed was 12 fasteners.  The only thing that would make even the best hardware store even better is a squeaky wood floor.  Am I right?

I am always looking for something to write on when I take measurements.  Then I 'always' think that I can remember but then I forget and measure again, and I still can't find a piece of paper to write it down on, so I end up writing on 2X4's or cedar shingles.  

It's hard to fold a 2X4 or a cedar shingle in half and then put it in your purse.  I can't remember how many times that I have strolled into Home Depot or Ace Hardware with a cedar shingle list. 

I went back to Ace Hardware and bought the last three packages so we don't run out of round Post-Its pads.  So now when I go into Home Depot I will look like I know what I am doing and not like someone who doesn't own any paper.

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Before & After Work Mate Table Redesign Part 2

You can catch up by clicking on the link below, if you are new to this project.

Part 1

I thought I was done with this project but after using the table for awhile now, I realized that it could use some doodads and thingamajigs.  

R said he had a broken tape measure SOMEWHERE and I finally found it. We drilled a little pilot hole every 3 inches in the tape measure by placing it on a scrap piece of wood so as not to ruin the project table.  The tape didn't pucker when we nailed it because we drilled a pilot hole first. 

I purchased the little nails at Ace Hardware and they are twisted.  I am hoping that this will keep the nails from coming out.  They should do a good job because they are meant for holding down metal trim.

So now we have  a place to measure something without looking all over for the tape measure.  COST zip, zero, zilch, $0.00

Next on the doodad list is a place to cut your sandpaper pieces.  It is less expensive to buy the big sheets and cut them to size but have you ever tried to cut sandpaper?  

If you use the fold and rip method, then you know that you rarely ever get a clean edge on the more coarser grits.  If you used a pair of scissors then you know that it was very difficult on 80 grit and now you have ruined the good sewing scissors.  Hurry up and put them back before your better half finds out.  Seriously, if you have good sewing scissors then you will understand.  I sometimes hide mine so well that I can't even find them.

We added an old hacksaw blade to the table by placing a small washer under each end of the hacksaw blade and then affixed the blade to the table with the little metal trim nails or you could use little screws.  Bring on the sand paper.  Cost zip, zero, zilch $0.00.

And finally I had to spend some money.  I bought a Rubbermaid plastic paper towel holder.  It came with the two screws so there was no need to look around for little screws.  Cost $5.29 including tax.

We are really getting a lot of use out of this project table.  It is big enough to handle pretty much any project without being too big and in the way.

Total cost of the project table $16.72

Broken Work Mate style table $5.00 (garage sale)

Rubbermaid Paper Towel Holder $5.29 including tax

Small package of metal trim nails $3.17 including tax
4 nuts to fit the original bolts and two large hooks for $3.26 including tax.

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