Work Shop Efficiency

[cathead]

Here's a little idea to enhance workshop efficiency. I make all the mounting bolts and nuts on my machinery the same size so that
the same wrench can be used in a multitude of places. I picked the tail stock wrench on my lathes to be the size and
most of my commonly used fasteners are that size. That way I have a "Universal wrench", my go to wrench. Also,
the wrench fits on my follower rest and steady rest so no looking for the right wrench constantly.

On this photo, you can see that both the nut on the vise and the
hold down bolt holding the vise to the table are the same size.




Has anyone else come up with any time savers?

If so, please post them.

 

[cathead]

Here's a photo of another time saver that I use all the time.
I use the crank handle from the mill vise(3/4 inch Hex) to
tighten and loosen the drawbar on the mill. If you cant the handle somewhat
off vertical, it can be used as a crank. When it starts to tighten,
I grab the brake and turn the wrench horizontal and give the draw bar a final tug. This takes about 10 seconds so it rivals the air powered
draw bar tools.