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Tomato Can Flashlight Holder
Bill Reeks, Cromwell, Ky.: "It's surprising how much stuff this 7.62 mm ammunition box will hold. I use it to hold a chain, rope, wrench, pliers, screwdrivers, tape, vise grips, crescent wrench, wire, etc. I keep reserve gas in a 24 oz. bottle. The plastic beverage bottle comes in handy, too. I seldom have to walk back to my shop for anything.
  "My flashlight always seems to be æhiding' whenever I need to go outside after dark, so I converted an old tomato paste can into a flashlight holder. The can is screwed to the back door where I can always find it.
  "This 1 1/2 by 5/16-in. bar attached over the wheel on my mowers had a tendency to scrub bark on trees as I mowed around the base. So I covered the axle nut with a piece of galvanized bar stock. The bar rubs over the tree bark with no damage.


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2005 - Volume #29, Issue #6