Favorite Tips
Organizing your tools is not just a matter of having a place for everything and everything in its place. It requires putting tools in an order that is meaningful to you, the person who uses them.
Fasten down foot petals on your flex shaft and steamer, so they cannot get kicked around and time is not waste looking for them.
Drill holes in the top of the side rail on your bench, large enough in diameter for your torch tips to fit into them. Keep different size tips there when not in use; it makes them easier to find when needed.
Have two or three gravers of the size you use most often. If one is dull, use another one. When all are dull, sharpen them at the same time. Sharpening three gravers at the same time takes less time than sharpening one graver three separate times. Also if a tip breaks or dulls in the middle of a job, you can finish the job and sharpen when finished. This saves time from having to keep stopping to sharpen a graver.
Keep two saw frames at your bench for two different size saw blades. Both are always ready for use, and you will not have to change saw blades just because the wrong size blade is in the frame.
Time allowed for shop maintenance is always time well spent. Keeping cheaper tools in top condition is better then having expensive tools out of adjustment and poorly maintained.
For small tools, a sliding tray can be made for the drawer. Place small tools used all the time in the tray. Other small tools can be placed under the tray and retrieved when needed.
Position tools in a manner that requires little, if any, extra movement in order to retrieve them and put them away.