Three Simple Tricks for 2015.

[Dennis]

Making Your Own Emery Disks.
Emery disks are quite handy for quickly removing lumps and bumps, for instance those caused by stray solder and are best used with the rough side outermost. They will also sharpen wires into pins and give a subtle texture on metal sheet.
There is no need to buy a whole box, because treated gently they will last for ages.
Using sharp dividers, scribe a circle of the required size onto the smooth side of gritty paper and with one or two turns you will have a disk with a pinhole centre.

A Pump for Auroflux
Try screwing the cleaned up pump of an empty handsoap container on a 250ml bottle of Auroflux. There is a good chance that it will fit, although the tubing might need a trim. That’s it.

New Life for Nylon Beaked Pliers
Nylon beaked pliers are very useful for holding, tweaking and adjusting, without marking your work. However they eventually become quite ragged at the ends.
As they are only held in place with screws, think about reversing them. They will need a little adjusting with a file, so that the screw holes line up, but that is quickly done. Dennis.