Today I replaced the drawer slides on one of my kitchen drawers, something that I did early on to 3 of them, so they would have full extension, and hold more weight (for those spice drawers). This wasn't really necessary, for the other drawers, but this one was loosening for the first time in 37 years (not bad, for cheap drawer slides!), so, instead of repairing it, I put a new, full extension slide in. I have so many of those things in all different sizes in my workshop, from when I bought a bunch from some places going out of business. For a spacer, I had to place some wood to just over 7/8" thick (of course, it wouldn't be simple, like 3/4" thick! lol), but that was no big deal. Getting it level
inside the cabinet was the biggest pita, plus getting the screws in the slide in the cabinet, but that long reaching vise-grip clamp made this much easier, and those square drive screws - those things make things sooooooo much easier! I just throw those screws out for these slides, since I got a box of a thousand of the truss head square drives to use for these types of things about 30 years ago from Mc Feeley's - plus dozens of other sizes and types of square drive wood screws, and I rarely use any others.
New full extension drawer slide in kitchen junk drawer. by
pepperhead212, on Flickr
Tonight, I went down to straighten up my workshop, after bringing all those things for several projects upstairs, and back down. I also cleaned out my garlic - only 4 bad heads, surprisingly, and still a lot of good ones. That Montana Giant is one I only grew a half pound of last season, but it did very well, and tasted very good, so I grew a good amount of what I harvested. And now I see it is storing very well, so that is a keeper - I'll have to order some, when I get my garlic "seed" for next season.
I also trimmed my kaffir lime plants tonight (I should really do this in the light!), and, as usual, I'm probably throwing away more than I used since the last trimming. But there are no small Asian grocers or restaurants to give them to around here, like I do with the epazote and curry leaves. But I have to do this now, as there are still 2 months before they go back outside. And then, another trimming!
Trimmed kaffir lime branches, 3-3, still 2 months before going back outside. by
pepperhead212, on Flickr