PS Magazine - JULY 1977
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 296
JULY 1977
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Setting-up aNd ru±±i±g a good
toolroom is a dema±di±G job. AssiGn
o±e perso± specificalLy to that job.
Come up with a tool ide±tificatiO±
system. Mark the tooLs With "US² or
"USA² a±d the u±it ide±tificatio± code
(UIC) or some other ±ame/±umber
combi±ation that ide±tifies tools as
yours.
Mark simiLar tools i± the
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same place
and by the same method (usually
etchi±g, stampinG or pai±ti±G´.
Ide±tiFy each tooL on a card in a
visibLe FiLeµ ¶ist the ±o·e±clature,
¸S¹, size a±d tool set (if it beLo±gs to
a tool set´ o± the cardº Colored tabs or
colored tape ca± be used to ide±tify
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cards
a±d tooLs belo±Gi±g to specific
setsº If possible, clip out a picture of
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tool (From a PS article Êr oLd SC´
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EstaBlish a cHecKout systemº MaËy
Tools shÌuÍD be checKed i± as soonÎ
u±its use a toÌlbÌoKº As a tool is as Ï Job is FiËished. ÐoweVerÑ sÒecific
ËeeDedÑ tHe mecHÏËic Goes to the checK iË times shoulD Be set for Jobs
tooÍroomÓ The tooÍmaË eËters iË the
tooÍBooK the ËaÔe ÌF tÕe tÌolÑ the
!ecHaËic's ËaÖ× ÏËd sectiÌË Ìr IØ
ËuÙberÑ aËD checKÌutÚiÖeº TheËÑ the
mechÏËic siGËs his Ëame or leaVes a
special tool tÏÛº
Üther uËits Draw or paiËt the
outliËe of each tooÍ oË a boarD with
HooKs Ìr ±ails ÒlaceD to Öou±t the tool
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oVer its ÝshaDowº² THe toolma± ca±
see at a ÛÍaËce which tools are out by
Þ
shaÒeº Metal tags assiGËeD (by ±ame
aËd/Ìr Ëumber´ to each mechaËic are
turËeD iË a±d huËg oVer the hooKs
wßile the tool is cHecKeD outº
woma±à If you ca˱ot Get o±eÑ trai±
your ow±º
That tooÍ exÒert aËD the way he or
she Ìrga±iZes your toolroom ca± maKe
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or breaK your shoÒº
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