PS Magazine - JANUARY 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 314
JANUARY 1979
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Gneral MEhanics,
Automotive .
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A lot of mechanics arE having to
buy
tools
for
their
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n±ral
Mechanics tool kits -
NSN
5180²00²177²7033 ³ because their
kiT are "hit´ by tool thieves.
Seems the portable tool box ³
NSN 5140²00²498²8772 ³ is a
poor seCUrity risk as a tool keeper.
PadloCking and chaining µhe
handles together is no help; tHe
thieves simply spring the handles
out of their hinges!
Or, when the thief tURs the box
upside down ¶ stiLL padLocked and
hinges intact ³ sm·ller tools LiKe
screwdrivers and FLes ¸LL oUt the
end of the boX.
Some newe¹ tooL boxes come
with a padlock hasp weLded betº
ween the handLes on the pianoº
hinged covers. »his heLps a h±ap,
but tools stilL spilL out the ends
when the box is upended or up¼
turned.
½ere's a 2²step Fx that'll stop
a thie¾
2. Weld or rivet a V¿²in wide
piece of 20 gage angle iron to the
ends of the lids to Àorm a cover
Áange. Add this Áange only if this
kInd of protection is needed.
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Âke this ÃooL box security bUsiº
ness a step Ärther. Åeep the paDº
locked boxes in a secure area. Æf
chÇn lockeD to the paDlock oÈ thÉ
hasp .
: . theÈ anchoreD
t
a BuIlD¼
ing oÊ v±hIcl±.
Make th± chaËÈ tIghÌ enouÍh
ÌhÎt the tool BoÏ cÎn't Be tIltÉD
sIDewIse or enDwise.
ÐeplÎce youÊ tool box if it has
loose hInges, or lIDs that are Ñeak
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or Ñhich don't Òt snuglY.
"±²;
Hot Filter
Element NSN
Óse NSN 4330Ô00²903²5389
when you order the Äel Flter ele¼
ment Õr your
Ö
250,000Ô×»Ó port¼
able heater's Äel Flter. Øis NSN
replaces 2910²00²153Ô8064 that's
shown ÕÊ ÆtÙm 7, Úig.13, »M 10Ô
4520ÔÛ01²24P (Mar 72). Getting
this 97²cent item coulD keep you
Üom buyIng the $15 ıl Òlter.
Toss Old Face PaI±t
ÝoÞ may becom± a ße±àÔácÉ Iȼ
steÎD of a pal±ác± If You us± th±
wroÈg Ñar ßaInt -
camouâaͱ
áce paInt thÎt's too olD. Æf yoã
have tubes of any such pÎiÈt
Ñith olDÔstyl± sÌock ÈumBers,
ÚSN 8510²161²6Û02, Ô6Û03, oÊ
Ô6204, chuck it. Øe goä ståæ has
tçese numbersè
NéN 6850²00Ô161Ô620Û, Ô6ê03,
oÊ ²6204. ëepots knoÑ ìIs -
but
you might have síme olD paint
on post.
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