[TheForge] books in the shop environment

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

i have been attempting to find a solution to the problem of keeping
books that are used in the shop relatively clean and readable. i have
several books which have fallen victim to the spilled oil and stray
grease blob. several years i adopted the approach of copying the
necessary pages and placing the copies in clear heavy duty page
protectors. the page protector i have been using have the three hole
punch edge which allows for them to be placed in a three-ring binder.

this has worked rather well. the original books are still looking very
good and the page copies have lasted past their original use and have
been kept in binders for future use.

some pages have proven to be such a good reference that i have laminated
those in heavy laminate. they are now rigid  and have either a hole
punched in them and a rubber band inserted into the hole to make a loop
so that it may be hung nearly anywhere or they have a length of the
ceramic magnet material that allows them to be hung around the shop.

i am always on the look out for a better way of doing things so i figure
it is time to ask theforge members what they do to protect the books
that are used in the shop.


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terry l. ridder ><>