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* ''Buy as good a quality tools as you can afford'':   good tools can last your lifetime if you take care of them (don't leave them somewhere they'll rust). I have a pair of scissors from 1978 and they're still sharp. My pliers and cutters are still like new and I use them a lot. I take good care of my power tools and they are like new after many years' use.
* ''Take care of your tools'', and only use a tool for its intended purpose. Using a screwdriver as an awl to poke a hole or pry open a container is a good way to poke a hole through your hand, ruin the screwdriver, or ruin the thing you're opening
* ''Store your tools in appropriate containers'' (like toolboxes or the cases they came in) to protect them from dust and moisture (and insects and mice too). Don't allow sharp edges of tools to bang together or even touch when stored, wrap them as necessary in some spare cotton or wool fabric. In fact, if you can help it, don't let different kinds of metals touch during storage, as this can sometimes create a chemical effect that can invite rust.
* Steel parts like drill bits don't mind being ''bathed in light oil'' when they're not being used. You just pull them out of the oil and wipe it off before use. Drill bits stored in oil will last a long time.
* ''Keep your tool edges sharp'' using appropriate sharpening tools and techniques.
* ''Clamp stuff down'' before operating on it. A block of plastic that gets caught in a drill bit quickly becomes a very dangerous weapon!
* __Buy as good a quality tools as you can afford__:   good tools can last your lifetime if you take care of them (don't leave them somewhere they'll rust). I have a pair of scissors from 1978 and they're still sharp. My pliers and cutters are still like new and I use them a lot. I take good care of my power tools and they are like new after many years' use.
* __Take care of your tools__, and only use a tool for its intended purpose. Using a screwdriver as an awl to poke a hole or pry open a container is a good way to poke a hole through your hand, ruin the screwdriver, or ruin the thing you're opening
* __Store your tools in appropriate containers__ (like toolboxes or the cases they came in) to protect them from dust and moisture (and insects and mice too). Don't allow sharp edges of tools to bang together or even touch when stored, wrap them as necessary in some spare cotton or wool fabric. In fact, if you can help it, don't let different kinds of metals touch during storage, as this can sometimes create a chemical effect that can invite rust.
* Steel parts like drill bits don't mind being __bathed in light oil__ when they're not being used. Or you can store them in an oily rag. You just pull them out of the oil and wipe it off before use. Drill bits stored in oil will last a long time.
* __Keep your tool edges sharp__ using appropriate sharpening tools and techniques.
* __Clamp stuff down__ before operating on it. A block of plastic that gets caught in a drill bit quickly becomes a very dangerous weapon!
* If something you're doing seems like a bad idea, __don't do it__. A mistake can be costly.
* And lastly, __wear proper eye, ear, and hand protection__, i.e., follow proper safety precautions. It's pretty hard to fix your eye after a piece of metal has flown into it.
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As an illustration of that last point, a few years' back I was hand-sanding some metal and had a tiny piece flew into my eye (I was wearing eyeglasses but not protective eyewear), and after about an hour of desperately trying to flush it out with water in the bathroom sink (I was starting to really panic) ended up having a very nice doctor at the local hospital's emergency ward fish it out in a couple of seconds. Really nice young guy. ''I don't want to see him again.''
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I'm lucky it wasn't a bigger piece and that there was no lasting damage.
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