In case you haven't seen enough great ideas yet on the board, here's some more. Some of my favorites shared in this link:
I have been discarding many pill containers but cutting a hole in the top to use for pulling small elastic, binding, etc. out of is a great idea! I use whey protein containers too and I bet I could cut a bigger hole for regular size binding!
I already have a long hemostat bought from Harbor Freight that works great as a tube turner.
Plastic chopping mats from the Dollar Store for making templates! Great idea!
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