Tools of the Trade
Day Twenty: Power Strip
A few years ago, I spent each day in January writing about a different tool I use in my maskmaking. As I am currently redesigning my entire website in the new year, I thought it might be nice to revisit this project. Each day in January 2021, I’ll share a different item that I use in my studio. I hope some of these can help other people who are interested in making wrestling masks.
I have a number of electrical items that I use occasionally (irons, postal scales, thread winders, etc), and they’re stored away until I need to use them. I got tired of bending down to find an outlet to plug them into, so I bought this Stanley SurgeMax power strip. The thing that made this one particularly useful is that it has mounting brackets built into it, so I screwed it to the edge of one of my built-in shelves, around waist height. This put the outlets in a much more convenient location, and I can quickly get power to my tools quite easily. (It also makes a nice little shelf for my tiny things, like 15 cm rulers.)