Baking sheets

[Bustedwheel]

Nothing earth shattering, but I have a bunch of old baking sheets around the workshop that I use constantly. Great for small tool trays, or also for painting something and not having to touch it to move it around. Could be second nature to you all, but not sure I've seen it mentioned.

 

[bob from indiana]

I have a large commercial size tray that I use to keep tools together when I work under a car. I also have several cafeteria trays for tools and parts.
They were yard sale finds and have worked well for me.

 

[The Cobbler]

yeah, baking sheets, loaf pans , all make good "things" to have around

 

[CudaChick1968]

x3! I have a few too. They used to get cookies baked on them and now it's just car parts.

 

[oldwino]

Another use is under bench top drill press as a catch pan for cuttings, oil etc

 

[jwh]

I have heard of someone one parking his trailer at a campsite, hit a tree with his roof top air conditioner. Roof top air conditioner got separated from roof. He went to the local store, got a cookie sheet to cover the hole.

John

 

[BearsFan315]

yeah was having trouble changing the oil in my generator due to plug location, was getting oil everywhere trying to drain it. bought a el cheap small baking pan, cut a notch in on end and wallah !! works great, no more mess, and i store it with the generator parts/ oil. figure the generator only holds about 3/4 of a quart of oil so.

 

[lazer50]

I have a 1951 Crosley super in show condition.recently developed an oil leak.so i use a big cafeteria sheet under it until i find problem lol.

 

[Outlander]

muffin tins for parts sorting. Old plastic dishpans for storage. Measuring cups. My wife wonders why I'm always in her drawers...um...cupboards

 

[Ign]

Yep, muffin pans for things like engine tear down. Head bolts in one, etc

 

[Norcal]

If you have a can of assorted nuts, bolts, screws, and need to find a needed item or sort them, a cookie sheet, or tray like what is used in a hospital, or cafeteria, works great. Got a bunch of hardware that was mostly stainless, & a tray made it easy to sort.

 

[jkherd]

I have several in my shop, great for catching small leaks under a vehicle, drill shavings under my drill press or for holding parts I'm working on.

 

[wrench409]

Been doing this for years as a mechanic. Cafeteria trays in the beginning, but now large aluminum flat bread loaf trays now. Makes cleanup a snap and tool pickup easy too..

 

[bwringer]

Yep. Muffin tins are great for keeping parts organized for motorcycle carburetor rebuilds. One issue is that you need a decent size "clear" or "quiet" area, otherwise you're gonna knock it over at some point. You can also get them with plastic lids.

The disposable foil ones can be good for really messy jobs, but I've found they're usually not worth it -- too weak to pick up, and too easy to accidentally punch a hole in the bottom.

The way you phrase this is: "Hey, let's get new baking pans.", not "I'm gonna grab these pans from the kitchen and use them in the garage".

Also, Gordon's has really strong, thick aluminum pans for commercial kitchens at very reasonable prices.

 

[Shootinok]

Another reason to read here - !
Sure like learning from you folks on here

 

[DC73]

Small pans can often be used as a shield when soldering copper pipe to prevent catching the surrounding material on fire.

DC

 

[M6erfan]

Thought I was odd in doing this. Old baking pans have been used for years in my shop, all sorts of uses.

 

[scooternut]

I've been using them forever for small engine carb tear downs, etc.... but never thought of tool tray under the truck, brilliant!! Was just a few days ago I was hating laying a brand new snap on ratchet on the concrete drive while doing the oil.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I moved the rad to behind the cab on my low buck race truck. Electric puller fans on the side you don't see. I believed I needed to direct airflow down to the rad, a cookie sheet helped, but it was an errant temp sensor reading high;

 

[NUTTSGT]

I used a cake pan in the bottom of my old wood burner to catch the ash, or part of it. It helped make clean up easier.

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

Timing is everything around here . . .

I used a cookie sheets this week while working on my dead corded drill. It has a lip all the way around so screws and small parts are contained. I can carry the whole project around as needed.

I have a small toaster oven sized pan that is great for oil changes on my generator as it fits in place nicely and will hold that amount of oil.

I find these things at the curb during bulk pickup. One man's trash is another mans treasure.

Jim

 

[gahrajmahal]

I do like NorCal said. I also used one cut in half as a bird feeder roof. I had hoped that the squirrels would slide off like cookies ( some did), but they soon learned to hop on top and their claws could hold onto the peak.

 

[harleybear66]

I hope you boys clean them up before slipping them back into the kitchen cabinet.

 

[onething]

Keep one on my gun bench to trap solvent and small parts. A few sheets of newspaper in the pan absorbs the fluids and makes clean up simple.

 

[maxpower_hd]

I have several plastic trays I use. They are a bit deeper than cookie sheets and I just like the plastic better. We also have a couple trash can covers at work which work pretty well too but I still like my trays the best. They are about 5" deep or so and they can nest together.

 

[dave89iroc]

I like them for rebuilding carbs

 

[Empty Pockets]

I have an assortment of old loaf pans, cookie sheets, commercial baking trays and cupcake pans. They work good for small parts and catching potential leaks.

I recently picked up a couple of glass bowls and loaf pans, I'll be using them when I need to soak small items.

Sometimes I wonder if my shop is better supplied than the wife's kitchen

 

[22george]

Yep. Used all of the above for years. keep extra on hand. available cheap at the flea markets at times.

 

[wrench409]

Dominos Pizza grey dough trays are kinda nice too. Large, deep enough and very handy........I tied a rope to one when I had to drag tools and plumbing parts under my old P&B house.

How do you get one or two? Hit up a store manager or semi driver that's delivering the supplies. They discard any with cracked corners.