Working While at Eagle Ford? Maintain Your Tools!

If you are coming to Eagle Ford Village to work, your tools are everything. If you lose them or break them, assuming that they are good quality, it’s going to hurt to replace them. One way to ensure that they stay working and new is to give them regular maintenance. However, if you don’t know how to do this, it can be a bit tricky. Don’t worry, Eagle Ford Village will give you a few tips. All of our homes and suites should give you adequate space to maintain everything you need.

How To Maintain Your Tools

You should never buy cheap tools, if you buy it right, you buy it once.

Can It Be Maintained?

This is the first question you should ask. Is the tool maintainable? Or is it too far gone to be worth repairing/maintaining? If the answer is yes, replace it as soon as possible. You don’t want it falling apart during a project or at work. When you get those new tools, make a promise to keep them maintained.

Flashlight Maintenance

Flashlights are more important than we realize, so it’s important to keep them functioning well, being stuck in the dark is a situation no one wants.

• Check Batteries
• Replace Batteries
• Buy a rechargeable lithium-ion flashlight. Amazon has some great ones.

Power Tool Maintenance

The most expensive part of your collection. These require special maintenance according to the manufacture, so follow their instructions. But there are a few general rules:

• To keep moisture away, use silica packs inside the containers you store them in. Rust is hard to get rid of.
• Oil, keep the gears and essential moving parts well oiled

Knife Maintenance

Chef or Carpenter, it doesn’t matter, maintaining your knives is critical to your job.

• Keep them sharp, a dull knife is more dangerous to work with. Here is a great knife sharpener.
• Keep them rust-free, dry your knives and sharp tools before you put them away.

Following these tips will keep your tools lasting forever. When you come to Eagle Ford Village for work, we want to ensure that everything goes smoothly.