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Modern Tools

Hammer - In ancient times a hammer was used to inflict pain on one's enemies. Modern hammers are used to inflict pain on oneself.

Pliers - A device used to extend your reach the necessary few inches when you drop a one-of-a-kind screw down behind the new wall it took you two weeks to install.

Electronic Stud Finder - An annoying device that never goes off when you point it at yourself.

Halogen Light - A worklight that lights up your backyard with the incandescence of a football stadium, causing you to cast a heavy shadow over the area you're working on so that you need to use a flashlight anyway.

Cordless Drill - A device that lessens your chance of electrocution 90% over a standard plug-in tool.

Cordless Telephone - The handyman's 911.

Air Compressor - A mechanical device similar in principle to harnessing the power of your mother-in-law's nagging complaints and using the resulting airflow to blast old paint off the side of the house.

Chain Saw - Allows you to cut your way out of the shed that you accidentally built completely around yourself.

Vise Grips - A pair of helping hands that doesn't critique the job you're doing or offer advice.
 
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I'm confused. My wife tells me I am a tool. Sometimes she tells me I am something else. I'm confused.
 
Originally Posted by MolaKule
Halogen Light - A worklight that lights up your backyard with the incandescence of a football stadium, causing you to cast a heavy shadow over the area you're working on so that you need to use a flashlight anyway.
A worklight that also heats the work area to uncomfortable temps and burns you when you grab it without thinking.
 
Originally Posted by Gebo
I'm confused. My wife tells me I am a tool. Sometimes she tells me I am something else. I'm confused.



Just reply "Yes honey!" She is always right.....
 
Originally Posted by Onetor
Just reply "Yes honey!" She is always right.....

I tried that. Soon she started saying I wasn't listening to her.
 
I need to buy a tool because I have a screw loose.
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Originally Posted by Skippy722
"Thumb Detecting Nut Rounder"

Credit to AvE on YouTube, though I made it rated PG
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Known also as the "all 16ths" wrench or "Russian special tool."
 
Originally Posted by rooflessVW
Originally Posted by Skippy722
"Thumb Detecting Nut Rounder"

Credit to AvE on YouTube, though I made it rated PG
lol.gif


Known also as the "all 16ths" wrench or "Russian special tool."


Speaking of dimensions.

After my father-in-law (a mechanic) passed away I inherited about 35 pounds of open-end and boxed wrenches graduated in 32nd's of an inch. I think I'll donate them to an agricultural museum.
 
Originally Posted by MolaKule
Speaking of dimensions.
After my father-in-law (a mechanic) passed away I inherited about 35 pounds of open-end and boxed wrenches graduated in 32nd's of an inch. I think I'll donate them to an agricultural museum.
Then you'll unexpectedly need them shortly afterward. A couple of weeks ago, I used my old fractional-inch-dimensioned wrenches---some for the first time ever---helping a friend repair a Troy-Built chipper-shredder with a B&S engine.
 
Those stepped up in 1/32" will hit on several metric sizes … white duct tape and magic marker, ✅
 
Originally Posted by Skippy722
"Thumb Detecting Nut Rounder"

Credit to AvE on YouTube, though I made it rated PG
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AKA wrench that doesn't fit any nut.....

Claud.
 
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