Tool talk

[oldngray]

I've had to remove sharp metal objects from myself on numerous occasions. It is a unique sensation.

Do it yourself body piercings?

 

[cachsux]

We were nailing the 5/8 T&G flooring down for the second floor around the edge. The nail went through the sheet and was deflected sideways by the rounded edge of the 2x10 under it. Shot out and went about an inch into my stomach.

Thank God my six pack is in an insulated cooler.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Do it yourself body piercings?

I don't deliberately mutilate myself. But, yes.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

We were nailing the 5/8 T&G flooring down for the second floor around the edge. The nail went through the sheet and was deflected sideways by the rounded edge of the 2x10 under it. Shot out and went about an inch into my stomach.

Thank God my six pack is in an insulated cooler.

Powder divers can give a similar effect. Mind where your feet are, especially while working on really old hard concrete.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

I don't care how much UPS talks about safety. Sometimes happens. That's why they're called accidents.

 

[cachsux]

I don't care how much UPS talks about safety. Sometimes happens. That's why they're called accidents.

It's only funny till someone gets hurt............then it's hilarious.

 

[Brownslave688]

I don't care how much UPS talks about safety. Sometimes happens. That's why they're called accidents.

Not at ups. I suspect that's why everything is called a crash now.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Aaaah, semantics!

 

[cosmo1]

I like Nailers

Paslode ftmfw.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Here's a tip that came to me the hard way. Don't crouch directly behind your powered floor jack in a dimly lit shop while lifting an 8000 lb vehicle.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

When I was 17 my uncle knocked the hat off my head with one.

Certainly at least a runnerup in the relative-of-the-year contest.

 

[Brownslave688]

Certainly at least a runnerup in the relative-of-the-year contest.

Lol he's only 10 years older than me so its more like big brother.

It scared both of us enough that at 9pm after a 15 hour day we decided it was probably time to go home and rest.

 

[raceanoncr]

Homemade tools can be great, but the company won't let us have them for shop tools.

Funny.

Here, yrs ago, P/C mech invented (and got some kinda patent for it too) something the shop needed. BIG todo over that! Plaques, assemblies, broken arms (from pats on the back).

A few years later, he fought tooth and nail to get into feeders. Got fired for violence issue, got back, got into feeders, crashed a couple times, had another issue, has been gone permanent for long time now.

Wonder if he's still got all his "good boy, we love you" papers?

 

[Brownslave688]

Gonna spread this over a few posts. Everything you see is made in the USA.

 

[Brownslave688]

 

[Brownslave688]

That's it. So all in all we have a metric and standard set of Armstrong ratcheting wrenches. 4 pair of channellocks. A wrights 3/8 ratchet in a 1/4 body. An 8" Armstrong adjustable wrench and 2 Nicholson files.

 

[Brownslave688]

Been eyeing this pick set for awhile and of course the most important tool of all. Bottle openers.

 

[cosmo1]

And I snagged another old Williams adjustable the other day.

 

[rod]

Has anyone had any experience using one of those Little Giant ladders? For some reason I have the urge to buy one. I don't have a clue why I need another ladder but I have some "fun money" to burn and ...............

 

[upsgrunt]

They are nice if you use it in one place for a long time, and don't have to move it.
They are HEAVY!