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polyester concept
Mar 29, 2017

Sagebrush posted:

[ASK] me about the time i spent like 8 hours sweating and swearing trying to pull a bearing from a motorcycle wheel using every combination of the wrong tools i had, then finally gave up and drove to harbor freight and got a 30 dollar slide hammer, then came back and popped it out in literally 20 seconds.

even cheap tools can be great when they're the right tool for the job.

me when i was trying to compress the rear brake pistons on a dodge caravan

you gotta apply pressure while twisting the piston at the same time because it's a threaded piston for some reason?? doing it without the correct tool took me hours and a lot of busted knuckles and hand cramps. rented the tool next time i had to do it and it took 10 minutes

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polyester concept
Mar 29, 2017

fart simpson posted:

ever try to remove screws from wood with your bare hands? its funny how that works. a tool fit for purpose sometimes actually makes a job easier

"gently caress that, i am sure i can cobble something together using the poo poo i have in the garage instead" - a complete fool

polyester concept
Mar 29, 2017

i keep a giant old metal bodied corded drill specifically for using with a cement mixing attachment. it always surprises me how much power it has

polyester concept
Mar 29, 2017

Sagebrush posted:

you mean Robertson, of course.

polyester concept
Mar 29, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1DXea-x0s4

polyester concept
Mar 29, 2017

distortion park posted:

that thing will attract drinks and crumbs even faster than a real blackhole

dont doxx me

polyester concept
Mar 29, 2017

echinopsis posted:

one day a week I work at a dying pharmacy which is actually now closing and I have calls dibs on this



i love those old buttons

i have a vintage sharp calculator with a green VFD and it is a joy to use

polyester concept
Mar 29, 2017

sounds like you need a pipe wrench wrench then

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polyester concept
Mar 29, 2017

the coarse side is meant to only be used to get a very badly abused knife edge full of dents and nicks back to a regular shape. it's very abrasive and removes a lot of material. the fine side is what you use to get the edge. i have a lansky one like that and it gets my knife sharp enough for 90% of kitchen stuff. it's not as sharp as what you see on those insane videos where they go through 20 different grit whetstones because that is absurd.

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