wrong tool used / fess up

[jwstewar]

How about using your teeth as a wire stripper? I don't do it as often any more, but I used to use my front teeth when stripping 14 ga or less wire (not romex). Every once in awhile would get a surprise by how tough the insulation was.

 

[Dusty]

I can't believe that all the Future Darwin Award Candidates are posting to this thread.

 

[rback33]

I can't believe that all the Future Darwin Award Candidates are posting to this thread.

I was expecting Skurka to come in with that one.... It's amazing how easy it is to draw them out....

 

[PineRidge]

Had a little carpenter job off-site where I needed a hammer that was forgotten. Found out through trial and error that a pair of large Channel Locks makes a pretty good hammer in a pinch.

 

[bx23barry]

Ratchets make ok hammers too.

 

[texbaylea]

The head of a "T" headed cane makes a pretty good tack hammer plus a very effective door knocker!

Vernon

 

[Tig]

As a teenager whenever I needed a fancy "dealer" tool I would substitute a hammer or cutting torch as required to get the job done. I almost got my Darwin award nomination one day when I was under one of my projects and I decided to remove a brake line with the torch. Fortunately the flaming brake fluid hit me in the torso and not the face. I was able to roll around in the snow to put myself out.

 

[Soundguy]

Macintosh is not just a computer, it's a religion!

Cult... (grin)

Soundguy

 

[eanjay]

Macintosh is not just a computer, it's a religion!

Amen

Cheers - EanJay

 

[eanjay]

Cult... (grin)

Soundguy

Ha! Great minds think alike (about 5 minutes apart).

EanJay (one time sound guy)

 

[czechsonofagun]

Ha! Great minds think alike (about 5 minutes apart).

EanJay (one time sound guy)

I use what I need to to get the job done. But I started to really like Mac with OSX, not sooner. The thing about Mac is - it just works, period. But there are no database tools for Mac out there and that really sucks.

 

[FritzII]

I used my floor jack to lift my 12 x 16 ft shed on to cinder block pillars. I then backed my flat deck homemade trailer under it, lowered it onto the trailer and drove it 150 ft further back. I reversed the process to get it off the trailer.

 

[Dusty]

I love Big Mac's.

 

[AndyM]

I love Big Mac's.

But they don't make for a very good hammer!

 

[Soundguy]

Yeah.. but they are way easier on your teeth!

soundguy

 

[MikeIA]

But they don't make for a very good hammer!

maybe if you freeze them....

 

[mjarrels]

Everyone is guilty of this... I must have 6 or 8 good quality oil filter wrenches, rachets, etc. in the garage. Sometimes a 10 inch screwdriver is the only tool that works.

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