Unappreciated tools

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Any kind of serious work on a car outside simple servicing, you aren't going far without Mr torque wrench

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Serrated-edge knives.

Try a good one like a Spyderco and you will realize there isn't a thing they can't cut with less effort than a plain edge, there isn't a cutting task they aren't better at than ordinary blades except shaving your face. They aren't even hard to sharpen, but people are scared to even try sharpening them.

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hand operated vacuum pump, from bleeding brakes on a car by yourself, to priming the fuel line on my furnace after its yearly cleaning. great for not leaving any messes.

they are cheap, and i have a couple dedicated to specific tasks.

>>1096182
whittling, but i get you.

i don't carry one, but i have one in my vehicles just to be able to cut through the seat belts quickly if i have too.

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>>1096175
Great tool, but I prefer this version.

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>>1096246
you think the CIA ever used those?

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>>1096175
>hardly any other carpenters I work with carry around a nail claw

Really? Is it because they are more nailgun-focused rather than hammer-focused?

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a good file youll have forever very versatile tool

>>1096182
you clearly havent ever used a properly sharpened plain edge

>>1096362
it worns out after a while

>>1096365
I assure you that I can sharpen knives better than you can.

>>1096445
serrated edge can't go to shaving sharp

>>1096441
>sotter
I'm dying

>>1096368
no theyre sound as a bell, i will fight any man that say sa bad word aginst

>>1096447
You certainly can make a serrated knife to be 'shaving sharp'. I have made wood stropping sticks with the right profile to get into the serrations before.

Though it's a pointless exercise because serrated knives are not for shaving. I mentioned this in my first post ITT.

>>1096365
What do you consider a "properly sharpened" edge?
Also what is this arbitrary "shaving sharp" nonsense.

Different edge profiles set out to achieve different things. Whether you want a slicer, or something with an easily honed working edge, or even something with a long lasting working edge like a convex.

You can tell when someone has never touched a truly sharp knife with an acute slicing edge. and tries to test a blades sharpness with his thumb. Itll cut you before you feel it, and youd be fucking retarded to try and shave your arm with it.

>>1096459
point is, serrated edge cant be as sharp

>>1096469
you have never touched a hair popping edge

>>1096238
Same

>>1096488
>you have never touched a hair popping edge

Thats funny, because you can quite literally make a butter knife shave have with 2 seconds on the belt sander.
Utility knives will shave hair.
These are not insurmountable feats of sharpening.

It may be to someone who just got into the knife hobby.
Maybe someone who just bought their first plain edge knife and now shuns combo edge knifes. Kinda like someone who is clueless enough to compare a serrated edge vs a straight edge on their inherent "sharpness" while not defining what he means by "sharpness".
Blade geometry and edge profiles be damned!

>>1096504
what are you even arguing about

try sharpen a serrated edge and make it shaving sharp

>>1096510
Im kind of dumbfounded, what makes you think a real serrated edge wont shave the hair on your arm?
This is why full serrated edge knives are unappreciated
Because of clueless people like you.

>>1096512
because nobody has ever done it

>>1096457
like the liberty bell?

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>>1096292

Rock overrated. Stick better.
Stick not make arms tired.
Stick better and making fire
Stick just better. Rock suck.

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These guys

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The cheater bar, because you're never going to test that ratchet to ANSI standards without some help.

>>1096562
That isnt tightening to proper torque

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This guy. Got it for 7 bucks. Refills are $16/100. I swap the blade almost every time I use it. Super handy and always sharp. Folds to pocket size.

>>1096573
That's better than proper torque

>>1096562
If youre trying to break a bolt loose like this
attach breaker bar so that you can put a floor jack under the handle and start jacking, let the weight of the car break the bolt / nut loose

>>1096575
a must for remodeling

>>1096217

Mah nigga

>>1096575
I'm partial to the Milwaukee Fastbacks.

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Stick welders in general.
People don't seem to realize that you can do professional quality work for a fraction of the cost of a good MIG/FC setup. All it takes is some gitting gud.

>>1096362
>Versatile
A file only does one thing.
File.

>>1096175
TIG rod for closing gaps. Like just jam a length of rod in a poorly fitted piece to be welded so you don't spend 10 minutes tacking it shut before doing a pass like a goddam hillbilly. All my coworkers don't understand why I do this because inefficiency is a standard where I work

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Channel Locks, Knipex in particular. Good shit, grabbed them out of the shop garbage and I've been using the same pair professionally for 7+ years.

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>>1096512
Literally retarded.

>>1096654
How so

>>1096575
I've got a kobalt one with a heavy rubber handle. It's the shit.

>>1096656

>trucks.
>try a good truck like a (insert brand here) and you realize there isn't a corner they can't turn slower than a sports car, there isn't a transport task they arnt better at sports car except racing. they arnt even hard to modify, but people are scared to even try modding them

>I-I assure you I can mod cars better than you can

>you certainly can make a truck to be "racing fast" I have made some truck with some special engine with the right horsepower to get into the engine bay before.
>though it's pointless exercise because trucks are not for racing. I mentioned this in my first post.

>what do you consider a "properly modded" car? what is this "racing ready" nonsense.
>different wheel placements set out to achieve different things, whether you want a person transport, or something with a easy loading trunk, or even something with a long lasting miles per gallon like a 2 litre.
>you can tell when someone has never drived a truly fast car with a V12 engine. and tries to test a car turning without breaking, itll wall you before you feel it, and youd be fucking retarded to try and race with it

>that funny, bcos you can quite literally make a truck turn corner with new tire
>trucks will turn corner
>these are not insurmountable feats of tuning
>it may be to someone who just got into the car hobby
>maybe someone who just bought their first lambo and now shuns trucks. kinda like someone who is clueless enough to compare a truck vs a 2 seater on their inherant "fastness" while not defining what he means by "fastness". Drive train and wheel size be damned!

>Im kind of dumbfounded, what makes you think a real truck wont turn a corner?
>this is why trucks are unappreciated
>because of clueless people like you

this is how dumb you sound, this is dumb and you sounded like this, you sounded as dumb as this

>>1096668
First off, you are quoting two different posters.
Im not going to sit and agree with the first guys generalization that serrated is completely better than straight edge.

I simply wanted him to quantify what he meant by sharp.
He literally refused to.
Calling something sharp is a very vague and arbitrary thing that doesnt have a set meaning. It needs context

He then tried to use whatever definition he made up in his head (without defining it) to compare apples to oranges.

Is that really that hard to do?

>>1096186
I second this. I made my own with the head from a squirt bottle and it does a phenomenal job at removing any air from any line and is fantastic for bleeding lines on automobiles.

>>1096217
I love this thing, but at the same time, hate it. Because I know everytime I get it out I'm going to be dealing some cunts shitty clusterfuck of a wiring job.

>>1096178
Well I'd say a breaker bar is more useful as torqueing to spec only does so much in terms of helping something get fixed. Removing old bolts is a harder job than torqueing to spec with any old t wrench. But then again I managed to make my own breaker bar with a wrench and a 4 foot lead pipe.

>>1096217
While working at Lexus I received one of these and despite me being an electrical engineer intern I had absolutely no idea what it was for. I'd end up clipping it to wires to play with on my free time and touching random cables to hear the noise. I think I have a more modern version as it is blue. I no longer work there but I was able to keep it and it's helped so much for rewiring the 60 year old electric lines in my home.

>>1096246
How is this used?

>>1096441
>sotter
>PVC cable
>not even a cheap Weller

My sides.

>>1096671
the entire argument is dumb

not even sure what you want to say in this post

now, the question is, will a train turn that corner quicker than a truck?

>>1096504
When I first got into"hobby knives" I was taught how to get a "scary sharp" finish on my scalpels. In med school it allowed me to not do as shit of a job during labs.

>>1096600
Tip noted. But I have almost never encountered a bolt that needs to be broken like this.

>>1096680
>now, the question is, will a train turn that corner quicker than a truck?

I didnt actually read your post because the context of a knife and a truck are different.

>not even sure what you want to say in this post
When someone comes in saying you have never used a "properly sharpened" knife as an argument, is it that unreasonable to ask them what they mean by that?

>>1096683
And a "scary sharp" scalpel is different than a "scary sharp" bushcraft knife with a convex edge on it.
Cant logically compare the two unless you give it some more explicit parameters to.

Instead all I get is more buzzwords that have no set meaning out of the guy

>>1096687
>When someone comes in saying you have never used a "properly sharpened" knife as an argument, is it that unreasonable to ask them what they mean by that?

What do you mean by "unreasonable"? Do you think there is a reason behind someone uses "you never used properly sharpened", or do you think there is a reason to doubt he did, or do you think there is a reason to ask this question? Do you think it is unreasonable to not ask a person claims you have never used a properly sharpened knife? Do you think he is unreasonable to claim you have never used a properly sharpened knife? Do you think a knife is reasonable to be properly sharpened? Do you think the person can reasonably sharpen properly? Do you think the knife can be reasonably sharpened properly? Do you think a truck is reasonably faster than a train? Do you think a truck can turn corners unreasonably faster than a train? Do you think a train a reasonably fast? Do you think a wheel is reasonably fast if it is on a train? Do you think knifes are reasonably a sharp person? Do you think you are reasonably a sharp knife? Do you think it is reasonable to ask you if you are a sharp person? Do you think it is unreasonable to ask a person who claims he is reasonable to question if someone argue if you have never used a reasonably sharpened knife is he as sharp as a truck to a car as to a train is to a knife?

>>1096699
I mean I guess you can end it this way, its a whole lot easier than backing yourself up

>>1096700
I mean I guess you can also end it this way, its a whole lot easier than explaining yourself

>>1096182
Serrated blades are often just a crutch for people that don't know how to sharpen a straight blade properly.

Sure, they're better for ripping through stuff, but anything that requires a more considered approach is better suited to a straight edge, like skinning and preparing an animal, for starters.

You guys are really that retarded that you'll waste your night away arguing about serrated knives huh?

>>1096619
This. Everybody should own a cheap stick welder

>>1096547
i love them!

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>>1096538
Underrated poast

>>1096710
Says the retard who doesn't know anything about knives at all, but we are nice, we will let you join the conversation.

>>1096713
They can come in handy for sure but not being able to weld DC keeps you from doing anything really serious. But stick welding in general is underrated. Very versatile in it's simplicity. Nothing beats it for repair and maintenance or outdoor structural work. Sure as shit not that self shielding Flux core that some companies will use

>>1096175
I have the version with a wide flat blade at he straight end for prying. Bought it on a whim, use it constantly in remodeling work.

>>1096600
I tried this once on my MR2 crank pulley bolt. It just lifted the car.

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>>1096731
LMAO just imagine when that bolt breaks free and that ratchet becomes a missile

>>1096737
Yep.. and probably right through the trucks back window.
protip: when using a snatch strap put a heavy blanket over it.

>>1096678
You raise it up above the bulls nuts and pull the trigger
.snap. MooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
few days later the bull turns into a steer/gomer.

Guess this is now a cringe thread.

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>>1096599
Wrong.

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>>1096178
I'll second that, but I will suggest to use Stahlwille Manoskop torque wrenches like pic related. Advantages:
-You don't need to zero them for storage
-You can set the torque in seconds

In the end of the pipe at the handle is a little lever which, when depressed, unlocks the sliding scale which is moved via the red button thing. Slide to desired torque, release lever, 3 seconds passed.
I used them last weekend to put now rear shocks in my Toyota, good tools are pure bliss.

>>1096723
They're a fair bit more expensive but there are AC/DC stick welders.
You can get some of the neat little TIG/stick combos and do everything too.

>>1096619
Ah, a tombstone welder. Handy for some things.
I still prefer gas

>>1096723
I hear you. I have a nice little inverter, which is DC. Didn't cost a deal but it's decent and burns rods real nice. I only use it once in a while, but when I do it's great. Paid for itself 10 times over.

Living on the water and in the rust belt

Oxyacetylene torch, no job in the shop gets done without something getting heated or burned off simply because you can't win against this much salt corrosion without auto makers putting in sacrificial anodes.

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these, they never get any love despite their immense versatility. They make using other tools easy and you can use them by themselves as well. Do you own a pair?

>>1096855
Are you a hobbit?

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Electrician here. It's amazing how many people don't use these beauties when putting on receptacles and switches.

>>1096292
that had better not be feldspar

>>1096867
I wish :[

Its the camera lens tho

Question : I had to remove bathroom floor tiles and the glue pr whatever they used, i used a chisel and hammer. Is there anything that could make it easier ?

I used a small pneumatic hammer every now and then but it was no good, it was too slow and fucked up the concrete floor under, so id like alternatives

>>1096871
Psuedo-millwright here, some asshole sparky didn't use one at all on this giant job we sold, I had to go through and double check like 50 control boxes for level because stickler asshole customer.

>>1096182
The only time a serrated edge is superior to plain edges is if you're cutting a shit ton of straps and/or ropes all day.

>>1097002
Bullet level is for chumps, auto laser level on a mini tripod is a real pussy moistener for both first and second fix. All accessories level with each other and parallel to gravity.
Last bullet level I had was magnetic, someone left it on a 3kw electric heater while showing off the timer it was controlled by. The vials don't work too good with a bend in them. Got a good laugh showing the guy responsible when he tried to pick it up for a closer look, dropped it on the floor immediately luckily it didn't damage anything. More trouble than they are worth

>>1096993

rotary hammer (in hammer only mode, of course) with a spade bit. go at a shallow angle, don't dig into the floor. just pop those fuckers off.

>>1096652

fuck yes, Knipex cobras are the only channel locks worth buying (or finding in the garbage)

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A good pair of dikes.

Sturdy and stout, they cut just about anything flush and in a pinch you can use it like a pair of pliers.

>>1096871
People don't use them because they think they are pro enough to get shit level by eye. Either that or they just don't give a fuck which is way more common. But to be fair it is pretty easy to level sockets and shit by eye.

But yeah I always use one, it's just professional to make sure your shit is straight. Even though it ends up going next to out of level doors and shit half the time so you have to make it not level to look good. Fucking lazy builders.

>>1096993
Get a wide ice scraper, and have at it. Put your whole body weight behind it.

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>>1096175
My pop and are big fans of cat claws. We do a lot of floor work.

These little guys come in very handy, too. I forget the brand we have but rockler and titan come up. Great for delicate work, finished product install, etc. Versatilty vs. price, can't complain. Keep em clean.

>>1096246
You don't just cut the balls out?

That's what we did on the cattle farm where I grew up. (SW Ohio.)

>>1096538
Only a fool
wouldn't use this tool

>>1096575
This. plus link related......refill blades are so cheap @ $5/50 you change them out for being scratched. I got Sheffield one from Walmart for $6

http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/utility-knives/50-pk-utility-blades-with-dispenser-60574.html

>>1096575
I prefer Olfas

>>1096538
I don't know if this one is going to stick

>>1096871
>2016
>Not using a laser level

>>1097354
>thinking you need to laser level something that can leveled with a bullet level.

>>1097066
I used to worry too much and have breakdowns when looking level and being level were different things.
Nobody stores marbles on light switches. All that matters is that it looks level although I have met a few people who seem to have a strange idea of what level looks like.
You can't please everyone first time round

>>1097460
>2016
>Inconvenience

You're right. You could. Or you could use a laser level to mark your features in a room in one quick easy round. I know which is quicker but you do what you do.

>>1096674
Lot of the cordless rattleguns are pretty worthy these days and not too expensive. Plus less fucking around with compressors is always nice.
Thing with the torque wrench is that its extremely important whenever you pop heads back on a car and those studs are finicky little shits that need to be put down in a set sequence or you end up with a warp.
Plus the nightmare of snapping one off in the block is enough to make jebus cry

>>1096638
And it gets enemies of the motherland to talk

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This

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBZ2eHpth2s

>>1097100
Volume. Some times it's not worth the time.

>>1096731
that would strip before it cracks the bolt

>>1097115
Olfa makes amazing knives of all sizes

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Company I work at have a lot of "cabinet queen" measuring tool because most people think a vernier is enough.

>>1096575
i appreciate you

>>1097097
how big are these? pretty sexy

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>>1097115
Brethren, thank you.
I moved from Canada where snap blades are the common to Britbon... sry Australia where it's all "stanley knife, all day long"
I can't believe how much snap blades are looked down upon here because they just don't have professional versions available. If you pulled out a stanley knife as a carpet layer in North America you would be fired for wasting time changing blades, regardless of whatever excuse of a "fast swap" system you use. The blades are cheap as all fuck for a reason, nobody who's payed attention to innovation uses them anymore.
Olfa is the biggest cutter manufacturer in the world and thier standards are immaculate. They make saw blades, hardened high carbon blades, hook blades, ect for a ton of models of slotted snap blade style knives alone.
Currently sourcing my LA-X from glorious Nippon with black nightmare blades and happy to piss all the idiot locals off by shaving with it after cutting a dozen sheets of plywood and scraping epoxy off tools with it.

>>1096182
*saw*
Knives have different tasks then them idiot, lern 2 tools.

>>1097097
These are great for removing weld spatter

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The glue gun.

Forget everything you know about glue guns (the shitty hobby lobby sort w/ 20 watt heaters that old ladies use to bond popsicle sticks) and step up to the world of 100W+ guns and high-temp hot melt adhesives.

>>1096526
swing and a miss

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>Me not being able to unscrew joint because of rust, weak arms etc.
>Takes metal pipe, slots into wrench
>Gets over 9000 leverage
>Unscrews with ease

>>1097055
Good for pulling staples and nails too.

>>1096575

Yep. I use a box cutter more than anything else.

A must for any demolition.

>>1100078
I have 5 different weenie bars at work for various purposes. It's a beautiful thing.

>>1096456
>>1096441
I used to work with a dude from the east coast, and one day one of our co-workers used a pencil grinder to write 'Sahderin Ahyin' on his iron.

>>1096186
Neat.

I wonder if the volume of gas to remove from small resin casting would make operation obnoxious.

I imagine degassing brews would definitely be.

>>1100078
>>1100110

not just for weak arms, but it provides a more controlled action. I'd rather use a cheater bar than have the ratchet or wrench slip and send my hand into a rusty fender, etc.. (ask me how I know)

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>>1098765
I'd like to point out a good one only costs like 2 dollars more and I still see guys at work using shit. Also, I use the metal on the other end as much or more than this >>1097097

>>1096575
The folding ones aren't sturdy enough but yeah they're great I use one every day for cutting away small amounts of drywall. The folding ones were fine when I worked in a warehouse cutting boxes though.

>>1100022
>soldering wires on a quick fix
>no shrink wrap
>no tape
hot glue to the rescue

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>>1096600
this

>>1101252
>Pittsburgh

>>1096175
I'm surprised no one has mentioned smartphones. I've used mine in a pinch several times as a calculator, light, reference, not to mention GPS. I even used it as a level once to hang some shelves and it did a pretty spot on job (checked it with a long level later).

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>>1101462
forgot pic. Kyocera makes some pretty cheap smartphones, but goddamn are they tough.

>>1096575
yup. getting surfacing samples for asbestos surveys is a pain without that shit. used to unscrew the middle screw and open it up to change blades, fuck that now

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>>1101252
how about you get a proper fucking breaker bar?

like jesus fuck what are you doing?

do you also turn on your shower by sticking your dick into your water heater pilot light?

i hope the wrench slips and hits you in the eye.

>>1101462
>>1101464

I've literally looked up how to do things on the job. Everything went better than expected.

>>1101190
Why would someone even want this? What is their reasoning?

>>1096731
This gave me the best laugh I've had all week I don't know why.

>>1101473
Top lols.

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>>1096175
not really a tool but very useful if you're diagnosing circuits or staking your life with high wattage wires

>>1101510
Sounds cool, when did you get yours?

>>1101513
2015

>>1101510
better hope you don't receive an MRI while unconscious.

>>1097916
>removing so many bull testicles you need a specialized tool to do it in a reasonable time
Ah, the wonders of farming.

>>1101490
Ghetto generator setups.

>>1101545
>implying you want to be the guy with the knife underneath a bull

>>1096238
Same.

Handplanes overall, in particular block planes, rabbet planes and spokeshaves.

>>1096678
>How is this used?

You take a little rubber ring that's about the size of a cheerio and hook it onto the 6 prongs of the tool. When you arm the tool it spreads the rubber band to larger than your wrist. To use it you catch the calf, place the stretched-cheerio over its scrotum, feel to make sure that both testicles are below the band, and then release it. Last but not least, put some antibacterial anti-insect spray on it, as the testicles literally rot off and you don't want them to infect the rest of the calf.

How this is more humane than knife castration I do not know. If you're going to remove my balls, please cut them out instead of rubberbanding them and letting them rot off.

This, this procedure right here, is the result of animal rights wackos trying to "help" with animal welfare.

Fuck.
That.
Shit.

>>1096993
>: I had to remove bathroom floor tiles and the glue pr whatever they used,

Heat guns soften glue, makes it better. not great, but better. slooooooow

>>>1101190
>Why would someone even want this? What is their reasoning?

Assume you have a generator in your back yard. This double-ended-male plug will allow you to connect that generator to your house wiring so you don't have to run an extension cord through the yard, under a door, up the stairs, and to your router. The downside of it is that your local electric lineman starts working on something, "thinks" he's turned the power off, and proceeds to get electrocuted because you are dumping power back into the grid.

You can use them if you turn off your main breaker, remove your electric meter, or use a proper transfer switch. Anything else could kill the underpaid and working in shitty weather lineman.

>>1101807
>> You can use them if you turn off your main breaker, remove your electric meter, or use a proper transfer switch. Anything else could kill the underpaid and working in shitty weather lineman.

Replying to myself..

Also, you can trip a breaker and/or burn your house down if you pull more than the current rated for the leg of the circuit you backfeed into.

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A handy SMALL/PORTABLE shop vaccume for after the diy for maximum clean up efficiency.

Very surprised with pic related for around 25 buckar00s

>>1100551
how i know?

>>1101807
Oh, so they'd want to power their entire house circuitry instead of plugging individual devices into the generator. I can see the "convenience" there, but that caveat does sound dangerous as fuck.

So I'm guessing stores/hospitals/etc. that use a generator to keep (mostly) everything running during blackouts have such a switch that prevents that power from running out into the grid? Since it wouldn't be practical for them to power only specific devices.

>>1102033
Yes, they've got dedicated hookups, and safety devices fitted to not kill the poor bastard linemen.
Honestly, a dedicated hookup isn't even that hard to install, the average person could probably do it themselves.

>>1102037
Transfer breakers are perfectly acceptable

>underpaid lineman, working double time during a storm on a Sunday
Like $150/hour yo. I'm jelly.

>>1102061
That's the salary of a doctor who is part time lineman.

>>1096175

>It has so many uses I couldn't imagine working without it.
Jesus. Op totally sounds like a serial killer.

>>1097115
I thought all snap off knives were absolute shit until I found OLFA. OLFA is love. OLFA is life. I need no other knife.

>>1096238
I was about to p[ost the same.

>>1096619
Most people think the money is in tig, but most pipe welding is done with DC stick, 6010, and 7018.

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>>1096175
This bad boy of a rasp is hands down one of my favourite tools in my toolbag.
Having gone through countless numbers of brands only to find the handles fall off and the teeth to get gunked up with shavings becoming useless.

I finnaly decided to try out a shinto Japapanese rasp and havent looked back since.
The handle is secured with a brass clip mechanisim and only comes off when you want to, and shavings no longer get clogged up in the teeth. Without a dobut Them Japs sure know how to make a quality tool and I would recomend getting one if you havent already!

>>1102861
As they say, "better cross threads than no threads".

I started my first major drywall project recently, and picked up a rotozip to do my cutting. I'll never use a drywall saw again in my life.

>>1100112
I live in Quebec and work as a welder... one of the whips in the shop has a tag that says "stenless" on it

>>1101473
That was in may

>>1096182
>>1096189
>>1096365
>>1096654
>>1096707
>>1097003
>>1098765
That's it. I'm sick of all this "Masterwork Straight Edge knife" bullshit that's going on in the d20 system right now. Serrated-edge knives deserve much better than that. Much, much better than that.

I should know what I'm talking about. I myself commissioned a genuine serrated-edge knife in Sharkland for 3,000 surfers (that's about $20,000) and have been practicing with it for almost 2 years now. I can even cut slabs of solid steel with my serrated-edge knife.

Shark smiths spend years working on a single knife and sharp each teeth up to a million times to produce the finest blades known to mankind.

Serrated-edge knives are thrice as sharp as straight-edge knives and thrice as hard for that matter too. Anything a straight-edge knife can cut through, a serrated-edge knife can cut through better. I'm pretty sure a serrated-edge knife could easily bisect a knight wearing full plate with a simple vertical slash.

Ever wonder why medieval Europe never bothered conquering Australia ? That's right, they were too scared to fight the disciplined Sharks and their serrated teeth of destruction. Even in World War II, Japanese soldiers targeted the sharks with the serrated-edge knife first because their killing power was feared and respected.

So what am I saying? Serrated-edge knives are simply the best sword that the world has ever seen, and thus, require better stats in the d20 system. Here is the stat block I propose for Serrated-edge knife:

(One-Handed Exotic Weapon)
1d12 Damage
19-20 x4 Crit
+2 to hit and damage
Counts as Masterwork

(Two-Handed Exotic Weapon)
2d10 Damage
17-20 x4 Crit
+5 to hit and damage
Counts as Masterwork

Now that seems a lot more representative of the cutting power of serrated-edge knives in real life, don't you think?

tl;dr = Serrated-edge knives need to do more damage in d20, see my new stat block.

>>1104430
Do you have the original Japanese copy pasta?

>>1104432
Google does. Type katana copypasta, should be first link

>>1096685
Lock breaker bar against the chassis then pulse the starter motor with plugs out.

>>1101490
>oh shit i hung the Xmas lights the wrong way and the prong side is all the way over there

>i know, i'll just remake this extension cord instead of re-hanging them

>>1096615
>I'm partial to brands over purpose

>>1101510
Explain how its useful to have a magnetic attraction to high voltage wires that will kill you if you cant get away from them? You know, after you lose the ability to control your body and pull away.

>>1101807
>The downside of it is that your local electric lineman starts working on something, "thinks" he's turned the power off, and proceeds to get electrocuted because you are dumping power back into the grid.

Thats only true if your generator is on, which it wont be 99.9% of the time. When would a linesman be working on your home while the generator is running without you interacting? Without him hearing the fucking generator running?

You're saying hed be working somewhere upstream from your home on the grid? And they cant shut off your home individually? WTF??

>>1105112
Transformers go both ways. Your little 3/4 hp genny will happily run through all the transformers it can find. That means stepping up to 15kv within a couple hundred feet of your home.

And no, you don't hear shit up there. Or you hear everything and tune it out. You could just be tuning your scooter for all I know.

Use a fucking generator switch it flip your breaker. It's not a big ask. Literally walking over and flipping a switch can mean you don't go to jail for manslaughter. Because Yes, a reasonable person,like an electrician, knows this needs a transfer switch.

>>1104430
Read this in Keanu reaves voice.