Now that the recession is hitting and people are turning to home maintenance(DIY) Here are some tips
The Truth about Tools
HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate expensive parts not far from the object we are trying to hit.
STANLEY KNIFE:
Used to open and slice through the contents of a cardboard box delivered to your front door; works particularly well on boxes containing seats and motorcycle jackets.
PLIERS:Used to round off bolt heads.
HACKSAW:One of a family of cutting tools built on the original sin principle.It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.
VICE GRIPS:Also used to round off bolt heads.If nothing else is available, they can be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.
OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for setting various flammable objects in your garage/shed on fire.Also handy for igniting the grease inside a brake drum you are trying to get the bearing race out of.
SOCKET SET: Once used for working on older cars and motorcycles, they are now used mainly for impersonating that 9/16" or 1/2" socket you've been searching for the last 15 minutes.
WIRE WHEEL(DISC GRINDERS): Cleans rust off old bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light.Also removes fingerprint whorls and hard-earned guitar callouses in about the time it takes you to say, "Ouch...."
TWEEZERS: A tool for removing wood splinters.
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used for stabbing the lids off old style paper and tin oil cans and splash oil on your shirt; can also be used, as the name implies, to round off Phillips screw heads.
CROW BAR: A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50p part.
HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to cut hoses and pipes 1/2" too short.
There you go Boys
ivan burit
There you go Boys
Oh darn it, we`ve been found out again...lol
Vicar
Re: For those about to start some DIY
Lin wrote:
HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to cut hoses and pipes 1/2" too short.
I might appear a little bit sensitive here but that is only funny when it happens to someone else
Lin
It does explain a lot to us women now ,we may even show a bit of sympathy BUT a bad workman always blames his tools
ivan burit
Lin wrote:
It does explain a lot to us women now ,we may even show a bit of sympathy BUT a bad workman always blames his tools
