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Probably the hammer - if it doesn't work, find a bigger one.
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When I was working a real job, every day, it was probably Starrett 0-1” micrometer, Starrett 1-2” micrometer and Brown and Sharpe.0001” indicator.
Mathew 22: 37-39
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Lights.
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When I was working it was either a can wrench or snips. Now that I'm retired, it's the radio. Cable splicer?
I'd rather die in a BAD gunfight than a GOOD nursing home.
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The F word.
It adds strength and power when applied to instruments of work. I refer to the F word as "verbal lubrication". For the really tough stuff you can add "mother" in front of it.
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When I was working it was either a can wrench or snips. Now that I'm retired, it's the radio. Cable splicer? Cable Maintenance. Cable cuts, wet cable, lead cable, splicing, section replacements, bridge taps, referrals. If we couldn't fix it, it didn't get fixed. Actually, now that I think about it, I used my meter(s) more than anything.
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
2 Thessalonians 3:10
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Home Depot had a Black Friday deal on these at $20 or so. They also had a sale on 6.0 amp hour batteries. The ladies in the family have a Ryobi 18 volt string trimmer so I figured I would get a bunch of battery and give one of these grinders a try... although I typically don't think much of Ryobi (some stuff is great, but most is sub Harbor Freight junk). Anyway, I use this tool constantly. I use the thin cut off wheels 99% of the time. Chamfer a piece of steel prior to welding... perfect. Cut off a bad battery terminal... perfect. Shorten a chain, cut a lock, fabricate sheet metal... perfect. The wife had me buy 16' pig panels as a garden trellis. Had to shorten them and this zipped thru the quarter inch steel like butter. I even had to cut some nails holding on a piece of wood skirting the other day... plunged through the wood and cut the nails. Easy as pie. Needed to cut down a huge tarp the other day and zipped right along with the grinder. As fast as I could walk and straight as an arrow. I swear it seems like I use this tool 20 times a day. I wish I'd bought five. What tool do y'all grab constantly? ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/W1Sn5yXh/Screenshot-20210301-103756-Google.jpg) That's cheaper than the bolt cutters I bought a few months ago.
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The F word.
It adds strength and power when applied to instruments of work. Lol, it does seem to be a big help........
Paul
"I'd rather see a sermon than hear a sermon".... D.A.D.
Trump Won!, Sandmann Won!, Rittenhouse Won!, Suck it Liberal Fuuktards.
molɔ̀ːn labé skýla
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I'd have to say my Milwaukee 1/4 impact driver.
Paul
"I'd rather see a sermon than hear a sermon".... D.A.D.
Trump Won!, Sandmann Won!, Rittenhouse Won!, Suck it Liberal Fuuktards.
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Cheap-Chinese 4" dial caliper.
Agree on the F word, as well as "Ah sh-t" My wife refers to certain of my projects as "ah sh-t jobs".
Stupidity has its way, while its cousin, evil, runs rampant.
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The tool that I use the most is a phillips head screwdriver.
Wind in my hair, Sun on my face, I gazed at the wide open spaces, And I was at home.
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The vice, good lighting is mandatory also. My I-Pad and You Tube provide my knowledge base.
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Don't wish it were easier
Wish you were better
Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that.
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Kurt vise securely fastened to Bridgeport manual mill.
"Their minds are dead" - Carmine Ricca
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Back when I did more, my brain. That warranty has definitely expired.
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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1/4 snap-on cordless driver/impact
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My Ryobi cordless drill gets the most use. Over 10 years old and still going strong (on it's second battery).
I splurged a few years ago and bought a Makita circular saw. Money well spent.
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Godsent! ![[Linked Image from live.staticflickr.com]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49067594042_f31975182f_c.jpg)
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Home Depot had a Black Friday deal on these at $20 or so. They also had a sale on 6.0 amp hour batteries. The ladies in the family have a Ryobi 18 volt string trimmer so I figured I would get a bunch of battery and give one of these grinders a try... although I typically don't think much of Ryobi (some stuff is great, but most is sub Harbor Freight junk). Anyway, I use this tool constantly. I use the thin cut off wheels 99% of the time. Chamfer a piece of steel prior to welding... perfect. Cut off a bad battery terminal... perfect. Shorten a chain, cut a lock, fabricate sheet metal... perfect. The wife had me buy 16' pig panels as a garden trellis. Had to shorten them and this zipped thru the quarter inch steel like butter. I even had to cut some nails holding on a piece of wood skirting the other day... plunged through the wood and cut the nails. Easy as pie. Needed to cut down a huge tarp the other day and zipped right along with the grinder. As fast as I could walk and straight as an arrow. I swear it seems like I use this tool 20 times a day. I wish I'd bought five. What tool do y'all grab constantly? I am also locked into the Ryobi system. About $400 worth of 4 AH batteries. The spotlight is my most recent purchase. Also a stapler for targets at the range, drill drivers, sawz all, trim saw, impact drill. I could really use that angle driver. I have not seen my 4 inch Makita since we moved. Probably lay hands onto the drill driver most often.
People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.
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