New Handyman Thread By El Trollo

[jasonc]

Back in the day, if you broke a Craftsman took, you took it to Sears, and they gave you a new one. I once broke a 3/8 breaker bar. bent the pin on it. When I brought it in, the salesman said "I'll give you a new one, but how did you do that?

I was trying to replace the blade on a track tamper, and the nut was stuck. Put a pipe on the end of the breaker, and stood on it. And grabbed the frame, and pulled up on it.

They still replace them at no charge

 

[JohnDB]

They still replace them at no charge

I get tired of going back and forth for a two dollar socket.

Get them once and call it a day.

 

[JohnDB]

I am needing a couple of new tools though. Home Depot had a sale on Klein tools of 15% off.
But I'm not a fan of their hacksaws.

Also looking for a new fishtape...fiberglass this time. Not nylon or silicone. Those tend to be expensive. Also a new battery tool combo kit with a hammer drill drill. As well as flashlight and sawzall. Probably going to be around $500 or better.
Mine ain't died yet...but they are getting close. They are at least 9 years old and have seen some heavy duty use. Mostly I use company tools but occasionally I pull mine out.

 

[Deborah13]

f you plan to regularly do work around your house, you or someone else will lose your most common sizes,
thus the need for backups.

Mine are never lost, DH uses them and then takes them to his shop, grrr....

(I wish I had learned plumbing and electrical ... always hired out for those)

Lexy, replaced her bathroom sink faucet today and a fitting on the drain pipe that was slightly leaking. But that is light repairs. I don't like doing any plumbing but don't mind installing light fixtures and replacing plugs, light stuff again.

 

[Edward]

Yep, loaning sockets is like loaning books, they usually don't come back.

The last book I loaned out...I had to go steal (?) back from them. They read it, acknowledged that it was good...but always "forgot" to bring it back. I feel a little bad for going to get it and picking it up surreptitiously, but I wanted it back. Was I wrong?

Same thing with my first car. I bought it, and he was to deliver it, after he fixed the short in his other car...it didn't happen in months...so I just took it.

 

[Roro1972]

Yep, loaning sockets is like loaning books, they usually don't come back.

The last book I loaned out...I had to go steal (?) back from them. They read it, acknowledged that it was good...but always "forgot" to bring it back. I feel a little bad for going to get it and picking it up surreptitiously, but I wanted it back. Was I wrong?

Same thing with my first car. I bought it, and he was to deliver it, after he fixed the short in his other car...it didn't happen in months...so I just took it.

I have ran into people like that also. it is frustrating

 

[JohnDB]

I have ran into people like that also. it is frustrating

Oh it gets really frustrating when you make a living by these tools and someone borrows one and you have to hunt them and your tools down instead of them returning them.

 

[Hospes]

Yep, loaning sockets is like loaning books, they usually don't come back.

The last book I loaned out...I had to go steal (?) back from them. They read it, acknowledged that it was good...but always "forgot" to bring it back. I feel a little bad for going to get it and picking it up surreptitiously, but I wanted it back. Was I wrong?

Same thing with my first car. I bought it, and he was to deliver it, after he fixed the short in his other car...it didn't happen in months...so I just took it.

My sons were to blame for all my lost tools. Now that their grown and on their own, I'm thinking they must be getting them when they visit as they still seem to be disappearing....

 

[jasonc]

Yeah,time to buy a service hose

 

[dianegcook]

When we were rushed Duct Tape even repaired Bullet Holes and when we needed to knock the treads off a Russiasn T10 Tank, we duct taped LAWs to our gun mounts so we could put our foot on the firing switch to launch the rockets. But you do need to waste a few to get a greaqse penciled square on your windshield in the right place and then you need one sweet nurse to fork up the Finger Nail Polish to make the Targeting Square permanent.

Good ole red neck know how, lol.

 

[Roro1972]

Oh it gets really frustrating when you make a living by these tools and someone borrows one and you have to hunt them and your tools down instead of them returning them.

In Pensacola I was a brick layer a few years and became friends with another worker. He lived in Mississippi and I went with him on week end with my tools to work on his car. It need more than we could do in two days. Later he ask to borrow my tools to go for the week end to work on the car I said ok after three weeks I had to go to Mississippi and get them he kept leaving them there instead of bringing them back.

 

[th1b.taylor]

Good ole red neck know how, lol.

Even the Army uses it in a pinch.

 

[th1b.taylor]

In Pensacola I was a brick layer a few years and became friends with another worker. He lived in Mississippi and I went with him on week end with my tools to work on his car. It need more than we could do in two days. Later he ask to borrow my tools to go for the week end to work on the car I said ok after three weeks I had to go to Mississippi and get them he kept leaving them there instead of bringing them back.

There is a great lesson there.

 

[Roro1972]

The only sockets i never loaned out and still have are my eye sockets.