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    Default This should make everyone chuckle esp Workshop folk

    Ok wanted to make yall laugh got this as am email today



    DRILL PRESS:
    A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar
    stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings
    your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you
    had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it.

    WIRE WHEEL:
    Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the
    workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and
    hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say,
    'Oh sh --'

    SKILL SAW:
    A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short.

    PLIERS:

    Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of
    blood-blisters.

    BELT SANDER:

    An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs
    into major refinishing jobs.

    HACKSAW:
    One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board 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.

    VISE-GRIPS:
    Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If
    nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense
    welding heat to the palm of your hand.

    OXYACETYLENE TORCH:
    Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your shop
    on fire. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of
    which you want to remove a bearing race..

    TABLE SAW:
    A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles
    for testing wall integrity.

    HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK:
    Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have
    installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under
    the bumper.

    BAND SAW:
    A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good
    aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash
    can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the
    outside edge.

    TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST:
    A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot
    to disconnect.

    PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER:
    Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening
    old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but [ Also called a "Plus" screwdriver ]
    can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw
    heads.

    STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER:
    A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted [ Also called a "Minus" screwdriver ]
    screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms.

    PRY BAR:
    A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you
    needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part.

    HOSE CUTTER:
    A tool used to make hoses too short.

    HAMMER:
    Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a
    kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the
    object we are trying to hit.

    UTILITY KNIFE:
    Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons
    delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such
    as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector
    magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially
    useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use.

    Son of a b**** TOOL:
    Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling
    'Son of a b****' at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the
    next tool that you will need.
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    Done pretty much all of them but launch the lumber off the table saw! (Knock on wood)
    "They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it. What happens is that you begin to see where your troubles fit into the grand scheme of things, and suddenly they're just not such a big deal anymore." - John Gierach

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    That's great ! Thanks for brightening my day .

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    Pretty funny and to think we used to do most or what was mentioned on purpose except perhaps the blood blister part.
    "The reason you have a good vision is you're standing on the shoulders of giants." ~ Andy Batcho

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    Dang, I've used every one of those exactly how you described them at one time or another. Are they supposed to be used differently than that?!

    Kelly.
    Tight Lines,

    Kelly.

    "There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home."

    Roderick Haig-Brown, "Fisherman's Spring"

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    I just made the mistake of laughing my butt off when I read this and telling my partner that I've used all of these tools exactly as described. She's now threatened to put a padlock on the woodshop and buying me protective gear (think football uniform-ish) for Christmas. Good think she's never seen me deal with a hook in the ear!

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    when i read this to my partner i found that she was horrified but laughed her tail off at the same time.

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    In regards to the table saw thing, I still remember a friend of mine in High School shops class cutting a 4x6 piece of oak. The blade caught and launched the lumber. The problem was, he was standing right behing the piece, pushing it along with his elbows in his gut to help push. It caught him in the gut and he flew about 6 ft back into the wall. To this day I am still amazed he didn't crack a rib or anything. Other than getting winded, he was fine. Very lucky. And a great reminder to me never to stand right behind the piece being cut.
    David

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    Flyfishing is a drug. It's addictive, it can be expensive, not many others will understand it, it is possible to get others hooked, and everyone has a favorite place to get their fix, but there's no hangover in the morning (from the fishing at least).

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    I think that a power planer is a far better tool for propelling lumber than a power saw.
    Just my opinion.

    Ed

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    Lightbulb

    Add to the list,...
    - Gas powered post hole digger/auger:
    Is in reality the merry-go-round from hell when the clutch sticks and the blade hits a rock 3 feet down!
    Christopher Chin

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