[BITList] Tools Explained -- A Learning Experience
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franka at iinet.net.au
Thu May 31 15:22:40 BST 2018
>
> TOOLS AND HOW TO USE THEM
>>>
>>> Mail Attachment.jpeg
>>> SKIL SAW:
>>> A portable cutting tool used to make boards too short.
>>> Mail Attachment_1.jpeg
>>> BELT SANDER:
>>> An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor
>>> touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs.
>>> Mail Attachment_2.jpeg
>>> 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 shit.'
>>> Mail Attachment_3.jpeg
>>> 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.
>>> Mail Attachment_4.jpeg
>>> Channel Locks:
>>> Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation
>>> of blood-blisters.
>>> Mail Attachment_5.jpeg
>>> 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.
>>> Mail Attachment_6.jpeg
>>> 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.
>>> Mail Attachment_7.jpeg
>>> OXYACETYLENE TORCH:
>>> Used almost entirely for igniting various flammable objects
>>> in your shop and creating a fire. Also handy for igniting
>>> the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to
>>> remove a bearing race.
>>> Mail Attachment_8.jpeg
>>> TABLE SAW:
>>> A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood
>>> projectiles for testing wall integrity.
>>> Very effective for digit removal !!
>>> Mail Attachment_9.jpeg
>>> 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.
>>> Mail Attachment_10.jpeg
>>> BAND SAW:
>>> A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to
>>> cut large pieces into smaller pieces that more easily fit
>>> into the trash after you cut on the inside of the line
>>> instead of the outside edge.
>>> Mail Attachment_11.jpeg
>>> TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST:
>>> A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of all the
>>> crap you forgot to disconnect.
>>> Mail Attachment_12.jpeg
>>> 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 can also be used, as the name implies, to
>>> strip out Phillips screw heads.
>>> Mail Attachment_13.jpeg
>>> COMMON SCREWDRIVER:
>>> A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert
>>> common slotted screws into non-removable screws and
>>> butchering your palms.
>>> Mail Attachment_14.jpeg
>>> 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.
>>> Mail Attachment_15.jpeg
>>> PVC PIPE CUTTER:
>>> A tool used to make plastic pipe too short.
>>> Mail Attachment_16.jpeg
>>> 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.
>>> Mail Attachment_17.jpeg
>>> 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.
>>> AND THEN THE
>>> SON OF A BITCH TOOL:
>>> Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage
>>> while yelling 'Son of a bitch' at the top of your lungs. It
>>> is also, most often, the next tool that you will need to do
>>> the job.
>>>
>
> Mike Pohler
> mspohler at earthlink.net <mailto:mspohler at earthlink.net>
> 850 556-4891
>>>
>>>
>>> TOOLS AND HOW TO USE THEM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> SKIL SAW:
>>> A portable cutting tool used to make boards too short.
>>>
>>> BELT SANDER:
>>> An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up
>>> jobs into major refinishing jobs.
>>>
>>> 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 shit.'
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Channel Locks:
>>> Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of
>>> blood-blisters.
>>>
>>> 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 igniting various flammable objects in your
>>> shop and creating a 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.
>>> Very effective for digit removal !!
>>>
>>> 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
>>> large pieces into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash
>>> 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 all the crap 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 can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips
>>> screw heads.
>>>
>>> COMMON SCREWDRIVER:
>>> A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common
>>> slotted 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.
>>>
>>> PVC PIPE CUTTER:
>>> A tool used to make plastic pipe 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.
>>>
>>> AND THEN THE
>>>
>>> SON OF A BITCH TOOL:
>>> Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while
>>> yelling 'Son of a bitch' at the top of your lungs. It is also, most
>>> often, the next tool that you will need to do the job.
>
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