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What tools are really used for

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by mctim64, Feb 16, 2010.

  1. Some of you may have got this email before but I thought it too funny not to share. :p


    Subject: Tools Explained



    Tools Explained

    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 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 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-BITCH TOOL: (A personal favorite!) 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.


    Hope you found this informative
     
  2. 117harv
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    117harv
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    Well stated LOL........
     
  3. The Gambler
    Joined: May 9, 2008
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    The Gambler
    Member

    funny.and true.
     
  4. F-6Garagerat
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    F-6Garagerat
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  5. dullchrome
    Joined: Jan 15, 2009
    Posts: 987

    dullchrome
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    from SoCal

    Wow....have you been watching me work?! Thats some funny stuff.
     

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