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Tools Everyone Should Own ... #16? Measuring tape
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Posted on 09/02/2010 7:25:29 AM PDT by InvisibleChurch
Man is "weak in himself, and of small stature," wrote 19th-century essayist Thomas Carlyle. Yet, with tools, "the granite mountain melts into light dust before him, seas are his smooth highway, winds and fire his un wearying steeds." And this from a guy who never felt a 5800-rpm circular saw scream to life in his hand.
While much has changed since Carlyle's day, one thing hasn't: We need tools to build, repair and maintain the mechanical world in which we live. With these tools, you'll be ready for just about any project--whether it's melting mountains or swapping out the kitchen sink.
1. Sledgehammer
Few tools combine brute force and finesse as elegantly as a sledgehammer. Swing it overhead to deliver bomb-blast destructiveness or to fire a wood-splitting wedge through a big log. Handle it like a putter to salvage architectural elements such as a post-and-beam barn frame that needs knocking apart. Most of us are better off with an 8- or 10-pound model that we can swing easily, not a 16- to 20-pounder.
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KEYWORDS: tools
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To: InvisibleChurch
measuring tapeStanley Powerlock. The family's been using them for generations.
To: InvisibleChurch
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posted on
09/02/2010 7:27:27 AM PDT
by
paulycy
(Demand Constitutionality: Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
To: paulycy
I can't do anything without this one:
To: InvisibleChurch
Flawed list.
This isn't on the list.
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posted on
09/02/2010 7:29:45 AM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(PALIN/MCCAIN IN 2012 - barf alert? sarc tag? -- can't decide)
To: InvisibleChurch
duct tape is my favorite tool
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posted on
09/02/2010 7:32:21 AM PDT
by
dalebert
(true hillbilly)
To: Responsibility2nd
"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy."
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posted on
09/02/2010 7:35:53 AM PDT
by
Dahoser
(Separation of church and state? No, we need separation of media and state.)
To: dalebert
[duct tape is my favorite tool]
zip ties for anything the duct tape won’t hold together...and it always helps to have a bigger hammer.
To: Dahoser
"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy."
And if the women get too yacky...
Duct tape works there as well.
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posted on
09/02/2010 7:41:29 AM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(PALIN/MCCAIN IN 2012 - barf alert? sarc tag? -- can't decide)
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Here's a must-have. Instant swimming pools!
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posted on
09/02/2010 7:42:50 AM PDT
by
paulycy
(Demand Constitutionality: Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
To: InvisibleChurch
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posted on
09/02/2010 7:46:25 AM PDT
by
TSgt
(And the war came.)
To: InvisibleChurch
LOL, the most forgotten tool of all is an engaged brain. The newest (or oldest) gadget is no substitute for skill and thinking, hence the revived adage ‘measure once, cut twice and why is this @@#@$@ board still too &&&(^&(^ short!!!’. LOL!!
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posted on
09/02/2010 7:56:11 AM PDT
by
556x45
To: paulycy
This one is absolutely necessary for shoveling your driveway!
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Right on for the snow. Here in central virginia we need these to haul the fall leaves if we don’t want to burn them.
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posted on
09/02/2010 8:10:41 AM PDT
by
paulycy
(Demand Constitutionality: Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
To: InvisibleChurch
My Bestest Freind in my shop
My second Bestest Freind
I love my wood shop i'd be here all day if i listed all my fav tools
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posted on
09/02/2010 8:11:03 AM PDT
by
ATOMIC_PUNK
(Any man may make a mistake ; none but a fool will persist in it . { Latin proverb })
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Right on for the snow. Here in central virginia we need these to haul the fall leaves if we don't want to burn them.
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posted on
09/02/2010 8:11:09 AM PDT
by
paulycy
(Demand Constitutionality: Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
To: paulycy
Here in tidewater VA we need these for our gardens....
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Is Virginia a great state or what? :0)
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posted on
09/02/2010 8:22:00 AM PDT
by
paulycy
(Demand Constitutionality: Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
To: paulycy
It sure is, but the weeds are awful. I have to use this just to get them out...
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Really great for crowd control too!
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posted on
09/02/2010 8:31:17 AM PDT
by
count-your-change
(You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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