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Monty
Group Buy Coordinator
Am I missing something ?
hcpens
Member
Remember when everyone was losing their 10mm sockets?
Monty
Group Buy Coordinator
Guess not.
greenacres2
Member
I haven't had that problem in the last 15 years--when my oldest son moved out on his own and stopped riding free-style BMX. I'd like to have what i spent in 10 mm and 13 mm sockets & wrenches (plus half of what went out in ER visits!!)
Thanks for the memories!!
earl
Thanks for the memories!!
earl
Jim Smith
Member
What do you mean "was losing the 10mm sockets?" Those sockets are still the one that seems to disappear out of my sets every time. It's like they run away and get made into steel coathangers and show up in my closet
jttheclockman
Member
Probably my biggest tool that seems to grow legs is allen keys of any size. Man those things are slippery. Sets, individuals. It does not matter. When I need one it is a hunt that usually does not end well.
MRDucks2
Member
The one that amazes me is trying to find a Phillips screwdriver among all of the standard screwdrivers in the screwdriver drawer. UNTIL you need that standard screwdriver and they all somehow became Phillips!
Jans husband
Member
Separate drawers???
Only a whimsical suggestion, because tensions seem quite high at the moment!!
Mike
MRDucks2
Member
Hey, I did just buy a new toolbox with 13 more drawers! That could be an option.
KMCloonan
Member
I love it when I need to disassemble something (like an appliance), and the manufacturer uses a combination of phillips screws, Allen screws, Torx screws (with a pin in the middle to prevent you from actually inserting a torx wrench) hex head screws, and a variety of machine, sheet metal and other sundry fasteners. You need to come prepared with an entire tool set.
jttheclockman
Member
Too funny. Had to just go out and buy a set of those security torx head screw drivers to take apart a microwave oven I wanted to try to fix. Got the too,l took it apart and thought to myself this thing is going to wind up on the shop bench along with all the other projects and I said no way. Not worth the effort. Out it went in trash. Now to put those drivers away in a place I will remember where they are the next time I need them.(
hcpens
Member
HEY! Just thought of a solution to all of the above issues.
TOOLLESS, no tools to use or buy. I would be a millionaire by now.
TOOLLESS, no tools to use or buy. I would be a millionaire by now.
SteveG
Member
Great idea...I just threw away all my toolsHEY! Just thought of a solution to all of the above issues.
TOOLLESS, no tools to use or buy. I would be a millionaire by now.
jttheclockman
Member
I would be quite wealthy myself if that be the case. But where would the fun come from.HEY! Just thought of a solution to all of the above issues.
TOOLLESS, no tools to use or buy. I would be a millionaire by now.
mark james
IAP Collection, Curator
I had a day care building (my business) that had security dimpled screws for the light fixtures. To simply replace burned out bulbs (200+ fixtures in the building) I had a very difficult time finding the correct size inserts to unscrew/drop the plexiglass covers to gain access. Several hardware stores said they were not ava to non-commercial customers??? (I owned the building... I was commercial). Finally I scored a complete set of those I needed. Used them for 25 years. Many dollars saved vs hiring a maintenance service which was the intent.
KMCloonan
Member
A Microwave is exactly the appliance I was describing (although I have also seen this type of issue on our Stove, and washing machine to some extent. I ended up repairing the microwave 2 or 3 times (door switches), and then finally decided to pitch it. I salvaged the turntable motor and built a small revolving lazy-Susan motorized platform to take videos of my pens on. Works great!Too funny. Had to just go out and buy a set of those security torx head screw drivers to take apart a microwave oven I wanted to try to fix. Got the too,l took it apart and thought to myself this thing is going to wind up on the shop bench along with all the other projects and I said no way. Not worth the effort. Out it went in trash. Now to put those drivers away in a place I will remember where they are the next time I need them.(
jttheclockman
Member
Yea never thought about frankinsteining things from it because I knew it was just going to collect dust on the bench. Too many projects going on at once here.
sorcerertd
Member
I saw that and thought it was a pretty nice idea. A friend mentioned that he had picked up a set at Advance Auto a while back, but this was new news to me.
These folding sets aren't right for every job, but they don't get lostProbably my biggest tool that seems to grow legs is allen keys of any size. Man those things are slippery. Sets, individuals. It does not matter. When I need one it is a hunt that usually does not end well.
Am I the only OCD one who has the philips handles on the right and the flat head handles on the left?
bzahn
Member
Is there another way?
gimpy
Member
I always have a hard time
finding a metric screwdriver
finding a metric screwdriver
jttheclockman
Member
I always keep those in the same drawer as the lefthanded screwdrivers.
Jans husband
Member
Next to the left handled hammer
penicillin
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No, but you have it backwards. Phillips on the left and and flat heads on the right. In addition, you forgot to mention ... "arranged in size order."
KMCloonan
Member
Don't get me started on how I store my cans of striped paint....