by YoursChelbie 17 Replies latest jw friends
I recently cut through an old cable that melted part of the saw blade into a lovely semi circle! Then I spotted the upvc handle! Maybe the cable wasn't so old and whoever left it hooked left a loose end which is what let me convince myself it was dead. dAM* that was a fine 'Pullsaw'
I was lookin around under those floorboards to see if there was any forensic evidence of old WT magazines ! Imagine plantin a cable like that with a loose end n all?
A life time of projects, building furniture, and several years I did carpentry work. Mechanic work mostly out of necessity.
I'm finishing a remodel on the house I own with my ex-wife, and a few projects going on the house Lori and I own. There are always projects...
I'm also getting and finishing a restoration of a 1968 Honda 305 vintage motorcycle.
The hierarchy of tools is an interesting one, and varies somewhat from coast to coast among professionals. But basically, for top of the line in daily use, its Craftsman tools for mechanics, Stanley for carpenter hand tools, DeWalt, Makita, Milwaukee and a handful of others for hand and cordless powertools. Delta bench tools. Estwing hammers are popular in the East, and the new super lightweight ones made by a name I can't remember. There like $200 for a framing hammer, but it weighs half of what the old framers used to.
Thank god for the advent of nail guns and compressors!
S4
My first full time job was running machines in a machine shop. I made medical components. Electrodes and implants. Gold and platinum and titanium and stainless. I did that for 2 years. I loved it. With the kinds of tolerances we dealt with, in the low thousandths of an inch, there was a great deal of creativity involved to not scrap a production lot. I have done electrical work also. Went to aviation tech school for three years and got my FAA license. I am a tinkerer. To me, it is very relaxing to build things or tinker with machinery during my free time. It is also a useful contribution!
Cheers,
Burn
Yep, seeing the work of our hands come to fruition is very rewarding. I have always enjoyed building, and have skill in many trades. I own a construction company so it comes in handy. I believe I own at least one of most known tools, and many I have numerous types and styles of for the particular job at hand, kinda like Norm Abrams. I could probably earn enough income selling my tools on ebay to live off of for at least a year. Thank God for cordless tools, they are a joy to work with, provided you've got a good stock of batteries and chargers in use. It's always fun to work outdoors, that's my preference, but on occasion it's nice to work inside, especially when it's cold and windy outside. Side benefits are it helps keep ya in shape and provides a nice tan to boot, at least in the warm months.
BA
Ferret--I am 61 and soon will retire from bricklaying. I intend to remodel old homes for resale, surely you can't be older than me?
Burn the Ships--Are you and A and P or A and E? Great job. I am a pilot, but not a lot of mechanical skills.
Went to aviation tech school for three years and got my FAA license
Brant
For some reason I like fixing stuff, not sure why but I can quickly figure out what is wrong. Another thing I like is restoring antiques, I buy them cheap at garage sales or "junkyard stores", give them a good clean, fix them if they needed to be fixed then usually give them to friends. Probably should sell them but I'm not a good sales man.
Jag,
I too am a Journeyman Toolmaker, if I have the right equipment, I can make anything!
It boils down to Time vs Money. If I have more time than money, I will do a project myself. If I have more money than time, I will pay someone to do it.
I am currently in the midst of various projects around my house. I had been working a lot on my ex-GF's house, and putting off projects on mine for the last few years, and I am getting mine where it should be now.
So chelbie, I am handy as well as handsome!
JK
I enjoy bringing an automobile back to its former glory. They are like works of art. I adore power tools, air guns, air ratchets, and spin wrenches. The zip on an Ingersoll Rand, right after it's just been lubricated. There's the distinctive whine that is only characteristic of an IR. Taking the lube gun to the joints and force feeding the grease into her nethermost areas, until she softly, and peacefully brought back to silence. No more aching, creaking or moaning. Just quite and comfortable spin. The oils that stain my fingers are payment in full, of having done the work of perfection to completion. The hours in labor were worth the wait.
