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The Useless Tools Thread

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Weasel, Jul 23, 2012.

  1. wbrw32
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    Most useless old tools can be cured with those little blue pills...LOL
     
  2. wbrw32
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    My Harbor Freight sand blaster works great...just be sure to use dry sand and have a good water trap in your air source
     
  3. Weasel,
    Yesturday Jdavid51 came by to pick up an engine. When I put the cylinder on my cherry picker I somhow managed to miss the hole in the cylinder and it let us know when we had that big ***ed 390 up about 5 feet from the concrete.

    Waslaaaaammmmm. Man did I feel like a usless tool at that very moment.
    Jdavid didn't get shook in the least, he just said it looked like he needed a different oil pan. Damned nice fella.

    If someone has an extra 390 pan laying around it would be a big plus if you sent it to him. ;) Probably a pickup as well.
     
  4. RagtopBuick66
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    I checked out the link, and man were you right! I never dreamed... But what was even more interesting, did you look at the paint? There are some colors I don't think Krylon has even developed yet!
     
  5. You been readin' my mail !?!
     
  6. every oneman brake bleeder so far i worked with
     
  7. Dreddybear
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    I've used some of it before on some bike frames, it's actually very high quality stuff..
     
  8. stainlesssteelrat
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    i work irigation , and one day at harbor fright.. i saw what looked like my dream tool,
    it was a PVC cutter , lineman's plier,micro spray tube punch , phillips/flathead combo
    tool... and not ONE MOTHER ****ING THING ON IT WORKED AT ALL!!!!!!
     
  9. Mike51Merc
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    Cochran Speednut?
     

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  10. RagtopBuick66
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    And it's rather inexpensive to boot!
     
  11. RagtopBuick66
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    I've got one of those, but I stopped trying to use it to bleed brakes after the first try. BUT, if you remove the little plastic trap cup on the bottom and zip tie a gallon Ziploc bag to it (or just an extension hose to a 5 gallon bucket), you can use it to remove excess/overfilled oil from a crankcase, drain a radiator, or basically pull fluid from just about anywhere you want before removing it for rebuild/replacement/etc. I use it to prime the filter for my 125 gal. aquarium after cleaning, too. Makes things much easier since it sits up on a ledge 12 feet above my foyer. So it hasn't been totally useless. Just for bleeding brakes.
     
  12. mustangsix
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    I spent good money years ago to buy the one and only special tool that removes front strut inserts from a 92 Pontiac Gran *****......worst.car.ever....
     
  13. ,, wrapping the socket and bit with a short strip of electrical tape works well too - not so permanent.
     
  14. dad-bud
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    1.Cheap exploding hacksaw blades - they last about two strokes and then take an eye out.
     
  15. dad-bud
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    2. Most anything made in China. The steel they use is either rubber or brick. Cheap normally equals ****.
     
  16. Conniptor
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    These are like Harbor Freight, but even better!
     

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  17. Conniptor
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    I have some of these...
     

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  18. AG F/C
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    **** man I have that exact one and love it! I do a lot of small wiring and can't afford to nick the copper. Super time saver.There might be better designs out there but still use them a bunch.
     
  19. evs1
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    I have used a pair of Klein 1010 strippers, actually several over the years and am very happy with them. I also use a Klein crimper, a true crimper, not the kind that just crushes the terminal, I have had since about 1984. This is in commercial use on a daily basis wiring cars and truck.
    They are tools that are not lent or borrowed unless someone is working with me on a project, and the first ones accounted for at the end of the day.
     
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  20. MEDDLER1
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    Thanks for posting this link! I never knew this stuff existed like this! :eek:
     
  21. RagtopBuick66
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    It'll be five years in October that I've been married. I just remembered another tool that is apparently useless... Or at least "without use", anyway. Unless I gotta pee. :(
     
  22. AlbuqF-1
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    On old bicycles (the kind made in USA) the left-handed nuts were those sizes, I guess to make you think before you started cranking on them the wrong way...
     
  23. fortynut
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    Whoever it was that said 'Shrinking Hammers are useless' never used one to tenderize beef. They're the ***s for that! Just make sure you put your steak inside a zip lock bag and pretend you're sending a message to people you don't necessarily agree with. Bam! Thud! Whack! Works like a charm.
     
  24. seb fontana
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    Times five and you will use it way more, at least pee wise...
     
  25. ClayMart
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    I've NEVER seen ANYONE ever use one of these "headlights"! :eek:

    Which is weird 'cuz they're just SO DAMN STYLISH too! :rolleyes:

    [​IMG]
     
  26. Bad Eye Bill
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    Yeah, I thought of 2 or 3. :D
     
  27. billsill45
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    Who is the manufacturer of this? I could use one or two.
     
  28. mickeyc
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    Hey! that 19/32 wrench fit the trans mounts on late 70's to mid 80's
    chevy pickups. The only time I ever encountered a bolt of this wrench size.
     
  29. Bad Eye Bill
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    That was 1 of the 2 or 3.
     
  30. evs1
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    How about a solar powered flashlight? I got one of those once from an aunt who I don't think liked me very much.
     

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