A ladder and an extension cord cannot coexist in the same room. No matter where I place the ladder the cord is sure to be right under the leg.
Also, I cant find a dependable stud finder but I can always find a wall sheathing nail. Simply drill a hole to run wire through…..There you go, a shiny nail. This method works especially well with a brand new bit, or your last boring bit at 4:30 in the afternoon with one more hole to drill.
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Last name Murphy, eh?
A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
I just find it funny that it always seems to be that way. Another thing i've noticed (although not as often) is that whenever I need to mark a stud for cutting I dont need a pencil to mark my line, simply cut through the knot.
Did you ever notice that you can't keep a good #2 nail set around, but the one with a bad end that always slips off the nail you can't lose even when you try.
I have a short extension to a Makita drill that was stepped on - do you want it to add to your collect? (However, I'm sure if I sent it, it would soon find its way back to my drill case.)
is that not the saw where you are to grab ahold of that wire and give it a 1/4 turn counterclockwise and it will come apart and fit into the case rather nicely
I doubt it, I got the saw about 5 years back and I don't believe that removable cord was available then. Might have been tho'.
I wouldn't use it anyhow. Just something else to work loose over time.
Still prefer another 1/2 inch on the case instead;o)
'Nemo me impune lacesset'No one will provoke me with impunity
Rez, in the Summer of 2000 I bought a Milwaukee HD Super Sawzall that had a removable cord.If your saw is similar but w/o the removable cord then I know exactly what you mean about another 1/2". I always take my cord off because I'm not sure I could fit the saw and cord in the case.BTW- thanks for notifying me that our website had some broken pic links a few weeks ago. I've now made it a priority to check up on that every so often but who knows how long it may have gone. That certainly can't look good to potential clients.
Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
I probably have the removable cord then. Time's been moving too fast. 5 years since those things came out? Good lord it's six! Anyhow!
I imagine I took it off once to inspect it and decided to leave it alone.
Still fail to see the great advantage it has. I mean how hard is it to replace a standard cord if needed anyhow. And how often is that even in an on-site use.
It's a gimmick that involves an extra unnecessary step.
IMHO anyhow. ;o)
be I better stop before I start ranting
'Nemo me impune lacesset'No one will provoke me with impunity
I like my Bosch because there is no cord to try and fit in the case.
ANDYSZ2I MAY DISAGREE WITH WHAT YOUR SAYING BUT I WILL DEFEND TO THE DEATH YOUR RIGHT TO SAY IT.
Remodeler/Punchout
I would guess my latest supersawzall is a l994 model and it has the removable cord
Ok, so I'm old and senile.I still don't like those cords.
Do you remove it everytime you put it in the case?
'Nemo me impune lacesset'No one will provoke me with impunity
We have a Milwaukee sawzall that has a removeable cord and a 1/2" drill with one as well for that matter.Never remove the cord from the drill. But sometimes I think its easier to remove the cord from teh saw, until I try the damn thing and it won't budge -- and no I'm not that weak. So I call my partner over and he wrenches with it and now its not looking like not such a good idea anymore...then he gets it off, just when I'm about to grab it and say, "we're wasting time..."I just keep the cord on and deal with it. Maybe I'll lube it somehow sometime, but no...I'll forget about it after I leave this forum and a month from now I'll think, "hey, I'll just take off the cord..."
drill or sawzall a big notch right where the strain relief hits the case end...let the cord hang out. Works for me.
be a boxtail [ ]____________________/=
Sphere, I do the same thing.
I toss most boxes out but I kept the last sawzall box, mostly to hold the blades!
Of course the tool doesn't really fit into the box without straining the cord and naturally the blade has to be removed, which is a huge waste of time.
Sooooo. I get my trusty power saw and....two notches later, I have a hole for my cord and a hole for the blade.
Maybe some of you guys have time to be inserting a blade every time you pull out your sawzall but I don't.
blue
I was kidding...LOL
But now that ya mention it so well..I think I am cutting some cases.!
Oh yeah, Sphere, I forgot to mention. I also keep a chisel in the sawzall box too. I keep it in there because usually, when I need chisel, I need a sawzall too.
blue
All....Has anyone found a a canvas bag [ Bucket boss , Irwin, etc] that is specially designed fora sawall or other individual tools?
Hey Nails,
Duluth Trading (http://www.duluthtrading.com) has a complete line of cordura nylon bags for the sawzall, circular saw, cordless drill, level, etc. They're not cheap but the are very durable.Jason Pharez Construction
Framing & Exterior Remodeling
Yer killin` me brotha!
I know those days.....too well!
Head over to the Tavern....I`ll buy.
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
That after only one screw up you know exactly which side to open up on the 197 part crapsman socket set, but your buddy always opens the wrong side...
"ah jeff.... I think I goofed..."
or the shower of jigsaw blades that always showers out of the plastic bosch jig saw cases each time you open the case
Ya'll need to grow up. face it, some 22 year old designer comes up with a way to build something cheaper, that goes to the pr people to see if they can make it sound like this is the best thing since sliced bread. they go to R&D to see what they think, the whole thing gets caught up in the corporate maw of making a buck, not a good product,and we get stuck tryiyg to figure out which of the most profitable decisions for them work best for us out in the real world. not always an easy decision. When the tool you carry around all day is a hammer,all your problems start looking like nails jim
Jim,Could you do us old farts a favor and stop changing the size of the font in your posts ?Your font is way too small for old eyes. That means some people will simply skip over your posts.The only thing you need to do is to stop setting any font size at all. Just leave it be.Thank you.=0)
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. ~~ Eric Hoffer
see what happens when I don't set a font size?
Yes.Your post now looks like everyone else's. Readable.=0)Thank you.Are you saying that on your screen, your post is now a different font size than everyone else's ? Or are they all now the same size on your screen as well, but you don't like the font size ?If the latter is the case, then scroll down to the bottom of the page you are reading right now. You'll find an option for setting the font size for your own personal screen.If you don't see that option, you'll see an option to go to "advanced view". Once you are in advanced view, you will see the option to set the font size.What that font size option does is set the font size for your screen only. For everyone's posts.There is a default font size. Everyone leaves the font size alone, and it goes to that font size. Then, the forum sets the entire screen font size to the size that you personally choose, based on that default. But if someone changes the font size in their own post, it changes the 'default' for that post. That changes the font size in that post for everyone. And that is anything from annoying, to downright unreadable for everyone else.In a nutshell, leave the font size alone when writing a post. If the font size is not what you would like it to be, then change your personal viewing font size preferences at the bottom of this page...=0)
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. ~~ Eric Hoffer
as I type this, ti looks like some really twitchy midget tried to fall asleep at the keyboard. all of this spans less than 3 inches of screen space. don't see the options you refer to, had a BT editor contact me said they didn't know why but their computer guy I needed to see was coming back after christmass. understand on my screen,this has used almost one complete line across the screen.
nota SN,
There are several places to screw up the font size. Besides here on BT, I mean.
If you're using MS IE, click on "View", "Text Size" and make sure it's set for medium.
Right click on your Desktop, select "Properties", "Settings", "Advanced" and mess with the Font size there.
BT Font size 1Default BT Font sizeBT Font size 2BT Font size 3BT Font size 4
Here's a picture so you can compare what you see to what we see, uh, what I see. On my screen, the list above is the same size as the pic below.
View Image
SamT
Edit: BTW, my screen size is 800x600. That will make a difference in what you see. That picture is 2 3/8" wide on my monitor. st.
Edited 1/9/2006 12:43 am by SamT
And here is your post on my screen.
(1024 by 768)
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Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. ~~ Eric Hoffer
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nota SN,There are several places to screw up the font size. Besides here on BT, I mean.If you're using MS IE, click on "View", "Text Size" and make sure it's set for medium.
---This little side discussion has attracted my attention. Usually, I leave everything at the default and it all looks fine.If I muck around with IE's View|Text Size settings, it affects people's signature size, but for the most part not their text. I think maybe it affects only text that has a font size defined (not the default size).---
Right click on your Desktop, select "Properties", "Settings", "Advanced" and mess with the Font size there.
---This must depend on your video driver. I don't have a Font Size option there, although there are some tweaks to the the resolution, which presumably would affect all font sizes equally.On the other hand, going down and changing the BT advanced options at the bottom of the page, the font size selection there affects only the text that is not affected by my browser settings -- presumably the text with default font size.So, notascrename, I'd recommend in line with SamT's recommendation, that you omit specifying font sizes in your posts and adjust your text size with the "Advanced View" option at the bottom of the page until it shows up in a size you're comfortable with. That should also put most other posters' posts to a size you will be comfortable with.I currently have my BT text size set to 9, and all of the default text appears the same as HTML font size 2 (IE set to "medium" size text), which is comfortable for me. I suspect that noscrename has text size less than 9, and Luka has it set to more than 9.Rebeccah
okay, I go to view "text size, it's set on medium. Then right click "desktop "settings and don't have an "advanced" to go to..Not a store box,, built by a friend 2 yrs, ago with all the "best"/ jim
Nota,
First Q: what Operating system are you running? IOW, What version of Windows?
If your friend used all the best, he used an newer video card. If you click onStart>>Settings>>Control Panel>>System>>Device Manager>>View Devices by Type
you will see a list of hardware devices with plus signs in front. Click on the plus signs in front of Display Adapter and Monitor and tell me what they say.
I'll get back to ya.
SamT
Hey Sam, display adpt. says RADEON,monitors says IBM G41. this thing was built for online gaming, which I don't do so it;s got a lot of strange devices listed. understand, Breaktime is the only place I have this problem. Thanks, Jim PS. when I go to preview, the font size is as it should be. ?
Nota,
Radeon is a pretty good adaptor. Do you have a Driver CD for it?
If you do, try reinstalling the drivers from the cd.
You should definately be seeing an "Advanced" button on the "Settings" tab when you bring up the desktop properties box.
SamT
Sorry, after going back and re-reading your Q realsed I' forgotten the OS, Windows ME. thanks, Jim
I was just about to say something as well.
Only his font is not small on my end, more like a 14pt maybe arial, I dont know for sure.
But it is VERY annoying. No breaks, just letters on a screen. Yikes.
Why does anyone feel the need to tweak the font here?
Merry Christmas Jeff.
Eric[email protected]
It's Never Too Late To Become What You Might Have Been
Merry Christmas to you too, Eric !!May you and yours have the best season ever.=0)
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. ~~ Eric Hoffer
You are right, but that still doesnt make a lawn full of sockets as the sun is setting any more fun!
Or why is it that those fancy carring cases for your new tool didn't leave room for the cord? I guess they thought you'd just leave it hang out.
bought another router 'bout a year ago, never one time was able to get back in the case. reckon the were printed on the heel?
The coolest thing about my Bosch recip saw is that without the cord you can throw it in the box and close it without the Rubic cube syndrome.
ANDYSZ2 I MAY DISAGREE WITH WHAT YOUR SAYING BUT I WILL DEFEND TO THE DEATH YOUR RIGHT TO SAY IT.
Remodeler/Punchout
I don't think I've ever opened a Hilti case right side up. Ever. No matter how much I stare at it first and think "you won't get me this time sucker". Something about the latches I think. I don't even try anymore.
"or the shower of jigsaw blades that always showers out of the plastic bosch jig saw cases each time you open the case "
Hehe, that reminds me of how I marked mine "TOP TOP TOP" all over the case after 2 or 3 times doing that!Jason Pharez Construction
Framing & Exterior Remodeling
one step more, when you at lowes, walking to the counter with ten 1/2 pvc, ten foot long on your shoulder, EVERYBODY will stop or turn in front of you. Or at the counter and the person in line behind you will get within two feet of you while you got all that pvc.I alway tell them, watch out I might hit you with these, and do it anyway, WHAM. 2+3=7
Edited 1/8/2006 12:39 pm by brownbagg
Ah, BB I have done that before many times! Only with studs, not pipe.
The trick is to walk just like I do on the job...like everyone knows I'm carrying studs and I might drop them at a moment's notice. That seems to say, "Hey, I'm a pro and I really don't care--stay outta my way!"
I've been doing the "carry" a lot more these days since HD started putting the carts way out in the lot.
I just wish they'd make the Pro checkout a PRO CHECKOUT! And staff it with cashiers who know what I'm saying!Jason Pharez Construction
Framing & Exterior Remodeling
You know even after that, that stooopid plastic door never stays shut. same with my sawzall case too. Always a mess.
I bought a new Bosch jigsaw without the case 15 years ago and I made my own wooden box case out of oak, screws & glue, brass case latches, piano hinge, and brass handle. There's plenty of room for blades and whatnot. It has been to hell and back and both are still with me, worn but in fine shape. A worthy investment of time for a worthy tool.
I upgraded to a festool (X-mas present to self) and yet another crappy case... the whole systainer concept is great if all you ever use is festool stuff, but, when you are using other stuff its just not pleasant. at all. and the blades fly everywhere. again. I like the idea of building a case though.. I could make it the right size and have a positive closing blade compartment.
The only sawzall manufactured case that ever came close to being near ok is the metal case for the Milwaukee super.
There is a place where one can fold up the cord without a lot of trouble and still not interfere with the stash of blades.
Trouble is, when the saw's in the case, the case still has to bump and apply pressure on the cord where it enters the handle.
If only they'd made the case a half inch longer...Or moved the set of the case over a tad.
Are enough of these sold that it would cost too much to add an inch of metal to the case?
be somebody else cut one
'Nemo me impune lacesset'No one will provoke me with impunity
Wife is from Murphy clan!!!! I have my own version of the original saying:
"If anything can go wrong, it probably already has. You just have to look for it."
My MIL (of course, she's the Murphy; maybe doesn't like me??) gave me a Murphy's Law calender a few years back and I still haven't thrown it away. It had so many corollaries and extensions to the original that when I come across it every once in a while that I browse through it again. One I loved and remembered is:
"No command or instruction is that simple that it cannot be misunderstood!!!"
"No command or instruction is that simple that it cannot be misunderstood!!!"
Truer words were never spoken.A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
One of my favorites is............."Murphy was an optimist"
That there's always some plumbing line where you need to put a door....
All the best...
To those who know - this may be obvious. To those who don't - I hope I've helped.
That you're working a big job with a bajillion other trades there on the same day and no matter where you turn, there they are in your way. They gotta drill holes in the wall you're trying to repair, they gotta run ductwork all day in the one square foot space that you need to work in, where you've been for the last day and a half that the GC told you needs to be done....so you move only to find your ladder is being 'borrowed', "Uh...uhhhh" ( a la Bevis and Butthead)"...uhhhh...sorry", says the schwoogie plumbers helper.
So you go around the back of the house away from everybody to do some inane thing like pick the staples out of the Tyvek for an hour till the plumber is done and that's when the tree service pulls up to spray Agent Orange on the the 75' tall spruces, so you gotta get the hell outa there.
Ok it's lunchtime...you sit down, open your lunchbox and pull out your sandwich...but hey there's your delivery of 3000 sf of hardiplank you need to supervise and unload but first you gotta get everybody to move their f&#@&ng trucks.
Done, you sit down to your now stale sandwich and cold coffee only to look up and see the mink fur befrocked homeowner standing in the middle of all the debris of the renovating house with her two girlfriends and her grandson asking you ten questions at once about...about...uhh...where the friggin' steamtable is going and aren't they going to strip that old wallpaper in the pantry and what are all these holes in the floor,and we want to change the layout a little is it too late, and where is the GC, will he be there later, and can I call your cell if I can't get him...?!
The mouth is moving but there's no sound. The only sound is the roaring in your head.
You eat standing up.
The roofers are here now banging away with their hammers on the new plywood substrate as you have moved to the attic to do a little backframing. Yes, it's like being inside Buddy Rich's drumset on a hot night of jamming.
The GC pulls up screaming into his cell phone and you sneak around the back to pick out the rest of those staples from the tyvek which is now dripping with some God-knows-what herbicide.
Gc wants to know why the work in your little one square foot of space is not finished. I tell him, but it sounds mighty weak.
You wind the extension cords, pull your tools into a far back corner of the house, go to your old friend the worktruck and ponder mightily the possibilities of your past, present and future. You got the big trim job coming up and you smile and tell yourself it's all yours in an empty house with the clients away in Europe of 4 months. You hunker down as you and your old friend steer your way homeward while slouching into the wind towards tomorrow.
Do we exist in a paralell universe?........cause you sound an awful lot like me sometimes!
Sorry, I know that I don't have many posts but....
I was laughing hysterically, while reading your post. Your one funny guy. I really needed that laugh. Thank You! Any more "stories"
You're a good writer. You are able to articulate your thoughts into words well. I believe that makes a significant difference.
Just reread your post again. I'm still laughing. Thanks! :-)
- Happy holidays
Edited 12/23/2005 10:01 pm ET by TGuide
Hey, thanks man! Right back at ya. Reading yours lightens my load.
...uh, good luck with the staples in the Tyvek!
- I enjoyed the section where you describe your lunch "break".
I thought that you were going to tell us that, when you came back to your lunch, that the same Bevis and Butthead/schwoogie plumbers helper who had "borrowed" your ladder, had "borrowed" your lunch too. :-)
"The mouth is moving but there's no sound. The only sound is the roaring in your head."
- I can't help but think of the teachers/adults from the Charlie Brown specials. (Don't know how to spell that honking sound that they made)
- Its stil funny! Please understand, sincerely, I'm laughing with you. Just a suggestion, but maybe you might want to print your post and share it with your family, friends, people at the yard, etc. So that they might share in the humor.
- Thanks again. Have a happy holiday!
Edited 12/24/2005 12:03 am ET by TGuide
Edited 12/24/2005 12:08 am ET by TGuide
"Just a suggestion, but maybe you might want to print your post and share it with your family, friends, people at the yard, etc. So that they might share in the humor."Thanks for the suggestion. I always write a Christmas letter to friends and relatives, but it's not your run of the mill, "..and Chadwick came home this break with a 4.0 from Harvard and was selected by the nominating commitee as humanitarian of the year, while Jim has been promoted at Boneramma Industries to head up President Bush's "More More More" program for the poor of Shaker Heights. The Company has rewarded Jim handsomely and he has decided to take time off after this project to oversee the addition on our humble ski lodge home outside of Zurich. Meanwhile Patty (and I'm laughing here), has been given the distinction of being the first female at Princeton to present the Hasty Pudding Award to her girlhood crush, Conrad Birdie! We are all very excited about that! Ok ok I'll do it...I'll tell you all (and I'm blushing here), about my award winning papaya and calves liver cookies that have been awarded first prize in the Ladies of Plano Can Cook Contest. They will be featured in next month's Bon Appetit....."Those letters come every year, and every year I jamb my finger down my throat as far as it can go and make a mad dash for the nearest bathroom. My letters are sardonic as hell and have been banned in some households.
I have yet to write this year's and perhaps your suggestion ain't a bad one. I appreciate the sentiment.Anyhow, back to the subject of the thread.Whyizzit I have spent tens of thousands on tools over the years to get just the right ones, and I can never find them when I need them? End of the day comes, ah there it is!! Right in the box on the shelf I created for it where it's supposed to be.The customer walks into a flawless beautiful job that you have just completed and they will proceed to get on their hands and knees to look up and under the baseboard radiator where nothing is ever seen by normal people, and find the one inconspicuous finish nail hole that has not been filled with putty.You loan your freshly honed Marples chisle to a friend ("..just for a second") and it comes back at the end of the day looking like he in turn loaned it to the town highway dept to break up asphalt.The ageing homeowners new beautiful trophy wife of 27 has taken her coat off so she can move freely in her tight low slung designer outfit to walk around the house with just you as she gleefully coo's in her little breathy voice over all the talent you have and beautiful things you can do with your hands, oh yes and how funny you are,... and there are only two things you can think about, both of them have nothing to do with carpentry, and one of them is how can I slip away to the outside or basement to let out this giant fart.
Later on you do the math and realize that you're the same sad age as her money bags husband and that you're both old enough to be her dad.
Since we are a woman/man team, the way customers deal with us is often quite amusing.The females will deal with my partner. He's learned that this is a positive thing to work with.The males will deal with me. I've known about this 'positive' thing since I was about fourteen years old.Fine with me, it seems to get the check written or the word 'yes' to slip off their tongues a little easier.As for tool cases. They are designed to hold the tool, not designed for ease of removal or placing back in. I have come to this conclusion from much frustration. Also, the designers of these things apparently don't envision that you will use blades with jigsaws or reciprocal saws or at least want to keep them with the tool.--- you'd prefer to go out and buy another case for that..As for sockets..I have a million sockets and probably at least five each of 7 /16, 9/16 or 1/2. THey seem to multiply. My partner eliminated the problem with screw drivers by having one of those four-in one things, he even bought a ratcheting one which he loves. Trouble is, when you lose the bits for it...
C'mon girl! Lost bits!
Seriously, when ya lose a bit out of the everything in one screwdriver, just buy a five pack of them at HD and replace it. Been working for me for years!
BTW nice to see you and Jencar on the forums! And on JLC.
Welcome back Jen!Jason Pharez Construction
Framing & Exterior Remodeling
I've noticed that ladder and cord thing too MSA1!
I seem to have a problem with magical screwdrivers. For the past 15 years, I've never been able to find a phillips screwdriver in the first place I look. If I need a phillips, all I can find is straights. When I need a straight, all the screwdrivers in the same box magically turn into phillips!
I decided to solve this unusual phenomenom by designating a special toolbox solely to screwdrivers. I figured if I put them all in there, I'd always be able to find the one I need. It didn't work. All I could find is torx, unless I needed a torx.
I think I've bought 500 screwdrivers in my career. I swear, my neighbor or someone near me has a screwdriver fetish.
I hope I never need a square drive.
blue
On a construction site with 10 acres of land I can't get four 2x4's delivered on time, yet on 50x50 lot I get two semi's packed full, ten minutes later the floor truss company shows up with six floors worth of trusses and five minutes after that the roof trusses show up for three houses.
Thats funny Stilletto! I've noticed that same thing myself a few times.
blue
I'm sitting here laughing out loud. Oh man, those friggin screwdrivers!
does anybody still use dedicated screwdrivers anymore?
I have several of these red handled 4in1 screwdrivers---one of which permanently lives in my nailbags
Between the 4 in 1's and my cordless drills----- I bet it's been 15 years since I used a specific sized screwdriver.
Stephen
I bought a mega pro 18-1 from duluth, and I now I only grab a regular screw driver when I need something real long and real skinny. Or my #3 philips head.
Several years ago, I thought that those four in one tools were a gimmick to attract the suckers. Then, I bought one.
Now, I have 6-7 of them and my dedicated screwdrivers are collecting dust in the tool chest. In fact, I'm thinking of replacing some of them with the six in one drivers so I'll have both 1/4" and 5/16" nut drivers.
Stephen, I've tried those 4 in 1 screwdrivers and 8 in 1's or whatever. All I have now are empty handles! I also have several inserts that don't fit the handles.
I dont know what it is but I think Im screwdriver cursed.
blue
my experience is that all manner of hand tools walk off if you dont chop their legs off as soon as you get them home. it's counterproductive with ladders, though
I once spent 45 minutes searching the site looking for the screwdriver that was in my pocket.
I'm famous for looking all over the place for a tool that was two feet from me.
I do that with my truck keys about one morning every week. Tear half the house up with one hand, cuz the other hand is busy holding my keys.
Could be worse, my wife (an RN) was in the OR the other day frantically looking for her glasses. Doc looks at her, shakes his head, and says, 'They're on your nose." Sure enough, she was looking through the very pair she was looking for. She took them off and said, "I wondered why I could see so well without them."
I promised her I wouldn't tell anyone I know.
"I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul." Invictus, by Henley.
My wifes a nurse also. She started the week before I met her.
I call her "Sugar Momma". :>)
That's funny MSA1, been there done that too!
I just want to know why we all can lose so many tools, yet we never find any?!!!
blue
its the landscapers that cash in here. When i was landscaping.. I would always scratch my head and wonder.... "why would someone throw away such a nice phillips screwdriver?"
My first framing job... I could never figure out why... there was never the right amount of washers to go along with the number of foundation bolts. Always seemed i even ended up with more nuts than i needed.. but not even close to the right amount of washers. go figure. and guess who the hammer fell one when it was time to put them back.
Goodluck
MSA1.......The boss can't get concrete till 3:30 Friday afternoon .
"...or the shower of jigsaw blades that always showers out of the plastic bosch jig saw cases each time you open the case" My impact driver and new 1hp router have the same evil (open me upside down) case. Fargin Idjits.
The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.- Fyodor Dostoyevski
Big black permanent marker - place case, proper side up, on work surface and write "OPEN HERE" right on the case. Make SURE that the proper side is up BEFORE you write. Problem solved. If you have a black case, use white-out or the silver metallic Sharpies.
The rest of the problems I can't help y'all with.
Take it from me. Don't write: 'DO NOT Open this side' on the wrong side.Human nature is that the words DO NOT only registers after the sockets are half way to the floor. All most see is the 'Open this side'.You might try something along the lines of 'Wrong side meathead'. Meathead being optional but usually appropriate.Same with running around a corner shouting 'Don't turn on the breaker' always comes across as 'Turn of the breaker'.
Jon, you forgot to write on the back in LARGER BIG BLACK LETTERS: DONT OPEN THIS SIDE!!!!
That's what works for me. Since I did that, I've never opened it wrong again!
blue
I thought it was shop vacs and extension cords........can suck up a 2x4, but can't traverse a 1/4" cord without toppling...argh!!!!!
Keith to the rescue!!! I've submitted patent plans for a shop vac that uses the exhaust ports routed to the base to float it like a hovercraft ala an air sled....rich I tell you, I'll be unbelievably rich.....you'll all want one!
Keep this on the down low till I ink the deal with the manufacturer.....coming to an Orange Store near you(and everyone else) in the spring...err, early-mid-late summer at the latest...okay, maybe next Christmas...order early to avoid the rush and ensure shipping by Easter...year after next. Send me your checks....I'll get you in on the IPO cheap...you can be rich with me!
"Keith to the rescue!!! I've submitted patent plans for a shop vac that uses the exhaust ports routed to the base to float it like a hovercraft ala an air sled....rich I tell you, I'll be unbelievably rich.....you'll all want one! "You may be too late...Hoover built a hovering vacuum cleaner back in the 1950s called the Constellation, and a British company sells one now called the Airider.
I grew up and still reside in the Hoover birthplace...they got sold to Maytag, and are in the process of being sold again. They've gutted the company and sent the manufacturing jobs to China.. Jobs are all but gone from here...but I have contracted with some of the best vacuum engineers they had and we will rise from the ashes...patents ran out...overseas ones don't work here.......we will turn the SHOP vacuum world upside down....moo hahaha..mooo hahahaa!
Yeah, I love that. Theres a hose lock so you can pull the machine right to the cord then...flip.
Bundle's halfway up the ladder... cell phone rings.
Troy Sprout
Square, Level & Plumb Renovations
Another good cell phone time is whenever i'm sweating copper. Almost make the joint and there goes the phone.
Scaffold is either:
A) 1/2" too high. Every time you stand, you add one more lump. It took me years learn that removing button from the tops of my caps made this somewhat less painful.
2) 6" too short and you only have three extra planks to stack for 4.5" more reach...
Troy Sprout
Square, Level & Plumb Renovations
The exhaust from ANY tool is ALWAYS directed at you, especially "live" tools on ladders after "Dollar Burrito" lunch specials.
Troy Sprout
Square, Level & Plumb Renovations
when you have what feels like 60 pounds of hand tools strapped to yourwaist, a stack of 2x4s on your shoulder that reaches up to the gods, and the home owner stops you to ask a twenty minute question about paint colors.......
That special item that took days to arrive -and which is holding up the job - is still where you left it on the counter after telling all the guys the latest jokes you read on BT. Except that you don't realise it til you get to the jobsite an hour later.
All the best...
To those who know - this may be obvious. To those who don't - I hope I've helped.