Tool Definitions

[Kevin P.]

DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching
flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the
chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the
freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner
where nothing could get to it.

WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere
under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes
fingerprints and hard- earned calluses from fingers in about the time
it takes you to say, 'Oh sh --'

SKILL SAW: A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short.

PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation
of blood- blisters.

BELT SANDER: An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor
touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs.

HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board
principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable
motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more
dismal your future becomes.

VISE-GRIPS: Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt
heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to
transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.

OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for lighting various
flammable objects in your shop on fire. Also handy for igniting the
grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing
race.

TABLE SAW: A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood
projectiles for testing wall integrity.

PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under
lids or for opening old- style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing
oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to
strip out Phillips screw heads.

STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER: A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used
to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and
butchering your palms.

PRY BAR: A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or
bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part.

HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to make hoses too short.

HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays
is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts
adjacent the object we are trying to hit.

UTILITY KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of
cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly
well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic
bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic
parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in
use.

Son of a b*tch TOOL: Any handy tool that you grab and throw across
the garage while yelling 'Son of a b*tch' at the top of your lungs.
It is also, most often, the next tool that you will need.

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[FANCYGUN]

Usually I find that the SOB tool works better when it is a heavy tool and not a sharp one. It also makes a much more impressive sound when it finds it's mark and much easier to re-use at any future date.
OH.......don't forget the dancing shoes that must be worn as you do your dance while throwing the SOB tool.

 

[metalchipper]

:yes

That is good.


:banana:

 

[Karl Stubenvoll]

No shop is complete without these essential tools! Great list

 

[Andrew Biggs]

Hi Kevin

That's excellent!!!

Yip, they're the tools in my workshop alright!!!

Cheers
Andrew

 

[FANCYGUN]

Sears also has their version of the Son of a b*tch TOOL.
It's called the DAMMITALL Tool and has a lifetime warrenty. It's a little bit smaller and conveniently fits in a pocket. That's assuming you have a convenient pocket of course. It also comes in your choice of finishes.

 

[dclevinger]

I have a bunch of those tools. In gunsmithing we also have some unique parts to deal with. The worst is the "ohsh$t" . It's the one that either falls or flies of your bench and finds the darkest, dirtiest corner of the shop causing you to say "Oh sh$t, where did that go?" Believe it or not, there are some parts that are "air soluble". As soon as they leave the bench, they disappear into thin air.

 

[RT Bit and Spur]

You got them all correctly. Thanks for posting.
Rod

 

[nomentalgiant]

Those are great!! However we'd be remiss not to include this old standard.............

NAIL- what you aim at before hitting your thumb with a hammer!

Thanks for the laugh Kevin!

 

[FANCYGUN]

Ahh yes...........the nail tool.
I have always thought this was a great new Dewalt Battery Powered Nail Gun. It could even look good engraved.

 

[Roger Keagle]

Thanks for the laugh this morning...every once in a while I look at the slit like hole in my shed wall where I threw a knife that was not turning out as planned and stuck...a perfect throw and made me feel much better....the knife stayed there for some time, now only the hole remindes me of that moment...

Tools...a real two edged sword....ouch !

 

[handengraver]

Thank You Kevin, You really made my day. I could not stop laughing, You are gifted with a marvelous sense of humor and with a great attitude to life.

Ivan

 

[bobkeyes]

I love it!! I have every one of those tools and use most of them on a regular basis. I also own and use the "ohsh$t" almost daily and I have a wealth of the air soluble parts.

Thanks for sharing.

Oh, and I haven't quit or even slowed down. I'm still practicing diligently.