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Serious question, my old dive partner in Seattle swore by using a 6-inch crescent wrench for every bolt on a job, but that advice nearly cost me a finger when a corroded flange nut slipped.
Has anyone else had a mentor's 'one tool' rule backfire in a way that made you change your whole kit approach?
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averyc9413d ago
Feel that, and @evan_grant70 makes a point but sometimes you just need the right tool.
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danielowens13d ago
My grandpa had this old adjustable wrench he called "the persuader." Thing was so worn out the jaw would slip a quarter inch under pressure. He still tried to use it on a frozen tractor lug nut, which is how I learned what a "knuckle buster" really means. Sometimes the right tool is just the one that doesn't send you to the emergency room.
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ray_burns14d ago
My uncle was a mechanic who only used a flathead screwdriver for prying. Bent the tip, slipped, and put a hole in a radiator. That was the day I bought a set of pry bars.
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evan_grant7014d ago
Gotta disagree, sometimes the right tool is the one in your hand. A good wrench and knowing when to stop cranking beats a truck full of gear you barely use.
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