[Rhodes22-list] Tool definitions
elle
watermusic38 at yahoo.com
Mon Dec 17 13:55:38 EST 2007
And now comparing women to trout...man...you are
really sealing your fate....
You are on the Karma-go -round now.......;^)
elle
--- john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com> wrote:
> transparent, no, but a flyfisherman knows how to get
> a trout to rise. its instinctive on the trouts part.
> it's also reliable, comforting, reassuring, and
> great fun!
>
> elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote: John...Am I
> that transparent! I really did think I'd
> have to do some corrective work with Rummy after
> that
> post!
> (BTW...it was funnY!)
>
> elle
>
>
> --- john Belanger wrote:
>
> > good chuckle. elle won't like the references to
> > women but otherwise great, especially the bolt
> > extractor. thanks
> >
> > R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote: These are things you
> > know how to use but never knew they had perfect
> > definitions.
> > >
> > >
> > > 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,
> > > splattering it against that freshly stained
> > heirloom
> > > piece you were drying.
> > >
> > > WIRE WHEEL:
> >
> > > Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them
> > somewhere
> > > under the workbench at the speed of light. Also
> > removes
> > > fingerprints and hard-earned guitar calluses
> from
> > > fingers in about the time it takes you to
> say.....
> > > "Oh sh--!!!"
> > >
> > > ELECTRIC HAND DRILL:
> > > Normally used for spinning pop rivets in their
> > holes
> > > until you die of old age.
> > >
> > > 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.< BR>
> > > NOTE: Most often the tool used by all women.
> > >
> > > BELT SANDER:
> > > An electric sanding tool commonly used to
> convert
> > minor
> > > touchup jobs into major refinishing projects.
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > WELDING GLOVES:
> > > Heavy duty leather gloves used to prolong the
> > conductor
> > > of 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 you want the
> race
> > out of.
> > >
> > > WHITWORTH SOCKET S:
> > > Once used for working on older British cars and
> > > motorcycles, they are now used mainly for
> > impersonating
> > > that 9/16 or socket you've been searching for
> the
> > last
> > > 45 minutes.
> > >
> > > TABLE SAW:
> > > A large stationary power tool commonly used to
> > launch
> > > wood projectiles for testing wall integrity and
> > operator
> > > reflexes/dodging capabilities.
> > >
> > > HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK:
> > > Used for lowering an automobile to the ground
> > after you
> > > have installed your new brake shoes, trapping
> the
> > jack
> > > handle firmly under the bumper.
> > >
> > > EIGHT-FOOT LONG YELLOW PINE 2X4:
> > > Used for levering an automobile upward off of a
> > trapped
> > > hydraulic jack handle.
> > >
> > > TWEEZERS:
> > > A tool for removing all types of wood splinters
> > (see
> > > EIGHT-FOOT LONG YELLOW PINE 2X4) and wire wheel
> > debris.
> > >
> > > E-Z OUT BOLT AND STUD EXTRACTOR:
> > > A tool ten times harder than any known drill bit
> > that
> > > snaps neatly off in bolt holes thereby ending
> any
> > > possible future use.
> > >
> > > RADIAL ARM SAW:
> > > A large stationary power saw primarily used by
> > most shops
> > > to scare beginners into choosing another line of
> > work.
> > >
> > > TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST:
> > > A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength
> of
> > > everything you forgot to disconnect.
> > >
> > > CRAFTSMAN 1/2 x 24-INCH SCREWDRIVER:
> > > A very large pry bar that inexplicably has an
> > accurately
> > > machined screwdriver tip on the end opposite the
> > handle.
> > >
> > > AVIATION METAL SNIPS:
> > > See hacksaw.
> > >
> > > TROUBLE LIGHT:
> > > The home mechanic's own tanning booth. Sometimes
> > called
> > > a drop light, it is a good source of vitamin D
> > (the
> > > sunshine vitamin), which is not otherwise found
> > under
> > > cars at night. Health benefits aside, its main
> > purpose
> > > is to consume 40-watt light bulbs at about the
> > same rate
> > > that 105 mm howitzer shells might be used
> during,
> > say,
> > > the first few hours of the Battle of the Bulge.
> > More
> > > often dark than light, its name is somewhat
> > misleading.
> > >
> > > PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER:
> > > Normally used to stab the vacuum s eals under
> lids
> > and
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > NOTE: Women excel at using this tool.
> > >
> > > STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER:
> > > A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to
> > convert
> > > common slotted screws into non-removable screws.
> > >
> > > AIR COMPRESSOR:
> > > A machine that takes energy produced in a
> > coal-burning
> > > power plant 200 miles away and transforms it
> into
> > > compressed air that travels by hose to a Chicago
> > > Pneumatic impact wrench that grips rusted bolts
> > which
> > > were last over tightened 30 years ago by someone
> > at Ford,
> > > and instantly rounds off their heads. Also used
> to
> > quickly
> > > snap off lug nuts.
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > NOTE: Women primarily use it to make gaping
> holes
> > in
> > > walls when hanging pictures.
> > >
> > > MECHANIC'S 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.
> > >
> > > NOTE: Especially useful for slicing work
> clothes,
> > but
> > > only while in use.
> > >
> > > DAMMIT TOOL:
> > > Any handy tool that you grab and throw across
> the
> > > garage while yelling "DAMMIT!!" at the top of
> your
> > > lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool
> that
> > you
> > > will need.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can
> adjust our sails.
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06 "WaterMusic" (Lady in Red)
>
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