tools and what they are used for.

4runnerJ · 10-28-2009, 09:34 AM

here is a list of tools and what they are used for that my dad showed me and thought i would share it.

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 vertical
stabilizer 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.

WELDING GLOVES: Heavy duty leather gloves used to prolong the conduction
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 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.

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.

BAND SAW: A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to
cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into
the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the
outside edge.

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.

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.

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.

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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Elton · 10-28-2009, 09:37 AM

mightymouse · 10-28-2009, 09:39 AM

About fell out of my chair that's funny! Thanks i needed it!

AZkid · 10-28-2009, 10:11 AM

awesome posting!

rootedtree · 10-28-2009, 10:13 AM

haha.....that's old school. I remember that from years ago!!! Brings back memories and is oh-so-true

TubedYota · 10-28-2009, 10:17 AM

LMAO oh those are all dead on!

Lumpy · 10-28-2009, 10:22 AM

That's good stuff...How true it is.

srozell · 10-28-2009, 10:30 AM

haha

The "Dammit Tool" is classic.

10-28-2009, 09:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
Elton Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Siletz,Oregon Posts: 10,647	__________________ My Truck 98 4runner SR5 3.4L 5spd 4x4 E-Locker Mods Mom 07 Tundra d-cab limited 5.7L 4x4 auto sister 92 pickup SR5 X-cab 3.0L 5spd 4x4 Papa 89 Pickup SR5 X-cab 4x4 3.0L 5spd/98 4runner SR5 4x4 auto 3.4L R.I.P 91 4runner SR5 4x4 3.0L 5spd Totaled 5/13/06 My Wreck Last edited by Elton; 10-28-2009 at 09:40 AM.

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AZkid Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 702	awesome posting! __________________ 87 Runner "Chalkboard" SAS'in it babbbyyyyy! If you have any parts to aid me in my SAS, PM me. http://www.yotatech.com/f191/azkid-s...thread-189120/ Proud creator of the re-poster thread. http://www.yotatech.com/f5/you-re-poster-193103/

10-28-2009, 10:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
srozell Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chilliwack, BC Posts: 104	haha The "Dammit Tool" is classic. __________________ 90 & 91 4Runners.

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10-28-2009, 09:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
mightymouse Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: st. louis Posts: 77	About fell out of my chair that's funny! Thanks i needed it!

10-28-2009, 10:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
rootedtree Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 40	haha.....that's old school. I remember that from years ago!!! Brings back memories and is oh-so-true

10-28-2009, 10:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
TubedYota Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North NJ Posts: 75	LMAO oh those are all dead on!