For all of you who have asked for tools for Xmas and are bamboozled about which tool does what .. here’s a quick guide to the tools in my garage, and what they are best used for….. enjoy.<\/p>\n
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\nA tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it\u00a0 smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the\u00a0 corner where nothing could get to it.WIRE WHEEL<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench at the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in\u00a0 about the time it takes you to say, “Oh, shit!”SKILL SAW<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nA portable cutting tool used to make studs too short.PLIERS<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nUsed to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters.BELT SANDER<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nAn electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into\u00a0 major refinishing jobs.HACKSAW<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nOne 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\u00a0 more dismal your future becomes.VISE-GRIPS<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nGenerally 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<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nUsed almost entirely for setting on fire, various flammable objects in your shop. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing race..TABLE SAW<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nA large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity.HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nUsed for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed\u00a0 your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the\u00a0 bumper.BAND SAW<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nA large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminium sheet into smaller pieces that more easily\u00a0 fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead\u00a0 of the outside edge.TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nA tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to\u00a0 disconnect.PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nNormally 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\u00a0 out Phillips screw heads.FLAT BLADED SCREWDRIVER<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nA tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms.PRY BAR<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nA 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<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nA tool used to make hoses too short.HAMMER<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nOriginally 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. STANLEY KNIFE<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nUsed to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your\u00a0 front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records,\u00a0 liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or\u00a0 plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use. Great at removing stubborn ends of fingers.‘F$#KING THING’ TOOL<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nAny handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling “F$#king thing” at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you will need.<\/p>\n