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nothing like a good wrench...

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:24 am
by twilson
bentech wrote:should have bought a pair when i had the chance!

never did that much drywall BUT did several homes insulation and wished for a pair
always figured id get em when i had 2 houses waiting for me...

got a pair of 5 gallon buckets i screw'd a pair of stiff boots to the bottom of
that i used for a couple jobs

gotta have clean floors
Go to a pawn shop and you can get a used pair for like $150. And yes you are correct they are useful for all kinds of things. Not just drywall.

Do not buy any other type than Dura stilts. There are some real shit versions put out. Back in the day of shoe jax stilts they were all shitty.

nothing like a good wrench...

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:28 am
by twilson
bentech wrote:check this out!

drywall knife used in fine oriental cuisine
bout the 5 minute mark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0b-QYFQTuc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Shit. Im gonna have to send my resume off to the Four Seasons restaurant in the city.

nothing like a good wrench...

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 2:42 pm
by bentech
heres a real 'widow maker'

pumpjacks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe0YUZdsXfI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


ever seen or used these???



man o man,
some of the most dangerous work i ever did was using these
back before the internet i used these for a couple years at the behest of an employer
never even saw the manual

even this manufactures video shows one grave error in construction of the 2x4 poles you suppliment the hardware with

we would grossly overload their capacity lifting window-pak's to second and third floor cutouts

jeez

the rule was "dont fuck up"

christ

nothing like a good wrench...

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 6:37 pm
by twilson
bentech wrote:heres a real 'widow maker'

pumpjacks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe0YUZdsXfI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


ever seen or used these???



man o man,
some of the most dangerous work i ever did was using these
back before the internet i used these for a couple years at the behest of an employer
never even saw the manual

even this manufactures video shows one grave error in construction of the 2x4 poles you suppliment the hardware with

we would grossly overload their capacity lifting window-pak's to second and third floor cutouts

jeez

the rule was "dont fuck up"

christ
Shit scaffolding is sure to show up when you're working for an asshole. And all bosses are assholes.

nothing like a good wrench...

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:59 pm
by bentech
id driven to colorado
with a wad of money

lived it up for about 5 months
then getting low
took the first job i was offered

told the 'boss' how much i wanted an hour

he just laugh'd
said even he wasnt making that much
and he wasnt

started me at 9
but i was making 12 inside a month

youd be suprised how many framers cant do math

the springs was a boom town then
hundreds of foundations waiting for framers

i couldnt believe we were getting paid so little
while at the same time being so in demand

the big bosses just hung out a price to frame and side a house
take it or leave it

im ashamed of myself for lasting almost a year

nothing like a good wrench...

Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:07 pm
by bentech
Earl wrote:Damn! I miss-read the thread topic. Thought it said "Nothing like a good wench"...
[image]http://blog.bullsguide.com/wp-content/u ... ench21.jpg[/image]

miss ya earl!

nothing like a good wrench...

Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:01 pm
by MadMoonMan
LOL! Sounds more like insanity to me. Happens all the time with me. uh .. oh btw .

I just bought my first torque wrench. Yes its cheap. I'm rebuilding a 1985 Kawasaki Vulcan 700.

Hopefully, will do the job.

nothing like a good wrench...

Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:06 pm
by MadMoonMan
btw I thought we passed a rule no innocent German Lass pictures. We don't want to activate the tribes.. wink wink..

nothing like a good wrench...

Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:49 pm
by bentech
that shoe looks baggy...

nothing like a good wrench...

Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:58 pm
by MadMoonMan
Whats that got to do with milking machines?