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    Not entirely relevant but could help somebody with their renovation project? Saw this on Twitter yesterday entitled "Redneck fuckery". OK, I did multiple safety courses, and I'm sure Worksafe wouldn't approve, but...
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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    Not entirely relevant but could help somebody with their renovation project? Saw this on Twitter yesterday entitled "Redneck fuckery". OK, I did multiple safety courses, and I'm sure Worksafe wouldn't approve, but...
    I'm torn between the clearly ingenious use and the equally blatant hazard.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jellywrestler View Post
    and you have the gall to criticise some peoples bike builds.....
    and clearly the point of this thread is to take the piss out of myself.

    I've made complete fences and ensuites and shit like that which are still look good many years later. But what was to be just a quick throw together caught me on the wrong end of the skill spectrum. Plus I'm doing this with a couple of healing broken ribs so waving around skillsaws (wish I had a saw bench would have made things considerably square, heck I couldn't even find my square) and belt sanders quite tiresome.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Viking01 View Post
    This looks like a challenge. Well, it would be, to any of my two lads.

    So, what are you going to do when the daughter gets out the Philips head screw driver and takes out the screws of the right hand hinges (and the doors in the process) ? Just asking.
    Hope she tries. She'll learn a valuable lesson about the superiority of the Robinson square drive system.

    Actually there's an interesting history on the topic if you Google it.


    Tell you what. Pro Tip (hoho) having two battery drivers so you don't have to change from pilot drillbit to screw bit makes life considerably more pleasant.
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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    Hope she tries. She'll learn a valuable lesson about the superiority of the Robinson square drive system.

    Actually there's an interesting history on the topic if you Google it.


    Tell you what. Pro Tip (hoho) having two battery drivers so you don't have to change from pilot drillbit to screw bit makes life considerably more pleasant.
    After zooming in on the image, I now see that all the screw heads do have square section recesses.

    After thinking about it further, she'd probably just target the two screws holding the right hand part of the lock. Less screws to undo.

    Hope it works as planned. If not, Loctite is your friend.

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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    Hope she tries. She'll learn a valuable lesson about the superiority of the Robinson square drive system.

    Actually there's an interesting history on the topic if you Google it.


    Tell you what. Pro Tip (hoho) having two battery drivers so you don't have to change from pilot drillbit to screw bit makes life considerably more pleasant.
    That is a pro Pro tip.

    I'm a tight arse with tartan blood so do a lot of restoration, up cycling, saving money, whatcha call it. I've yet to pull something to bits which has matching screws, 2 drills - 2 drive bits. Sometimes 3 drills.

    I'm tidying up some cheap French doors today, 2 drills to unscrew the brassware. And I'm finding out why they were so cheap, one of the windows is perspex.. No putty in it either. Did my first putty job yeterday... Looks really easy on youtube. My attempt looks like something the dog leaves on the lawn.
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    40 years of renovations and projects on this house have got me a collection of hand and power tools, which, if all purchased at the same time, probably would have paid a professional to do the renovations. And it might have been completed 39 years ago
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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    Not entirely relevant but could help somebody with their renovation project? Saw this on Twitter yesterday entitled "Redneck fuckery". OK, I did multiple safety courses, and I'm sure Worksafe wouldn't approve, but...
    all that needs is something in the front hoop of the wheelbarrow to stop it going back. It can't come forward cos the handles are long and splayed.

    I bought a router this week and taught myself to use it over the weekend. Verdict: harder than it looks but perseverance is the key. I actually read the instructions (fail) and watched Youtube vids.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase View Post
    all that needs is something in the front hoop of the wheelbarrow to stop it going back. It can't come forward cos the handles are long and splayed.

    I bought a router this week and taught myself to use it over the weekend. Verdict: harder than it looks but perseverance is the key. I actually read the instructions (fail) and watched Youtube vids.
    Yup, lots of wee things pop up that you don't see on youtube.

    My biggest lesson was just to insert the tip rather than plunge the whole bit straight in. Squeals and bucks if you just plunge it in which makes it difficult to keep hold of and the hole gets ragged.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pete376403 View Post
    40 years of renovations and projects on this house have got me a collection of hand and power tools, which, if all purchased at the same time, probably would have paid a professional to do the renovations. And it might have been completed 39 years ago
    Sooo true.

    A mate is having a tidy out and offered me some interesting gear. A chainsaw attachment for a Skill saw....

    An underwater, hydraulic, kangal concrete smasher. I guess for repairing concrete pools without draining them.

    And a concrete cutter which sucks itself to a wall for making windows or doors which the architect forgot.

    Oh, and a bag which freezes water pipes so they can be repaired with the water still on. Clever.
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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    My wife pointed out that I should have prayed to the patron Saint of carpentry. Which I assume is Jesus. After all he was a carpenter until he was 31 when he decided to start telling everyone he was the son of God.

    Oh glorious Jesus. Fix my cupboard doors you lying little cunt.
    Saint Joseph is the Patron saint of Carpentry ... and as such ... every Carpenter believes he's the son of god.

    Joseph was a carpenter too. And trained Jesus as a carpenter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by george formby View Post
    Yup, lots of wee things pop up that you don't see on youtube.

    My biggest lesson was just to insert the tip rather than plunge the whole bit straight in. Squeals and bucks if you just plunge it in which makes it difficult to keep hold of and the hole gets ragged.
    indeed "just the tip" is good advice in all sorts of situations.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    Saint Joseph is the Patron saint of Carpentry ... and as such ... every Carpenter believes he's the son of god.

    Joseph was a carpenter too.. .
    I thought he was a Bullfrog? but I probably have that wrong.
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    Great. Showed the wife now she's singing it. Too young to even know who sang it.
    Come to it, I must be too. I'll have to Google it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    I thought he was a Bullfrog? but I probably have that wrong.
    Jeremia.


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