RivNut Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Someone posted this on my stepson's Facebook page and he shared it with my wife. She says it reminds her of me and my time in the garage. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 ditto: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 That's why we all have lots of duplicates and spares... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Don't know how many screw drivers or combination wrench sets I have so I can always find what I need now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 So true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-g-g0 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I can certainly relate!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 OK, the real question is how many pairs of pliers do you have? 30, 40,......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 that pie chart needs another piece of pie "Time spent wondering "What in the hell did I come in here to do" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 OK, the real question is how many pairs of pliers do you have? 30, 40,......? and reading glasses... 75, 100? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 and reading glasses... 75, 100?LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 The gift for the man who has everything. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Yes I could use several more. It seems at least 1/2 of all the fasteners on the 1925 are 9/16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 The gift for the man who has everything. BernieOnly thing better is one with Buick on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 You can fix most everything with two combination 3/8 & 7/16 or 1/2 & 9/16 wrenches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Only thing better is one with Buick on it. WHERE did you get THAT? Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 The only tool more versatile is the trusty hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Only thing better is one with Buick on it.Larry, I don't own any cars that I personally work on that have any metric nuts / bolts on them. Does 15mm convert to something standard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 The only tool more versatile is the trusty hammer.NO, no, no! Hammers should be kept out of reach and ideally out of the shop: http://www.buickrestorer.com/midtownrestorations/mikeyresto/killgun.mov 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 The only tool more versatile is the trusty hammer. If you're like me, you need them in assorted sizes and weights. Doesn't everyone follow the old adage "if it won't budge, get a bigger hammer."? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Larry, I don't own any cars that I personally work on that have any metric nuts / bolts on them. Does 15mm convert to something standard?I use metrics all the time on my fitty fo's. In fact if my math is correct, that 15 mm above should fit a 19/32, or in other words a VGA 5/8".... VGA = Vice Grip Altered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 13mm is approx. 1/2 inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 If you're like me, you need them in assorted sizes and weights. Doesn't everyone follow the old adage "if it won't budge, get a bigger hammer."? On the metric cars a 500 gram hammer works well. A 1K can do some damage, but swinging a 5 kilo around is pretty close to the limit. Of course, wrenches to hammers, that's a different metric. Moving to metric since 1972.Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Only thing better is one with Buick on it. and only one thing better than one with Buick on it 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) Am I the only one that received a NEW AIR BRUSH? Can't lay dim SCALLOPS on WITHOUT, well done it with standard gun, but they get HEAVY.Dale in IndyP.S. OH HOW GOOD DIM DARE FITTY FO's look scalloped! Edited December 30, 2015 by smithbrother (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I spend a lot of time in my garage/shop.Bride of 55 plus years is very understanding. She is a book reader, nearly a book a day, so she understands ENJOYMENT.Six months ago yesterday I began my most involved arty piece. It is a 1-5 scale model of a 1927 Miller Indy car. Thirty inches long, solid walnut and copper. I'm well over 600 hours into this build, with another 200 plus to go. Mine is fitted with a BUICK STRAIGHT EIGHT, tranny, drive shaft, and rear pumpkin. Hood swings open, and will sit/rest on a 48" long wooden/board track section like some ran on in the 20's.I call mine the SPLINTER SPECIAL. Most wood tracks burnt down, (GOOGLE images of wood/board tracks) to view a few.Garage/shop time IS MY LIFE, other than family.XP-300 is the only one on this site to see my build pic's. I will post sometime in May pictures of it, now back to my SHOP, hehe. Dad was with Buick for nearly 60 years, I'm sure he is WATCHING, and enjoying.Dale in Indy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLYER15015 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 How I spend my time in the barn relaxing. Mike in Colorado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Hammers can make for wider fingertips . . . and an unplanned expelling of CO2 in the form of "words". On the sizes of wrenches which Bill mentioned above, at one time, I found that using a "line wrench" version would work better when the fastener seeking to be untorqued was a little too rounded and unyielding. Everybody has their own "tricks" that work for them . . . Happy New Year!NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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