Larry, what is a leather man multi-tool? earlier, Larry Stansifer, wrote:
>Ladies, >I was trying really hard not to jump in on this one but here >goes. > >Avoid buying one of those one size fit's all plastic tool >kits filled with what somebody else thinks you need. >First of all take yourself down to your local home >improvement store and heft those hammers then choose the one >that fits best. Choose a couple of sizes of slip joint >pliers (Channel locks) and give them your best hand-grip >with the handles in different positions. Find that >all-in-one screw driver that fits in your hand like a finely >crafted weapon. I recommend the ones with magnetic tips as >they can also assist in holding certain fasteners. I read a >recommendation for an adjustable wrench. They are ok in some >applications however, I would recommend a small set 1/4 to >1/inch combination wrenches backed up by a set of 8/MM to >19/MM combination wrenches for those special moments. >Measuring devices depend on your vision or lack of it. >Another tool in my estimation that is a must around the >house, garage, RV, shop, Devil Dog brewing shed and hotrod >is a Leather man multi-tool. The amount of work you can do >with one is limited only by your imagination and patients. > >I spent over 30 years of my life making a living with a >large pariety of hand and specialty power tools in the >automotive repair industry and the one thing I can tell you >is the most frustrating thing in the world is to have a tool >that will almost do the job. >Oh I almost forgot, I like to keep my hardware separate from >my tools. In the heat of battle their is nothing worse than >sorting through $20.00 worth of fasteners to find that >special wrench or screw driver. >Regards > >Larry Stansifer > >-----Original Message----- >From: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boop >Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 1:00 PM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] A Tool Kit for your handywoman > >Jo said: >"As a woman, I am trying hard not to feel insulted >by >your post about a general tool kit for women, wives, >girlfriends or "moms"." > >I totally agree Jo. I read the stuff in this list >and thought, I use REAL tools, thank you very much. A >couple of the things were: > >* Wrench: A small (6-inch) adjustable wrench (also known as >a Crescent >wrench) is a must for assembling furniture, tightening loose >nuts and changing a bicycle tire. > >And last, but certainly not least: a small roll of duct >tape. No respectable tool kit would be complete without it >-- even if women will never use it! > >What am I suppose to do with a 6" crescent wrench? >That's too small to do much with. AND, what do you mean by >a small roll of duct tape? What do you mean, "even if women >never use it? > >Trust me, we WILL use that tape. We would tape our >husband, boyfriend to a chair, then beat him with that 6" >crescent wrench for walking through the house with those >muddy boots on for the 4th time in one day. See why we need >a larger crescent wrench?? > >Seriously, that tool kit might be good for some women, but >for any woman that joined this list, I doubt it would be >enough to do the kind of jobs they/we want to do. > >Men aren't the ONLY ones that want or need more power!! > >Boop > >To listen to the show archives go to link ><http://acbradio.org/handyman.html>http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ><ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/>ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > >The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. ><http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday>http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > >The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. ><http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml>http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > >Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions > From Various List Members At The Following address: ><http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/>http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > >Visit the new archives page at the following address ><http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > >For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the >Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: ><mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Yahoo! 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