coldh2o
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Yep, I use these and they're great. Also good for temporary capping of fuel, oil, vacuum lines when doing automotive work.
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Yep, I use these and they're great. Also good for temporary capping of fuel, oil, vacuum lines when doing automotive work.
rust in the eye
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Likewise, architects.
whitesco
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Thumb-screw style adjustable wrenches… maybe just me but their best use is busted knuckles and rounded bolts
mike93lx
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Nutfuckers
engineer2
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I've tried those and they don't work for me. Need pliers to pull them out and the tip gets left in the nozzle.
Need one that seals the air from the caulk.
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bwringer
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Preach. It's 2026, FFS, and grease gun technology is still stuck somewhere around 1812.
Whosoever shall maketh a grease gun that doesn't slobber and drool, that's easy to load and prime, that doesn't waste half of each cartridge, and doesn't require a protracted wrestling match and covering yourself in grease to reload... that person shall pile up untold riches.
I mean, the only grease gun advancements in living memory have been adding battery power to the same tired old messy, wasteful mechanism. Can't we do better as a species?
Crazyjake8493
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Channellock pliers. We have so many of them at work and they're junk. After being spoiled using Knipex or even Klein adjustable pliers for so long, it's just sad to have to use CL.
richfinn
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You know that the number 1 dish in the UK nowadays is Chicken Tikka Masala?
It's the perfect dipping sauce for a chip butty
richfinn
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I was born in the same city as Marco Pierre White, his first proper restaurant is round the corner from us (The Box Tree), Gordon Ramsey was his trainee later on in London.
freudianfloyd
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Dang, I was just looking for this thread so I can vent about grease guns.
Without a doubt the worst designed tools in existence. I just spent an hour trying to replace the cartridge in one I bought at a yard sale. The tube was stuck inside.
No matter how many rags you have on hand, it will not be enough. That stuff gets everywhere. Even places I didn't touch.
They **** to store, they **** to use, and they **** to fill, they even **** just to hold on to them because they are always slimy.
Ok, rant over.
I always wondered if it was just me.
I remember at my work they bought hundreds of cartridges that were too long to fit inside the guns we had so you had to squeeze them out of the tube into the guns reservoir; pull the tab off at the top and hacksaw the bottom of the tubeoff then ram a piece of thread bad with a big washer wrapped in rag through and it always got absolutely everywhere.
Then the guns never primed, bled or whatever the term is either, pumping the handle and nothing coming out, spring out and in, open bleader nothing… then all of a sudden its all over the desk.
Made me want to launch them across the workshop.
I use a 3 or 4 inch wide strip of Saran Wrap. Saran Wrap, unlike cheaper generic cling wraps is not oxygen permeable. Wrap about half around the caulk nozzle, fold it over and wrap the remainder. Tape in place with electrical tape. I have stored partial tubes of caulk like this for a year with it perfectly usable after installing.
BTL-A4
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+1. These have never worked for me, either.
Beerhippie
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Oops.
lolaetype
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Cheap gas powered yard tools. It's not the tool itself, it's the carburetors on the engines. Pure rubbish. Constant adjustment and replacement. Meanwhile, the carb on my 7 year old Husqvarna backpack blower has never been touched.
Modern gas cans. I've replaced the spouts on them all with old school spouts I bought on Amazon.
British cooking. The last time I was there I was told the steaks in a restaurant near Piccadilly were very good. I guess "very good" is a relative term. I paid Ruth's Chris prices for Sirloin Stockade quality. "Foreign" cuisine in London, on the other hand, is great.
Cheap screw on caps on tubes of things like JB Weld that split when tightened.
McDonalds overseas? No thanks. Burger King in the NL is something else. They used to have a burger called the Big Texan that had to be 6-7 inches across. A meal cost about 9 Euros, back when that translated to about $15.00. They slathered on the condiments, it was a messy delight.
Modern gas cans. I've replaced the spouts on them all with old school spouts I bought on Amazon.
British cooking. The last time I was there I was told the steaks in a restaurant near Piccadilly were very good. I guess "very good" is a relative term. I paid Ruth's Chris prices for Sirloin Stockade quality. "Foreign" cuisine in London, on the other hand, is great.
Cheap screw on caps on tubes of things like JB Weld that split when tightened.
McDonalds overseas? No thanks. Burger King in the NL is something else. They used to have a burger called the Big Texan that had to be 6-7 inches across. A meal cost about 9 Euros, back when that translated to about $15.00. They slathered on the condiments, it was a messy delight.
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freudianfloyd
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I thought of another tool that drives me nuts....flashlights that require multiple button pushes to turn off. I have never in my life needed "less light", a flashing light, or a red light. Seems like you can't buy a flashlight without different level settings that you have to scroll through to turn off. I just want a simple on and off, no need to get fancy.
Beerhippie
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Fenix. No flashing, no red light. Various brightness levels, but to turn on or off, just hold the button down for a second. Very easy to use, and they use common batteries, either rechargeable (CR18650) or disposable (CR123).
One thing I hate is a flashlight that can't be used again until it finishes charging. Give me replaceable batteries or get out.