Thread: Show The World How You've Modified Your Tools To Work For What You Needed/Razors etc

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Device I made in 1969 to correct geometry issues on Straight razors

And it only uses one point twenty-one jigowatts

Back in '79 when I gave up turning wrenches for a living and went to work as a grocery clerk, then meat cutter I loaned my dad all of my larger wrenches, starting with two 1" and up to 1 1/2". When he was going to retire from being a machinist, mechanic he asked that I come up to the companies shop and pick up my tools.

When I arrived he had me park close to his tool box and roll around and started digging. He then started producing my wrenches in order saying; "Here's your two 1", here's your two 1 1/16' etcetera , until he came to the two 1 1/4" saying here's your one 1 1/4" and handed it to me and then in a bit he said Oh, here's the other one. When I went to take it in one hand. Half of it fell to the floor!!!! God Damn did he laugh. He needed it in a tight space on a machine so he'd modified it. He then said, don't worry, here's mine. He then proceeded to return the others.

When he passed all I asked for was his tools and tools chests.

Here's my 'Modified Tool' curtisy of my dad. I sure miss that ornery old fart!

I will say gents that if you have spent very much time around tools and used them somewhere you have modified or made a tool or two to get the job done. I will post some later. I am at the house and the shop is 316 feet from the house. Between the shop and house is 5 degree air temp with a 30 mph wind making it a rather uncomfortable walk. Plus any metal in the shop is hard to get unstuck from your hand!

Ray

Ray your a weenie

If anyone ever needs to remove the transmission from a 1970 - 1975 Opel Manta you can borrow my wrench.

Originally Posted by walleyeman

I will say gents that if you have spent very much time around tools and used them somewhere you have modified or made a tool or two to get the job done. I will post some later. I am at the house and the shop is 316 feet from the house. Between the shop and house is 5 degree air temp with a 30 mph wind making it a rather uncomfortable walk. Plus any metal in the shop is hard to get unstuck from your hand!

Ray

When I saw Margie walking to your shop, I had one thought...

Monorail

Get on that Ray!

Originally Posted by 32t

If anyone ever needs to remove the transmission from a 1970 - 1975 Opel Manta you can borrow my wrench.

I love it! Dad would have also as Proto was his Very Favorite Tool Brand!

Thank you! :

Thanks Ron!
Bill I resemble that remark!! But sir I am a WARM weenie!! LOL

Ray

Originally Posted by cudarunner

I love it! Dad would have also as Proto was his Very Favorite Tool Brand!

Thank you! :

I hate to say it but it is an Ace Hardware Professional not a Proto.

It has lasted good in my toolbox because the kids have grabbed the others because this one is different.

For years I had a hard time finding a 10mm because that was the size they needed for their skateboards!

Well they say that the memory and the eyesight are the first to go! Could have sworn that the upside down letters started with PROTO

Oh well! Dad still would have loved the modification!