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

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

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

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

Ok Bill, I give up, what does it DO?

Somewhere, there is a DeLoreon missing a *very* valuable part.

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 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!