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xProjectx2501

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I love tools for cheap....
« on: June 05, 2008, 04:22:36 PM »
BUT I HATE CHEAP TOOLS!!!!!!! >:( One of my screwdrivers broke on me while doing stupid stuff, so it's entirely my fault, but I do wish some of the stuff I buy would last through a bit more of my abuse. Ahh well, at least it was just a screwdriver and not any part of my bike.

upperlake04

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Re: I love tools for cheap....
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2008, 04:25:50 PM »
What were you using it for?

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Re: I love tools for cheap....
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2008, 04:28:37 PM »
Don't get rid of it yet.  I've found that many of the tools I've broken end up being very useful for other things I'd never thought of before. 

For example, that broken screwdriver may be perfect to put through the rear axle hole to keep it from turning when loosening the axle nut for chain adjustment.   

xProjectx2501

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Re: I love tools for cheap....
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2008, 04:36:59 PM »
HAHAHA! Actually, Gordon, that's exactly what I did with it as soon as it broke! Thought about making a marking knife out of it, but it worked perfectly on my rear wheel.

Upperlake: I was trying to get my front tire off of the rim. I have a tire tool lying around somewhere, but I'm in the process of moving and didn't feel like hunting it down.

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Re: I love tools for cheap....
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2008, 04:44:18 PM »
 Excellent ;D   Maybe it was never intended to be a scewdriver. I have one similar to yours that really is a security device where it rests in a hole drilled in the garage door track.

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Re: I love tools for cheap....
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2008, 06:12:34 PM »
That looks a lot like my awl did before I sharpened it. ;D ;D  Actually, I have probably gotten more use out of it as an awl than I ever would have if it had stayed a screwdriver.

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Re: I love tools for cheap....
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2008, 07:56:48 PM »
Excellent ;D   Maybe it was never intended to be a scewdriver. I have one similar to yours that really is a security device where it rests in a hole drilled in the garage door track.
Exactly what I do.  Funny break on that screwdriver.
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