You really have to store them someplace low or well secured. Dropping a mallet on your toes hurts much much much worse than a hammer.
She ain't movin'. Serenity's not movin'.
Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 31 But Looks 29
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Jan 19, 2005 11:51:31 am PST #8139 of 10002
Sean K - Jan 19, 2005 11:51:32 am PST #8140 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Not that I'd ever do that.
Oh no. Never.
tommyrot - Jan 19, 2005 11:52:01 am PST #8141 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I can't tell you how often I've wished I had a rubber mallet. Useful things, they are. Or seem to be when you don't have one, anyway.
I've only used them for pounding on hubcaps. A fist works just as well, but hurts more.
Jesse - Jan 19, 2005 11:52:26 am PST #8142 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I didn't get wrenches until LONG after I got a hammer. The second most important useful tool in my life? Needle-nose pliers. Handy for bras and jewelry. My life does not involve a lot of construction.
Betsy HP - Jan 19, 2005 11:53:33 am PST #8143 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Rubber mallets are the best. My husband keeps one in the kitchen.
It was really funny when we had carpet installed. Our son came pounding downstairs and said, "Hey! The guy is using a MEAT TENDERIZER to put the carpet in!"
sarameg - Jan 19, 2005 11:54:19 am PST #8144 of 10002
I'm trying to think how needle nosed pliers are handy for bras and blanking.
Wait, to uncrimp the damned wee hooky things?
Betsy HP - Jan 19, 2005 11:54:38 am PST #8145 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Hmm. I think of the toolbox as the hubster's even though we've been married 25 years. Sick.
Tools I can't imagine being without:
- Screwdrivers, both regular and Phillips
- Vise-Grips
- Hammer
- Rubber mallet
- Needle-nose pliers
Jesse - Jan 19, 2005 11:55:24 am PST #8146 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Wait, to uncrimp the damned wee hooky things?
Got it in one. Also useful to re-crimp.
tommyrot - Jan 19, 2005 11:55:36 am PST #8147 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Socket wrenches are my favorite tools. Especially when working in tight places, like cars.
sarameg - Jan 19, 2005 11:57:14 am PST #8148 of 10002
C-Clamps!
I don't have any. But I've wanted them. My dad about had a stroke at christmas at my brother's when we were putting together the diningroom table and chairs. I need a c-clamp. What do you MEAN you don't have ANY C-clamps! You MUST have C-clamps!
What's really amusing is my brother has about every other tool known to man and a few not, what with all the work he does on his car. But no c-clamps.