12 Jan
2005
12 Jan
'05
3:24 a.m.
From: chris <cb(a)mythtech.net>
Hi
It is something like the Sears ad where they took
a pair of pliers to the axle nut of a bicycle. They
even used one of the people that ran a house fixer-up
show to do it. He should have been ashamed of him
self. I couldn't believe they were actually doing
it with a smile.
Dwight
Still, they seem to be selling like mad, but if
they're no good for
electronics then what's the attraction?
Yeah, I was a little surprised to see in their FAQ's that they say it is
NOT recommended for electronics use... considering the commercial CLEARLY
shows a person using it on electronics!
I guess its another example of do as a I say and not as I do (eh, who am
I kidding, all these "as seen on TV products" use them on TV in ways that
they tell you not to use them)
12 Jan
12 Jan
4:07 a.m.
On Wed, 12 Jan 2005, Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
It is something like the Sears ad where they took
a pair of pliers to the axle nut of a bicycle. They
even used one of the people that ran a house fixer-up
show to do it. He should have been ashamed of him
self. I couldn't believe they were actually doing
it with a smile.
That was Bob Vila, and actually he was employing one of those gripper
wrenches that automatically adjust to any nut size. They work pretty
well.
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11:11 a.m.
That was Bob Vila, and actually he was employing one
of those gripper
wrenches that automatically adjust to any nut size. They work pretty
well.
... for rounding thr corners off the nuts.
Seeriously, like just about every other hardware hacker, I have at least
one adjustable spanner. But I never use it if I have the right size
'fixed' spanner or socket available, which considering I have metric from
2.5mm to 41mm, AF from 3/16" to 1~1/2", and BSW, etc, is not often....
-tony
8:19 a.m.
Yet another infomercial. A bucket of weight loss (or is that
muscle-build) "supplement" botox win! win! win! get laid free
soldering bits eliminate debt whatsthedifference? nothing at all.
On the other hand, Weller still makes some OK soldering stations.
You only need one.
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