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Discuss Mis-use of tools in the Electrical Tools and Products area at ElectriciansForums.net
I've used my greenlee hydraulic punch set to remove/press in bearings.
It was done in a sensible/controlled manner, with the punch upside down.That's a big one, given the price of replacement parts.
I sawed a slot in a screwdriver in that situation once! Your solution is cheaper.I got stuck on a job today, and the solution made me think of this thread.
After adding a socket in a customers hallway, he asked if I could do something with the telephone extension that was roughly stapled around the door frame….
Got it rerouted under the floor as I had a board up anyway… reterminating, I realised I didn’t have my punch down tool….
Cue my little screwfix card!
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dont tempt me.I sawed a slot in a screwdriver in that situation once! Your solution is cheaper.
I was expecting a post about moving a pool table slate using roller skates or something….
My daughter went one better, she wrapped all the flexes in tissue paper, then used scissors to trim it and 'missed'. This caused a spark that set the tissue paper alight.As a very young boy I cut through the twin flex of my bedside lamp with a pair of scissors...
I still have those scissors, and the "notch" in the blade is ideal for stripping the individual cores of 1.5mm t&e
CK tail cutters are excellent for cutting socket screw down, snips etc butcher the ends but tail cutters make an ultra clean cut, doesn't damage them either, I use the small notch though which I don't use for anything else.Anyone you uses brand new cable shears to cut down 3.5/4mm screws is a badger
Equally anyone who uses a new wood chisel to chop our brick or block is a badger
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