A story about a metric wrench I borrowed in 1976. I needed a wrench I think it was a 15 mm, to take the starter motor off my inboard sailboat motor, borrowed one from the company next door to where I worked. It was a brand name wrench.
With my butt in the air, my ear on the valve cover and my hands at the starter, I could get the wrench onto the bolt head, but the wrench was too long to move. Easy I cut the end off. Now I could move the bolt, but not enough to pick up the next points, because the wrench was too fat to clear the engine mount. So our hero ground off about 1/3 the thickness 2 inches long. Still would not quite get one point on the bolt head, so ground off a 1/2" dip just behind the box end. still was having trouble getting the wrench on the bolt because there was a bit of starter casting in the way. So our hero ground down the box end so it was thinner. Got the starter off, took the starter in to the company that had loaned me the wrench, as they were going to sell me a new one. I kept that wrench for years until all my tools got stolen one night.
Shoulda seen the shocked look on the wrench owners face when i handed him the wrench. Every one in the room was rolling on the floor laughing. I asked him if he wanted me to go and buy him another, he grinned and took the money instead.
Tony
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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> My experiance has been it's a slippery slope : I borrow a tool and of course return it cleaner than borrowed , then later on that same person wants to borrow my tools and says " why not ? I loaned you mie..."
> Yes I know , and your wife is easy too but I don't want to borrow her either....
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> I'm very relaxed about many things , how I make my living , is my business ~ ATAY OUTA MY TOOLBOX ! .
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> > Some folks can borrow tools just fine and some folks are just jerks. I borrow tools and I treat them better than my own. If I break one because I did something wrong I pay for it. If I borrow a tool that is gonna break the next time it's used then different story. Communication is a wonderful tool too, not only for tools, try it with your family, amazing tool.. Some tools you never loan, fragile stuff. I know people who I don't mind driving my cars, I know people who will never drive my cars. Life is a Winding road. Max
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