I was a Cub/Boy Scout leader ... most of them were smarter than J.W. Sword though . Most likely a product of the modern school system , as evidenced by his ability to think in one dimension .
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Crowbar design
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The hardest thing when demolishing things is the first inch.
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That is true and that is why the first little bit has the greatest mechanical advantage but you still need enough lift height to clear all the fasteners. We have done a lot of demo here with our remodeling and I am happy for that lift capacity.
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Did you enjoy explaining sex (or demonstrating it) to the little boys?
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Just because you're a kiddy-diddler doesn't mean the rest of us are .
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And right angled crowbars allow you to lever anything anywhere without a neighbouring thing getting in the way.
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I'm not the one that signed up to take little boys on camping trips.
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Try it and get back to me. The fulcrum on a right angle bar will be right at the bend. The fulcrum on a curved bar follows the curve. I suppose I could take pictures if you don't have one to try.
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How much experience do you have in the construction and demolition business. Get 40 years in and get back to me.
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What does that make someone who doesn't understand how to build things.
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I can do it a hell of a lot easier with a tool that fits into corners. I guess you only demolish stuff without walls.
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I build things with screws, so they can be taken apart again. Nails are for neanderthals.
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Fine if you are not building much. Serious builders use nail guns.
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Nails are much stronger and don't have those stress concentrating ridges.
If you don't absolutely have to take it apart, use a nail.
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Most nails have ridges to stop them coming back out.
Screws don't damage what you're hammering into.
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On Wed, 21 Feb 2018 21:31:17 -0000, Dove Tail wro= te:
Everything is taken apart at some point. And screws can be put in with = precision.
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No think to the future when you want to remove part of that for upgrades/alterations, repairs....
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Then use the new improved pozidrive! They don't slip like that. The slippage should be in the torque limiter in the power driver.
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On Fri, 23 Feb 2018 19:15:05 -0000, Terry Coombs wrot= e:
Ever heard of the word "overkill"?
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My childbirth instructor says it's not pain I'll feel during labour, but= pressure. Is she right? Yes, in the same way that a tornado might be called an air current.
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Look stupid , I'm building this house from the ground up to my own design . I'm retired , and doubt I'll need any upgrades or want to change things . Repairs are very unlikely - remember upthread if I ever heard of overkill ? Well yes I have , and I've applied the principle to this structure . If a 2x10 is enough , I went with a 2x12 . If supports need to be a maximum of 10 feet apart , I went with 8' . Full OSB sheathing instead of just corners and fiberboard sheathing on the rest . Full OSB roof decking instead of 1x4 strips every 16" to screw the steel roofing to . Outlets every 6 feet instead of 8 or 10 , and limited to 5 per circuit . I worked building trades for over 40 years and retired as a master cabinet maker . In that time I saw a lot of f***ed up shit - and learned from that how NOT to do things .