Time for another club FTE membership giveaway
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Time for another club FTE membership giveaway
It's too quiet in here so I figure maybe this will get atleast some posting going on.
Ok for a few rules here, this is a contest that will involve voting by the rest of the group, and the voting can be by anyone on FTE. But until Aug 6th it will be reserved for Iowa chapter members only (they don't hve to live in Iowa but must be a chapter member) If I don't have atleast 5 entries by then I will open it up to anyone as long as they are not currently a club member. The idea is to get new club members on board with it so they can see what it's all about at my expense. the applications will close by Aug 6th or once we have atleast 5 whichever comes last, if we end up with more than 10 I will choose which ones to put into the poll.
So here is the contest, I want the best improper use of a tool, good description is required pictures will help. Remember others will be voting on this so the better your description the better your chances will be. Anything goes for this (as long as it's FTE appropriate of coarse). An example of what I am looking for would be using a screwdriver to stir your soup, or cooking a steak with a propane torch, or just using a particular tool for an application that it is not intended for. Listing possible consiquences will help your chances too expecially if you can prove you suffered some or all of said consequences.
Ok for a few rules here, this is a contest that will involve voting by the rest of the group, and the voting can be by anyone on FTE. But until Aug 6th it will be reserved for Iowa chapter members only (they don't hve to live in Iowa but must be a chapter member) If I don't have atleast 5 entries by then I will open it up to anyone as long as they are not currently a club member. The idea is to get new club members on board with it so they can see what it's all about at my expense. the applications will close by Aug 6th or once we have atleast 5 whichever comes last, if we end up with more than 10 I will choose which ones to put into the poll.
So here is the contest, I want the best improper use of a tool, good description is required pictures will help. Remember others will be voting on this so the better your description the better your chances will be. Anything goes for this (as long as it's FTE appropriate of coarse). An example of what I am looking for would be using a screwdriver to stir your soup, or cooking a steak with a propane torch, or just using a particular tool for an application that it is not intended for. Listing possible consiquences will help your chances too expecially if you can prove you suffered some or all of said consequences.
Last edited by monsterbaby; 08-03-2006 at 02:43 PM.
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This you're asking a farmer??? Read on...
I've done the "torch as a lighter" thing, like fellro described.
Used coins as screwdrivers, fuses, spacers, and once in a great while even for money!
Wired together a tie rod end with baling wire... not for a temporary fix, but weeks at a time. (I don't really recommend this one!)
Used pliers to turn steaks and brats on the grill... before the Johnsonville Brats commercial came out.
Used a "Men At Work" sign (hey, I found it and tried to give it back, but no one seemed to want it and the cops said I could have it) as a sunshade on a tractor. It worked pretty good, too.
Rigged a handheld spotlight to my truck to stand in for a broken headlight, and a piece of woven wire fence to protect the radiator after my encounter with the deer last April (both since fixed with the correct components).
And about a million different uses for duct tape, WD-40, baling wire, and my Gerber multi-tool.
You know what they say... Poor folks have poor ways. I for one am in wholehearted agreement.
I've done the "torch as a lighter" thing, like fellro described.
Used coins as screwdrivers, fuses, spacers, and once in a great while even for money!
Wired together a tie rod end with baling wire... not for a temporary fix, but weeks at a time. (I don't really recommend this one!)
Used pliers to turn steaks and brats on the grill... before the Johnsonville Brats commercial came out.
Used a "Men At Work" sign (hey, I found it and tried to give it back, but no one seemed to want it and the cops said I could have it) as a sunshade on a tractor. It worked pretty good, too.
Rigged a handheld spotlight to my truck to stand in for a broken headlight, and a piece of woven wire fence to protect the radiator after my encounter with the deer last April (both since fixed with the correct components).
And about a million different uses for duct tape, WD-40, baling wire, and my Gerber multi-tool.
You know what they say... Poor folks have poor ways. I for one am in wholehearted agreement.
Last edited by FarmForward; 08-08-2006 at 11:11 AM.
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I'm already in this chapter, so I don't think I'm elegible. Anyhow, how about a piece of plumbers tape (example: http://www.azpartsmaster.com/shopazp...ishop/3084.jpg )
with some super glue to hold my glasses together. Worked for a few days until I got them replaced.
with some super glue to hold my glasses together. Worked for a few days until I got them replaced.
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3/4 drive sockets and 6" extension work real good for driving in oil seals. I've used an engine hoist to pull fence posts and tree stumps (not big trees of course) Circular saw and abrasive blade cuts old cast pipe a lot cleaner than snap cutters.
I used the rubber end of a compression tester and large hose clamp to plug a hole in an air tank on my semi to get me back to town (long story) Not a tool but I used carmels (as in carmel candy) to plug a hole in a gas tank when I was kid. I have to wonder now why the gas did not dissolve the candy but it worked and got me back home.
I used the rubber end of a compression tester and large hose clamp to plug a hole in an air tank on my semi to get me back to town (long story) Not a tool but I used carmels (as in carmel candy) to plug a hole in a gas tank when I was kid. I have to wonder now why the gas did not dissolve the candy but it worked and got me back home.
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