suzook12 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 People don't seem to realise how important and versatile a tool a hammer is!!! From checking tightness of wheel nuts (wheel tappers- heard of them?) right through to forming shapes in metal work. Despite being thought of as a mechanical weapon of mass destruction by the pro luddites, it can also be used as a precision engineering tool..... That is why there are so many shapes and sizes. Not every hammer is a 7lb club hammer!! Don't blame others for your own crude use of such a versatile piece of equipment, at no point was it advised to bludgeon anything to death!! 👍 Scotch_Egg2012 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 hour ago, suzook12 said: People don't seem to realise how important and versatile a tool a hammer is!!! From checking tightness of wheel nuts (wheel tappers- heard of them?) right through to forming shapes in metal work. Despite being thought of as a mechanical weapon of mass destruction by the pro luddites, it can also be used as a precision engineering tool..... That is why there are so many shapes and sizes. Not every hammer is a 7lb club hammer!! Don't blame others for your own crude use of such a versatile piece of equipment, at no point was it advised to bludgeon anything to death!! 👍 Perhaps a fully illustrated guide would help us understand, fixing everything from plotter screens to oil tanker anchors? Geoff, Saintly Fish and Andy135 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 9 hours ago, JonC said: Perhaps a fully illustrated guide would help us understand, fixing everything from plotter screens to oil tanker anchors? I could, but you'd need to read the words as well which makes me feel my time would be wasted Andy135, JonC, Geoff and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 Apache is now back on her own two wheels again. The brake coupling was too far siezed to be repaired, so I invested in a brand new one which I fitted today. The drums went on and the nuts were done up (all 290nm of them) And now she's ready for viewings... Saintly Fish and GPSguru 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (all290nm of them) definitely more than the usual 3 grunts and a hernia 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 1 minute ago, GPSguru said: (all290nm of them) definitely more than the usual 3 grunts and a hernia 🤣 You're not wrong! 🥵 Luckily I have a length of scaffold tube that is a lifesaver for situations such as these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Good luck with finding a happy buyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Saintly Fish said: Good luck with finding a happy buyer. Thanks Neil. Part of me wants to keep her and trail to the south-west for fishing getaways but it feels a bit decadent to run a boat just for the odd weekend's fishing, so she needs to go before I change my mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Andy135 said: Thanks Neil. Part of me wants to keep her and trail to the south-west for fishing getaways but it feels a bit decadent to run a boat just for the odd weekend's fishing, so she needs to go before I change my mind... Yeah it’s a nice idea, but an expensive one for the amount of use she’d get. A new owner would give her the fishing trips and dog fish she deserves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Andy135 said: Thanks Neil. Part of me wants to keep her and trail to the south-west for fishing getaways but it feels a bit decadent to run a boat just for the odd weekend's fishing, so she needs to go before I change my mind... I think you should offer it as a prize on this forum....... Saintly Fish, Geoff, GPSguru and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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