Reposting this XKCD#3233 because the bots over here have horribly wrong alt text.
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@intrepidhero @ai6yr I have never opened a tool chest and found myself regretting having the tools inside. I don't think any tool I have ever bought proved to be a waste of money.
I can't do it today, but this weekend, I will dig into my "I have these but don't use them, children can borrow them" tool box, because I have a tool which none of us, including the airplane mechanic across the street, and the small block mechanic attached to my daughter, can figure out the purpose of.
I don't know when I bought it, or why. It may be an antique? I'm beginning to think it was formed by the particles of missing socks...if energy cannot be created or destroyed, then those socks turned into something, and it may be this tool. I'll try to get you a picture, so you too can be mystified.
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I can't do it today, but this weekend, I will dig into my "I have these but don't use them, children can borrow them" tool box, because I have a tool which none of us, including the airplane mechanic across the street, and the small block mechanic attached to my daughter, can figure out the purpose of.
I don't know when I bought it, or why. It may be an antique? I'm beginning to think it was formed by the particles of missing socks...if energy cannot be created or destroyed, then those socks turned into something, and it may be this tool. I'll try to get you a picture, so you too can be mystified.
@MissConstrue @intrepidhero @ai6yr Hoping to see a picture...this is one of my favorite passtimes, identifying antique tools.
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@MissConstrue @intrepidhero @ai6yr Hoping to see a picture...this is one of my favorite passtimes, identifying antique tools.
@W6KME @MissConstrue @ai6yr me too! I don't know much but I love learning about them.
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I can't do it today, but this weekend, I will dig into my "I have these but don't use them, children can borrow them" tool box, because I have a tool which none of us, including the airplane mechanic across the street, and the small block mechanic attached to my daughter, can figure out the purpose of.
I don't know when I bought it, or why. It may be an antique? I'm beginning to think it was formed by the particles of missing socks...if energy cannot be created or destroyed, then those socks turned into something, and it may be this tool. I'll try to get you a picture, so you too can be mystified.
@MissConstrue @W6KME @intrepidhero @ai6yr
" the small block mechanic attached to my daughter"
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@MissConstrue @W6KME @intrepidhero @ai6yr
" the small block mechanic attached to my daughter"
What an interesting description. 🥰@Dougfir @MissConstrue @W6KME @intrepidhero @ai6yr
LOL.
i do admit i am now trying to picture how a large block mechanic and small block mechanic differ in appearance...
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@Dougfir @MissConstrue @W6KME @intrepidhero @ai6yr
LOL.
i do admit i am now trying to picture how a large block mechanic and small block mechanic differ in appearance...
@paul_ipv6 @Dougfir @MissConstrue @intrepidhero @ai6yr I look more like a slant six mechanic.
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@paul_ipv6 @Dougfir @MissConstrue @intrepidhero @ai6yr I look more like a slant six mechanic.
@W6KME @paul_ipv6 @MissConstrue @intrepidhero @ai6yr
My very first effort at doing mechanic stuff was changing the valve cover gasket on a slant six engine. My father in law bought me a ½ inch socket set because I had no tools whatsoever. -
@W6KME @paul_ipv6 @MissConstrue @intrepidhero @ai6yr
My very first effort at doing mechanic stuff was changing the valve cover gasket on a slant six engine. My father in law bought me a ½ inch socket set because I had no tools whatsoever.@Dougfir @W6KME @paul_ipv6 @MissConstrue @intrepidhero I'm afraid to ask about any of these (although I do know Chevy and big block go together). I (much to my youthful regrest) am a "take it to the mechanic" person because I did not have anyone to teach me how to fix engines as a wee lad.
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@Dougfir @W6KME @paul_ipv6 @MissConstrue @intrepidhero I'm afraid to ask about any of these (although I do know Chevy and big block go together). I (much to my youthful regrest) am a "take it to the mechanic" person because I did not have anyone to teach me how to fix engines as a wee lad.
@ai6yr @Dougfir @paul_ipv6 @MissConstrue @intrepidhero All the Detroit companies had two families of V8 engines, colloqially called small block and big or large block. There's no technical meaning. Slant Six was a "small" "economy" engine built by Chrysler Corp, an inline 6 tipped to the side to allow better hood clearance. They made about fifty billion over the decades. They were pigs.
Now you know
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@ai6yr @Dougfir @paul_ipv6 @MissConstrue @intrepidhero All the Detroit companies had two families of V8 engines, colloqially called small block and big or large block. There's no technical meaning. Slant Six was a "small" "economy" engine built by Chrysler Corp, an inline 6 tipped to the side to allow better hood clearance. They made about fifty billion over the decades. They were pigs.
Now you know
@W6KME @ai6yr @Dougfir @MissConstrue @intrepidhero
first car i ever drove regularly was a '73 dodge dart w a slant 6. first car i ever learned anything useful to do in way of repairs was an '85 honda civic. had a friend who was a honda mechanic, so i learned how to change filters, wires, plugs, oil. these days, i'm back to "take to good mechanic" since there's way too much stuff you need special diagnostic gear to be able to do much of anything.
