Recent questions tagged tools

Description : What are some things that you don't use even though they are meant for your use?

Last Answer : The potato masher. I don’t use it to mash. It’s now working as a random lock for my kitchen drawer.

Description : What do you call this thing?

Last Answer : In the US, it is plunger, or toilet plunger.

Description : Will humans reach another toolmaking plateau anytime soon?

Last Answer : When we choke off sustainable life on earth?

Description : What are some of your favorite mechanical devices?

Last Answer : Dish and clothes washers.

Description : What simple tools are really good at doing their jobs?

Last Answer : Rubber spatulas, when they’re well designed.

Description : Will I get good results using a flush trim router bit on 3mm carbon fiber plate?

Last Answer : Carbon fiber composite edges will not mangle like Kevlar. It cuts more like fiberglass but downward forces could cause delamination. If you can trap the edges between two layers of support material, you ... . That way particles finer than the bag mesh won't get breathed in by the machinists.

Description : What is the most intelligent handyman tool?

Last Answer : Without even ä sliver of ä doubt, the correct änswer is the ”Älexä Digitäl Ässistänt”. Becäuse she cän cäll ä professionäl, äfter your väin ättempts ät building something inevitäbly end in än unmitigäted disäster. Änd I äm very sorry thät my Ä key is broken.

Description : If you were putting together a tool kit for an extended driving trip, what would you include?

Last Answer : Specifically for the car? Or general use?

Description : Without a drill press, what is a trick for drilling a truly vertical hole in board?

Last Answer : Stand a bubble level near the place-of-drillage, and rest the dorsal edge of the drill against the long edge of the level. Ask a friend to hold the level, if necessary.

Description : You find yourself stuck in an isolated place, what would you choose from the survival list?

Last Answer : Self powered replicator and a Phaser.

Description : Why will my weedwacker only run on full out with the choke open?

Last Answer : This is about penile disfunction surely

Description : What industrial processes have you seen in person?

Last Answer : answer:I was at the Boeing plant in Everett Washington a couple years ago and saw the 777 assembly line. Very cool how they build an airplane. I've also been through a couple of different dairies watching ... shelf to the conveyer belt to packaging to the the UPS truck in a matter of a few minutes.,

Description : How do I remove the big lenses on the bottom of a pair of binoculars?

Last Answer : answer:They are glued in with epoxy, to keep dirt, dust and moisture out of the binoculars. You’ll probably break the lenses before getting them out of the binoculars. Go to Fisher Scientific for science project lenses.

Description : What's the difference between a jigsaw and a scroll saw?

Last Answer : a jig saw is a hand tool with a small blade that can be used to cut things like plywood quickly and easily. A scroll saw is similar but it has a platform and is usually a benchtop device. Scroll ... They are so handy and have so many diverse uses that I simply can't link to a single description

Description : Best Dremel bit for grinding metal?

Last Answer : I was able to remove a bearing race using the red oxide cutting disks. I just went through a whole mess of them. It was the carrier bearing in the flywheel of my old car. What a mess.

Description : Can someone in the field make a better widget than one who is not?

Last Answer : answer:Usually yes, but not always. There are rare instances where a trained/experienced professional will develop blind-spots and/or erect mental walls that don't actually exist. While those ... faster despite lacking a degree in engineering or physics. Lateral thinkers are the true innovators.

Description : Have you ever broke something expensive or caused yourself injury taking a short cut, or failing to take a safety measure you knew to take?

Last Answer : answer:I'm short, so I'm always using things as impromptu steps tools. I'd say about 17.83% of the time it doesn't end well. More of a mini heart attack and/or spectacle than major injury though. ... electric tools are involved, it's a lot worse than just falling on your ass. I prefer tall cups. ;)

Description : Ignoring credit cards, money, and license, what's in your wallet?

Last Answer : I switched to a front pocket wallet years ago because I was sick of having a brick in my back pocket. The only thing I have in my wallet that isn’t on your list is an mmj card and an ID badge.

Description : If society crumbled how much of it can you restore from memory?

Last Answer : Me personally? Probably nothing really.

Description : How much difference does the correct oil to gas mix ratio make?

Last Answer : Different 2 cycle engines NEED different oil mixtures. 50–1 mixture will “toast” some of the older engines.

Description : How does one sand and refinish a tub?

Last Answer : What’s it made of?

Description : If you could only buy one electric saw, which would it be?

Last Answer : answer:For versatility, I'd have to go with a big bandsaw In a pinch, it can do long straight cuts like a table saw using a fence or a miter guide (though you'll have to plane the cuts or run them over ... . And you can put a bi-metal blade in it and cut metal, which none of the other saws can do.

Description : Have you ever Macgyverd a sandblaster? Any tips?

Last Answer : I’m curious about what the hell you mean.

Description : What is the best app for android, ipone, ipod touch, ipad etc...

Last Answer : answer:I seem to spend a lot of time playing the Texas Hold'em Poker app provided for free from the good folks at Pokerist.com. You're playing against real people but you don't have to spend real-world ... invite your friends, clean em out, and then send em more chips to make nice. Fun for all!

Description : Does anyone know of a tool to search the CSS of an entire site and ensure a CSS specifier hasn't been previously used before assigning it?

Last Answer : Firebug (for Firefox) will show every style for a specific tag or id, or class… etc.

Description : Zombie Apocalypse: Free reign over a big box hardware store. What do you do?

Last Answer : I would fashion clubs and stabbing devices out of the wood supply and trade them for clean food and hot showers.

Description : Does building a guitar involve any soldering?

Last Answer : Depends on the guitar. Acoustic, no. Electric, yes.

Description : What is this tool I found in grandpa's garage!

Last Answer : looks like a glass cutter

Description : How far can the sense of "self" expand?

Last Answer : we are all one self… so it is limitless… like saying you destroyed a part off my universe… ahh and i see you didn’t add NSFW in your question for your topics….

Description : What do you think was the most waste of a item(money) you have ever bought in your life?

Last Answer : Social Security

Description : Who brings out the stingy streak in you?

Last Answer : I'm a huge people pleaser. I'll help out anyone with pretty much anything. But, there are some times when I'll not tell my sister about a movie of game I just bought. I've had to share quite ... time and it isn't always reciprocated. Usually, I fold and tell her and it gets borrowed at some point.

Description : What kind of farming tool would you use to wage war against a horde of zombies?

Last Answer : Can’t get more classic than a pitchfork.

Description : EBook (EPUB) creation tools?

Last Answer : answer:

Description : I need the opposite of a worm gear...what's it called?

Last Answer : answer:I bet Ed Begley might know :) I saw him making his toast by bicycle power on a recent episode of Living With Ed on the Planet Green channel. He’s very much into alternative energy resources. Some really fascinating things featured on that show of his.

Description : Do you think reason is a result of repetitive failures of our species?

Last Answer : That pretty much says it. An accident that worked.

Description : Looking for stilts with plastic caps?

Last Answer : I think you need to ask him for a better description since I don’t know of any stilts that are not made of either metal or wood.

Description : I need to remove a faucet head but It is so stuck I can't get it off?

Last Answer : I’d hit it with a hammer, but I’m not very good with tools and especially power tools.

Description : Can you really reform a "tool"?

Last Answer : Doubt it. Any guy like that who agrees to go to that kind of “boot camp” is only doing it for one reason and one reason alone – to get on TV. So he can, after the show airs, get the girls that will be impressed he was on TV, so he has the opportunity to cheat that much more…

Description : Neighbors ever ask you to borrow the strangest things?

Last Answer : It wasn’t a neighbor, but a friend asked if he could borrow a condom once. I didn’t have any at the time, but given the nature of a condom, I’m fairly certain that if I had one to give I wouldn’t have wanted it back after use.

Description : Why do they make flat head and philips screws? Why not just have one type?

Last Answer : to annoy me. today at work i took out these phillips screws holding on a piece of paneling then half an inch under it was a flathead screw to attach the power wires….wtf the toolbox was so far away

Description : Have you ever come up with an idea for a product that everyone needs?

Last Answer : I haven't, but a couple friends of mine have. They had the idea, found someone to make it, and have gone on QVC, etc, to sell it. They were great believers in it, and my wife actually bought ... 's going, because they don't really talk about it much, and neither seems to have quit their day jobs.

Description : is there a web app for a scientific calculator??

Last Answer : Check out http://www.esbconsult.com/esbcalc/esbcalc.htm Just might be what your looking for…. And it’s free…

Description : Is there a web app for a scientific calculator?

Last Answer : I hope so! Go question!

Description : What's with girls and dating losers?

Last Answer : I’m glad they do. Since I kinda fit into the loser demographic.

Description : Screw drivers- Is it better to get individual screw drivers with different tips or one screw driver that has a changeable tip?

Last Answer : answer:Victor screw driver ,,, To me if you are in easy fits for all it is always handy when you are mobile and need the tools when the time comes (made me somehow thing about condom) Anyway for the full ... of the four walls of your garage . (Now I am thinking about a hanging a deer on the wall )

Description : What are Air Tools?

Last Answer : What are Air Tools? Air tools are tools driven by gas that are usually compressed air by a gas compressor. Air tools can also be driven by compressed carbon dioxide (CO2) stored in small ... home or business environment, consider purchasing some quality sets of air tools to get the job done.

Description : Glass Blowing Tools

Last Answer : We are told as children not to play with fire, but some people make a living from it. Fire and glass are the glass blowers tools of the trade. With a bit of talent thrown into ... finishing touches. Other notable glass blowing tools include the Murrini cutter, gimmick, gathering ball and fire brick.

Description : Homework Tips And Tools

Last Answer : Homework Tips And Tools School is a lot of work. High school students are there for at least six hours every day learning, and when the school day is over, it can be very difficult to ... homework instead of chatting with friends. Completing work at school leaves you with more free time at home.

Description : Following are the diagnostic tools used in fault finding of MPFI engines

Last Answer : 1. Engine Code Readers 2. Compression Testers 3. Spark Plug Testers 4. Mechanic’s Stethoscope 5. Scan Tool 6. Battery Tester 7. Power Probe III

Description : State the function of any two safety tools used in electrical workshop. 

Last Answer : 1. Circuit Testers: You need to have a voltage tester of some type for electrical work, and one that you trust is working properly 2. Electrical Tape: Every electrical tool kit should have at ... types of fire safety equipment are designed for detection. 11. Wooden ladder:- working with high level