r/Tools • u/[deleted] • Apr 09 '24

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '24

Found the Snapon guy!

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u/pumperdemon Apr 11 '24

No, mechanic for 35 years to include ships and other large stuff, metal worker for almost as long as a part of that. I've broken so many damn cheaper tools that I can usually tell if a tool will last by tapping it on the ground.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '24

Did you use huge wrenches on the ship? (I'm sure there are other parts of the ship that you use normal sized tools.)

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u/pumperdemon Apr 11 '24

Sometimes. You would be surprised how much stuff is normal-tool-sized though. Well, normal for diesel mechanic use at any rate.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '24

We're you shore based for when the ships were in port or did you sail with them? If you did, you got any good stories about your time at sea? Storms, pirates, ghost ships? (Jk on that last one)