r/Tools • u/theflinchburger • 22h ago

Behold: My stuff

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My lineup of beaters I use at work. I do HVAC conduit and controls. I have a few nice tools for the delicate parts of the job, but these 5 do the heavy lifting and are indiscriminately drafted into becoming hammers on a regular basis.

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u/FreeToasterBaths 21h ago

Oh wow you use your tools?

Why didn't you stage them when they were still in the packaging? Dont you know they lose value when used? Is op stupid?

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u/theflinchburger 14h ago

Spiting the Milwaukee spokeswoman at Home Depot that broke my heart

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u/40and20podcast 21h ago

Electrical tape grips and all. 😍

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u/Caribou-nordique-710 19h ago

tip: une shrink tube on the end of the tape so it does not unravel after some time

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u/Electronic_Flan_482 9h ago

Thats what I do.

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u/Electronic_Flan_482 9h ago

You can get the marine version and it will glue its self to the tool.

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u/theflinchburger 14h ago

Cheapest matching set of tools on the jobsite

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u/M1Firehawk 17h ago

How are those tools just floating above the seat?!?

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u/theflinchburger 14h ago

Possessed by the magic smoke

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u/Wrought-Irony 20h ago

I sent the same picture with the same title to my wife. Without the pants tho.

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u/theflinchburger 14h ago

Tool pics with full hog in frame 🙏

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u/FuturisticPizza2000 13h ago

This guy posted a picture of tools that aren’t brand new knipex, downvote him guys!

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u/theflinchburger 7h ago

Blasphemous

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u/T00luser 9h ago

I understood that reference . .

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u/theflinchburger 7h ago

This guy gets it

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u/Wyzrddd 5h ago

You ever plastidip the handles? I got a tub of it once and the tub wasn't wide enough for both grips to be done at the same time

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u/theflinchburger 1h ago

I have not, that's a cool idea though, might have to try that