Little Boy and Fat Man

powernoodle · **Reply #810 on:** June 19, 2014, 02:04:29 AM

Maybe this is a sign that its time for the MP600. Plus, Mrs. Powernoodle is sitting right next to me at the kitchen table reading a book called Necessary Endings: The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships that All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward.

JAfromMn · **Reply #811 on:** June 19, 2014, 02:24:16 AM

I said I was going 6 months when I started this topic.

I'm not going to cut it short.

Il be using my back up rebar at home and bring the st300 to work until the end of the month.

I'm thinking that the rebar doesn't belong on the job site. Its much more suited to my off work needs.

its kinda my fault it broke because I knew if I used it at work it would.

JAfromMn · **Reply #812 on:** June 19, 2014, 03:50:54 AM

Ps

I still think that the rebar is a good tool.

I shouldn't have brought it to work.

its the wrong tool for my job.

if I would have be using the st300 much larger flat head driver this would not have happened.

powernoodle · **Reply #813 on:** June 19, 2014, 04:15:49 AM

Maybe you are being too hard on yourself. You said you weren't using very much force. Sounds like there was something wrong with the driver - maybe a stress fracture or whatever - and not something wrong with the operator. You were just using the Rebar for its intended purpose.

JAfromMn · **Reply #814 on:** June 19, 2014, 04:22:14 AM

Quote from: powernoodle on June 19, 2014, 04:15:49 AM

Maybe you are being too hard on yourself. You said you weren't using very much force. Sounds like there was something wrong with the driver - maybe a stress fracture or whatever - and not something wrong with the operator. You were just using the Rebar for its intended purpose.

maybe

but I know I shouldn't have been using it at work in the first place.

Monrogue · **Reply #815 on:** June 19, 2014, 04:27:44 AM

That's a bummer Joel

Still, I feel that the Rebar survived a lot of work and whatnot, so as you said, it's a good tool. It's odd how sometimes the simplest, innocent uses end up breaking the tool, even after it's been put through more strenuous work. I don't remember how much you used the driver, but maybe this was a cumulative issue over several uses and it just finally snapped

Who knows for sure, but it's too bad it didn't make it until the very end.

JAfromMn · **Reply #816 on:** June 19, 2014, 04:37:49 AM

Yeah I'm still a little disappointed it didn't make it the last couple weeks Kyle.

I unwired a lot of homes with the same driver. Some of the screws I had to use two hands to get moving. Its odd to me that it broke when I was just holding a screw.

it was a odd angle. Maybe I used some force I never applied before.

good thing its not my only tool.

JAfromMn · **Reply #817 on:** June 19, 2014, 05:36:11 AM

The bright side.

I get to make leathermans warranty a part of this review.

I'm going to get the warranty crap printed off tomorrow or Friday..

I got a stuck trailer home I got ti deal with so I won't be around the office.

kirk13 · **Reply #818 on:** June 19, 2014, 09:24:42 AM

Sad news JA! When you send Little Boy in,remember marking him as being sentimental value! That way you'll get him back,rather than having him replaced

jacktrades · **Reply #819 on:** June 19, 2014, 09:24:55 AM

You did say you'd break it

Maybe a stress fracture/crack occurred at some point, and this light use was all it took to break it.
Still, it did very well considering what hes been trough so far.

styx · **Reply #820 on:** June 19, 2014, 12:20:56 PM

these things happen and you showed the whole thing, even the ugly side of it all. so kudos to you

enki_ck · **Reply #821 on:** June 19, 2014, 02:27:58 PM

Was that the one that was lost and buried in snow for a couple of months this winter?

Maybe some rust did develop inside the pivot area and weakened it.

It does look like a break under torque by the looks of that pic.

JAfromMn · **Reply #822 on:** June 19, 2014, 03:28:27 PM

thanks guys

and no I don't think rust had anything to do with the break. It broke at the pivot . It was still oily there when I found him.

I'm getting ready to head out to work and I'm putting fat man on my belt.

I forgot how much heavier he is.

JAfromMn · **Reply #823 on:** June 19, 2014, 06:24:42 PM

I wasn't at work long before I needed the fat man

I had a lose connection I needed to tighten up on a battery to get a old truck up and running.

the new truck is stuck were it is until it dries up and we can finish moving the house.

JAfromMn · **Reply #824 on:** June 19, 2014, 10:12:16 PM

Its raining.

I'm working inside on installing a new tub and shower in a used mobile home that's on our lot for sale.

I've been using the fat man to remove all the old fixtures and get ready for new.

I appreciate the extra length of its tools especially the saw.

it only took a few strokes to cut through the PVC water pipe.

JAfromMn · **Reply #825 on:** June 20, 2014, 01:47:13 AM

It was like working with a old friend today.

I think I missed using fat man alot more than I thought.

I know now its my favorite work tool.

Monrogue · **Reply #826 on:** June 20, 2014, 03:13:02 AM

That's cool Joel-it definitely looks like a beast

sawman · **Reply #827 on:** June 20, 2014, 03:43:47 PM

I can understand the sentimentality. I get quite attached to some of my MT's and SAK's as well.

JAfromMn · **Reply #828 on:** June 20, 2014, 04:52:29 PM

Fat Man will be the tool I judge all other tools by.

he's the best multitool I've ever used.

we going to try move that home we left Wed.

wish me luck.

I need it.

powernoodle · **Reply #829 on:** June 20, 2014, 05:03:41 PM

Good luck. My advice about the mobile home is to apply lots of force. You can thank me later. And I appreciate very much your unequivocal statement about the ST300. That's cool. Rock on.

JAfromMn · **Reply #830 on:** June 21, 2014, 12:43:03 AM

Well after building a small bridge and lots of laying down matts I got the house in its spot.

nothing like spending half the day hip deep in water to make a guy like his job.

fat man spent the day in the truck. There was no reason to get him all muddy.

it was a long long long day.

its good to be home.

JAfromMn · **Reply #831 on:** June 21, 2014, 12:58:03 AM

Quote from: powernoodle on June 20, 2014, 05:03:41 PM

Good luck. My advice about the mobile home is to apply lots of force. You can thank me later. And I appreciate very much your unequivocal statement about the ST300. That's cool. Rock on.

it took lots of slow steady force .

and alot if preparing .

JAfromMn · **Reply #832 on:** June 21, 2014, 03:35:43 AM

Since I didn't get any in action shots of fat man today Here's a shot of a tool taking a break

Ps

don't give me crap for smoking.

I am trying to quit.

its alot harder than I thought it would be.

its a stupid habit.

all it does it cost money and shorten my life .

Monrogue · **Reply #833 on:** June 21, 2014, 03:37:40 AM

That cig looks mighty good...almost 2.5 years since the wife and I quit, and I still miss it $:-\$

JAfromMn · **Reply #834 on:** June 21, 2014, 03:53:05 AM

Quote from: Monrogue on June 21, 2014, 03:37:40 AM

That cig looks mighty good...almost 2.5 years since the wife and I quit, and I still miss it $:-\$

I'm glad you quit Kyle.

it really is a stupid habit.

Ps 20,000+ views

Monrogue · **Reply #835 on:** June 21, 2014, 05:17:17 AM

Quote from: JAfromMn on June 21, 2014, 03:53:05 AM

Quote from: Monrogue on June 21, 2014, 03:37:40 AM
That cig looks mighty good...almost 2.5 years since the wife and I quit, and I still miss it $:-\$

I'm glad you quit Kyle.

it really is a stupid habit.

Ps 20,000+ views

Me too, but this time of year is the hardest. We could more freely smoke since it would be warmer outside. Plus getting together with family (my side) that smokes, like at cookouts and stuff like that, makes it tough. Fortunately non of my wife's family smokes, so that's nice to hang around them without that "aura" of being a smoker around us. I hope you can bring yourself to quit one day. I know it's not easy at all. Even though they say if you can make it one day, you can make it every day, but that urge is still there, and I'm beginning to think it never fully goes away.

Anyway, I don't want to derail your thread with that

Congrats on 20,000 views man

JAfromMn · **Reply #836 on:** June 21, 2014, 05:20:24 AM

Thanks Kyle

I'm sure a few hundred of those views are yours.

Monrogue · **Reply #837 on:** June 21, 2014, 05:30:39 AM

Quote from: JAfromMn on June 21, 2014, 05:20:24 AM

Thanks Kyle

I'm sure a few hundred of those views are yours.

Oh maybe a few at least

JAfromMn · **Reply #838 on:** June 21, 2014, 08:42:16 PM

Sorry no pics but I used the fat man to unbend the shroud on a push mower.

I hit a big rock and bent in in pretty good.

I needed to use two hands to get it bent back.

I appreciate fat mans large handles that gave me alot more leverage.

im off work early . I wanted to enjoy my Saturday and take it easy.

I got to mow my own yard tomorrow.

RT1969 · **Reply #839 on:** June 23, 2014, 12:09:23 AM

Whew, I managed to catch up.

Sucks to hear about the Little Boy. I have to agree with enki, it looks like a failure due to torque. Rust can not be the issue, as you see the shiny break planes and also how clean the joint portion is.

Maybe the driver hardend under stress so the bottom part (which looks like it's rounded out - a sign of an instantanious fracture) gave way. I only have a basic knowledge of metallurgy, so take this with a grain of salt.

I hope you enjoy working with Fat Man and the LM will take good care of you.

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