Day 10The spring clip on my 3blade Barlow money clip worked its way loose and popped off. I use the screwdriver to hold it open and get back into position.My money clip is back in action.( sorry I didn't think to take a picture while it was still in two pieces)
Poncho, Great to see you pop in. It is awesome to have all you guys folling us here. Still not up to snuff and another long day on the road. Day 10 Mostly just along for the ride. To bad it's 30 minutes through the mountain pass and 6 hours flat dry desert the rest of the way.
Didn't use a thing on it; These sweatpants don't have pockets, and thus the only pocket I had was the chest pocket on my T-Shirt; and thus I had to carry something light, a Vic Bantam. I only used each tool once there; the blade to cut a zip tie; and the can opener on a rather large can of green beans because it was what was handy. Would have used the Tough Tool if I'd not forgotten that it was in the same place where I took the photo yesterday. Today, I started a restoration project on my great-grandfather's old coon hunting light, a 1930s Just-Rite carbide miner's cap light. Some of the missing pieces are ridiculously expensive for what they are (we're talking $20-30 for tiny pieces); so it will likely be a cosmetic only restoration. I've already replaced one seal with an o-ring and the felts that go in a part of it I can make. I'll probably just clean out the calcium buildup from the inside and polish the brass. The body looks banged up and to the point it probably won't hold gas. (Image removed from quote.)
Great pics today guys Really like that old Miners lamp as well, Cody I know that coon hunters still used these up into the late 80's before starting to use battery lights around here My Granny use to tell me how they made fire works for the 4th of July out of carbide when she was young I am sure they got quite a boom out of them Coal mining use to be big business around here but that has all died out and all the mines shut down last ones I remember shut down in the 80's as well Great to see that the light is in such great looking shape even if it isn't gonna be made to work again because of the expense
Day11We have a failure!Ok it is not a tool fail, just a bad impliment.Remember the pic of my blunt, painted/coated can opener...it doesnt work.Turns out the shoulder on the tang doesnt sit properly against the locking tab. This cause the tab to shift above the spine of the can opener and flex backwards.
Shame about the can opener
Day 11Decided to switch it up and go with the horizontal carry option
First food in days.Day 11TT blade cut through bell pepper like it wasn't there. and pliars made a hot oven rack a non-issue. (Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)
Love the pics and uses great challenge everyone
Quote from: Douglas on February 11, 2019, 09:53:56 PMFirst food in days.Day 11TT blade cut through bell pepper like it wasn't there. and pliars made a hot oven rack a non-issue. (Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)Oh man, that looks good. I gained a pound looking at it. Quote from: Wspeed on February 11, 2019, 10:27:47 PMLove the pics and uses great challenge everyone
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Day 12: Finished for the dayPut a new alternator in my brother's Explorer today. TT was used for disconnecting/reconnecting the battery cables.(Image removed from quote.)Unhooking/rejoining the intake tube.(Image removed from quote.)Disconnecting and reconnecting the electrical connector.(Image removed from quote.)Socket set was used for mounting bolts and relieving the serpentine tensioner.ToughTool hanging out on the new alternator. (Image removed from quote.)
Nice job GJ