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If you can't fix it with a hammer and a roll of duck tape, it's not worth fixing at all, my old mate said minutes before that nasty business with the hammer and a roll of duck tape. Tell us of McGyver-like repairs and whether they were a brilliant success or a health and safety nightmare.
( , Thu 10 Mar 2011, 11:58)
If you can't fix it with a hammer and a roll of duck tape, it's not worth fixing at all, my old mate said minutes before that nasty business with the hammer and a roll of duck tape. Tell us of McGyver-like repairs and whether they were a brilliant success or a health and safety nightmare.
( , Thu 10 Mar 2011, 11:58)
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The Buick Clamp
I made a nice entertainment center of found timber and driftwood. Because the materials were unusual, and I wanted maximum strength, I opted to both mortise and glue the joints before drilling and pinning.
The problem was, I don't have clamps large enogh to hold everything in place. So I set the assembly on the floor of the garage, and drove my Buick onto it as a clamp.
I call it "coarse woodworking".
( , Fri 11 Mar 2011, 2:20, 4 replies)
I made a nice entertainment center of found timber and driftwood. Because the materials were unusual, and I wanted maximum strength, I opted to both mortise and glue the joints before drilling and pinning.
The problem was, I don't have clamps large enogh to hold everything in place. So I set the assembly on the floor of the garage, and drove my Buick onto it as a clamp.
I call it "coarse woodworking".
( , Fri 11 Mar 2011, 2:20, 4 replies)
I just knew
Buicks were good for something. ( I had a '48 model for a while and if someone offered me another in good condition I'd take it)
( , Sun 13 Mar 2011, 23:42, closed)
Buicks were good for something. ( I had a '48 model for a while and if someone offered me another in good condition I'd take it)
( , Sun 13 Mar 2011, 23:42, closed)
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