Ain't no shame in Improvise, adapt and overcome. Farmers, when I was a kid, had a nearly universal phrase, it went "Use I up, wear it out, make it do or go without".
Actually, @ 2 is an improvement over the tiny little zipper pulls on todays jeans.........I guess some Bean Counter decreed that they should be made about 60% of the size they used to be, to save $ 0.005 per pair in raw materials.
As a native Floridian, my family has used the top-load for that exact reason. It also comes in handy for hurricanes; simply fill the tub with ice and you can save refrigerated food. When the ice melts use that water for cleaning / flushing.
Looks like the door handle on my Nissan I've had to replace twice. When did you ever have to replace a door handle on a big ole American car in days gone by?
#1) I don't see what this does. Is it outdoors or inside? From the plugs, it's clearly somewhere in Britain or Europe. Are they using the kettle to add water to the radiator in the lower right? Or is it the other way around and they're getting hot water into the kettle? Like it's a sauna and the water heater feeds the kettle to feed steam into the room?
# 4 I've used dryer drums for fire pits before # 5 Hey if it works don't knock it # 6 I don't know how well that'll work when the cop tells you to get out of your car JD
I've done #2 (no, not THAT #2, silly!) on numerous occasions with jean zippers, jacket zippers and a sleeping bag zipper. Even put a little bell on my fly once so that it rattled when I rolled.
I've done the paper clip zipper mod before, when the pull tab broke off. #4 is pretty slick, as long as the inside of the drum was sanitized first. Otherwise, it's kind of gross. Not sure how well #5 actually worked, but I respect the ingenuity. Hell, I adapted a Jacuzzi jet tub pump motor to make a portable pressure pump (using a 5 gallon thermal expansion tank for storage) by just adding a few fittings and a one way swing check. Works great for washing cars and patio furniture where the straight water pressure off the main is only about 40 psi.
Necessity is the mother of all invention. I have done some lame ones on the jobsite just to get through the day. Rope belt Slimjim out of a lumber wide metal band. Both to help someone else.
#2 - done the paper clip on jacket pull but not pants zipper yet. I agree with above - larger tab is easier to manipulate, especially when gloves are on.
I've done #2 and #8 before. The radiator on my first truck had many holes. No money for a new radiator so I put a 5 gal bucket of water on the bench seat plumbed to the radiator. It was good for 25 miles between fillups.
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I am kind of ashamed to say that I have done several of those things.
ReplyDeleteWhy ashamed? Making do if it works is a useful skillset.
DeleteNow the over the top failures are funny to watch :-)
Ain't no shame in Improvise, adapt and overcome. Farmers, when I was a kid, had a nearly universal phrase, it went "Use I up, wear it out, make it do or go without".
DeleteActually, @ 2 is an improvement over the tiny little zipper pulls on todays jeans.........I guess some Bean Counter decreed that they should be made about 60% of the size they used to be, to save $ 0.005 per pair in raw materials.
ReplyDeleteI have paper clips on the zippers on many of my pants for that reason. A paracord loop also works well.
DeleteSo do split-rings, though it may take some patience to get them on.
Delete#4 is pure genius! I’ve always believed that a front-load washing machine was better than a top-load, but now I have to re-evaluate.
ReplyDeleteAs a native Floridian, my family has used the top-load for that exact reason. It also comes in handy for hurricanes; simply fill the tub with ice and you can save refrigerated food. When the ice melts use that water for cleaning / flushing.
Deletedid that on a work coat then put heat shrink tubing over it...still on years later
DeletePro-Tip..... Don't unplug the machine....
DeleteRemove the A/C cord from the machine....you know which friend would do that...
#6?
ReplyDeleteI think it's a way to open the door from the inside of the car.. Interior handle doesn't work or is missing maybe
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I can see that, thanks!
DeleteLooks like the door handle on my Nissan I've had to replace twice. When did you ever have to replace a door handle on a big ole American car in days gone by?
DeleteI’ve seen vice grips on big old American cars/trucks for door handles. Not lately though
DeleteI've used 'em as window cranks.
Delete#4 and #6 are both kinda brilliant.
ReplyDelete#1) I don't see what this does. Is it outdoors or inside? From the plugs, it's clearly somewhere in Britain or Europe. Are they using the kettle to add water to the radiator in the lower right? Or is it the other way around and they're getting hot water into the kettle? Like it's a sauna and the water heater feeds the kettle to feed steam into the room?
Hot water for the spigot maybe
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# 4 I've used dryer drums for fire pits before
ReplyDelete# 5 Hey if it works don't knock it
# 6 I don't know how well that'll work when the cop tells you to get out of your car
JD
I've done #2 (no, not THAT #2, silly!) on numerous occasions with jean zippers, jacket zippers and a sleeping bag zipper. Even put a little bell on my fly once so that it rattled when I rolled.
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I've done the paper clip zipper mod before, when the pull tab broke off. #4 is pretty slick, as long as the inside of the drum was sanitized first. Otherwise, it's kind of gross. Not sure how well #5 actually worked, but I respect the ingenuity. Hell, I adapted a Jacuzzi jet tub pump motor to make a portable pressure pump (using a 5 gallon thermal expansion tank for storage) by just adding a few fittings and a one way swing check. Works great for washing cars and patio furniture where the straight water pressure off the main is only about 40 psi.
ReplyDeleteNecessity is the mother of all invention. I have done some lame ones on the jobsite just to get through the day. Rope belt
ReplyDeleteSlimjim out of a lumber wide metal band. Both to help someone else.
#2 - done the paper clip on jacket pull but not pants zipper yet. I agree with above - larger tab is easier to manipulate, especially when gloves are on.
ReplyDeleteAlways buy top loading washers.
ReplyDeleteI've done #2 and #8 before. The radiator on my first truck had many holes. No money for a new radiator so I put a 5 gal bucket of water on the bench seat plumbed to the radiator. It was good for 25 miles between fillups.
ReplyDeleteRespect
Delete#5 .. I want the VW Thing sitting in the background. The type 181 kubel-car ROCKS
ReplyDeleteYeah love to have a"thing"
ReplyDelete. Had to replace door handle couple times on my 73 amc hornet. Cheap pot metal. It would snap off in your hand
#10 Gotta be a redneck...
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