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Tenspeed TheBikeHanger I was working in a makeshift shop, basically one of those cheap metal frame car-ports, with the ends tarped off. I was working in a busy area, so I wanted to make a controlled area to keep out customers from the nearby business. It worked fine, but a guy who worked at the business next door thought it would be funny to smack the tarp and say "boo". I knew he was there, knew it was him, and when he walked in, smiling like a jerk, I glowered at him, and pointed to the chop-saw with the framing nailer in my hand and asked him "do you think that's funny? Do you think it's funny to spook a guy using power tools?" The amazing part is that he later got all offended, and told a group of people I was sittting with after work "I'm not talking to him... I'm mad at him". I chortled. The big baby. The only person who had a right to be ticked was me, and I got it done and over with, along with an explanation why. There are people who never learn, it seems.

+willy kanos The only thing that pisses me off more is when they say, "I'm being REALLY careful though." They shut up and stop doing it when I show them the scar I got on my thigh. When I was 17 years old 25+ years ago. Scariest thing ever. Oh to be young and dumb again.

+Andrew Delashaw SAYYYYYYYY WUTTTTTT

I concur, when I was a teenager my friend and I were clearing trails with chainsaws and I walked behind him and called his name, he swung around and hit me with the spinning chain, luckily I saw it coming and was able to get everything out of the way except for my hand... got lucky and had 3 deep gashes, from the three teeth that nicked me

I concur, when I was a teenager my friend and I were clearing trails with chainsaws and I walked behind him and called his name, he swung around and hit me with the spinning chain, luckily I saw it coming and was able to get everything out of the way except for my hand... got lucky and had 3 deep gashes, from the three teeth that nicked me

..As a welder/electrician/maintenance tech....I always tried to do the best I could...the 'next guy' who had to work on stuff later might be ME......

and it usually is

The same happens in Structured Cabling and CCTV installations! Sometimes you find a whole 'web' of cables with labels and there's no clue where these cables are going to! Also, some may wire 2 analog cameras on 1 UTP cable and that can be headache without documentation! Also, electricians who used non standard wiring and wiring code on wires that would be hidden. The idea is "nobody will ever know". I've seen neutrals per code at 120V! Don't mention about installations where if you touch them they fall apart! Where they mount cameras on drywall with machine screws!😱 "Do it right first time" "Do not sacrifice accuracy for speed" Are more than military advice!

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It makes me happy to see that you love your job, I am a machinist and feel the same way

@@GaryThomsonJoinery Beautiful work!!!

@@bmtndog318 Thank you Sir 😄

Love your job and you'll never work a day gentlemen. In my working life I've spent much time as a professional driver, and much time as a contractor. The vast majority of the time I've spent at those jobs has been rather enjoyable. Every other gig I've ever had has just been absolute torture. Thank goodness for being able to build houses, as if I woulda had to spend 30 or 40 years in a factory I woulda surely hung myself from the highest tree. Have a great day gentlemen.

Monsterbaby I install metal on roofs so I install the last piece on the building and it drives me crazy when the wood nailer zigs and zags off the wall

Shoddy

Thickness of the pencil lead is well within acceptable tolerance for wall framing anyway. If you need more precise markings you'd use a scriber anyway, or a different, hard pencil

@@nikolairubinskii6450 Been doing it this way for 47 years and was taught by an old school carpenter. Thanks for the comment.

@@machia0705 Oh, sir, I'm not arguing against your way of doing it, at all. In fact next time I cut a board with a circular saw, I'll try it. I'm saying there is a reasonable degree of accuracy to a given task and subject of improving such accuracy feels more theoretical than practical.

We just have an carpenter pencil sharpener that we bought at a hardware store.

Trent Myers Try a belt sander

Use a knife to sharpen carpenter pencils, you want the lead in a chisel point, it lasts way longer, if you need it really sharp, rub it on concrete or whatever to bring it to a sharp edge.

Trent Myers, check out for an office job, they do use pencil sharpeners!... just kidding! Carry knife and small flat sanding stone in the pouch will help. Both useful items to have.

Devils use a triangle file and file it on inch increments just a bit. Works for all I need it to from framing to finishing

You won the internet with that comment! hahaha

I wanted to say cheese grater , you are right . it is Chuck Norris's shaver !!

louis t Chuck Norris used it for both, to shave his beard and grate his cheese.

Chilly Willy he used wood shredders to grate cheese

My guess would be that after Chuck finishes shaving his nads with it, he would use that tool to plane something curved or circular.

why is that the only one you use?

Because they're the best.

Yep, the best.

Jacob Melanson ok, got it.

lee burnley Only speed square I've ever owned

+apextroll He said that he'd do layout more when he did the tape measure vid. I'm looking forward to that one...

+john espin That is the worst....and I won't admit to laughing. MrsW

+Wranglerstar Cody said, "I love it."

You know I've been trying for so long to get you both. Coolness. Loving the book thanks.

+john espin great,

Dammit i sang this in my head as i saw it.

for removing labels

Bill Whitman I never understood "cut the line" or "leave the line". Wtf does that even mean? The line should ALWAYS be cut. If you are going to leave the line Just measure it 1/16th of an inch bigger (or however big a line is...which geometrically speaking a line has no width) then cut the line.

Bill Whitman Not arguing with you....just saying it makes no sense. I've heard it quite often myself and I hate it.

Lol, we would always call it "exact, little extra, or little less". Working on old houses that aren't square at all, always gotta adjust constantly haha.

@@American-Plague cut thr line leave the line is less than 1/16. Works on production sites for a very long time. If you work alone you might also DO this because measurements are not always exact. In trim work you would also hear 'split the line'. Not so much on most framing sites.

I bought an old one at a flea market. A little rusty but I had a bucket of prop wash laying around and it removed enough rust that I can dial in the measurements I want. :)

@@LarryDickman1 you now need to go to the Air Force and get a length of flight line!

@@joeh4295 Or a bucket of prop wash.

+Liz Carrillo thank you

I hold the tape for a few reasions. Protect the rivits which maintaiin the accuracy. But higher on my list, its a small opportunity to wipe away some of the debris that slowly gums up the tape over time. Most important to me, the spring will last longer and your blade is less likely to snap over which kills the standout. All this translates to saving s little money

Thats exactly what it is!

+Alex Prin Agreed

+Alex Prin ...I saw something similar once for shaping horse hoofs.

Cheese slicer :-)

Tyson Burns That's what I was thinking as well. Hoofs.

+Alfonso Casillas It's only 4 in the afternoon. Their moms let them sleep in on Sunday's

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I've seen metric empire speed squares in Australia and New Zealand. I'm sure they must have them in Europe.

+Willem Kossen speed squares are not very common in Europe.

www.amazon.com/Swanson-Metric-Speed-Square-Aluminum/dp/B000IOCN8U

+andrewford80 Never seen one in use in the construction trade in Norway. The squares we use are L-shaped. Don't even use them very often either. Compound/mitre saws kinda makes the manual square more or less redundant for anything than stud layout, really. Even that is becoming less common since we are slowly transitioning towards steel framework for walls rather than lumber. Essential in every toolbox, but rarely used.

William, are u kidding us? Speed sq. is a must have when doing any trade. It's the best invention since sliced bread!

shopnwoods Been using mine (12") for over 30 years now. Still dead accurate.

+shopnwoods I've never seen a Swanson that was actually square.

+ardvarkkkkk1 lol

ardvarkkkkk1 I use it for "rough" framing. They're all square enough.

ramosel The bright lettering is nice.

+Tony Hyden I guess you win! (Smarty!)

+Maxid1 I'm not sure if you joking or not XD

+Maxid1 I wouldnt eat that cheese, we do it differnt here in the Natherlands (Cheese Country;-))

+Maxid1 I was going to guess a cheese cutter but Cody said he knew what it was and said that it could cut a good amount of (wood).

He is pinning the blade guard back in order to square up and adjust the sole plate to the blade. He is not pinning it back to make cuts. Similar to adjusting a blade on the table saw. Perfectly safe and acceptable if done correctly.

I don't depend on the guard to keep me safe, and I have an electric brake on my saw. 30 yr veteran, and no serious accidents. I have all my fingers.

+Quagmire88 No... that's a ost hyvel (cheese plane) in Sweden.

cabinet scrapper

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