Forever relics

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• Varesti@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  “Some day I’ll have a tiny forge and turn them into tiny swords.”

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  • HikingVet@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Map gas torch and 5 fire bricks. Or an induction bolt heater.

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    • tetris11@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      forbidden fleshlight?

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  • blimpkit@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    What about a giant allen key

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  • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    They’re probably made from tool steel, which is very hard but not very flexible, making it brittle.

    Sword steels usually have a better balance between hardness and toughness. The hardness helps them retain their edge, while the toughness helps them withstand blows without cracking or shattering

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    • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Reals hex keys, yes. IKEA keys are only made to last one build.

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• gedaliyah@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  “After all, why shouldn’t I keep it?”

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  • trashman@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Pro tip: don’t cast it into a fire and expect it to be cool. Don’t ask how I know.

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• bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I bought a complete Allen wrench set and still don’t throw away the disposable ones that come with assemble-it-yourself products

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  • turtlesareneat@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    A ratcheting driver set is even nicer, you get all the allen tips plus torx, the weird philips variants, etc. Mine has sockets under 3/4” even. I use the thing like 10 times a day.

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    • Rooster326@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      No matter which one I get. It’s always missing the one I need 😢

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    • ElegantBiscuit@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I have a big ratcheting screwdriver with the drivers stored in the handle, its so nice. And for smaller stuff I have a ratcheting right angle one that’s great for leverage. That plus a tiny screwdriver with 30 different tiny bits for all different kinds of electronics, and a simple drill. It can all be had for under $50, compared to removing the frustration of not having the right bit plus the right tool which is priceless.

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  • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I have literally a dozen allen key sets, at least, and toss the freebies into a drawer

    they come in handy every now and then when you need to hammer one into a partially stripped bolt head or something like that

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    • bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Precisely. They’re the red shirts of the operation. I’m not putting the fancy Craftsman shit into my drill.

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• dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Protip: tape this to the bottom or back of whatever it is you’re assembling. Makes it super easy to tighten loose screws or disassembly for moving.

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  • Pacattack57@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    No I’d rather put it in the junk drawer with the other 20 I already have. They need friends

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  • QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I have never thought about that before. That’s a good idea

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  • tiramichu@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    This is also really good if you want to sell or give away your stuff, so the next person has the tool they need to put it together.

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    • elucubra@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I tape a DeWalt 18v XRP, including the battery, charger, and a bit set. Makes screwing or uncrewing easier.

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  • Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yup, super convenient to have a tool on hand instead of trudging down to the basement to crack open the ol’ box o’ mystery.

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    • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Oh, there’s no mystery about it. It’s a box, full of single-use hex keys, all of which are inexplicably the wrong size.

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• Eq0@literature.cafe ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I really needed the laugh! Thanks!

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• Doug@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I used to have a box of one-off tools I didn’t know what they went to, but devoting a day to the use of a label maker, determining which adapter went with which thing, and writing up a file of what’s in what box, was one of my greatest feats. I haven’t had to dig through a box for something in years.

  My minimalist self loves it. Now I have more room for more useless shit.

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• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I have so many of these things, I’ve thought about getting a forge to smelt them into ingots.

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  • HikingVet@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Forge is for blacksmithing. You want a foundry for smelting.

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    • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I have seen enough forged in fire and home smithing videos to know you can also do it in a forge.

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  • Rooster326@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Chip off the L-bit and now you have Allen Keys that will fit into any drill chuck

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    • everett@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Alternatively, keep the L-bit on and now you have one wild drill thingy, and will be feared.

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  • heartSagan5@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Do it. It’s starting to feel like a different kind of mine.

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• VelvetPinkOtter123@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I might need it

  I don’t remember where I put it if I do need it

  But I can’t get rid of it because I might need it

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• hakunawazo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  One does not simply throw away Allen wrenches.
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• mastertigurius@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  It’s currently at 666, so I can’t upvote it. Hail Satan.

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• Enzy@feddit.nu ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Melt them down and make a single big one

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  • tiramichu@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    But they were all of them deceived, for another Allen key was made

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• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Oh, that speaks to me.

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• echodot@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I throw away the plastic M.2 screwdriver I got with my 250gb drive. Now they don’t come with them anymore and it’s so aggregating, who came up with this god awful attachment mechanism anyway?

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  • halcyoncmdr@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You don’t have a screwdriver? M.2 screws don’t use any sort of special screw head. They’re almost always a regular phillips screw, maybe even being cut for a flathead to work as well.

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  • ConstantPain@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    *aggravating

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  • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    all the drive screws I’ve ever had to work with are just a phillips head, nothing special

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• HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  i’ll never need these disposables i said

  20 years later, i dug through my pile of disposables and pulled out the 3 sizes i needed for my bike, and it has most of what i need for my repair kit.

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• tempest@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I usually try and tape it to an inconspicuous spot on the item so it’s there if I need it

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• technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Don’t even look at my random wire collection.

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• Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’ve considered using some of those as components in 3D printing projects.

  Not sure how well it’d work, but hey, spare material.

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• FenrirIII@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I put together 8 IKEA cabinets in the last 2 weeks. After stepping on two of these, I found the willpower to trash the extras and those in my stash. Tossed over a dozen of them.

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  • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Just… don’t put them on the floor…

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• khanh@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  i do vaguely remember owning one of these, but i dont remember how i got them. any ideas where they come from?

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• idunnololz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I got an allen key bit set and just started throwing all of these oot.

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• RepleteLocum@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Looks like ai. Most of them look fucked up.

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• xia@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  To have a dedicated place/box for them, as the image suggests, is already way ahead of the organization game.

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• TomMasz@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  All you have to do is remember where you put the box of miscellaneous Allen wrenches, and then go through them in hopes of finding the right one.

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