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WD-40, duct tape and a big hammer will fix anything.

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originalswampfox

A shot from the past, does anyone remember how they came up with name wd-40???


#2

BKBrown

BKBrown

I could be wrong (often am), but I understood that the WD is Water Displacement and it was the 40th formula they tried.

WD40 is great for many things, but also dries sticky inside locks and can actually cause things to bind up (especially with dust or dirt) after a short time.


#3

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KennyV

WD is an okay spray cleaner but it is a bad penetrating liquid and a poor lubricant...

Duct Tape is great and hammers are 'fine'.... :smile:KennyV


#4

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originalswampfox

BKBrown got it correct!!! I'll admit it's not the best but for a lot of years it was all we had. By the way it was developed to de-ice the wings in airplanes.


#5

reynoldston

reynoldston

WD-40, duct tape and a big hammer, it sounds like you have been around my next door neighbor the 83 year old farmer!!! He keeps his equipment running without much expense. The only problem with that is that it keeps breaking down.


#6

JDgreen

JDgreen

reynoldston said:
WD-40, duct tape and a big hammer, it sounds like you have been around my next door neighbor the 83 year old farmer!!! He keeps his equipment running without much expense. The only problem with that is that it keeps breaking down.
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Do you realize the irony in what you are saying? :laughing:

As for me, I prefer hotmelt glue, JB Weld, and vice grips for repairs.


#7

reynoldston

reynoldston

JDgreen said:
Do you realize the irony in what you are saying? :laughing:

As for me, I prefer hotmelt glue, JB Weld, and vice grips for repairs.
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Nothing wrong with JB Weld I use it, never tried hotmelt glue something to think about in a pinch, and what do you do when you run out of vice grips buy new? I guess being in the repair business all my life I find I would rather fix it right in the first place. I am also sure a customer won't like the looks of a pair vice grips for a repair much less pay for them.


#8

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originalswampfox

Hey!! vice grips at the Dollar Store are cheeper than most repair parts, but I know what you mean it's better fix it once


#9

reynoldston

reynoldston

If we are doing vice grip repairs lets go first class Snap-On. We only want the best parts:laughing:


#10

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originalswampfox

Snap-On is the best, I had a set of screw drivers(black handles) and they finally gave me a new set when the handles started to crumble. Dollar Store vice grips are the best if Im going to leave them on the tractor.


#11

reddragon

reddragon

WHAT!?.....NO BAILING WIRE??:laughing:


#12

BKBrown

BKBrown

The Vice Grips hold things together while the JB-Weld hardens.(then take them off)
How about Zip Ties ?
MUST have Crescent Wrench (for younger guys - adjustable wrench :biggrin:)


#13

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djrussell

It helps to go right to the source. :biggrin:

WD-40 Company and Product History

In 1953, a fledgling company called Rocket Chemical Company and its staff of three set out to create a line of rust-prevention solvents and degreasers for use in the aerospace industry, in a small lab in San Diego, California.

It took them 40 attempts to get the water displacing formula worked out. But they must have been really good, because the original secret formula for WD-40ｮ謡hich stands for Water Displacement perfected on the 40th try擁s still in use today.

Convair, an aerospace contractor, first used WD-40 to protect the outer skin of the Atlas Missile from rust and corrosion. The product actually worked so well that several employees snuck some WD-40 cans out of the plant to use at home.
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#14

reddragon

reddragon

:confused3:....how could i forget zip ties?!:laughing:


#15

reynoldston

reynoldston

BKBrown said:
The Vice Grips hold things together while the JB-Weld hardens.(then take them off)
What in the world are you fixing with JB weld and vice grips sheet metal? I have used it to tighten bearing races or as a filler. Sure is a good fix for thing I haven't tryed.
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#16

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originalswampfox

They were originally called thumb wrenches(because we adjusted them with our thumb, for you younger guys a Crescent Wrench). One of the most important rules for a mechanic, "don't force it get a bigger hammer"


#17

BKBrown

BKBrown

JB-Weld takes some time to harden completely - I've used Vice Grips, Tape, Zip Ties, Wire, rubber bands, ------ to hold parts together while the JB hardens. If you clean and scratch up the surface JB Weld will do wonders on MANY things !

reynoldston said:
BKBrown said:
The Vice Grips hold things together while the JB-Weld hardens.(then take them off)
What in the world are you fixing with JB weld and vice grips sheet metal? I have used it to tighten bearing races or as a filler. Sure is a good fix for thing I haven't tryed.
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#18

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benski

One of the many uses for JB Weld that I just learned about is that you can use it for filling and smoothing items that you are going have powder coated.


#19

JDgreen

JDgreen

BKBrown said:
The Vice Grips hold things together while the JB-Weld hardens.(then take them off)
How about Zip Ties ?
MUST have Crescent Wrench (for younger guys - adjustable wrench :biggrin:)
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For us OLD GUYS they are called a MONKEY WRENCH.....:laughing:


#20

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fastback

I believe that WD40 was originally created for the space program and as already said water drier 40th try. I use it when cutting aluminum on the lathe. I just reaized this was already said and a lot better I might add. I do know about hammers I must have 36 Claw hammers, brass hammers, lether hamme, lead hammers, ball peen hammers, nylon/rubber hammers, 5 pound hammers, several sledge hammers, engineers hammer, slide hammer, tack hammer.... Oh, super glue is good too.


#21

BKBrown

BKBrown

I was always told that a "monkey wrench" was shaped like a pipe wrench, but had no teeth. A "Crescent" or "Adjustable Wrench" was shaped like an open end wrench, but adjustable.
Plumbers used the "monkey wrench" to turn pipe caps and plugs that had a square head extension on the fitting. Mechanics used the "monkey wrench" on Large square head nuts or bolts (many of the larger nuts and bolts on larger machines were square head and not hex head).

JDgreen said:
For us OLD GUYS they are called a MONKEY WRENCH.....:laughing:
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#22

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fastback

Interesting, I alsways thought that the "monkey wrench" was the type with a bent handle, like a monkey's tail, or wqould you just call that an "adjustable wrench"?


#23

reddragon

reddragon

Monkey wrench - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


#24

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fastback

Thanks, I do have one of those somewhere. I think it was my father's.


#25

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BillinTX

Monkey Hammer.jpg

A broken monkey wrench makes a useful hammer.
I keep this one on my welding table to use when things need a little adjustment.


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