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Postby William » Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:30 pm

skinem, Baily,

Thanks for the great tips! I can't wait to being using them!

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Postby Stargzer » Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:08 pm

If there are three pair, you might have one for cutting curves to the right, one to the left, and one for cutting straight on.
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Postby Perry » Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:51 am

Hey Gzer. Not everyone is a cut-up. :wink:
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Postby William » Sun Mar 18, 2007 1:49 pm

If there are three pair, you might have one for cutting curves to the right, one to the left, and one for cutting straight on.
Yes, that's exactly what was in the package. I discarded the ones that cut to the left, they seemed uncomfortable with me. The ones that cut to the center and to the right seem to be fine with me though. (No offense to those who cut to the left, I have some very good friends who are lefties, sort of).

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Postby Bailey » Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:18 pm

I have some very good friends who are lefties, sort of
LOL sounds like it's one of those, "Not that there's anything wrong with that." statements.
I especially appreciated the 'sort of' I know what you mean.

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Postby Stargzer » Mon Mar 19, 2007 12:39 am

If there are three pair, you might have one for cutting curves to the right, one to the left, and one for cutting straight on.
Yes, that's exactly what was in the package. I discarded the ones that cut to the left, they seemed uncomfortable with me. The ones that cut to the center and to the right seem to be fine with me though. (No offense to those who cut to the left, I have some very good friends who are lefties, sort of).

William
YIPES! So what happens when you need to make a left-curving cut? I know about those because I spent a month or so doing aluminum siding one summer in my youth. To do a complete job you do need all three. Ah, well ...
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Postby William » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:00 pm

YIPES! So what happens when you need to make a left-curving cut? I know about those because I spent a month or so doing aluminum siding one summer in my youth. To do a complete job you do need all three. Ah, well ...
Yeah. I guess it does take all kinds to make a, um...a complete world of cutting tools.

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Postby Bailey » Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:39 pm

turn your work over; continue going right.

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Postby skinem » Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:04 pm

turn your work over; continue going right.

mark it's-really-just-part-of-construction-common-sense Bailey
...if it's small enough to turn over! I hope you wouldn't be working on something that large with tin snips!

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Postby Bailey » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:37 pm

iffen it ain't small enough to turn over you need to hire out to the caterpillar crew, and use a much bigger cutter than one you got three fer $9.95!
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Postby William » Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:54 pm

iffen it ain't small enough to turn over you need to hire out to the caterpillar crew, and use a much bigger cutter than one you got three fer $9.95!
What a great idea. My birthday is just on the horizon and maybe if I sweet talk my better half sufficiently I'll get a surprise birthday present in the driveway. What a great toy a full sized caterpillar would make! I could cut a wide swath with one of those.

But no, it's really just an M-T dream. My wife has been up the hill and over the ridge and I don't think I'm going to be able to pull it off. But it would bring back lots of memories from my youth when I once could cut a wide swath. (I'm not saying I DID cut a wide swath, just saying I COULD).

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Postby Bailey » Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:10 pm

I had some sheet metal to cut today, no wide swaths, just getting to the other side, my snips cost a great deal more, for one than $9.95. I barely made it through it. Good luck with your right cuts and left cuts,

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Postby Perry » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:26 pm

Is that why you rarely change your sheets?
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Postby Bailey » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:42 pm

Is that why you rarely change your sheets?
I never change the sheets, it's not in my job discription.

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Postby Huny » Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:46 am

Speaking of tools. How about the leaf blower. All they seem to be good for is blowing the leafs off your driveway/sidewalk after you have mowed the lawn to right back where they started from...the lawn. Not to mention they contribute to getting that buggery little speck of God-knows-what lodged under your contact lens. It's a never ending, vicious cycle.

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