Keep Your Tools Ready and Able

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:42 am

I learned a listen, again, this past week. The kids had an upholstering job to do and it ended up in my shop. I think that is because there is a good chance that I'll have the tools. They did all the work but I was somehow deeply embroiled.

We had nothing but trouble with the stapler. My stapler.

After fighting it nearly all day, I decided no more. This must be resolved before we destroy something or someone gets hurt because everyone was frustrated to no end and not really thinking straight.

We stopped, ate, chatted for awhile and went on recess (until this morning). In the meantime I agreed to resolve the stapler issue.

Big as life. A bit of cleaning, a little graphite spray, swapped some parts between staplers to get rid of a stretched spring and the Craftsman stapler works great.

They should show any minute now for breakfast and then it is back to work (for them - I have done my part).

Moral of the story: 'Clean and Lub' does not apply to only the power tools.

lightnin · Post by **lightnin** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:22 am

Staple guns are one of the most finicky tools ever made...
I clean before each use... and hope...

fjimp · Post by **fjimp** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 6:50 pm

dusty wrote:I learned a listen, again, this past week. The kids had an upholstering job to do and it ended up in my shop. I think that is because there is a good chance that I'll have the tools. They did all the work but I was somehow deeply embroiled.

We had nothing but trouble with the stapler. My stapler.

After fighting it nearly all day, I decided no more. This must be resolved before we destroy something or someone gets hurt because everyone was frustrated to no end and not really thinking straight.

We stopped, ate, chatted for awhile and went on recess (until this morning). In the meantime I agreed to resolve the stapler issue.

Big as life. A bit of cleaning, a little graphite spray, swapped some parts between staplers to get rid of a stretched spring and the Craftsman stapler works great.

They should show any minute now for breakfast and then it is back to work (for them - I have done my part).

Moral of the story: 'Clean and Lub' does not apply to only the power tools.

Once again the sage offers great advice. Some months ago a neighbor passed away. Friends carried off tools, yet left several behind. All of which looked as though they had been rode hard and put away wet. I carried them home offered cleaning and where needed repairs. What a great way to feel great, offering new life to used up tools. Jim

maggeorge · Post by **maggeorge** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:34 pm

Good one there. I’ll keep that in mind.

camerio · Post by **camerio** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:58 pm

dusty wrote:I learned a listen, again, this past week. The kids had an upholstering job to do and it ended up in my shop. I think that is because there is a good chance that I'll have the tools. They did all the work but I was somehow deeply embroiled.

We had nothing but trouble with the stapler. My stapler.

After fighting it nearly all day, I decided no more. This must be resolved before we destroy something or someone gets hurt because everyone was frustrated to no end and not really thinking straight.

We stopped, ate, chatted for awhile and went on recess (until this morning). In the meantime I agreed to resolve the stapler issue.

Big as life. A bit of cleaning, a little graphite spray, swapped some parts between staplers to get rid of a stretched spring and the Craftsman stapler works great.

They should show any minute now for breakfast and then it is back to work (for them - I have done my part).

Moral of the story: 'Clean and Lub' does not apply to only the power tools.

May I had to this by saying that you learned a "lesson" may be two lessons with this word.
I will "listen" to your advice and clean / lube my tools before I use them.
Thanks Dusty and this is with a friendly smile from a french speaking person who at first had trouble understanding your story ... but when I said it aloud, there, I new what you meant by lesson.

derekdarling · Post by **derekdarling** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:48 am

camerio wrote: Thanks Dusty and this is with a friendly smile from a french speaking person who at first had trouble understanding your story ... but when I said it aloud, there, I new what you meant by lesson.

But the beauty of the English language is that the phrase 'I learned a listen' is poetic, and evocative of the process by which we learn. Camerio, I assume la langue francais has a similar mechanism, n'est'ca pas?

So there, dusty, you're a poet!

Derek

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:11 am

It was a good idea but I was grossly disappointed. Cleaning and lubricating the staplers seemed to work but only temporarily. If I used the hand staplers more, these would all go to Goodwill and I would buy new (or refrain from using staplers all together).

This has not been a good experience and I wish it on no one. Thankfully, the upholstering job is done. Hope she never has to remove those staples. They were put in with the air stapler.