Old timer at my shop convinced me to stop using heat shrink on every splice

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My grandpa had a similar rule about not using two different brands of batteries in the same flashlight, @richard_ramirez. He said it was like mixing whiskey brands in one glass, you just end up with a weird taste and nothing runs right. I see this kind of wisdom pop up a lot in woodworking too, like not over-sanding between coats of finish. Sometimes we add steps because we think more effort equals better results, but it usually just wastes time and materials.

richard_ramirez28d ago

Well I'll be. That old timer might have saved you a lot of time and money. I had a similar talk with a guy at my last job who told me to stop wrapping every connection with electrical tape like it was going to a fancy dance. He showed me how just a good mechanical connection and a little dab of dielectric grease could outlast all the tape in the world. Sometimes the old ways really do work best.