I was marking studs for a closet build in my 1970s ranch house. I always just hook the tape on one end and walk it down, but this wall was 14 feet and my tape kept bending. I spent a whole hour trying to get a straight line, even tried a chalk line that snapped. Finally my neighbor said to use a piece of string pulled tight with a pencil. It took me 5 minutes and worked perfect. Why did I waste so much time on the wrong tool? What do you guys use for long, solo measurements?
I was using a regular wrench with a pipe for more force on a rusty car bolt in my driveway. He walked over and pointed out I was putting all the pressure on the wrong part of the bolt head. He said, 'You're just rounding it off. Use a six-point socket, not that open-end wrench.' I switched to the socket set and it came right off without any damage. Anyone have a better fix for really stuck bolts besides just more force?
I always thought they were a pointless gadget, but I tried one on a stubborn pickle jar lid in my kitchen last Tuesday and it popped right off. Has anyone else been converted by a simple tool they initially dismissed?
He told me he just shoved them under the short leg and tapped them in with a hammer until it was solid. I tried it on my own kitchen table and it actually worked, but now I'm wondering if there's a better long term fix for something like this. Has anyone else had luck with a more permanent solution for uneven furniture legs?