Farmwelding wrote:You all must use a ton of acetone or something. It's like all of you have a ton of experience with the "cut finder" I have never had this issue. I usually find my cuts by getting some diesel, gas, oil, dirt, gravel, or my favorite grease- the dirt and grease darken everything except the cut-the cut is very vibrant and easily shown.
Brake and carb cleaner finds them too. Nothing is more of a nuisance than a metal sliver you don't know you have until you touch another piece of metal or put on gloves....then you can't get the damned thing out.
My old "college days" hemostats have a prominent place in my tool box just for removing such annoyances...
Farmwelding wrote:You all must use a ton of acetone or something. It's like all of you have a ton of experience with the "cut finder" I have never had this issue. I usually find my cuts by getting some diesel, gas, oil, dirt, gravel, or my favorite grease- the dirt and grease darken everything except the cut-the cut is very vibrant and easily shown.
Brake and carb cleaner finds them too. Nothing is more of a nuisance than a metal sliver you don't know you have until you touch another piece of metal or put on gloves....then you can't get the damned thing out.
My old "college days" hemostats have a prominent place in my tool box just for removing such annoyances...
We all have a past. No two alike, but often with similarities. I'm not ashamed of anything I've done. Stories and scars are similar creatures. Precious to who we've become, and better with each telling.
Farmwelding wrote:You all must use a ton of acetone or something. It's like all of you have a ton of experience with the "cut finder" I have never had this issue. I usually find my cuts by getting some diesel, gas, oil, dirt, gravel, or my favorite grease- the dirt and grease darken everything except the cut-the cut is very vibrant and easily shown.
Brake and carb cleaner finds them too. Nothing is more of a nuisance than a metal sliver you don't know you have until you touch another piece of metal or put on gloves....then you can't get the damned thing out.
My old "college days" hemostats have a prominent place in my tool box just for removing such annoyances...
Steve S
Sorry but my youth and inexperience have just kicked in. What the he'll is hemostats? Again just young and dumb.
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Nick
"Hemostat" literally means "hold blood", and is a small, high precision surgical vascular clamp. They are very popular among potheads as "roach clips" to hold the very short remnant of a joint. They are very popular with me as they are also high-precision tweezers for removing the tiniest metal slivers.
Otto Nobedder wrote:"Hemostat" literally means "hold blood", and is a small, high precision surgical vascular clamp. They are very popular among potheads as "roach clips" to hold the very short remnant of a joint. They are very popular with me as they are also high-precision tweezers for removing the tiniest metal slivers.
Steve S
I think you just called me a pothead, I didn't know you could take slivers out with those things...I use tweezers
Otto Nobedder wrote:We all have a past. No two alike, but often with similarities. I'm not ashamed of anything I've done. Stories and scars are similar creatures. Precious to who we've become, and better with each telling.
The older I get, the better I was....
Steve S
I hear that. If we didn't have a past, we wouldn't have any good stories to tell at parties anymore. Who here is doesn't consider themselves "the king of mistakes"?
I make a lot of mistakes! I try real hard to not make the same mistake twice. I'm not sure if that is a good effort because it means I need to find a new solution for every one I make.
I don't have one of those hemo's but I do have a tiny -about the size of a dime - probably rare earth magnet that I dug out of a speaker or something. This thing is super strong and if you catch a sliver quick before you drive it in it will often pluck it out. Failing that I found ( dollar store ) a pair of tweezers with a tiny flashlite in the middle which even though our eyesight improves with age still comes in handy! As for slivers -die grinders are the worst for me.