chaseracer Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 And its opposite number... "Duct tape, or duck tape, is cloth or scrim backed pressure sensitive tape often sealed with polyethylene. It is very similar to gaffer tape which was designed to be cleanly removed, which this tape is not. It is generally silver or black in color but other colors are available. With a standard width of 17â„8 inches (48 mm), duct tape was originally developed during World War II in 1942 as a water resistant sealing tape for ammunition cases. Permacel, then a division of Johnson & Johnson, used a rubber-based adhesive to help the tape resist water and a fabric backing to add strength. It was also used to repair military equipment quickly, including jeeps, firearms, and aircraft because of these properties." ** ** Info from Wikipedia, therefore not guaranteed to be up to 70% accurate in certain circumstances, weather or colours. Or not. Possibly. Unless there's an R in the month. As they say: if it moves and it shouldn't, use duct tape - if it doesn't move and it should, use WD40. The shiter's toolkit, along with a breakdown card and a mobile phone.
fordperv Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Dont forget a big round of applause to the inventor (whoever he or she is) of one of the oldest tools around. . . .the hammer, where would we be without the hitting stick in our time of need
outlaw118 Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Hammer: Also known as "The Heavy Spanner"....or "The Percussive maintainence tool"...
Dead_E23 Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Let's hear it for the cable tie: Cable ties were first invented in the year 1958 by an electrical company known as Thomas & Betts. Built for aero plane harnesses, they were introduced under the brand name, 'Ty-Rap' and were patented in the same year. However, the only difference at the commencement of manufacturing was that the ratchet was not made of nylon but metal instead. The first cable ties had a steel pawl attached due to which the manufacturing process was more time consuming and therefore comparatively less efficient. Read more: http://www.articlesbase.com/home-and-fa ... z1EV5mkkWsUnder Creative Commons License: Attribution
Negative Creep Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Whoever invented the flathead screwdriver
Cavcraft Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 There's only one real winner here. K-seal.
Des Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Predating cable ties and duct tape I give you.............Wire. Stiff wire, be it the nice pliable stuff from a garden centre, coathanger, rusty crap pulled from a farmers fence to rehang an exhaust, wire is king. Where is your duct tape when you're missing a hose clip, show me the cable tie that will hold downpipe to manifold, as long as you have pliers or a few good teeth, wire can retain anything that falls off.
dollywobbler Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Predating cable ties and duct tape I give you.............Wire. Stiff wire, be it the nice pliable stuff from a garden centre, coathanger, rusty crap pulled from a farmers fence to rehang an exhaust, wire is king. Where is your duct tape when you're missing a hose clip, show me the cable tie that will hold downpipe to manifold, as long as you have pliers or a few good teeth, wire can retain anything that falls off. Good call. Garden twine can be very handy, and can be reused! Cable ties are just wasteful. (though I still use them...)
fordperv Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 There's only one real winner here. K-seal. Got to admit ive always been amused by k seal for the main reason being rover k series engines that eat headgaskets, the perfect thing bodge it with, quite ironic
scooters Posted February 20, 2011 Author Posted February 20, 2011 I can't believe what an eejit I have been - this is where years of high performance engine ownership get you - the campervan - head gasket has gone between 2 and 3 - K Seal!!!!! doh....I will try this before cracking off the head!
Shep Shepherd Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Allen Forster, the guy who invented Waxoyl
scooters Posted March 9, 2011 Author Posted March 9, 2011 There's only one real winner here. K-seal. Got to admit ive always been amused by k seal for the main reason being rover k series engines that eat headgaskets, the perfect thing bodge it with, quite ironic Well paint me pink and call me Mildred! Just been to Unipart - they sold me 2 bottles of K Seal for £5.71 each!!! I bought some antifreeze to celebrate petrol goes up - K seal goes down! result!
michael1703 Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 The angle grinder Its in my hand all day, taking lumps out of my fingers and chopping sills with no mercy mr makita, we salute you
Guest Leonard Hatred Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 The only thing I've found WD-40 good for is cleaning electrical contacts.
ashmicro Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 T-Cut. Assuming, there's a Mr Tetrosyl, I doff my hat. Seriously, though - Sir Joseph Whitworth. http://www.pittdixon.go-plus.net/whitwo ... tworth.htm
Negative Creep Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 The only thing I've found WD-40 good for is cleaning electrical contacts. Also very good for getting stickers and labels off cds and dvds
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