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It’s currently at 666, so I can’t upvote it. Hail Satan.
Melt them down and make a single big one
Protip: tape this to the bottom or back of whatever it is you’re assembling. Makes it super easy to tighten loose screws or disassembly for moving.
I have never thought about that before. That’s a good idea
I might need it
I don’t remember where I put it if I do need it
But I can’t get rid of it because I might need it
i’ll never need these disposables i said
20 years later, i dug through my pile of disposables and pulled out the 3 sizes i needed for my bike, and it has most of what i need for my repair kit.
I have so many of these things, I’ve thought about getting a forge to smelt them into ingots.
Chip off the L-bit and now you have Allen Keys that will fit into any drill chuck
Alternatively, keep the L-bit on and now you have one wild drill thingy, and will be feared.
Forge is for blacksmithing. You want a foundry for smelting.
I have seen enough forged in fire and home smithing videos to know you can also do it in a forge. You just aren’t casting them.
Much easier and efficient to put your crucible in a foundry. You also cast ingots.
One does not simply throw away Allen wrenches.
Don’t even look at my random wire collection.
I used to have a box of one-off tools I didn’t know what they went to, but devoting a day to the use of a label maker, determining which adapter went with which thing, and writing up a file of what’s in what box, was one of my greatest feats. I haven’t had to dig through a box for something in years.
My minimalist self loves it. Now I have more room for more useless shit.
Oh, that speaks to me.
I throw away the plastic M.2 screwdriver I got with my 250gb drive. Now they don’t come with them anymore and it’s so aggregating, who came up with this god awful attachment mechanism anyway?
*aggravating
You don’t have a screwdriver? M.2 screws don’t use any sort of special screw head. They’re almost always a regular phillips screw size #0 or #1, maybe even being cut for a flathead to work as well.
I don’t think I’ve ever even seen a drive come with a screwdriver.
The M.2 screw itself usually comes with your motherboard. But even then, they’re fairly standard. The specification is for a M2-0.4 x 3mm screw.
I usually try and tape it to an inconspicuous spot on the item so it’s there if I need it
I bought a complete Allen wrench set and still don’t throw away the disposable ones that come with assemble-it-yourself products
I have literally a dozen allen key sets, at least, and still toss the freebies into a drawer
they come in handy every now and then when you need to hammer one into a partially stripped bolt head or something like that
Precisely. They’re the red shirts of the operation. I’m not putting the fancy Craftsman shit into my drill.
A ratcheting driver set is even nicer, you get all the allen tips plus torx, the weird philips variants, etc. Mine has sockets under 3/4" even. I use the thing like 10 times a day.
No matter which one I get. It’s always missing the one I need 😢
“After all, why shouldn’t I keep it?”
Pro tip: don’t cast it into a fire and expect it to be cool. Don’t ask how I know.
i do vaguely remember owning one of these, but i dont remember how i got them. any ideas where they come from?
Flat pack furniture normally
