Flatpack fun...

[metalman]

Karlos wrote:

technically the hardware displayed so far have been *drills* not *screwdrivers* ;-)

Of course, you can fit screwdriver heads to them but that isn't the point. Powered tools are to DIrtY Harry what a submachine gun would be to Harry Calahan.

Did you see Calahan with an automatic weapon? Did you? Well, did you, punk?

Of course not. DIrtY Harry has no need for such contrivences, either :-P

DIrtY Harry would be prepared, weapon and bullets!
 



 :-P

[metalman]

Doobrey wrote

X-ray
BTW, during all your years as a radiographer, have you ever come across anything like this ?

Man survives 5-inch nail in head

[metalman]

Doobrey wrote:

Pffff.. girlies the lot of ya.
What's wrong with one of these.. saves all the hassle of those fiddly flat pack
fixings.


3 nails a second, and a lovely aftersmell of burnt propane :-D
And when you disable the safety mechanism, they can fire for about 100 yards, just enough to pick off a running chav.

Nice tool ...  but  ...  nails are inferior fasteners!

When building, the pullout strength of screws is superior to nails!!!!

DIrtY Harry would NEVER use nails!
:-P

[GadgetMaster]

Why is it then that the cops use the phrase: "Lets nail those {bleep}s !!" in films then?

I wonder where the phrase "Lets nail them" originated. Is it an American term?

[CannonFodder]

GadgetMaster wrote:
Why is it then that the cops use the phrase: "Lets nail those {bleep}s !!" in films then?

I wonder where the phrase "Lets nail them" originated. Is it an American term?

I believe in common British vernacular that "to nail" someone is to have sexual intercourse with said person.

Maybe American TV Cops are all sex crazed perverts?

[GadgetMaster]

 :lol:


Back on topic,.... I think IKEA have gone too far now with their flatpack obsession.

I mean a Flatpak House !!??? :-o .. For God's sake..What were they thinking??

[adz]

GadgetMaster wrote:
 :lol:


Back on topic,.... I think IKEA have gone too far now with their flatpack obsession.

I mean a Flatpak House !!??? :-o .. For God's sake..What were they thinking??

Maybe, but it is quite tempting as a holiday home, pick a nice unoccupied piece of land, head down to the local Ikea, pick up a house and get to work with my Allen key :-D

[CannonFodder]

adz wrote:

GadgetMaster wrote:
 :lol:


Back on topic,.... I think IKEA have gone too far now with their flatpack obsession.

I mean a Flatpak House !!??? :-o .. For God's sake..What were they thinking??

Maybe, but it is quite tempting as a holiday home, pick a nice unoccupied piece of land, head down to the local Ikea, pick up a house and get to work with my Allen key :-D

You'd need the full fortnights holiday to finish building it! :lol:

[Doobrey]

metalman wrote:
Nice tool ...  but  ...  nails are inferior fasteners!

When building, the pullout strength of screws is superior to nails!!!!

Screws have far less shear strength compared to nails, and take longer to use. Both have there strengths and weaknesses, it just comes down to choosing the best fixing for the job, we still use oak pegs at work to hold stuff in place.

DIrtY Harry would NEVER use nails!
:-P

So is this screwdriver more his style ? ;-)

[Doobrey]

And getting vaguely back to the topic..

I hate Ikea, I went to their monster of a store in Wembley years ago, I had find someone who works there and ask for directions to the exit... twice  :oops:

[metalman]

Doobrey wrote:

metalman wrote:
Nice tool ...  but  ...  nails are inferior fasteners!

When building, the pullout strength of screws is superior to nails!!!!

Screws have far less shear strength compared to nails, and take longer to use. Both have there strengths and weaknesses, it just comes down to choosing the best fixing for the job, we still use oak pegs at work to hold stuff in place.

 just use the large hammer ....

Doobrey wrote:

metalman wrote:
DIrtY Harry would NEVER use nails!
:-P

So is this screwdriver more his style ? ;-)

oooaaahhhh!!!  Cool!

[the_leander]

Doobrey wrote:
Pffff.. girlies the lot of ya.
What's wrong with one of these.. saves all the hassle of those fiddly flat pack
fixings.


3 nails a second, and a lovely aftersmell of burnt propane :-D
And when you disable the safety mechanism, they can fire for about 100 yards, just enough to pick off a running chav.

When TV hosts get to play  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[metalman]

the_leander wrote:

When TV hosts get to play  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Nail guns are dangerous!
 

[the_leander]

metalman wrote:

the_leander wrote:

When TV hosts get to play  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Nail guns are dangerous!
 

Doesn't stop me from laughing  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

One question, why the hell, in a crowded set, was the safety disabled? Seriously, wth were they thinking?

[Vincent]

the_leander wrote:
Seriously, wth were they thinking?

They're tv show hosts, they weren't thinking :-P

[metalman]

the_leander wrote:

metalman wrote:

the_leander wrote:

When TV hosts get to play  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Nail guns are dangerous!
 

Doesn't stop me from laughing  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

One question, why the hell, in a crowded set, was the safety disabled? Seriously, wth were they thinking?

After some googling, it's actually a promo for this show on HGTV:
Hammered with John & Jimmy DiResta