Shoutout to the retired installer in Tampa who showed me his old wire spool trick

He was helping his son move and saw me struggling with a pull in a tight attic. He grabbed a spare 2-inch spool, ran the wire through the center, and said 'let the tool do the work, not your back.' Ever since, I keep a few empty spools in the truck. What's the best old-school trick you've picked up from someone?

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piper_burns2d ago

My buddy had a similar thing happen with a plumber he met on a job. The guy saw him about to cut a pipe with a hacksaw and just shook his head, pulled out a piece of string. He wrapped it around the pipe, pulled it tight and sawed back and forth a few times with the string to score a perfect line before cutting. Said it keeps the cut straight every single time. My friend still uses that trick and says it saves so much time and wasted pipe. Those little bits of knowledge from people who've been doing it for decades are just the best.

rileynelson2d ago

That string trick from @piper_burns sounds too simple to actually work.

felix1472d ago

Those little bits of knowledge" can just be old superstitions people pass down. Sometimes the simple way is just the wrong way and you end up with a crooked cut.