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(tailpipe?, spare-key hiding place?, taillight lens?, outside rear-view mirror?, '40 Ford center-windshield antenna? duct tape -1775 Brotherhood's post.jpg |
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08-22-2023, 06:32 AM
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Re: duct tape
"Duct Tape -- the handyman's helper" Red Green
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08-22-2023, 07:51 AM
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08-22-2023, 10:06 AM
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08-22-2023, 10:13 AM
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Re: duct tape
Also, is the "Handyman's secret weapon".
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08-22-2023, 10:24 AM
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08-22-2023, 10:49 AM
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The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... "Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!" "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0 |
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08-22-2023, 11:12 AM
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Re: duct tape
Three basic necessities for any handyman: Duct Tape, WD-40 and Shims!
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08-22-2023, 12:04 PM
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Re: duct tape
“If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.”
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08-22-2023, 12:31 PM
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Re: duct tape
Three basic necessities for any handyman: Duct Tape, WD-40 and Shims!
you forgot hammer...........! |
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08-22-2023, 12:44 PM
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Yea, Yea, Yea... But my mom's dad's fixall was old inner tubes and bailing wire. Could be considered a period accessory for an early V8... Duct tape no. |
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08-22-2023, 01:19 PM
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Re: duct tape
Baling wire = Period correct duct tape.
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08-22-2023, 02:41 PM
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Fast forward, Duct Tape has been mispronounced for so many years now that it's even spelled Duck Tape on some packaging.
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08-22-2023, 02:52 PM
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Re: duct tape
The guy before me used it as a shim on his home made rear window wood on a 29 Special Coupe. Art
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08-22-2023, 02:56 PM
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The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... "Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!" "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0 |
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08-22-2023, 02:58 PM
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Re: duct tape
I use a roll of duct tape on the floor of my '32 pick-up as a cup holder. Works quite well.
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08-22-2023, 03:02 PM
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The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... "Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!" "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0 |
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08-22-2023, 03:06 PM
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Bingo! ^^^^^^
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08-22-2023, 08:09 PM
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If the only tool you have is a hammer, all jobs look like a nail. Bruce
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08-22-2023, 08:31 PM
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Re: duct tape
You can fix anything with a hammer --- just depends on how hard you hit it.
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