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Post by jaco on Nov 4, 2007 5:08:49 GMT
I am right handed in everything that i do in the shop, and seem to manage quite well with all the tools. However i do occasionally need to use my left hand and thats when i find all tools are developed and manufactured for right hands! Now, surely there should be a law against such flagrant discrimination? One specific tool is the screwdriver. It just does not screw all that well with a left hand. Strips the heads, looses its grip and slips off the head into the wood making dents and generally spoiling the project. Now, the way i see it, is we need to stand together, united front, and take on the tool manufacturers! Blacklist the "right hand only" screwdriver manufacturers!    |
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Post by andy on Nov 4, 2007 8:13:04 GMT
The solution is to use left handed screws ;D
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Post by Lord Nibbo on Nov 4, 2007 8:50:25 GMT
Your wrong ;D I'm a leftie and it's easier for a leftie to tighten up a screw than a righty of course it only applies to right handed drivers Bigger problems for a leftie are knives and scissors, carving knives being the worst because they are always ground down for a righty. With scissors just try it left handed and you'll find the shape for your thumb don't work and even worst you cant see the cut because the cutting side of the blade is facing away from you... try it and you will see what I mean.  |
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Post by royclarke on Nov 4, 2007 19:05:38 GMT
My wife's a leftie, she just buys lef-handed scissors. Simple.
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Post by jaco on Nov 5, 2007 11:10:51 GMT
I asked for left handed screws, and just got a complete blank look from the bloke in the store. ;D ;D I then went on to ask for a left handed hammer! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Think i will avoid that store for awhile ................  |
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Post by mel on Dec 22, 2007 22:48:35 GMT
it doesnt matter to me i use both ;D
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Post by mailee on Dec 22, 2007 23:44:17 GMT
What you mean you got a left and right handed screwdriver Mel? ;D I am right handed in everything I do except that is Archery. Until I tool this up I had no idea there were left and right handed bows. Luckily for me there are not that many left handed archers and the bows were much cheaper. ;D I occasionally use the mitre saw left handed while holding the timber with my right. |
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Post by afterglow on Dec 22, 2007 23:48:28 GMT
Jaco,
I think I've picked up a set of left handed screwdrivers by mistake - slips out of the heads all the time, sliding onto the work and scoring my almost adequately finished surfaces.
Trouble is, I've collected this set over the years from various sources and they're all different. In fact, I think there might be a left-handed conspiracy to kit me out only with leftie screwdrivers.
Hmm, I'm OK, it's all them others...
Lee
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Post by engineerone on Dec 23, 2007 0:14:04 GMT
but have you found the chrome plated holes that we left lying around for just such a moment  paul  |
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Post by jmk89 on Dec 23, 2007 1:13:44 GMT
but have you found the chrome plated holes that we left lying around for just such a moment paul It's just next to the skyhook (essential to hold a billy or kettle over a fire) and the long weight ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by dom on Dec 23, 2007 7:10:27 GMT
H&S have decided that left handed persons can no longer use right handed screwdrivers and vica-versa.
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Post by jasonb on Dec 23, 2007 8:19:17 GMT
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Post by jaco on Dec 24, 2007 4:22:18 GMT
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Thanks Jason
Great site!Lots of useful goodies!
The Single Ended Sash Clamp is a must for any workshop.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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