What is a good PrepHole approved, USEFUL but affordable item to give as a birthday gift, that one might get in a hardware store?
What is a good?
What is a good PrepHole approved, USEFUL but affordable item to give as a birthday gift, that one might get in a hardware store?
dimensional lumber.
Crescent wrenches, screwdrivers, channel locks, vice grips, C-clamps, ratchets, hexagon sockets… there’s a lot of useful stuff that won’t break the bank.
OP's pic looks like buttcheeks.
Thought they were stacked buttcheeks at a glance ngl
I at first glance saw ass to ass mating press.
AND BALLS!!!!!
Knipex pliers wrenches from menards
A gift card. I gave up picking out anything for other people years ago. I appreciate gift cards way more than the useless shit people get me.
Anything you can never have enough of. Clamps, pencils, glue, WD-40, screws, that sort of thing.
>WD-40
What for?
It's a lubricant, use your imagination. It may or may not apply to your trade, but there are many that rely on it. My dad went through pallets of that shit and constantly smelled of it.
Wd40 is not a lubricant
I get so tired of this meme. It isn't a lubricant, it isn't a rust protector, it isn't a nut releaser, but IT DOES OK AT ALL THOES THINGS! Much like duct tape there is a better tool for every job it does but it does every job well enough. You could carry six bottles of all the right things with you still find a situation that a can of WD-40 would solve. It's popular amongst people who actually work with their hands because the shit actually works.
Get the dude a gift card and wrap it with a roll of duct tape and WD-40. Unless you know exactly what tools they have it's unlikely you're going to pick something perfect for them.
>Much like duct tape there is a better tool for every job it does but it does every job well enough.
Amusing that one of the few areas where traditional duct tape is considered unsuitable is on ductwork.
> Get the dude a gift card and wrap it with a roll of duct tape and WD-40.
Add a pack of tie rips and a hammer to complete the “entry level handyman toolkit”
>I get so tired of this meme.
Its not a meme, its an objective fact.
A quick drying solvent is not a lubricant, just because it has a small amount of mineral oil in it.
>. It's popular amongst people who actually work with their hands because the shit actually works.
Its literally just kerosene with a splash of mineral oil in it.
Its just a fricking solvent, it will do an ok job soaking up water and evaporating it
It will do an ok job taking off light rust and will leave a film as it evaporates to keep light rust off.
Anyone who works with their hands knows that and isnt fricking stupid enough to try and use it in any capacity as a lubricant.
Thats all, its nothing special. There is no secret sauce.
You are still blinded by marketing from the 1950s.
Its not even a good or strong solvent
> Anyone who works with their hands knows that and isnt fricking stupid enough to try and use it in any capacity as a lubricant.
Yet it fixes squeaky door hinges and handles for 5+ years every time
>Yet it fixes squeaky door hinges and handles for 5+ years every time
No it doesnt, the squeak literally comes back a day or two later.
Now we KNOW you are a larping moron, its a TV trope for the handyman to spray WD40 on door hinges.
Anyone who has ever done something similar in real life knows that not only does it not work, it makes it worse.
Right you are salty as frick so lemme clean that off with a bit of good old WD
Seriously though I've used it on hinges and I've used 3n1 and both seem to last for about 3 years for me. I don't expect my lubricants to work any longer than that on exposed surfaces. Additionally no one is saying WD 40 is BETTER than any dedicated product, but it works well enough to replace a lot of other things you might not have handy. Hell yeah deep penetration oil will release a stuck lug better but if I have WD handy I'm going to try it first before I run off to find the right stuff.
>the guy bragging about WD40 admits he Black person rigs shit
To the surprise of nobody
Next time use grease.
>I know what I'm doing
>WD
>3in1
Are you a 1970s single mom?
I honestly hope for your sake that you are at least 80, this is just straight up irrational pedantic old man ranting, and being senile is the only legitimate excuse for it.
Your dad should upgrade to Old Spice
>Anything you can never have enough of.
One that fits that criteria and is useful is a decent quality flashlight.
On top of that its likely to actually get used and when it does it reinforces the fact that it was a thoughtful gift from someone who cared enough to think ahead and make life a bit more convenient and safe.
A socket set with a wrench, good ones are not expensive and they are useful even if you have one already.
In case it's for a woman, which no one has assumed yet (because everyone here tends to not even be able to talk to them), get her one of those folding arm makeup mirrors that attaches to the wall, that magnify when you flip it over. She'll think you give a shit about her needs, but in reality you'll be saying "Good God woman, put on more concealer!"
Double Joint Long Nose Pliers
https://www.kingtony.com/product/Double-Joint-Long-Nose-Pliers-6329-13C
I'm fricking autistic about lubricants. Anything that needs lubrication has a fricking spec or at least you should use the same lube the manufacturer put on it (not shipping lube though).
T. Industrial maintenance man
The lube
Any sort of blade for cutting equipment is cheap and helpful. Sawzall, Dremel and angle grinder blades
>USEFUL but affordable item to give as a birthday gift,
anyone who is a real diy person has very specific needs for tools and such, get them a gift certificate. best gift anyone can give.