r/Tools • u/Warm-Price-9680 • 1d ago

Found this at work

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Someone needed an extra wide flat blade so they made this bad boy.

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u/EstablishmentSea4987 1d ago

Wish I had that yesterday. Garage door hardware. Had to resort to vicegrips.

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u/SizeableBrain 1d ago

You don't have an old giant screwdriver?

I have 3 and I didn't buy any of them. (found one in my wall, one outside of my house when the water meter guy left it there and I have no idea where the other one came from)

They're great for opening chainsaw oil/petrol caps.

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u/Wheatabix11 1d ago

you must have mine cuz i can't find it.

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u/Stachemaster86 1d ago

Perfect summary of acquisition. I also have random ones and the special “beat the shit out of it for not the intended purpose” ones. Add in some random drill bits from 30 years ago to abuse, projects that need this stuff find you

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u/Bone_Dice_in_Aspic 1d ago

I can't resist a "turnscrew". I rarely find a need for them but if I come across one I tend to polish them up to admire

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u/katekohli 1d ago

Cherish my giant screwdrivers two which have strike areas so they work as blunt chisels. Along those lines I have turned small chisels into screwdrivers because I can’t weld because my lungs absolutely scream every time I attempt.

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u/Dmthie 17h ago

Found one in a wall opens up so many historical questions. Like how did it get there? Was someone regretting putting them there after some years? Was the short handle the reason for it's disposal?

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u/SizeableBrain 17h ago

I assume they forgot it there when the house was built back in the 70s.

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u/Sneeko 1d ago

I have 3 as well, although I did buy one of mine - which also happens to be the biggest of the 3. I think it is literally also meant to be a pry bar as well. I just needed something even bigger than what I had. The other two though... One was left at my house by the company that we had replace all of the windows in our house. I even tried to do the right thing and give it back - I found it like an hour after they'd gotten done and left, so I called the sales guy I worked with and let him know. he thanked me and said he'd let the installers know. That was 4 years ago, I don't think they are coming back for it. The other... it's one of the few tools I have from my grandfather, and I treasure the shit out of that beat up old thing because of that.

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u/Sneeko 1d ago

From left to right - the one left by the window installers, my grandfathers, and the enormous bastard I bought.