sparquelito Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 I found in in the road today. That thing there, photographed next to the Fender Thin guitar pick. Small metal object, v-shaped, lightweight, with serrations. I'm at a loss. 🤨 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 A clip. Serrated edges go into holes on each side, push into the holes, cable or tube is held against something. rct 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 30 minutes ago, rct said: A clip. Serrated edges go into holes on each side, push into the holes, cable or tube is held against something. rct You the man RC. I had no clue either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 https://ezcableclips.com/products/ez-cable-sharktooth-anchor-new 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 6 minutes ago, gearbasher said: https://ezcableclips.com/products/ez-cable-sharktooth-anchor-new Brilliant!! Thank you, good sir. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 Exactly what rct said it was. Thanks to rct and gearbasher. I didn't have a clue. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 The Greco ones are better. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDog Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 57 minutes ago, jdgm said: The Greco ones are better. Ettu, jdgm? 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 1 hour ago, jdgm said: The Greco ones are better. lol, we're going to get some mileage out of that ... lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDog Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 51 minutes ago, Karloff said: lol, we're going to get some mileage out of that ... lol Yeah, I cut my crummy Home Depot brand in half and my electron microscrope showed me the molecular structure was only cubically packed instead of Greco’s Hexagonal pattern. Man, I wish I hadn’t blown the 1.29. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Gaetano Greco - 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBSinTo Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 20 hours ago, sparquelito said: I found in in the road today. That thing there, photographed next to the Fender Thin guitar pick. Small metal object, v-shaped, lightweight, with serrations. I'm at a loss. 🤨 Sparquelito, What I want to know is why do you spend time picking up little pieces of crap from the road? Should we be alarmed, or just feel sad? RBSinTo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 2 minutes ago, RBSinTo said: Sparquelito, What I want to know is why do you spend time picking up little pieces of crap from the road? Should we be alarmed, or just feel sad? RBSinTo I should have a bumper sticker that says "I brake for bungee cords". I've gotten lots of tool off the road. Mostly screwdrivers, once in a while vise grips. Best one I found was a Snap On hammer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDog Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 1 hour ago, ksdaddy said: I should have a bumper sticker that says "I brake for bungee cords". I've gotten lots of tool off the road. Mostly screwdrivers, once in a while vise grips. Best one I found was a Snap On hammer. Man, I have a whole tool bench full of road tools. I always feel sorry for the sap that got back to the shop missing some bit of kit. My fave is a 5lb sledge. I use it all the time. Nice heavy chisel is another excellent piece I nearly got rear-ended for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 15 minutes ago, PrairieDog said: My fave is a 5lb sledge. I use it all the time. When I was parting out motorcycles on eBay a 3 lb sledge with about a 10” handle was my best friend. That and a Craftsman impact driver. Both made quick work of those Japanese Phillips head screws. Time is money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 (edited) 6 hours ago, RBSinTo said: Sparquelito, What I want to know is why do you spend time picking up little pieces of crap from the road? Should we be alarmed, or just feel sad? RBSinTo It's a fair question. I have a lifelong desire to keep my home, grounds, street, and property neat and tidy. I'm a picker-upper. My wife and I also leash-walk our dogs a lot, and it has been my experience that dogs will sometimes pick up random objects off the ground, and sometimes swallow them. Never a good situation. So I pick things up, and put them either in the trash, the recycle bin, or in my rolling tool drawer. I guess you should be neither alarmed or sad. I'm not sure how to to advise on that notion. 🙂 Edited February 15 by sparquelito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 I once found a hand truck in the road. Too bad I was on a bicycle and about 15 miles from home. I just moved it to the side of the road, so no one would hit it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDog Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 hour ago, gearbasher said: I once found a hand truck in the road. Too bad I was on a bicycle and about 15 miles from home. I just moved it to the side of the road, so no one would hit it. I once was driving down the freeway right behind a panel truck with a loose roll-up door. I watched as the door gradually lifted up until we could see inside the empty box, except for the unsecured forklift that was now slowly shifting its way towards the open door… guessing what was about to happen, I began to put as much room between me and that truck as I could, without making the folks behind me try to pass around. unaware of what was about to go down, literally. sure enough, the machine finally tipped out onto the pavement and bounced/rolled across the lanes. Luckily it was midday, and my maneuver was enough to slow traffic so that the jack made it all the way over to the far right lane without hitting anyone, and where folks could get around it. good thing there was an exit just ahead and all our honking and waving clued the driver in that something very bad had just happened. Something that could have been a helluva lot worse. My mom in the car turned to me and said “It was like you knew that was going to happen.” I just shrugged. Always assume the worst when driving in the Twin Cities. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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