Signs you are dealing with a 'Rooter'

whisky_galore · 21-01-2021 10:08am

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

Not until you throw them out, and then you could have done with one of them.

I wished I'd kept a worn out cutting disc said no one ever.

blue5000 · 21-01-2021 10:25am

whisky_galore wrote: »

I wished I'd kept a worn out cutting disc said no one ever.

But but but a worn out 9 inch disc will fit a 4 inch grinder.....

I have to admit I have both rooter and non-rooter characteristics. Does this mean I should start a new thread for schizophrenic rooters?

As for the spanners I have a metric and imperial toolbox.

whisky_galore · 21-01-2021 10:26am

blue5000 wrote: »

But but but a worn out 9 inch disc will fit a 4 inch grinder.....

I have to admit I have both rooter and non-rooter characteristics. Does this mean I should start a new thread for schizophrenic rooters?

As for the spanners I have a metric and imperial toolbox.

Worn out as in down to the metal washer, useless.

J.O. Farmer · 21-01-2021 10:43am

whisky_galore wrote: »

Worn out as in down to the metal washer, useless.

Not useless, there's a metal washer. You never know when one might come in handy.

I used a couple of metal washers the other day to pull the handle in tighter to the toilet. Probably due to wear it was just a little loose as in not sitting tight to the cistern.

Admittedly it was washers from some bolts I'd around rather than a cutting disc but still I didn't know I'd need them for that job when I got them.

whisky_galore · 21-01-2021 10:46am

J.O. Farmer wrote: »

Not useless, there's a metal washer. You never know when one might come in handy.

I used a couple of metal washers the other day to pull the handle in tighter to the toilet. Probably due to wear it was just a little loose as in not sitting tight to the cistern.

Admittedly it was washers from some bolts I'd around rather than a cutting disc but still I didn't know I'd need them for that job when I got them.

Ah jaysus. Are ya from Cavan?

curiousinvestor · 21-01-2021 11:18am

There's rooting and then theres dangerous
I simply do not understand d messing with grinder disks.
A used 9" disk is not for use on a 4: grinder .
If you see the damage they can do its not worth d few pennies one can save.
Saw a fella with a gapped ( new) 9" disk, trying to recover it.( gently cutting a pipe trying to re_ round d disk) I walked over and broke d slicer disk off d grinder.
Edit, stupid typos

whisky_galore · 21-01-2021 11:39am

curiousinvestor wrote: »

There's rooting and then theres dangerous
I simply do not understand d messing with grinder disks.
A used 9" disk is not for use on a 4: grinder .
If you see the damage they can do its not worth d few pennies one can save.
Saw a fella with a gapped ( new) 9" disk, trying to recover it.( gently cutting a pipe trying to re_ round d disk) I walked over and broke d slicer disk off d grinder.
Edit, stupid typos

Very good point.

the_pen_turner · 21-01-2021 12:09pm

curiousinvestor wrote: »

There's rooting and then theres dangerous
I simply do not understand d messing with grinder disks.
A used 9" disk is not for use on a 4: grinder .
If you see the damage they can do its not worth d few pennies one can save.
Saw a fella with a gapped ( new) 9" disk, trying to recover it.( gently cutting a pipe trying to re_ round d disk) I walked over and broke d slicer disk off d grinder.
Edit, stupid typos

an exploding disk is a frightening thing. it stays with you.
it happened to me on a brand new disk . bits hit the floor, ceiling and one bit was stook in the side sheeting of the shed. luckely nothing went my direction but it could have

J.O. Farmer · 21-01-2021 12:56pm

whisky_galore wrote: »

Ah jaysus. Are ya from Cavan?

No clearly not, do you think a Cavan man would waste a washer tightening up the toilet handle for aesthetic purposes.

Sacrolyte · 21-01-2021 1:46pm

whisky_galore wrote: »

Worn out as in down to the metal washer, useless.

I was stuck one day out fixing a water trough.
I used a worn out disk as a washer for a ball cock.

You heard it here first.

White Clover · 21-01-2021 1:51pm

Sacrolyte wrote: »

I was stuck one day out fixing a water trough.
I used a worn out disk as a washer for a ball cock.

You heard it here first.

From Cavan??:)

Reggie. · 21-01-2021 1:51pm

Sacrolyte wrote: »

I was stuck one day out fixing a water trough.
I used a worn out disk as a washer for a ball cock.

You heard it here first.

Ya rooter

NcdJd · 21-01-2021 2:11pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Ya rooter

I bet there's loads on here that watched McGyver as a child like myself and went out and tried to do McGyver stuff afterwards.

Reggie. · 21-01-2021 2:17pm

NcdJd wrote: »

I bet there's loads on here that watched McGyver as a child like myself and went out and tried to do McGyver stuff afterwards.

Talk about false advertising

NcdJd · 21-01-2021 2:19pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Talk about false advertising

If someone was handy with video, all the ideas in here demonstrated against the McGyver theme tune would be gas.

Suckler · 21-01-2021 2:36pm

Any lad fitting that description around us always has a year round (barring a drought) water filled hollow or soft spot at nearly every gate that they refuse to fill or address in anyway.

Kevhog1988 · 21-01-2021 3:18pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Vice grips will still be in place from last time

I know a lad who is ROUGH AS FCUK and calls the vice grips the "universal socket set". Is it just me or are more younger lads rougher than before?. Would hear the cousin constantly saying "ah itll be grand" when something is half arsed done.

_Brian · 21-01-2021 3:35pm

Jjameson wrote: »

That’s guntering?
A rooter never fixes a water trough. He kinks the pipe and fills daily.

That made me laugh. It so true.

minerleague · 21-01-2021 3:44pm

curiousinvestor wrote: »

There's rooting and then theres dangerous
I simply do not understand d messing with grinder disks.
A used 9" disk is not for use on a 4: grinder .
If you see the damage they can do its not worth d few pennies one can save.
Saw a fella with a gapped ( new) 9" disk, trying to recover it.( gently cutting a pipe trying to re_ round d disk) I walked over and broke d slicer disk off d grinder.
Edit, stupid typos

Uncle of mine knew someone in CIE of old and got bags of cutting discs, there would be 8-9 inches left, only problem the hole in middle is bigger than standard disc, still using them here

Kevhog1988 · 21-01-2021 3:49pm

minerleague wrote: »

Uncle of mine knew someone in CIE of old and got bags of cutting discs, there would be 8-9 inches left, only problem the hole in middle is bigger than standard disc, still using them here

We got a heap of con saw blades like that before when i was in england. Had a bigger centrepiece on them.

Mad_maxx · 21-01-2021 7:05pm

mentioned a bachelor uncle of mine earlier who is forever fixing an old tractor

his health and safety standards left a lot to be desired , i remember he used to have to lift the slats in the shed to mix the slurry and a big gaping hole would be there for anyone to fall in and drowned , he told me one of those structures with the manhole lid " costs a fortune " and that " it was no bother lifting the slats out and putting them back ?

god knows how many bad backs there are out there because of Uncle Pat from lifting the single slats with ropes but the same fella was never shy about asking neighbours to help out lugging them

anytime i was over i always told him i had football training later in the day and needed my strength

he also saw a fertilizer bag packed with straw as a luxury seat for the tractor

_Brian · 21-01-2021 9:47pm

Mad_maxx wrote: »

mentioned a bachelor uncle of mine earlier who is forever fixing an old tractor

his health and safety standards left a lot to be desired , i remember he used to have to lift the slats in the shed to mix the slurry and a big gaping hole would be there for anyone to fall in and drowned , he told me one of those structures with the manhole lid " costs a fortune " and that " it was no bother lifting the slats out and putting them back ?

god knows how many bad backs there are out there because of Uncle Pat from lifting the single slats with ropes but the same fella was never shy about asking neighbours to help out lugging them

anytime i was over i always told him i had football training later in the day and needed my strength

he also saw a fertilizer bag packed with straw as a luxury seat for the tractor

We’re lifting half gang slats here to agitate, was singled before that. Horrible horrible thing but the design of the shed negates anything else. Had the guy out from the precast company when we were changing the slats to make sure I wasn’t missing anything and he said there was no option due to the shed design.

Anto_Meath · 21-01-2021 10:37pm

There was auld lad beside us had an MF 168 and the seat in was a 6 inch concrete block. Worst part was his son sold tractor parts, but the auld lad wouldn't let him put a new one in the 168.

awaywithyou · 21-01-2021 11:09pm

_Brian wrote: »

We’re lifting half gang slats here to agitate, was singled before that. Horrible horrible thing but the design of the shed negates anything else. Had the guy out from the precast company when we were changing the slats to make sure I wasn’t missing anything and he said there was no option due to the shed design.

build a new shed

_Brian · 21-01-2021 11:15pm

awaywithyou wrote: »

build a new shed

That would be a solution but it’s not a real option.

When we put in the gangs we added an overhead gantry, dolly and pulley block so we can lift the half gang and roll it back without bursting one’s self. It’s not ideal but it is what it is. The shed is a little over 40years old.

Thepillowman · 21-01-2021 11:34pm

Sacrolyte wrote: »

I was stuck one day out fixing a water trough.
I used a worn out disk as a washer for a ball cock.

You heard it here first.

Thought I was the only one, neighbour spotted it about 12 months later he said to me that idea with the discs is great, I've 2 that were thrown in a corner fixed.

The Rabbi · 21-01-2021 11:50pm

Would a rooter be in possession of a few whitworth wrenches.

the_pen_turner · 22-01-2021 12:13am

The Rabbi wrote: »

Would a rooter be in possession of a few whitworth wrenches.

not sure but they would definetly have that old ball cock incase they needed a part.

mayota · 22-01-2021 12:46am

the_pen_turner wrote: »

not sure but they would definetly have that old ball cock incase they needed a part.

And the grinder disk as a washer!

FintanMcluskey · 22-01-2021 12:49am

The Rabbi wrote: »

Would a rooter be in possession of a few whitworth wrenches.

It was a brave man posted that pic in here!

GSOH required

foxy farmer · 22-01-2021 1:41am

I see a vise grips with no spring. Yeah that's a rooter's tool right there.

Sacrolyte · 22-01-2021 1:45am

There’s more life in that rusty hose clip

20silkcut · 22-01-2021 1:48am

the_pen_turner wrote: »

an exploding disk is a frightening thing. it stays with you.
it happened to me on a brand new disk . bits hit the floor, ceiling and one bit was stook in the side sheeting of the shed. luckely nothing went my direction but it could have

Always wear the full hands free welding mask when cutting with a slim Jim disk on a mini Grinder. They make a lovely almost surgical cut and are easy on the grinder but deadly when they shatter.

the_pen_turner · 22-01-2021 1:50am

20silkcut wrote: »

Always wear the full welding mask when cutting with a slim Jim disk on a mini Grinder. They make a lovely almost surgical cut and are easy on the grinder but deadly when they shatter.

im not great on that front. safety glasses yes but i dont wear the viser enough

some serious pics of accidents on facebook from exploding mini disks

20silkcut · 22-01-2021 1:57am

the_pen_turner wrote: »

im not great on that front. safety glasses yes but i dont wear the viser enough

some serious pics of accidents on facebook from exploding mini disks

One thing I have vowed to myself is never look up grinder or welder accidents etc on the internet.

_Brian · 22-01-2021 2:32am

20silkcut wrote: »

One thing I have vowed to myself is never look up grinder or welder accidents etc on the internet.

Somebody sent me a WhatsApp of a poor guy getting pulled into a lathe. Jesus I can’t be seeing this stuff.

As for grinders I had a red hot chip of metal straight in the eye from not wearing goggles. Major panic to have it removed in hospital. I was so lucky not to loose the sight in my eye and had a scar visible on the eyeball for about ten years afterwards. Very painful and very scary.

CloughCasey1 · 22-01-2021 10:13am

_Brian wrote: »

Somebody sent me a WhatsApp of a poor guy getting pulled into a lathe. Jesus I can’t be seeing this stuff.

As for grinders I had a red hot chip of metal straight in the eye from not wearing goggles. Major panic to have it removed in hospital. I was so lucky not to loose the sight in my eye and had a scar visible on the eyeball for about ten years afterwards. Very painful and very scary.

That lathe incident was horrific!

whelan2 · 22-01-2021 10:19am

Reusing milking gloves.

Kevhog1988 · 22-01-2021 10:25am

A new one is the same reusable mask worn until its manky dirty

whelan2 · 22-01-2021 10:46am

Kevhog1988 wrote: »

A new one is the same reusable mask worn until its manky dirty

With a hole in it

bogman_bass · 22-01-2021 11:42am

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

That lathe incident was horrific!

You can’t unsee things like that

bogman_bass · 22-01-2021 11:44am

whelan2 wrote: »

Reusing milking gloves.

Ooooh! Look at you Mrs moneybags!

bogman_bass · 22-01-2021 11:45am

The auld lad did a new one the other day
Opening bales with a tenon saw!

893bet · 22-01-2021 11:50am

_Brian wrote: »

Somebody sent me a WhatsApp of a poor guy getting pulled into a lathe. Jesus I can’t be seeing this stuff.

As for grinders I had a red hot chip of metal straight in the eye from not wearing goggles. Major panic to have it removed in hospital. I was so lucky not to loose the sight in my eye and had a scar visible on the eyeball for about ten years afterwards. Very painful and very scary.

I have become much more eye protection aware.

Had another close miss last week when a piece of barbed wire that I was tying snapped and flew. Hit me in face and I escaped.

Heed the warning. Safety glass now part of the fencing kit for tensioning wire.

893bet · 22-01-2021 11:51am

bogman_bass wrote: »

The auld lad did a new one the other day
Opening bales with a tenon saw!

My old lad can’t mind a knife. He is forever with old blunt blades of old mowers. Hardship.

curiousinvestor · 22-01-2021 11:57am

893bet wrote: »

My old lad can’t mind a knife. He is forever with old blunt blades of old mowers. Hardship.

Seen that all too often. Total rooting, taking 5 min to cut a bit of plastic.
I use a spring loaded Stanley blade, I.e. the blade retracts .
I try to deter people from d Stanley blade though....

the_pen_turner · 22-01-2021 12:08pm

whats wrong with a stanley knife

Base price · 22-01-2021 12:16pm

bogman_bass wrote: »

The auld lad did a new one the other day
Opening bales with a tenon saw!

I did the very same thing yesterday evening. I couldn't find the stanley knife and my pocket knife was in a different pair of trousers. I found a tenon saw in the back of the jeep and it worked perfectly

curiousinvestor · 22-01-2021 12:22pm

the_pen_turner wrote: »

whats wrong with a stanley knife

One slip and its fairly serious. A tight corner , over reaching or getting a fright from a cow/ bull at the barrier ....
A new Stanley blade , u may not even feel the cut.
Plenty stories of bad injuries , but worse nerve damage from them.

the_pen_turner · 22-01-2021 12:35pm

curiousinvestor wrote: »

One slip and its fairly serious. A tight corner , over reaching or getting a fright from a cow/ bull at the barrier ....
A new Stanley blade , u may not even feel the cut.
Plenty stories of bad injuries , but worse nerve damage from them.

That's not the knives fault. You shouldn't be using a knife like that.
A sharp normal knife is just as sharp as a stanley blade if not sharper.

Signs you are dealing with a 'Rooter'

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