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What I Did On Superbowl Sunday
(Before the game of course.)
Today I used my jeweler's saw for the 1st time....
and (of course) I broke the saw blade. Ugh!
Perhaps the jump rings I made were too thick? (12 gauge)
Or, and this is more likely, I used too much pressure while sawing...
But... I did finish the jump rings...
I cut them by hand with wire cutters.
Big ones I stole, I mean borrowed, from my husband's tool box...
shhh! Don't tell!
By the time I finished, this is what my workbench --read: kitchen counter-- looked like:
Note the "high-tech" nail file I use for filing the edges smooth.
Next time, I'll try the saw on smaller gauge wire. It's a good thing that the saw came with several blades!
Do you have any good stories about the 1st time you used a new tool?
xoxo Mad
The first time I used my dremmel tool, I was a little scared of the sparks flying back at me. Mostly because I didn't have gloves or glasses. >.> Took care of that later on.
ReplyDeleteAlso the first and only time I've worked with Burlap, I did so in bed... Made a puppet thingy. Itchy, best describes the experience.
Power tools... ooooh! fun! I will be using them sometime soon I', sure. :-)
DeleteIt all looks hi tech to me!
ReplyDeleteMe and double pointed needles don't get on so I don't like to knit in the round. It took me all day to knit a flip top mitten and then it was too big. Still haven't done the matching hand!
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DeleteCat, you crack me up! :-)
Oh Mad, what a day! I make cards on the side, mainly using stamps. I bought a new stamp pad and spent an hour diligently stamping some large format stamps. Come to find out after half a dozen cards that the ink won't dry on the card stock. Such a waste!
ReplyDeleteWhat a day you had!!!! Im glad you got them done though and they look great! Did you see the halftime show? It was amazing!!!!
ReplyDeleteI did! Madonna as "safe" - who'd have thunk it?
DeleteMad, I am so glad it's not just me that has similar experiences with a jeweller's saw!
ReplyDeleteAnd those jump rings look beautiful:)
Thanks Linden. :-)
DeleteHehehe...I can't wait to see your next experience with it !
ReplyDeleteIt's really interresting, because I've no idea how to use this sort of tool, so you test it for several of us.
Tools are somethings facetious, the first time I used my drill, I've forget to set the bit and didn't knew why oh why there was no hole ;0)
Oh can I relate to your 'work area'! It's just wherever there's room! As far as tools....I'm pretty good now, but when I was somewhere under 10, I got hold of a staple gun and thought it would look cool to have staples in my pants, so I just put that baby right up against my pants on my thigh and gave it a squeeze! Yoweeee! I had NO idea that these were NOT like regular staples!
ReplyDeleteOuch! I take it you no longer use power tools?
DeleteGreat post! That is something I need to learn how, thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeletewhat fun! i have a bad habit of not using the right tool for the job (out of laziness & messiness). Tried hammering a nail with a screwdriver handle yesterday (doh) & broke the handle off
ReplyDeletehahahahahahaha
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