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 Minnesota farmer, not a svelte young surgeon. My focus here was intended to be the home made larger finger holes made of stainless steel rod and silver-brazed on to an available but unusable-to-my-friend tool to give him a home made tool u "Pin It")
Looks like some or many of the excellent alternatives found on Amazon and elsewhere might also have small finger holes that might not accomodate gnarly old farmer fingers. The friend I made these for is a big old (80+) Minnesota farmer, not a svelte young surgeon. My focus here was intended to be the home made larger finger holes made of stainless steel rod and silver-brazed on to an available but unusable-to-my-friend tool to give him a home made tool usable by and useful to him. It may be the only such homemade tool on the planet, custom made for him.
My focus was on what he needs rather than what's available to buy on the internet that may or may not work for him, and on how we can (and should) use our skills and tools to help others if and when we see opportunities. Maybe my good friend and neighbor at the lake will catch more walleyes if able to more readily change lures.
If he does, he surezhell won't tell me where he caught 'em or on whut, but we do enjoy amazing produce from his bounty. Ya can't buy food that good in the cities. Nobody eats better than farmers.
Last edited by Don42; Jul 20, 2023 at 01:59 AM.
Marv, to your earlier comment: I guess you didn't notice why I posted this as a homemade tool in the OP. Price is irrelevant if the finger holes are too small for the user.
Last edited by Don42; Jul 20, 2023 at 01:55 AM.
Congratulations Don42 - your Hemostat Modification is the Homemade Tool of the Week!
A big week around here, but this is a very clever modification and a good use of silver soldering. This modification can also be applied to the various scissors and forceps that mklotz recommended.
Some more good builds from this week:
Ford 860 Core Plug Installer by hemmjo
Stromberg Jet Tool by IntheGroove
4 Facet Drill Sharpener by Occasional machinist
Thin Stock Turning Method by rgsparber
Mallets by Philip Davies
Power Tapper by carl blum
Table Saw Jig by Didpoolhall
Bandsaw Jig by Make Things
Triangular-Headed Screwdriver by Philip Davies
Flatter by Philip Davies
Collet Clamping Nut by Improvised DIY
Don42 - you'll be receiving a $100 online gift card, in your choice of Amazon, PayPal, or bitcoin. Please PM me your current email address and gift card choice and I'll get it sent over right away.
This is your 4th Homemade Tool of the Week win. Here are all of your Homemade Tool of the Week winning tools. Congrats again
New plans added on 11/15: Click here for 2,581 plans for homemade tools.
Thanks, Jon! EMail addy is: dforeman@goldengate.net
My gift card preference is Amazon.
Great, I've just sent it over and it should arrive within 5 minutes.
I never have any trouble. Here is one, I hope.Originally Posted by Bony
Don42
At last a post with a little levity, a touch of humor. Keep it up.
Don, your post brings to mind a very moving elegy for a farm worker, entitled “Hands”, by Ted Hughes.
It begins:
“Your hands were strange - like old iron tools….”
Until I saw your post, I have never seen the word “haemostat” before.
Seconding the opinion on trauma shears, but the cheap IKEA kitchen scissors are a close second for having use in the shed. As long as the plastic handles don't fail, they are pretty tough.. and once the plastic handle does fail, a short piece of 3/16" round shaped and welded to the blades is a quick substitute handle.
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