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  • @Daynaleo1
    @Daynaleo1 8 років тому +14

    A trick I learned long ago that has served me well over the years: to get fiberglass insulation out of your skin after crawling through an attic, or rooting around in a wall looking for that wire you fed in, use an old nylon, or a leg out of your ladies panty hose. The super fine mesh will catch the fibers and pull them out. Lots easier on your hair than duct tape and cheaper too.

    • @EEJester1586
      @EEJester1586  8 років тому +2

      +Daynaleo1 Wow that's a good trick. Never thought of that. Thanks for the comment.

    • @taterhead30
      @taterhead30 8 років тому

      +Classic Work cold shower.. as cold as you can stand...

    • @mobilechief
      @mobilechief 6 років тому +2

      Put elmer's white glue, let it dry then peal, gets rid of it all

  • @NOLL72
    @NOLL72 8 років тому +8

    I already knew these tricks myself, but they are helpful for those folks still learning. If I may, I'd like to add one to your list .
    When reassembling something that has screws or cap-screws going into soft materials, such as aluminum or plastic, cross-threading them can be a problem. I found that if you lightly turn the fastener counter-clockwise first until you feel the threads "click" a bit and drop, that's you finding the original threads. The fastener should then spin easily onto the hole. If there is too much resistance, you missed, so undo it and try again. This technique saves you from cross-threading or 'wallowing-out' the threads and needing to go to a larger fastener down the line. I just hope that I explained it clearly enough to follow without a video.

    • @albertcassler8763
      @albertcassler8763 5 років тому

      Just torque it down till it strips, then back it off a half turn...

  • @desertrider100
    @desertrider100 9 років тому +5

    Hey Man, you are a renaissance man. You have quite a few skill sets that the everyman can benefit from. Thanks for sharing your tips.

  • @johndeerefarmer4483
    @johndeerefarmer4483 2 роки тому

    Being a farmer by dad taught me all of those tricks when I was younger. I wonder how many today know how to make their own gasket with a ball peen? I made some the other day for a 620 tractor I was working on. Keep up the videos. Good work and Merry Christmas to you and your dad....... Enjoy time with your dad while you can...........

  • @wolfeman351
    @wolfeman351 8 років тому +1

    Thank you for the video. These are some great and useful tips. I already knew most of them but the gasket making was very cool. I can use that one for certain.

  • @Imightberiding
    @Imightberiding 8 років тому +12

    "Mechanicin" I love this guy.

  • @IRVPIANODRIVER
    @IRVPIANODRIVER 9 років тому +1

    thanks for sharing. Have used all of the tricks at one time or another. But its always good to have a reminder. You are such an inspiration to all of us. Looking forward to your next post.

  • @jeffclark5024
    @jeffclark5024 7 років тому +1

    Good video, especially for beginners. I think we've all doubled up a wrench at one time or another and probably lost some skin in the process too. They now make wrench extenders that are much safer.

  • @eugeneevelynstephens3519
    @eugeneevelynstephens3519 9 років тому

    Great tips. I have used the wrench handle many times. You have added to my knowledge.

  • @TheCalgarydoug
    @TheCalgarydoug 7 років тому +2

    That wrench trick is something you don't want to do at a gas plant. They consider it unsafe and you can get run off for doing it.
    Of course some of them have rules that seem silly to some. I did a job at one where riggers boots were banned. Some guy slipped while climbing a ladder and instead of admitting he was clumsy he blamed the lack of a heel on his boot.
    My dad was a mechanic so I learned a lot of this kind of stuff when I was pretty young. I worked in a shop with two other mechanics and we had a rusty old Dodge to do a wheel alignment on. The first mechanic, Joe, was trying to break a rusty nut loose and the wrench slipped and he broke a finger. Roger took over and did the same thing.The service manager didn't want me to do the job in case I repeated that mistake and I assured him I wouldn't. All I did was to use enough extensions to get my hands above the fender and it was done in no time.
    I think we need to share our tips with other people so things get easier and better for everyone.

  • @marv.mon.9845
    @marv.mon.9845 5 років тому +2

    Some of these I knew but the gasket and ball hammer one was good brother!

  • @skylineqrt4
    @skylineqrt4 8 років тому +1

    good video. here's a trick that I have use many times. Some times when using a socket extension for removing or installing a nut or bolt in a hard to reach area, put a piece of paper towel in the socket to keep said nut or bolt from fall out of it.

    • @chazhester3808
      @chazhester3808 8 років тому

      A dab of wheel bearing grease will do the same thing.

    • @dirtrider88
      @dirtrider88 8 років тому

      but then you have a mess. a small mess but bigger than if you used a paper towel.

    • @johndeerefarmer4483
      @johndeerefarmer4483 2 роки тому

      I tape it to the socket or wrench with masking tape then I can just pull it loose once its started

  • @johnwade5747
    @johnwade5747 7 років тому +1

    When I cut gaskets for antique carbs and such,I first cut holes for protruding stuff like vents and tubes.Then I put minimal dabs of dark wheel bearing grease on all flat surfaces.I press the paper onto the surface. It leaves a defining line for a razor knife or good tiny scissors .Sharpening the edge on cheap worn out sockets make hole punches.So do spent 22 shells.

  • @claybird8184
    @claybird8184 5 років тому +1

    If you're short on gasket material, you can sometimes use a piece of tide box in a pinch!

  • @brotherbrian1
    @brotherbrian1 6 років тому +1

    The gasket trick is also good for taping off mating surfaces when you're going to paint an engine block or similar component.

  • @alm7707
    @alm7707 6 років тому

    Some alternators won't start charging until they reach about 2200 rpm. A quick way to see if your alternator is charging is to start the engine and hold a screwdriver by the rear bearing, if there is a magnetic pull it's charging. Good ideas, Classic Work, Things I learned when I started out as a mechanic 46 years ago.

  • @rasa2657
    @rasa2657 10 років тому

    Really found your mechanic tips useful. Thank you.

  • @Guardian4080
    @Guardian4080 7 років тому +2

    That gasket trick was pretty slick!!!

  • @paulinotou
    @paulinotou 8 років тому

    thats a cool trick for the creating a gasket. I would just try to outline the surface with a pen and cut it out but the way you showed seemed significantly easier.

  • @johnwade5747
    @johnwade5747 7 років тому +1

    I know, it's old school but I'm old. My 12 volt test lite is a 55 chevy dash lite socket with 2 wires soldered to it and 2 nails soldered to them.I have an extension wire with a brass ink pen refill piece soldered to push onto one of the nails.,[ I mashed a dent in it so it will stay on the nail ! ]and put an alligator clip on the other end.After dropping it once, I put a dome of silicone on the bulb.I've had it since the '70's.

  • @grizzlydan8
    @grizzlydan8 10 років тому

    Good reminder on that gasket making method. Many years ago I had seen that done but had forgotten about it. Thanks. Very good tricks of the trade.

  • @Anonymous-it5jw
    @Anonymous-it5jw 6 років тому

    The gasket trick is especially valuable, but all are good. Thanks.

  • @anthonydelarosa9367
    @anthonydelarosa9367 8 років тому +1

    On the gasket cut-out, a fine grit sand paper can be used to smooth- out the edges.

  • @bladder1010
    @bladder1010 8 років тому

    This guy is the real deal. Thanks for making these videos and keep spreading the Classic Work gospel.

  • @Fire8032
    @Fire8032 9 років тому

    Great gasket trick. What did you use for the gasket cardboard paper or something else? Couldn't catch what you said in the video. Excellent video though, keep it up.

    • @trespire
      @trespire 8 років тому

      +Daniel Sierra We call the gasket materials either Klingerite or Victrite. Not sure about the spelling as there probably not English words.
      Klingerite is feels like a high quality thick carton material, but it's not paper.
      Victorite is made up of compressed layers, if bent it easily delaminates & becomes useless. Victorite is good for hot applications.

  • @Anonymous-it5jw
    @Anonymous-it5jw 5 років тому

    The wrench cheater trick is great, but if you use cheap wrenches, you can snap off pieces on one or both of those wrenches, or do even more damage. I learned that the hard way. Sometimes, if you can't find a metal pipe for a cheater bar, you can use a heavy duty piece of scrap 2" to 4" PVC or similar pipe, or whatever you can find that has thick walls and is 2, 3, or 4 feet long. In a jam, what do you have to lose? Thanks for the other tips.

  • @tuga2112
    @tuga2112 8 років тому

    nice clip, i particularly likes the gasket trick, I would have used an exacto knife if i found miself needing to cut my own gasket but the ammer trick seems better to get a nicer edge.

  • @2001pontiacta
    @2001pontiacta 7 років тому

    That first technique, I used to bust a Allen head bolt loose on my truck. Works great just wear gloves, ended up splitting my middle (🖕🏻)finger right across the knuckle(real knuckle buster). 4 stitches later I still use that technique👍🏻

  • @lucifchristo
    @lucifchristo 4 роки тому

    On the bright side now that it's 2020 you can get a corded impact gun at Harbor Freight for 50 bucks these tricks and tips are down right essential because you don't always have electricity or batteries at your disposal thank you for sharing

  • @brucedavis8736
    @brucedavis8736 6 років тому

    I'm an old guy and know or should I say do all of this. But the gasket trick was cool. I would use the kids cheep paint. and the stuck bolt thing I use a pipe at the end and put some pressure on it. then a little smack with a hammer at the bold head and it comes loose

  • @patrickphippspa584
    @patrickphippspa584 7 років тому

    What a joy that was to watch my first video of yours. This was some time ago, so I hope your still making content. Thank you! Thumbs up, new sub., here's your comment!

  • @mjb12141963
    @mjb12141963 8 років тому +3

    When you are doing this wrench trick be careful because their is a small possibility, if you have low cost tools mostly, to bend the open end of the first wrench or even snap one off. But as long as you have good tools and keep them straight like he said this is a trick I have used for years and teach to all I work with.

    • @johnmichaelkarma
      @johnmichaelkarma 5 років тому

      as they are forged and not cast steel the wrench's will not snap off

  • @Brooklyn_Powers
    @Brooklyn_Powers 4 роки тому

    The gasket trick is very cool!

  • @richardsquires6534
    @richardsquires6534 8 років тому +1

    The wrench trick is a true classic. And if you're using a breaker bar and a floor jack, you can take off the pipe that is the jack handle and use it as a "force multiplier" too. I wouldn't recommend it with a ratchet because you'll wreck your ratchet. But it works. Even for stuck mercedes lug bolts. (Grrr...)

    • @crpth1
      @crpth1 8 років тому

      +Richard Squires - Some heat (heat gun, torch...) applied in those nuts can make a huge difference. ;-) BTW newer Mercedes have thread lock factory applied in almost every bolt which makes them a bit more stubborn than usual. ;-)

  • @GParker56
    @GParker56 9 років тому +8

    The wrench on wrench is not safe better to put a small steel pipe on it better torque i worked on heavy equipment

    • @5jjt
      @5jjt 5 років тому

      Not everybody has a small steel pipe lying around.

  • @ArturoPerez-wd6mz
    @ArturoPerez-wd6mz 8 років тому

    brother the gasket one is a pretty good one I usually use a round handle screw driver but from now on I am using the ball hammer

  • @Chili-Gringo
    @Chili-Gringo 10 років тому

    cool gasket trick. New one for me. Cant wait to try it. Thanks

  • @lexalford358
    @lexalford358 5 років тому

    I like the gasket idea I have another one for you. The poor boy impact is a six point wrench 🔧 then use a hammer to start it moving a dead blow mallet works best and it won’t beat up the wrench but if you don’t have this any hammer will work I have a lot of wrenches that have one area that is mushroomed over

  • @JCcanU
    @JCcanU 5 років тому

    Learned all them in the oil field back in 1979 Rig 20 Tom Brown .

  • @tommyarnold763
    @tommyarnold763 8 років тому

    that's old school tricks that was taught to me in the field doing heavy equipment a lot of times we couldn't get the gaskets so we had to tap them out and sometimes just couldn't get an impact in to some of the places so we use a cheater wrench and the spark plug is something my daddy showed me when I was like 5

  • @davidgaudreau2773
    @davidgaudreau2773 7 років тому

    That gasket right is bad ass! im def gonna use that one.

  • @cornfusedatbest6693
    @cornfusedatbest6693 8 років тому

    Yup, I like the gasket hack. Works out pretty well.

  • @nitrous07me
    @nitrous07me 8 років тому +4

    I like the gasket trick, thx for sharing

    • @derekgarland6480
      @derekgarland6480 8 років тому

      Milk cartons used to be great have not had to use one in more years than I care to think of but someone may need it.

    • @garethedwards2586
      @garethedwards2586 7 років тому +1

      Manilla folders work great too. That's what I used in the Army.

  • @bobbydelavega9425
    @bobbydelavega9425 5 років тому

    Sneaky tricks my friend, great work :)

  • @fknows1
    @fknows1 8 років тому +2

    nice clip on mech tricks but wouldn't recommend double spanner tightening up I can see a lot of hobbyist or DIYérs snapping bolts and studs from going over tight. (fellow mechanics should like this one) As I used to say when people used to ask how do you know when a bolt is tight enough. and I would tell them to keep tightening it up until it strips then back off 1/2 turn

  • @seabee460
    @seabee460 8 років тому

    Hope you tightened those fittings on that tractors' injection pump lines. that's why it's covered in dirt. check out the clean spot on top!!

  • @vn978
    @vn978 5 років тому

    For the gasket I use box wrench to do it! Old school tricks! Thanks.

  • @neilfroggycrompton2466
    @neilfroggycrompton2466 9 років тому

    easy way to cut rags when u don't have a knife is by using the sharp metal edge on a workbench,spread out your rag on the bench edge @ the point u want to cut it & tap it with any hammer eventually it will cut right through just like the gasket in the video :)

  • @felipesalas3823
    @felipesalas3823 10 років тому

    Really good on the gasket, thanks

  • @charlesfrey660
    @charlesfrey660 8 років тому +1

    great tips. keep it up!!!!

  • @spamdump4459
    @spamdump4459 6 років тому

    I'm gonna use that C-clamp trick! Thanks

  • @martinblouin3639
    @martinblouin3639 10 років тому

    i like your handy trick video! about your first one, in fact i would say it's not even only if you dont have an impact, the guy who teached me that, he had a cheaper electric one, and when it wouldint give we used to do that and it would come right off! we've even broke bolt with that sometimes so much it's strong, well with a pipe,

  • @cnguyen616
    @cnguyen616 9 років тому

    Good presentation. Thank you.

  • @davindervirdi5413
    @davindervirdi5413 8 років тому

    Love the tips brother!

  • @robertrager1623
    @robertrager1623 8 років тому

    Nice job,,, keep it real. your right not everyone has extra money.

  • @johnware5312
    @johnware5312 8 років тому

    Must have attended the sane school of mechanics I did. :)

  • @scootergem
    @scootergem 7 років тому

    Ya done good kiddo! More please.

  • @TheStar218
    @TheStar218 9 років тому +19

    I don't think there are many mechanics left,they call them selves technicians now.they don't fix anything they just replace parts.mechanics learn from experience, technicians go to school and very few become mechanics.

    • @EEJester1586
      @EEJester1586  9 років тому

      TheStar218 Aye very true. Parts changers what we call them. I lot of them don't know a crow's foot is. Or a lady's foot pry bar.

    • @PytonGambler
      @PytonGambler 9 років тому

      Classic Work i know what a lady's foot look like, but i have no idea what its for,. what is it for?

    • @EEJester1586
      @EEJester1586  9 років тому +1

      Kevin Moe Its real name is a roller head pry bar. It is a very handy tool to get bearings out, and bushing. I use them all the time as a punch to line holes up because they are tapered on one side. Very cool tool; one worth having.
      www.carid.com/images/mayhew-tools/hand-tools/mh40150.jpg

    • @PytonGambler
      @PytonGambler 9 років тому

      Ah thank u, i think i have used one once then!, thanks again :)

    • @ScorpionRegent
      @ScorpionRegent 9 років тому +2

      TheStar218 Mechanics have hands on knowledge and can do the work, they can often improvise and adapt a limited set of tools to fix a problem. Technicians know how it works and can figure out what is wrong when it won't work. A good well rounded individual has both skills sets. There are trade school graduates that have all their ASE's and don't know how to do a brake job. There are wrench monkeys who can't diagnose their way out of a paper bag, they try to fix a problem by process of elimination by throwing a part after part at the car till something sticks. I started as a mechanic and I trained to be a technician. I have been doing it for so long that I don't know where one stops and the other begins.

  • @f-j-Services
    @f-j-Services 4 роки тому

    Black striple?? Or 86 series?

  • @bardos
    @bardos 6 років тому

    Very nice video, thx

  • @amazingsparckman
    @amazingsparckman 9 років тому +2

    The greek Archimedes discovered leverage around 240 BCE. Great trick amigo.

  • @luismanuelmartinez1088
    @luismanuelmartinez1088 8 років тому

    Thanks, great video...

  • @RodrigoRamirez-fc5hv
    @RodrigoRamirez-fc5hv 6 років тому

    Thanks for the tricks. Didn't it was supposed to be a ball pien hammer.

  • @DanConwayFairfaxVa
    @DanConwayFairfaxVa 7 років тому

    Great video

  • @JamesDoylesGarage
    @JamesDoylesGarage 7 років тому

    Very Good . Thank you.

  • @mikeaze423
    @mikeaze423 5 років тому

    You look like you ate plenty of biscuits and gravy in your day

  • @rwallace9848
    @rwallace9848 8 років тому

    Your a good guy, thanks man

  • @redwater4778
    @redwater4778 7 років тому

    the hardest plug I ever changed was the rear passenger side on a 1969 ford cougar with a 351 cleveland.

  • @juliandrakool7192
    @juliandrakool7192 6 років тому

    best way to test an alternator, u dont need any tools, is to fire up your car then disconnect the battery. if the car is still running then ur alternator is good, if it dies its bad.. thats a true old school mechanics test!!!

    • @ytwatcher9637
      @ytwatcher9637 6 років тому

      Julian Drakool still need the tool to take off the post connector.and a multimeter is hella faster for checking alternator.and with all these new technology on vehicles you cant do your test anymore.

  • @mochaguerrero261
    @mochaguerrero261 7 років тому

    my grandpa had a ball peen hammer with a stubby little Handel that he would use specifically for making gaskets

  • @robertstegway
    @robertstegway 5 років тому

    cool aways good to learn something neat u might use one day!

  • @albertcassler8763
    @albertcassler8763 5 років тому

    Have you been talking to my dead father....he showed me all these tricks over 50 years ago.

  • @rontownsend8235
    @rontownsend8235 9 років тому

    IS that why they call you sparkie??

  • @toahaimran3903
    @toahaimran3903 4 роки тому

    Trick number one: wear safety eyewear when leveraging wrench

  • @raymondj8768
    @raymondj8768 8 років тому +1

    ive made thermostate gasgets like that to get me home out of cardboarde lol but it worked lol !

  • @timshade2223
    @timshade2223 6 років тому

    Julian: That was true a long time ago but in today's vehicles you can trash a computer doing that . A simple volt meter will tell you all you need to know !

  • @cpgone
    @cpgone 8 років тому

    1.22 PB blaster first?

  • @MrFireman164
    @MrFireman164 8 років тому

    Very cool

  • @mobilechief
    @mobilechief 5 років тому

    I call that a Ball Buster

  • @jmyers9853
    @jmyers9853 5 років тому

    never throw away a hammer head after the handle breaks especially the big heavy ones. weld on a pipe handle and you will never break it again. not pretty but it will work for years. half inch or three quarter pipe will do fine. i have twelve hammers and beating irons with pipe handles. other people don't respect your tools

  • @lucaswalker104
    @lucaswalker104 5 років тому

    It's all about the tools

  • @daboyz5635
    @daboyz5635 8 років тому

    "I BEEN MECHANICAN A LOOOOOONG TIME". Been doing this for years not rocket science just common sense. Worthless!

  • @jamesdavies7526
    @jamesdavies7526 7 років тому

    company safety people don't like the 2 wrench application. coulda shown how to bend tubing using box ends if you don't have a tubing bender

  • @turboslag
    @turboslag 8 років тому +5

    I've been using all these 'tricks' for years, decades actually. Didn't even know they were tricks, I just instinctively arrived at them.

    • @turboslag
      @turboslag 8 років тому +1

      *****
      Stop accusing someone you've never even met.

    • @danburch9989
      @danburch9989 8 років тому +1

      I've been using these "tricks" for decades myself. Even used the spark plug "trick" today to test my leaf blower. But this is still a good video for those newbies who haven't developed any common sense skills like you and I have. I don't have a ball peen hammer, so I use an Exacto knife to trim my gaskets to fit.

    • @joea361
      @joea361 7 років тому

      remember, people like us were smarter back then. now days, these kids dont know there head from there ass let alone what a wrench is. So to them these are tricks :) Hes showing the new age noobs!
      Good Job tho!!

    • @jonathanbrowne203
      @jonathanbrowne203 7 років тому

      Joe A, don't paint us all with the one brush, there are still people coming up in the trade that are not total fuck wits...

    • @my4re
      @my4re 6 років тому

      turboslag aka Grade School Agricultural Engineering Survivalist course

  • @zeframc
    @zeframc 8 років тому

    sorry to nitpick, but the title should be More tool tricks (mechanic edition)

  • @jimksa67
    @jimksa67 9 років тому

    My little tip- carry a good jack knife and bandages and a needle as well in your wallet to pull splinters- you will need all! :) Great little vid on makin do! A cheap voltmeter indicator in your cigarette lighter from hong Kong ebay about a buck with digital voltage readout- great for marginal batteries or high draw machine. Check for oxidation especially aluminum under distributor cap- flick it off with a knife point. A 12V tester with sharp points to get through insulation to wire is really handy troubleshooting .cheers

    • @EEJester1586
      @EEJester1586  9 років тому

      +J Moore Aye good stuff to have. I use a test light a good bit of the time.

  • @billwessels207
    @billwessels207 8 років тому

    I like common sense solutions.

  • @MohammedAli-vo8hq
    @MohammedAli-vo8hq 7 років тому

    God Bless You

  • @bryantsalmon2
    @bryantsalmon2 10 років тому

    nothing runs like a Deere.

  • @otiscampbell2194
    @otiscampbell2194 5 років тому

    Your shop looks too clean for me! throw some oil on the walls!

  • @porkyswelding
    @porkyswelding 6 років тому

    indentation.... indention is not a word

  • @santiagoitzep8236
    @santiagoitzep8236 7 років тому

    thank you

  • @peanutsmith1462
    @peanutsmith1462 8 років тому

    lmfao I bet your mom and dad is proud of you this is just common sense

  • @megmylitledog5699
    @megmylitledog5699 2 роки тому

    😍😍😍

  • @clobbyhardy
    @clobbyhardy 8 років тому

    Sub/Like for the gasket trick! Wish I would've known that years ago!

  • @981516ortega
    @981516ortega 8 років тому

    Bueno

  • @sketcherskid5216
    @sketcherskid5216 8 років тому

    hhhhhhh shikaka idea

  • @anguskangus8222
    @anguskangus8222 7 років тому

    didnt learn anything.

  • @lynndempsey4096
    @lynndempsey4096 6 років тому

    Common sense

  • @JedmcCj-uq5dw
    @JedmcCj-uq5dw 7 років тому

    Im sorry, but this video is pretty lame these are common sense. Ive only bin working as mechanic for 8 months, yet this info is useless. Also who makes their own gaskets nowadays, its 2017 ? I guess that's the only useful part if im ever in a pinch.

    • @EEJester1586
      @EEJester1586  7 років тому +3

      WOW 8 months. You don't get to talk like that your a technician not a mechanic. I bet you have never tasted oil to see what type it is, or froze U-joints to make them go in better, or heated a ring gear onto a flywheel. Hell I bet you have never packed a bearing by hand! Go back to smoking pot, and using your damn scan tool.

    • @JedmcCj-uq5dw
      @JedmcCj-uq5dw 7 років тому

      Classic Work the only thing you said that people actually do is pack a bearing and of course I've done it. I think you missed my point dumb fuck

    • @JedmcCj-uq5dw
      @JedmcCj-uq5dw 7 років тому

      Classic Work I work in a mom and pop shop I do it all smart guy

    • @EEJester1586
      @EEJester1586  7 років тому

      truthseekr420 j If that's true then you should understand. How old are you?

    • @EEJester1586
      @EEJester1586  7 років тому

      truthseekr420 j If that's true then you should understand. How old are you?