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That moment I realized I'd been stripping coax cable with the wrong tool for 4 years
An old-timer at a job site in Nashville laughed his butt off when he saw me using lineman's pliers instead of a proper coax stripper, and suddenly all those nicked center conductors made sense - any of you guys ever have a tool revelation that made you feel like a total newbie?
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lee_reed20d ago
Wait, you were using lineman's pliers on coax for four years? That's rough buddy. I totally get it though. I spent way too long using a cheap utility knife to strip Romex before someone handed me a proper cable ripper. The difference was night and day, and I felt like such an idiot for not switching sooner. It's wild how much easier the right tool makes a simple job. You probably saved yourself a lot of headaches now that you know better.
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sarah_patel2520d ago
Feeling your pain on that one. I did something similar with a drywall saw for years, just hacking away at cutouts, until a buddy showed me a proper jab saw. The clean edges and the time it saved me made me wonder how I ever managed before. It's one of those things where you don't know what you're missing until you actually try it.
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blair_webb19d ago
Why is everyone acting like cheap tools can't get the job done?
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