Post by missasip on Apr 7, 2014 19:37:43 GMT -7
So it wouldn't take away from the "What do you need to work on" Thread...
My tool use and tool ownership has always been a subject I love...
But recently I got to thinking about what, in a grid down era, I would do for building tools.
Well in my years working in line crews, troubleshooting, local operations etc...particularly line building in the old days.
When I first started, besides your hooks and belt, you were issued:
A pair of 9" Klein Lineman pliers.
A medium size pair of Channel Lock pliers.
A large Stanly screwdriver.
A 14" Proto adjustable wrench.
A 24oz Proto ball peen hammer.
An a Stanley brace and bit set.
A set of blocks and catch offs.
A 3/4" 110' hand line with a block.
A bit later we managed to get a lineman's wrench. ( BIG DEAL )
These were one's personal tools.
As a crew, whether a 3 man crew or a complete line crew, we depended on two sets of 8' diggers, shovels and at least 2 tamps.
With these few basic tools we could build a 3ph line wherever and as far as an engineer would want. Yes it was VERY hard work. Thank goodness for bucket trucks, derrick trucks and hydraulic tools now-a-days....
But I guess, what my point is, what can be done with just a few basic tools and some knowledge.
I could take those few basic tools, along with a few more and build just about anything. That will be an important skill in a grid down world..
So, do you have some basic skills, with basic tools that would help you in that sort of world? And if you don't do you have a plan?
What say you?
Jimmy
My tool use and tool ownership has always been a subject I love...
But recently I got to thinking about what, in a grid down era, I would do for building tools.
Well in my years working in line crews, troubleshooting, local operations etc...particularly line building in the old days.
When I first started, besides your hooks and belt, you were issued:
A pair of 9" Klein Lineman pliers.
A medium size pair of Channel Lock pliers.
A large Stanly screwdriver.
A 14" Proto adjustable wrench.
A 24oz Proto ball peen hammer.
An a Stanley brace and bit set.
A set of blocks and catch offs.
A 3/4" 110' hand line with a block.
A bit later we managed to get a lineman's wrench. ( BIG DEAL )
These were one's personal tools.
As a crew, whether a 3 man crew or a complete line crew, we depended on two sets of 8' diggers, shovels and at least 2 tamps.
With these few basic tools we could build a 3ph line wherever and as far as an engineer would want. Yes it was VERY hard work. Thank goodness for bucket trucks, derrick trucks and hydraulic tools now-a-days....
But I guess, what my point is, what can be done with just a few basic tools and some knowledge.
I could take those few basic tools, along with a few more and build just about anything. That will be an important skill in a grid down world..
So, do you have some basic skills, with basic tools that would help you in that sort of world? And if you don't do you have a plan?
What say you?
Jimmy
