[AT] The old putty knife does it again

[Gene Dotson]

    Dean;
    I usually have 3 putty knives and 2 wide scrapers on my tool board. Each 
one has a differrent characteristic and suited to different uses. Other 
handy tools are a 1/4 inch wood chisel, assorted bearing scrapers and 
stainless steel "tooth brushes".

                Gene



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean Vinson" <dean at vinsonfarm.net>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
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Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 10:17 PM
Subject: [AT] The old putty knife does it again


> One day about seven years ago I was on my way somewhere and saw a putty
> knife lying in the road.  I drove past it and then thought better of it,
> turned around and got out and waited for traffic to clear then picked it 
> up.
> It's a non-descript little thing, black handle, no markings, blade would
> have been about an inch and a half wide except one corner of it is broken
> off.  I didn't think much of it at the time, but it's been a great little
> tool.  I find myself reaching for it for all sorts of things that I 
> wouldn't
> do with my "good" tools.  Today it was just the right thing to slowly peel
> up and scrape off the old gasket on the rear of the transmission case of 
> my
> Farmall M, as I prepared to put the PTO housing back on.  Right width, 
> right
> degree of flexibility, right feel as I worked that old stuff off of there.
> Made me glad, again, that I turned around for it.
>
> Dean Vinson
> Dayton, Ohio
> www.vinsonfarm.net
>
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