I used to think those cheap plastic lens spanner wrenches from eBay were junk, but one saved a job for me last month

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Had a vintage lens with a stuck filter ring. My good metal spanner just chewed up the slots. Grabbed a cheap plastic one from my junk drawer, and the soft teeth actually gripped without slipping. It had just enough give to break the ring loose without stripping anything. Sometimes the right tool is the one you almost threw away.

hall.nina3mo ago

Wow, that's a perfect case for softer materials!

grace_bailey2mo ago

My buddy Mark found a rusty old vise in his garage last year. He tried every fancy lubricant he could buy, but a few drops of plain sewing machine oil finally got it moving. It's funny how the simple stuff just works sometimes.