So I've been using the wrong tool to check door zone clearance for like two years

I was working on a 90s Dover in an old office building downtown, and the door zone was giving me fits. I kept using my 6-inch scale to check the gap, thinking it was fine. Then this new guy, Jake, watches me for a minute and just says, 'You know they make a gauge for that, right?' He pulls out this little bent piece of metal, a proper door zone gauge, and slides it in. It fit perfect. My scale was too thick by a solid 1/16th, which explained why I kept getting callbacks for door chatter on that model. I felt so dumb. I guess I just never saw anyone use the right tool and never thought to ask. Anyone else have a 'right tool for the job' moment that seems obvious now?

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wilson.sam2mo ago

Two years with the wrong tool, man, that's a whole new level of stubborn.

dakotawood2mo ago

Tell me about it. I used a cheap screwdriver for a kitchen cabinet project and stripped every single screw head. Had to drill them all out and start over, took three times as long.

kevin_harris782mo ago

Yeah I've done that, then tried to fix it with pliers and made it look like a bear attacked my cabinets lol.