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[-] Bluewing@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago

For many years I used to keep my sawzall at a buddies house. Because my Wife decided-- not once-- but twice to cut down the couch we had at the time with the sawzall. The first time she wanted a "small sectional" in her words. The second time she just wanted 2 smaller couches. At the time we were dirt poor and we couldn't afford to be replacing a couch just 'because'.

I eventually had to enforce a 'no touch my tools' rule and you don't fix ANYTHING rule to save my sanity and life.

[-] Pulptastic@midwest.social 29 points 4 days ago

Embrace that shit. Help her enroll in a carpentry class. You can probably find one cheap or free in your closest city. The will to act is harder to come by than the skills to do it right.

[-] Bluewing@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

A carpentry class will teach you how to make a bird house. Maybe even an end table. Which is cool and all.

But it will not teach you how to trouble shoot a furnace at 11pm on a Saturday night and it's -25F outside, (it was a sticking vacuum switch I got working and making it a $50 repair the next day rather than a $800 service call).

It will not teach you to understand what that clunking sound might be on your car. And how important it is. ( That Check Engine code was just a "gas cap leak" because you accidentally didn't get the cap properly tight or something far more serious).

And most importantly, it will not teach you know what is worth the effort to fix and what is not.

My Wife is a VERY talented and creative artist. She a good painter and she designs and makes some of the most beautiful jewelry I've seen. But she's frankly incompetent with shop tools and repairing things. There are many, many people just like her across the planet, both men and women. Just because someone has the will to act, does not meant they have the aptitude to act.

[-] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 days ago

.... I mean yeah? You need a HVAC class for furnaces, automotive classes for the car.... you didn't just magically know wtf you're doing because of "Who you are as a person". Yes, there are many, many people just like her across the planet... until they gain the knowledge.

This is some weird "they're just not capable" gate-keeping. Show your spouse what your commenting about them and I 100% believe they will prove you wrong. You might try even encouraging, learning with, or helping them build confidence instead of telling them they're not allowed to FIX ANYTHING in their own fucking house. Jfc.

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[-] MBech@feddit.dk 8 points 4 days ago

Well not with that attitude.

Then help her do it right. To paraphrase Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time, "the greatest things from the age of legends came from men and women working together."

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[-] genuineparts@infosec.pub 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

First off: I totally agree, teach people these skills.
Secondly: There are however people who should never be trusted with anything more destructive than your average spoon.

[-] Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz 24 points 4 days ago
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[-] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I feel this deeply. I am of the opinion that one who has never used a power tool should ever use a power tool for the first time unsupervised. I say this this as a man who volunteers helping high school students build robots. Accidents happen, and you don't know what you don't know.

[-] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 21 points 4 days ago

Delay tactics.

"Which bit are you planning on using? Send a photo of it"

"That's not a good bit for that"

[-] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 102 points 5 days ago

"So, I noticed I had a cavity..."

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 42 points 5 days ago
[-] logicbomb@lemmy.world 29 points 5 days ago

Once you have Fuji 9, you are a dentist.

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[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 59 points 5 days ago

My wife knows how to load the chuck, but she's definitely gonna break a bit

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 32 points 5 days ago

My wife knows how to use, and has handled most of my tools, including power tools .... she just doesn't like any of them.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 22 points 5 days ago

To be fair, mine used to be an avid power tool user, but the strokes changed that. Intelligence + brain damage can lead to some interesting results.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 18 points 5 days ago

My condolences to you and your partner .... and your power tools

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[-] RedFrank24@lemmy.world 36 points 5 days ago

There's a painting of Hobbiton that has been sat in my living room for two years because I dare not hang it up for fear of doing it wrong. Last time I tried to hang anything up (a clock in that case) the plaster just came off the wall around it and I had to pay to get it fixed. That was with just a hammer and a hook! I'm not getting a drill!

[-] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 5 days ago

I am not paid in anyway (I wish) but there's a brand called Command that makes hooks with adhesives for hanging things up. They have ones specifically for paintings that distribute a lot of wait across multiple hanging points. That might be worth checking out! The adhesive also comes off of the wall without any damage. You pull down on the strip and it dislodges the glue via stretching or whatever so it pulls it off without messing with the wall. At least from personal experience with the ones I've used and I've used the painting ones to hang an 8lb piece of shit.

[-] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Yes, but follow the instructions - mainly clean the wall before sticking it on - use isopropyl alcohol - and stuck it to the wall and wait for a while before you load it up.

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[-] comrade19@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

If it's a plaster wall / dry wall don't use the masonry anchors mentioned by the other person lol.

Just go to a hardware store and ask for a 'hollow wall anchor'. My favourite type is wall mates. Watch a youtube video on how to put them up with any cheap screwdriver!

(If it matters I use this stuff daily in my job)

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[-] Epzillon@lemmy.world 45 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Am I stupid or whats the joke? Women cant use tools?

EDIT: It is indeed just me being stupid, I didnt read the post properly and jumped the gun too early based on what im used to around me.

[-] airbreather@lemmy.world 253 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Generally, those who need to ask how to install a drill bit into a drill are not typically the people who should turn around and immediately proceed to drilling holes into important things.

[-] snooggums@piefed.world 63 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

They also tend to underestimate the amount of torque power tools have.

Also, what is she planning on drilling?

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[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 days ago

And they live in the same house. And now you need to go tell the person you love that they shouldn't do work on the house they also live in.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago

"[dear spouse] why don't you wait 'til i get home and we can do the project together" works well for me.

[-] brown567@sh.itjust.works 19 points 5 days ago

Or let her know it's not very safe to use power tools alone in case you have an accident

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[-] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 105 points 5 days ago

I see it as more that, if you can't figure out how to load the chuck on a drill, you shouldn't be using one without supervision; gender irregardless.

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[-] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 days ago

If you need to be instructed in how to set up a tool you are unlikely to use said tool correctly or well. It is important to be aware of your actual skills when engaged in things like home or car repair.

Fuck correctly or well, they're much less likely to use it SAFELY! Drills in particular love to grab long hair.

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[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 11 points 4 days ago

I cannot imagine being this sad.

Husband has literally asked me how to put a bit in a drill. I walked over and fucking showed him.

[-] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 days ago

If you need to be told how to set up a tool then you likely need to be supervised while using it.

[-] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I don't think that's the issue lol. I've come home and the wife has completely disassembled the fridge with no pics or information on how it goes back together. So when she asks questions like "where is the sawsall?" I get the same dread that I'm not going to get to relax when I get home, it's going to be several hours of fixing something that shouldn't have happened.

[-] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 days ago

Did you then watch while he used the drill to make sure he didn't destroy something or hurt himself? Because that becomes your responsibility at that point. And you can't effectively do it while you aren't physically present.

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 4 points 4 days ago

I advised him of any safety precautions or good practises he might be unaware of, even offered to help if need be but i don't need to infantilise a grown goddamn adult.

What is wrong with you.

[-] SCmSTR 5 points 4 days ago

This is dumb. Just explain in a phonecall and/or tell them to look it up on YouTube.

[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 13 points 4 days ago

Getting that bit in that drill will just be the beginning of his problems. If she doesn't have enough knowledge to even get that far then there's no telling what she intends to do or the damage she may cause. Or may have already done before she thought to ask.

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