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how do I screw in dowel screws to furniture legs without killing my hands/stripping the screws by using pliers?

>> No.1265070

>>1265068
Place two bolters together on the treated part that will stick out of the wood and use a non-adjustable wrench to torque it around.

>> No.1265071

Some of them have a small hex/unthreaded segment, some have one end with machine screws which you can use a nut, some have only wood threads, which you are free to fuck up the threads in the middle because you don't need all the threads anyways.

>> No.1265077

>>1265068
>in the woodshop
>wedding band
The absolute state of stock photography

>> No.1265082

>>1265077
There are 5 legs there too.

>> No.1265085
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1265085

>>1265077

>> No.1265097

>>1265070
>>1265071
ok thanks guys

>> No.1265142

>>1265085
AIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>> No.1265276

>>1265085
Not gonna lie, that actually looks pretty cool. I wouldn't want it to happen to me, but it's still cool

>> No.1265312
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1265312

>>1265085

>> No.1265323

>>1265068
Snug a double or trippke nut on the end and wrench?

>> No.1265324

>>1265085
NO

>> No.1265425

>>1265085
DEGLOVED

D E G L O V E D

>> No.1265611

>>1265068
Use bolts and cut the heads off once you get them in? Use all thread and double nut it? Never actually done either of these to do what you're trying to do, just two ideas I thought of to do what you're trying to do. Do do do do do do do dodo dododo dodo

>> No.1265725

Tighten on the piece.

>> No.1266350

>>1265077
>>1265085

Is it because rings can get caught and shot off in the table saw as in pic related? How did that happen and why should I not wear my ring in the shop?

>> No.1266361

>>1265085
DELET

>> No.1266383

>>1266350
Yes, it is.
It happened because he wore a ring in the shop.
You shouldn't wear your ring in the shop because that will happen.

>> No.1266387

>>1265085
Well thank god that that man had the wit to whip out his phone and snap a picture of that instead of calling for help.

>> No.1266889

>>1265082
I count 6

>> No.1266971

Just put a glove or something similar between the pliers and the screw.

>> No.1266984

needle nose vice grips

>> No.1266994

>>1266387
Probably did call for help, but was lost for words so sent them a pic instead

>> No.1267354

>>1265068
I’ll take “jam nuts” for 100 Alex.

>> No.1267426

Do they not have thick elastic bands where you live rub a bunch around the dowel end double up on them if you pliers have sharp teeth, in a pinch an old shop rag folded a couple of times works to protect the work piece.

And fuck that shit degloved fingers are nightmere fuel.

>> No.1267561

Put it in the chuck of your drill.

>> No.1267575

>>1265085
Fuck! Hope they were able to sew it back on so the tattoo lined back up.

>> No.1267587

>>1265068
Chuck the screw in an electric drill. Ensure the chuck jaws bear on the smooth part.

>> No.1267592

>>1267575
Really? That's your biggest concern?

>> No.1267661

>>1265725
Came here to post this. Just turn the stupid leg until it's seated properly.

>> No.1267747

>>1266994
Or this pic was taken whist on the way to hospital.

>> No.1267749

>>1265068
Put 2 nuts on one end, tighten them up together, and turn the top one with a ratchet. Turns your hanger bolts into regular bolts.

>> No.1267939

>>1265068
Put one end in the vice and turn the leg.

>> No.1268490

put some wood shims or blocks on the jaws of a vice,
put the bolt end in the vice,
turn the legs

>> No.1268518

>>1265068
Teeny tiny pipe wrench

>> No.1268526

>>1267749
WINNER. Also why is this a thread, this is tools day 1

>> No.1268543

>>1265312
How is Mr pregnant doing nowadays?

>> No.1269580

>>1265068
glue a nut onto a piece of wood. The wood keeps the threaded rod form passing through and the whole thing acts like a wrench.

>> No.1269581

>>1269580
or better yet, weld it to a piec of flat bar

>> No.1270387

>>1267575
>Fuck! Hope they were able to sew it back on so the tattoo lined back up.
Haha, it's probably convenient to the surgeons that they have alignment markers on the skin. It'd make their job a little easier.

>> No.1270493

>>1266350
A coworker told me about a woman who wore a ring to work. She was dusting under a drill press using her fingers and her ring got caught in the drill bit and it twisted her finger off.

Do yourself a favor and don't wear rings around any tools

>> No.1270512

>>1265085
Jesus wtf
I wasn't expecting that.

>> No.1270555

>>1266383
>Never wear ring to shop
>finish tack up a project to weld at a buddy house with good mig
>sees one spot i missed.
>shit.jpg
>grab it
>hold together
>look away
>melt my finger to all hell...

NOPE

I will get a tatoo of a wedding reing around my finger, dick, or face.

Never wear a ring again.

>> No.1270557

>>1268526
>WINNER

100 posts after i said do it...

>> No.1270558

>>1270387
Ouchkek