What Buck are you carrying today?

BennyBlade said:
Day 1 of a whole house rewire with knob and tube removal. Got the first 5 circuits pulled to the 3rd floor. Both love and absolutely hate these old houses... :D :D

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Benny, I grew up in a family of electricians (Granddad and Uncle both owned electrical contracting companies and I managed another one just out of college). I haven't seen any knob and tube in a long time, we used to rewire them in the 70's and early 80's. I absolutely love how you mark your circuits - I bet only 1 of 1000 electricians will do that - what a timesaver when doing old work. OH
 
We still have a lot of K&T around here and even some fused panels. This is a two family that was owned for a long time and recently passed down through the family. The daughter is the new owner and shes making the necessary updates to keep it another lifetime. Im doing this job while they are living at home. Luckily the basement and attic are unfinished. I plan to run all the circuits to the attic for the 2nd floor, and then rewire the house a circuit at a time, so that they never really lose power for more than a few minutes. Id be a big fat liar if I told you I labelled my circuits every time, but it sure does save a LOT of time when you do. During the first 3 years of my apprenticeship, my boss would absolutely lose his mind if work was not neat or was incorrect. He didnt care if the customer was there or not. We got good at doing things neat and proper. I will always give him credit for that even though the day he fired me was one of the greatest opportunities of my life!:D
 
Today's carry (finally made some new pictures). OH
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BennyBlade said:
Nothing beats a day you get to dress up as Michael Myers. Had a buddy who refused to wear clothes under his gear... :D The only thing I miss about working for someone else, is the fun we always made in the field.
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I have it pretty easy now. Most of our machines are in climate controlled buildings and it’s only 480vac so wearing the arc flash gear is not too bad. I used to work at a paper mill that produced its own power. That got to be extremely hot in the 40 cal suits when working around the boilers and turbines. There were a few times I may have done the same as your friend. 😅
 
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I'm still carrying my 2021 vintage Buck 110, but . . . I have been cheating on it today.

Yesterday I received an Opinel No. 12 (stainless) because . . . reasons. I sharpened it last night and I've been using it today for normal cutting task. I feel cheap and dirty for doing it, yet . . . I might do it again! Opinels are incredible slicers because they are so thin!
 
wonderboy1377s said:
I have it pretty easy now. Most of our machines are in climate controlled buildings and it’s only 480vac so wearing the arc flash gear is not too bad. I used to work at a paper mill that produced its own power. That got to be extremely hot in the 40 cal suits when working around the boilers and turbines. There were a few times I may have done the same as your friend. 😅
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Did a pretty big job in a place that bakes silica into blast proof plates for the space shuttle. So much silica blowing around there was a guy who just walked around the plant all day with a shop vac. No flash mask, but 40cal, hard hat and a respirator. All while working on a boom up above the ovens... that was hot... spent most of my days in an ethanol field though... outside and on the water all year, which I loved...
 
BennyBlade said:
Did a pretty big job in a place that bakes silica into blast proof plates for the space shuttle. So much silica blowing around there was a guy who just walked around the plant all day with a shop vac. No flash mask, but 40cal, hard hat and a respirator. All while working on a boom up above the ovens... that was hot... spent most of my days in an ethanol field though... outside and on the water all year, which I loved...
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The thought of that makes me start to sweat.
 
I'm going with a 525 today..The hottest job I ever had was in the summer of 1972 busting up a concrete basement floor that just had the deck on it after shoveling out 5" of mud. We cut a hole about 3' square to get in it and took out the mud and concrete with a 5 gallon bucket on a rope. I lost every pound of baby fat I ever had..
 
The Smokejumper is great. CPM-154 is my favorite steel too. I love the color of this orange 110LT though and 420HC is nothing to shake a stick at. It looks like Circus Peanuts marshmallow candy. Makes me hungry. I like carrying 110LTs in warmer weather for the light weight. Great knives!

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