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yreg 2 hours ago

The takeaway from this article should be to consider modifying your tools to your needs even in unconventional and controversial ways. I love it.

The flame war on whether the original chassis design sucks or rocks is not that interesting.

jonhohle 40 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

25 years ago one of early engineering courses included a case study about Ingersol Rand (IIRC). They went out to work floors and saw how all the workers had modified their air wrenches in the same way, adding padding with tape in various areas. They realized they could probably make a better wrench if it had some of those ergonomics built in.

Maybe the next phase of Apple could return to flowing shapes and save our wrists.

snowwrestler 42 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I really like the design and the sharp edges don’t hurt my wrists.

I also really like this article and am 100% supportive of people messing around and modifying their stuff.

Steltek 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This is why I like cheaper tools. Yes, that means cheaper quality but it's far easier to approach taking a dremel to it. And the DIY look usually matches the stock materials better anyway.

tcdent an hour ago | parent [-]

Nah, taking the risk is even more fun when the thing you're modifying holds more value.

Chopping the fenders on a Porsche 911 to install a widebody kit does not have the same weight as rolling the seams on an Jeep Cherokee.

seizethecheese 37 minutes ago | parent [-]

All things being equal, sure, but I personally am way more likely to mod the Cherokee than the Porsche