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Bob Eager wrote:
I was just reading the "Worst Tool" thread and is struck me that I
haven't yet seen a thread detailing, shall we say, alternative uses
for a tool.

Stretching it a bit, perhaps...

1) Piece of copper tube 2) Workmate 3) G cramp

makes a nice cable reel stand when unrolling long lengths of cable and
pulling them.

I wanted to sling a TV from the ceiling in the bedroom for those odd
occasions where I wanted to watch TV there - bad back times, etc. Now wall
mounting brackets are obtainable from any DIY place, but the only ceiling
mounts I could find were pro types which cost as much as the set.

So I made one out of 15mm copper tube and my pipe bender. Looks very good
and cost near nothing - I had the tube lying around.

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