Sharpening a pencil on a lathe - GIF and comic

[WmRMeyers]

Yep but they would have no problem with a $400.00 5 sided 3 mm allen wrench or a $2000.00 hammer with a retractable lanyard

ONLY if you're the government! Though a banker can apparently claim the $220K he spent on strip clubs as a business expense...

BTW, you know that the reason that stuff costs so much is the Congress of the United States established organizations to define the standards those tools and parts must meet? And then to enforce them? Can't just order a hammer or a toilet seat for a C-130. Must order from a vendor that ensures all the standards are met by a manufacturer who meets those standards, including minority ownership, material sourced only in the US unless there were clear reasons why you had to go elsewhere. As a USAF photographer from 1976 to 1985, I mostly used NIKON F camera for 35mm film, since no one in the US made a better camera. The film was made by Kodak, since they were a US manufacturer who more-or-less owned a few congresscritters. Go buy a 10-32 panhead screw certified for aircraft use. I dare you! Did I mention that before I became a photographer for Uncle Sam, I was an F-111D fighter/bomber aircraft mechanic? And the toolbox the USAF supplied me, that weighed in at 200lbs, or more than I did, was full of Globemaster tools and wrenches. Working in supply must have been a helluva gig.

Bill