if people hadnt thought outside the box we would still be riding horses bareback...
actually, no, walking barefooted. someone had to break the first horse in. someone had to make the first footwear.
sure, it is fine to go off youre rocker if someone is using a shifter as a hammer and the shifter happens to be yours and the item being hammered is also yours, but if its someone elses tools, someone elses work...who cares?
sometimes you need 3 tyre levers but only have a pair. the end of a spanner comes in handy.
some people freak out when i tell them i change tubeless motorbike tyres with tyre levers and no machine... but they dont stop to think that you still use a tyre lever with the damn machine anyways! anyways, using those machines, it is just too easy to destroy a $300 tyre...one false move and crunch. damaged bead.
ha ha. nylon in the cylinder... i take the exact same approach...who cares about some nylon? adds octane for a few seconds!
few years ago, friend bought an RC engine, the starter stuffed up. we popped it apart, had a burr on this spring loaded pin. i told him to go return it, it should have a warranty... so, at the hobby shop, guy starts pulling it apart... "you arent going to clean the dirt off first?" i ask... then continued watching closely, making him all embarrassed as he fiddled and grunted... finally, say to my friend, sarcastically "told you this place was useless, should have just hit it on the grinder, at least it would be running again".
guy was like " i wouldnt do that, its a bit rough"... after using pliers on the drive collar? he was trying to tell me I was rough?
my reply, "its a tool and cutter grinder, not an angle grinder".
he finally gave up and just gave us a new engine to get us out of there