Friday, December 24, 2010
When I moved into my current apartment, I had lots of things to install. Within the first week, I hung a lot of pictures and art, a towel rack, a floating shelf, a mirror, a wine glass rack, a clothes line, and two sets of bike hooks. To do this, I decided I needed power.
More specifically, a Fire Storm 14.4V drill with the super-big drill bit set!
I do realize that Fire Storm is exactly the same as Black and Decker. But Fire Storm sounds WAY more impressive. So we're going to go with it.
I love my power drill because it makes me feel like I can fix ANYTHING! This has proven to be completely untrue. But I'm okay with that. I'm pretty sure that, because I own it, I have predrilled holes that did not need to be predrilled, and put in anchors in places where anchors weren't needed. But nothing has fallen off the wall yet, so I must be doing something right.
I've recently found need to a saws all Sawzall, but I don't think that my 14.4V battery will support one. I also (as of 13 seconds ago), do know that Sawzall is a brand specific name for the Milwaukee version of the "thing that can cut through anything" attachment, which I generically will refer to as the Sawzall (it's kinda like Kleenex).
I got to bust out the drill a few days ago when I was hanging my most recent arts and crafts project (post to come later tonight on that...), and it worked like a charm! Predrilled screw holes: check. Screws drilled too far into the wall that I had to back out by hand: check. I'm practically a licensed contractor.
I would also like to note the flowery hand screwdriver in the first picture. This was a gift from my grandmother when I went to college. She gave me a whole kit of tools (screwdriver, hammer, utility knife, measuring tape, pliers) with the same flowery print because "boys won't steal flowery tools". How right she was! I love busting out the flowers to get a job done. And they work great :)
When I move in May, I'm going to have 1) A lot of spackling to do at my old apt, and 2) A lot of new drills to make at my new place! Good thing I already have the right tools...
If you don't have a power drill, go buy one. I'd tell you to ask for one for Christmas, but it's a bit late for that... Anyway, buy yourself one. And go build something. You will feel empowered.
The end.
Note to reader: "Spackling" and "predrilled" are apparently not real works. But spellcheck offered no alternative spellings, so just deal.
The end, part 2.
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