That day I had to hand-cut 300 feet of crown molding for a custom ceiling in Savannah

The miter saw died halfway through, so I finished with a coping saw and a lot of patience. Anyone else ever had a major tool fail on a huge custom detail job?

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sanchez.dylan2mo ago

Honestly that's the kind of thing that makes me wonder if tools are built to break right when you need them most. It feels like a weird rule of the universe, like how your phone battery always dies during an important call. Finishing that with a coping saw must have taken forever, but at least you got it done. That's real craftsmanship right there.

tyler3682mo ago

Tbh I keep a cheap backup jigsaw blade in my toolbox for exactly this. It's saved me a couple times when the good one snapped. Lets you finish the cut without switching to hand tools.

phoenixgreen1mo ago

Yeah, that "weird rule of the universe" thing is spot on. My buddy had his main drill bit snap halfway through a project and his backup was the only thing that saved the day.