Ed Kennell 38,022 #1 Posted February 10, 2019 No, not these. The broiler element in Mrs K's oven died on Tue. So, I found some model numbers and ordered one from the Jungle.....not bad, $22 and free 2 day delivery. Pulled the breaker, got some tools and pulled out the old element. Wed, Mrs K needed the stove to make a kettle of soup, so I taped up the element leads and turned on the breaker. The oven door was still open holding my tools. Me.. Do you need the oven? Mrs K...No, just the burner. Me....OK, I'll just put my tools in the oven until I get the element tomorrow. I go to my weekly Wed. night Pinochle game. Yep, you guessed right. She decided to warm up a slice of left over pizza for her dinner and turned on the oven to preheat and sure enough, she was " Grilling Tools". My new Milwaukee head lamp. Still works, but the band curled up and half the mounting clip melted away. My B&D screw gun. Still runs, but the reversing switch was melted to the case. My Dewalt driver bit case now has nice steak grill marks. Luckily, every thing was cooked medium and not well done. 2 8 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,300 #2 Posted February 10, 2019 Bummer!! It must have stunk up the house right? 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,022 #3 Posted February 10, 2019 Right Mike, she smelled them before they were well done. 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,271 #4 Posted February 10, 2019 13 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: Luckily, every thing was cooked medium and not well done Well at least there's that. Interesting character marks on the DeWalt box. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,071 #5 Posted February 10, 2019 Ed, I don't think you will need to put your name on those tools when working on a group project, nobody is going to claim them anyway! 4 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mows4three 826 #6 Posted February 10, 2019 Holy mackerel Ed. Those are some toasty tools. Dog gone it. Dave 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 16,984 #7 Posted February 10, 2019 It's like a regular comedy show down there ED! I wanna here Mrs. K's side of "how the crazy old coot leaves his tools in the oven" 1 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACman 7,618 #8 Posted February 10, 2019 (edited) Ed If tried to sell them really cheap someone would really have to think how hot are this tools! Edited February 11, 2019 by ACman 1 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #9 Posted February 11, 2019 Somtimers !! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,127 #10 Posted February 11, 2019 Mrs Rules would never give me something like that, knows darn well I'd parlay that little episode into another(new) tractor. 4 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,022 #11 Posted February 11, 2019 I should keep my impact sockets in the oven. They get condensation on them and rust with the weather changes! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,071 #12 Posted February 11, 2019 2 hours ago, squonk said: I should keep my impact sockets in the oven. They get condensation on them and rust with the weather changes! Lots of welders keep their rods in a "Rod Oven" to keep the flux from absorbing moisture. Insulate an old tool box and use a small ( 7 to 15 Watt) light bulb as a heat source (has to be incandescent, LED won't work). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jerry77 1,218 #13 Posted February 11, 2019 2 hours ago, 953 nut said: rods in a "Rod Oven" to keep the flux from absorbing moisture. I built a solid, filled seams wood box with a tight lid about 40 years ago on advice from another welder - rods keep perfectly without heat..I guess the wood absorbs the moisture...anyway, it works.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,022 #14 Posted February 11, 2019 I could replace Mrs K's oven with one of these. Would make great blackberry pies. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,776 #15 Posted February 11, 2019 I don't know if I should laugh or cry about this Ed. I have one of those Milwaukee lamps and they work pretty good. Cindy was complaining about her oven not baking things right so I got out one of my good multimeters with the thermocouple probe to see how accurate the temps were. I set it a little too close to the vent and it somewhat melted the meter! Still usable tho. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 16,984 #16 Posted February 11, 2019 2 hours ago, WHX21 said: I set it a little too close to the vent and it somewhat melted the meter! Still usable tho. Well don't leave us hang'n, how accurate was the temp? And pics of your screw up would help too! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,022 #17 Posted February 11, 2019 Don't give him any sympathy John....I didn't get any for my screw up. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,022 #18 Posted February 11, 2019 8 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: I could replace Mrs K's oven with one of these. Would make great blackberry pies. Go big or go Home! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bc.gold 3,403 #19 Posted February 12, 2019 11 hours ago, Jerry77 said: I built a solid, filled seams wood box with a tight lid about 40 years ago on advice from another welder - rods keep perfectly without heat..I guess the wood absorbs the moisture...anyway, it works.. Top quality machinists tool box all made from wood. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bc.gold 3,403 #20 Posted February 12, 2019 (edited) Very fortunate she noticed before the oven got hot enough to explode the lithium ion battery. Exploding lithium coin battery. Edited February 12, 2019 by bcgold 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,776 #21 Posted February 12, 2019 4 hours ago, wallfish said: Well don't leave us hang'n, how accurate was the temp? And pics of your screw up would help too! It was way off 'fish ....and no way to recalibrate. Mums the word tho ..it woulda cost me tractor for a new stove. No pics tho, the meter vibrated itself off a shelf above the air compressor and committed suicide. 3 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: Don't give him any sympathy John....I didn't get any for my screw up. Now Ed you know dang well you have all the sympathy from us in the world....just as soon as our bellies quit hurting! If it helps I get a pretty good contractor discount on Milwaukee stuff.. lemme know what you need! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,071 #22 Posted February 12, 2019 3 hours ago, squonk said: Go big or go Home! Mike, that is a steam boiler, not an oven! I worked on those things years back. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LengerichKA88 1,883 #23 Posted February 12, 2019 (edited) So this isn’t how I get new tools..... 🤔 Just out of curiosity, what did she set the oven to? Edited February 12, 2019 by LengerichKA88 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,022 #24 Posted February 12, 2019 350 preheat. I'm not sure how hot it got till she smelled the melting plastic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
