Originally Posted by smyles

Torque wrench.

Come on man if that is useless you are not blowing stuff up

[pennsiveguy]

Originally Posted by wdb

This. I keep it as a challenge to folks. I have yet to find someone who knows wtf it's supposed to do.

It's a dingleberry removal tool for woolly mammoths.

[wdb]

Originally Posted by kb2wji

It's a 200 year old electric toothbrush for horses. You're missing a few parts but that's definitely what it is.

Hmmm. It is missing parts.

Originally Posted by pennsiveguy

It's a dingleberry removal tool for woolly mammoths.

Hmmm. That would explain the aroma.

[Dino GT]

I keep it around just in case I ever need it

[dogbone]

The most useless tool in my garage is——-me.......I’m also the biggest tool....

[3.0L]

CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) pin crimper:

[kb2wji]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) pin crimper:

this dude wins. close the thread

[detroitm2]

Originally Posted by Dino GT

I keep it around just in case I ever need it

....


What in Gods name would that ever be used for?

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by kb2wji

this dude wins. close the thread

I still have an IBM 8228 Token Ring network port setup tool in my desk drawer (image from someone else's web site because WFH):



It contains a 9 volt battery, and was used in the 1980's to reset every port's relay in a Token Ring MAU (hub) any time that they were moved or disconnected.

I also have a complete 10BASE5 vampire tap kit in my toolbox at work, from back in the early 1980's when ethernet ran over RG-8/U "frozen yellow garden hose" coax as a continuous bus...with no "T" connectors or branches. I may even have a few IBM Twinax solder-on connector kits laying around.....

[kb2wji]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

I still have an IBM 8228 Token Ring network port setup tool in my desk drawer (image from someone else's web site because WFH):



It contains a 9 volt battery, and was used in the 1980's to reset every port's relay in a Token Ring MAU (hub) any time that they were moved or disconnected.

I also have a complete 10BASE5 vampire tap kit in my toolbox at work, from back in the early 1980's when ethernet ran over RG-8/U "frozen yellow garden hose" coax as a continuous bus...with no "T" connectors or branches. I may even have a few IBM Twinax solder-on connector kits laying around.....

well yeah, you obviously may need that some day, but NOBODY uses a CRT tv anymore

[vreihen16]

Speak for yourself! I still have an HP tube-powered oscilloscope on my bench.....

[tcphoto]

My O2 sensor socket has been used once and sits in the tool bag collecting dust. I'm not complaining just playing the game.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

I still have an IBM 8228 Token Ring network port setup tool in my desk drawer (image from someone else's web site because WFH):



It contains a 9 volt battery, and was used in the 1980's to reset every port's relay in a Token Ring MAU (hub) any time that they were moved or disconnected.

I also have a complete 10BASE5 vampire tap kit in my toolbox at work, from back in the early 1980's when ethernet ran over RG-8/U "frozen yellow garden hose" coax as a continuous bus...with no "T" connectors or branches. I may even have a few IBM Twinax solder-on connector kits laying around.....

3.5" floppy drive, but it's beginning to rust. It's still in the Windows XP box that is controlling the water treatment plant

Just in case, I have an external USB 3.5" floppy drive, and a parallel printer cable or two.

[kb2wji]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Speak for yourself! I still have an HP tube-powered oscilloscope on my bench.....

me too!!!!!!!

[spazzyfry123]

Originally Posted by kb2wji

well yeah, you obviously may need that some day, but NOBODY uses a CRT tv anymore

You’d be surprised just how many hospitals are still using those in exam rooms

[kb2wji]

Originally Posted by spazzyfry123

You’d be surprised just how many hospitals are still using those in exam rooms

....come to think of it
reopen the thread, the crt tool is still relevant!

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by kb2wji

....come to think of it
reopen the thread, the crt tool is still relevant!

Gotta let a whole new generation of wannabe techs learn first-hand why they call it a flyback!!!!!

[Dino GT]

Originally Posted by detroitm2

....


What in Gods name would that ever be used for?

I don`t know, and it`s 1/2 inch . I`m not sure how it ended up in my tool box. I think it was in the garage of my first house that I bought back in the 80`s. I keep it around, It`s a "rare" tool , and it doesn't take up must space. If it came with some sort of ratchet handle I don't have it. I`ve been told by an older millwright that it belonged to a 1930`s socket set.

[longm1985]

Probably my Eaton M90 pulley remover. I haven't had a car with an M90 in almost 9 years now.

[vreihen16]

My Ford detailing brush hasn't seen much use lately.....

[SharpAndCunning]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

My Ford detailing brush hasn't seen much use lately.....

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Hey, pick on Fords all you want, but my last ford didn't have an electric water pump that took the sacrifice of 100 virgins to replace.


As far as the most useless tool in my garage, I've got an old modified ratchet extension that i heated up and bend like 15* to remove the lower thermostat housing bolt on a 1988 Ford Thunderbird. You you obviously only turn it 1/4 turn, and then you had to "reset it", but I was 17, and I couldn't figure out any way to remove that bolt.

I ended up buying a hardened bolt to replace it, and cut a slot in it so I could use a screwdriver the next time.

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by erickonphoenix

I used to use my pneumatics all the time. Now, most all of them have been replaced by electrics so they just sit there in the bottom of my roller like an old folks home.

Same here, I have battery versions of the same tools that have just as much power and I don't have to worry about a tank! I would sell them if they were worth anything anymore