Shoutout to the old timer at the Montana fair who showed me his tong trick

He was making a simple pair of scrolling tongs and told me, 'The secret is to upset the reins before you punch the hole, not after.' I tried it back at my shop and it saved me a ton of time and effort. Anyone have other little tricks for making tongs faster?

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grantschmidt1mo ago

Wonder if that old timer has a similar trick for getting my kids to put their shoes on before we're already late for school. Some secrets are just too powerful to share.

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abby9431mo ago

My grandma's trick was just putting their shoes by the door the night before.

the_andrew1mo ago

Tried a shoe race in the morning, @grantschmidt. Worked for a week before they got wise to it.