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Finding my old glass jacks during a shop cleanup brought back memories
I used to make do with just those and a punty iron. Now I have a whole rack of tools, but those old ones still feel special, you know?
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jessica5407mo ago
Totally. I once spent a whole summer trying to make perfect marbles with just a basic pipe and jacks. You really learn how to work with what you've got instead of what you wish you had. That forced simplicity sticks with you.
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tessalewis7mo ago
Last year I found my old jacks covered in dust in my dad's shed. Honestly, I looked at them and just saw some rusty tools. @jessica540 talked about forced simplicity, but sometimes you just had worse stuff. Tbh, we make too big a deal out of the struggle. Those old jacks are special because of the memories, not because they were better. Ngl, having a full rack now lets me do way more without all the extra work.
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nancy_sanchez7mo ago
Those early tools really keep the memory of learning, right? Your hands probably still feel the heft of that punty iron from back then. Trying to shape a bubble with only jacks sounds tough. What was the biggest thing you made before you had more tools? Having just a few things makes you get creative in ways full racks don't. Kind of makes you think about what we leave behind...
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