@MrJazz my thoughts exactly. Wouldn’t be too bad for light duty stuff like taking rust off the side of my cleaver.

Then again is this a poor man’s Dremel or is a Dremel the thinking man’s manicure tool?

@MrJazz @TheDr0wRanger I use my Dremel to file down my fungusy toenail. Works great.

@dam091 @MrJazz @TheDr0wRanger My wife also uses a Dremel for her nails. And my dogs’ groomer uses one to smooth the dogs’ nails, too.

@MrMikenIkes Do I even want to ask, “How?”

@cadmore @MrMikenIkes To file down the claws, instead of snipping them (or CRUSHING them like they insist happens in the commercial). I had the same thought as MikenIkes.

@finalremix @MrMikenIkes Whew! Thanks. I went to a completely different place. You saved me a call to DPS.

@MrMikenIkes Same. I like to file my cats’ nails after trimming them – really improves their biscuit-making performance. They don’t mind, but they try to chew on the emery board.

Unfortunately, the big one’s a complete chickenshit, so I need to know how noisy it is. I have no interest in dremeling my own nails.

My husband’s toenails, OTOH… Hmmm.

@MrMikenIkes The Pedi Paws have a large guard covering most of the rotating bit. Only a small section is exposed.

@cinoclav I doubt anyone here, besides me, gets the TV commercial reference; but A+ for a great reference none the less.

@hchavers There are actually two I’m aware of - Coke Zero and Cheetos. Were you referring to one of those?

@cinoclav

@larryg18 fun fact: some 9V batteries are just 6 AAAA batteries wired in series, crammed in to a metal case. If you know which ones are made that way,it can be cheaper to dismantle a 9V than it is to buy the individual AAAA cells.

@larryg18 ok

@larryg18 @msayler

Came here to say the same thing - didn’t believe it a few years ago when a buddy said it. So tore one apart - yep, 6 x AAAA’s inside… explaining why 9-volt batteries are so much more expensive…

(That double-sealing at the individual 1.5 volt cell and complete assembly also helps explain why you rarely see 9-volt batteries taking a shit all over your precious electrics.)

@larryg18 @msayler @RedOak

reminded me of this

@larryg18 @msayler @RedOak Did the AAAAs you uncover have positive terminals, or are they flat on both ends? I throw away a 9-volt maybe every couple of years, so I never remember to look.

@larryg18 I came here to say this. LOL

The AAAA cell is even smaller than a AAA, and is usually used in laser pointers and some remote controls, as far as I’ve seen.

@whogots in every one I’ve dismantled, they’re just a regular AAAA with the nib on one end and flat surface on the other. Usually they are held in series with flat steel strips that are spot welded on to the ends, but a small pair of pliers or wire cutters is sufficient to remove them without damage

@larryg18 @msayler @username

That car battery hack - too bad the warning at the end isn’t longer. Surely, as a result, there is no shortage of humorless idiots sawing open car batteries when they realize the case is welded shut…

@larryg18 I once had a voice recorder that was powered by three AAAAs. First time I needed replacements, I was SOL - nobody carried them, nobody could order them, and I couldn’t even find them on that new-fangled internet thingy. I finally came across a reference to them being inside 9v batteries, and I bought them “by the six-pack” after that.

[AAAAs returned to the shelves about a year later. I never did find out what caused the shortage.]

@larryg18 @msayler @RedOak @username Do unicorns keep longer in the fridge?

@larryg18 @msayler
Just to chime in, the cells found in the 9v isn’t exactly AAAA, though they can be used in place of them.

“Some models of alkaline nine-volt battery contain six LR61 cells[4] connected by welded tabs. These cells are similar to AAAA cells and can be used in their place in some devices, even though they are 3.5 millimetres (0.14 in) shorter.”

@larryg18 @msayler @RedOak The inner seal is not as strong as a regular standalone cell. I accidentally let an almost AAAA short out, and it went pop. The insides flew away and landed on the floor a few feet away from the counter with the remainder of the battery on it (plus the thing it was connected to). I have never had a standard alkaline battery cell blow itself apart.

If the inner seal leaks, the goo has plenty of space to between the individual cells, so it doesn’t usually build up enough pressure to go through that outer seal.

@hamjudo Nobody ever said being a cheapskate was for the faint of heart!

@lonnyzone k

@alacrity Unless you’re tired of frying your fingertips with a dremel. Who needs all that blood?

@Teripieouch- you really need to check the variable speed control on yours and turn it down. On the plus side, the router attachment does wonders for cuticles.

@alacrity @Teripie Funny story, for small values of both funny and story:

I make glass beads. The process leaves some crud in the centers, which you clean out with a reamer. The default method is mounting a thin pointy diamond bit on a wooden handle and moving it in, um, an innuendo-wise direction.

I quickly got tired of perforating my thumbs and moved the bit to my Dremel, which accomplishes the cleanup rotararily. I haven’t hurt myself since.

@alacrity @Teripie @whogots That is a funny story, Monsieur Madeleine, if that is, in fact, your “real name.”

@jonjen2 Collets are R8. Apparently, these product photos are pretty deceptive.

@cadmore So not the same as dremel accessories… I am gonna pass. Thanks!

@hchavers you can also decorate your margarita glass with the right tip!

@ruouttaurmind I suppose, if you have enough time and batteries.

@DavidChurchRN IT’S A NAIL FILE, YOU SADIST