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Originally Posted by cycleguy55
OTOH, I grew up 'without two nickels to rub together' and parents who preached not to throw away or waste things.
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I grew up on a farm. Hay balers used actual wire to tie the bales (eventually switching to twine). My grandfather never threw away a piece of baling wire. The pile was next to the barn and eventually it bacame static is size - the bottom rusted down at the same rate we added new wire to the top. This type of wire is where the saying "held together with baling wire and bubble gum" came from.
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I also had a desire to figure out how things worked, so I was inclined to take them apart and put them back together without any parts left. It has served me well over the years. Not everyone is as fortunate.
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Same here. I was taking things apart and back together on the farm for as long as I can remember. Grandpa had a task to perform (don't remember what it was) and told me to change the planter from bean plates to corn plates. I was 12 or 13 (6th grade) at the time. I told him I didn't really know how and he said something like "you've been taking things apart for a long time. This is no different and easier. They can only come apart and go back one way". I remember there were several sets of gears and sprockets that had to be changed in addition to the plate. After the first one the rest were done in 1/2 time. Mostly spent in finding the right sized wrenches. Afterwards I used regular gasoline to wash the grease off my hands and arms.