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That weekend at the Midwestern hammer-in outside Springfield showed me I had been hardening springs wrong for 15 years
An old smith named Walt watched me quench a leaf spring in water and just shook his head before showing me the oil method on his anvil, and I have not quenched a spring in water since, has anyone else had one of those moments where you realize you have been doing something basic all wrong?
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sagecooper1mo ago
Hits me right in the gut, man. It's like that time I spent years using a dull knife to cut rope and one old timer just handed me a cheap pair of shears. Makes you wonder how many other little things we just accept as the right way because nobody ever showed us different. I see it everywhere now, like people struggling with a stuck jar lid for five minutes when a quick tap on the counter would pop it right off. We get stuck in our own heads and routines, thinking there's only one way to do a thing. Walt probably saved you more than busted springs, he probably saved you a whole lot of wasted time and frustration.
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