As many of you know, I’m about to move. This will surely entail some minor repairs, picture hanging and so on, for which I’ll need to borrow my dad’s toolkit (and most likely my dad, too).
But the house I’ll be living in has already been renovated up the wazoo (granite countertops! Stainless steel appliances! Fancy mouldings!), so there shouldn’t be much that needs fixing. And my own place, likewise, shouldn’t take much time to dismantle because I’m pretty minimalistic. So my plan is to only use electric tools when absolutely necessary.
In place of a battery-powered drill, I’m going to try and use my wrist power and a screwdriver. Instead of a mechanical saw, I’ll try a regular hand-held saw first. Same goes for sanding stuff, polishing things and so on.
I might end up working up more of a sweat, but in the end I bet it’ll feel more rewarding.
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