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This is kind of a continuance of "redneck engineering" which was a thread here some months ago.
I'd say wire would rank up on the scale if you knew you were going somewhere that "making do" was guaranteed. I want the wire soft enough (small enough diameter) that I can twist and bend it barehanded. The pliers will be used to cut and twist it tighter.
I've had a ball joint fail on a pickup coming out of the woods one night. I was going pretty slow so I didn't crash. When a ball joint fails, the front wheel will fall off, to give you an idea what kind of problem this is. I was the "last man out" that night, about 70 miles from home and no one would come looking for me until the next day. I didn't want to be late for dinner.
The mechanics wire in the tool box was good enough with a few dozen wraps to hold the lower ball joint in place until I got back to the logging shop that night. The pickup was immediately grounded until properly repaired by a real front end shop.
Absolutely NEVER repeat that but it is an example of an emergency repair with wire.
I was thinking of much simpler uses for Pulque, like wiring the metal chimney of a small wood stove in place or wiring a light or lantern up to work under.
Razors idea of the self-contained screwdriver set is a good one. Sounds like Pulque will be traveling with some equipment that may need working on, things as simple as tightening screws that have backed out due to vibration from travel can be important.
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