Two Inventions I didn't invent

[Evans Electric]

First spark I worked with at 15 yrs  old  had a driver with  different blades in the handle  , I used to think  you could design a motor /gearbox ./ battery  to fit in there .   Turn a screw  against the gearing to loosen it then press a button to power it out or in .  

In more recent years I actually drew a new design of JB  , showing my mate .   We'd started to use  ceiling roses as lighting JBs  specially on timer fans  because we were sick of the old fashioned circular JBs  with the missing grub screws  .    Much simpler to park each  core in a common block .  

Was it early 70's  when B&D  brought out their first electric driver    and more recently  Hager etc  with a modified lighting JB.     Both invented by  yours truly ,  in my head .   

 

[Evans Electric]

However  the Evans Electric  Original   Cable Spooler  was made from conduit and steel plate  some 35 yrs ago  and is still in use today .    

 

[ProDave]

For a college project I designed a digital oscilloscope.  It was really more about demonstrating the principle.  It had an LED matrix display with only about 20 dots each way, and very low bandwidth.  but it worked.

Nobody would want such a low resolution, low bandwidth 'scope as that would they.  Well about 2 years later such a thing was on sale for about £200. The precursor to the modern LCD portable 'scope.

 

[Geoff1946]

However  the Evans Electric  Original   Cable Spooler  was made from conduit and steel plate  some 35 yrs ago  and is still in use today .    

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Im sure that carpet was in the dining room of our old house!

 

[Andy™]

Im sure that carpet was in the dining room of our old house!

you lived in a battered old van?!

 

[Geoff1946]

you lived in a battered old van?!

Only in summer.

 

[kerching]

About 30 years ago i "invented" the cable roller system where you put a small drum on the roller OR if its a BFO drum then one goes under each flange. Idea came to me when I was stood on a roller conveyor and the cable drum as 'paying itself out' as I pulled it.  I put pice on here yonks ago but can't find them now

bath plug chain and a magnet.....I invented that

soft jawed water pump pliers.ME

'POUND THROUGH' screwdriver.....ME.   When I hit one too hard and the shaft came through the handle and I thought "good idea"

extra torque driver....ME...when I welded a nut on a driver shaft to increase the torque on it

also ALL, of us invented the 'dust envelope' for when drilling Walls....now available from that shed with the orange pinny wearers that call you MATE all the time.   Did I ever tell you about that company's ( let's call it B&Q ) pissh poor customer service and reneging on guarantees?

this time next year Rodders, this time next year

 

[Sharpend]

Is that all you can come up with! 
I invented the ‘Apprentice’, I just got fed up with struggling myself so needed someone stupid enough to delegate it too, the idea exploded yet never once was I thanked   :C