Mark's Magic Tool

Yesterday was the day I chose to install the new shroud on my air conditioner, replacing the one punched full of holes by the hail storm.

As part of the process, I decided to straighten the fins which were deformed by the hail. First, I used my knife; slow going. Then I borrowed a chisel from Gordon; a bit faster.

Then Mark, having watched me struggle for way too long, showed up with a Magic Tool!

Mark's Magic Tool

It'a an "A/C fin comb"—at least that's what I'd call it. Did it work? You bet! Using it saved me at least one hour, possibly more. Better yet, it did a beautiful job, much better than I had been doing without it. In fact, I went over the area I had done without it to make it look better. It did.

There are a couple of cautions to be followed when using it:

• Make sure you select the proper one of the six "heads"—use the one which exactly matches the spacing of your fins.
  
• Make sure you have one and only one fin in each slot. I had two once and it ruined one fin.

Mark said he got it at Harbor Freight, so you know it's not very expensive! But it works! I plan to go to Harbor Freight in a few days and will pick up one or more.

Bottom line: a tool which works as intended. It did a good job and saved a lot of time.

Thanks, Mark!

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