Driving a screw with a hammer is not the recommended procedure, unless the hammer is actually making a pilot hole for the screw. In that case, the hammer is not really driving the screw either; it’s just getting things set up for the screw to do its work. None of which matters if you don’t need to drive a screw in the first place. But I did.
My Sweet Lady probably knows better by now, but when I say “just a few minutes” I still think I mean it. I was just going to look at the rain barrel and the (gutter and see how all of this was going to work. Of course, I brought the tape measure and the level down too, because they were coming down sooner or later and I am not one to put things off. Also there were the stones that the barrel will sit on. Might as well bring those down.
And hell, let’s just look at this thing, shall we? It’s pretty close to all set all ready. I just need to take that piece of gutter off, cut the other piece of gutter back, put the bend on the shorter piece, and reattach everything to the wall. Easy peasy (somebody will get mad if I say “Japanesey.”) Or it would be if this damn screw would go in.
Driving a screw with my left hand is not my forte. Driving screws is not my forte. Excel is more my thing, and I dabble in WordPress. Thank the Lord for power tools. The power screwdriver is a gift of Jehovah. Except with your left hand when the screw needs to be turned strongly but slowly. The relatively modest priced cordless drill / screwdriver is not exactly subtle in its starts and stops.
But guess what works great in the situation. Guess. Ok, I’ll tell you. A hand. I am better at controlling those hands which are attached to my body, so I would recommend that you work with the same principle. The hand can modulate itself remarkably well, delivering strength and speed in just the right combination. It’s a pretty amazing thing, if you think about it. And after only an hour, the gutter is modified. Still have to level off the base, but we almost have us a rain barrel.