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    • Bfd70B
      Bfd70
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      I’ll play

      The “jaws of life.” Perhaps in this case “jawns of life?”
      337,230 pounds (1,500 kn) of spreading force which means it is rated to stretch up to 25oz denim.  🙂

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      • ChapC
        Chap
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        … or kill it.

        God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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        • neph93N
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          @Bfd70:

          I’ll play

          You’ll win! I love it.

          «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
          We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

          • Dame Vera Lynn
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          • GilesG
            Giles
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            @Chap:

            … or kill it.

            Or kill the operator when that tack buttons flies off…... 😃 😃 😃

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            • Bfd70B
              Bfd70
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              Safety 3rd I always say.

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              • KasiK
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                More like overdose then kill it… plus it sideways no good more chance ripping the button
                Like @neph93 was saying did the same, is bang on put my hand on the top to play safe.. work like a charm.

                I got 1 inches bigger in the waste line. When brought the size was 32.4, they are now 34.

                Some dream of being cool, I make it look dangerous.🖕

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                • Bfd70B
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                  I promise it was just for a laugh.

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                  • KasiK
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                    Like G said kill the operator  😃

                    That’s the best laugh

                    Some dream of being cool, I make it look dangerous.🖕

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                      the246guy
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                      I came across this thing here:

                      https://www.wish.com/product/5d7f4ee5dcdbca044e57926c?hide_login_modal=true&from_ad=goog_shopping&_display_country_code=DE&_force_currency_code=EUR&pid=googleadwords_int&c={campaignId}&ad_cid=5d7f4ee5dcdbca044e57926c&ad_cc=DE&ad_lang=DE&ad_curr=EUR&ad_price=2.00&campaign_id=1643927991&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIp67cjcy56wIVFrd3Ch1rRgKEEAQYASABEgL3sfD_BwE&share=web

                      IH-555N | IH-666S-21 | IH-777D | IH-666 XHS | IHG-035 | IHB-06 | IH-721-KHA
                      IHSH-251 | IHSH-07 | IHSH-246 * 2

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                        the246guy
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                        And another simple solution here:

                        IH-555N | IH-666S-21 | IH-777D | IH-666 XHS | IHG-035 | IHB-06 | IH-721-KHA
                        IHSH-251 | IHSH-07 | IHSH-246 * 2

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                        • ?
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                          Worked! Almost 2cm extra 😎

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                          • WhiskeySandwichW
                            WhiskeySandwich
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                            I swear my waist hasn’t grown, but my 21oz jeans are getting a little snug. Before trying some of the methods above and risking a button pop, I’m trying a waistband soak and wearing them damp while I cut out some stumps in the yard. I do feel like I’m still risking a button, but anything to keep rock in the 21s.
                            Something great about a button fly tho, is i could always just leave the top undone and cover with my belt I guess.

                            "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                            -Seneca

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                            • WhiskeySandwichW
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                              So my wet-waist-and-wear method got me 1/2” more. I’ll take it, considering they already stretched like 1.5-2 inches from new, after 150+ wears.

                              "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                              -Seneca

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                              • jimcordJ
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                                I guess losing weight was not one of the available options?:). Cleaver way to stretch jeans!!:)

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                                • WhiskeySandwichW
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                                  @jimcord not really, I dont have much I can lose. I feel like over time all my jeans kinda slim up a bit. I usually wear a new pair damp when I first get them, then after 50-100 wears I start washing and only wear them dry. So they just shrink a bit and don’t stretch back out fully

                                  "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                  -Seneca

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                                  • jimcordJ
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                                    @WhiskeySandwich hope I did not offend, was just giving you some grief…:) still think your idea was ingenious!:)

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                                    • WhiskeySandwichW
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                                      @jimcord no offense taken at all, not a bad problem to have really. I do think I’ll size up in the future though, knowing that I’ll probably only get bigger as I get older, can’t go down from here. Always glad to share my experience with experimentation

                                      "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                      -Seneca

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                                        NickD
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                                        I've used a ratcheting bar wood clamp with the ends turned outwards with great success.

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