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We need a thread on tools that you would not want to be without.


One thing YOU NEED even if you do not realize it is a Rockwell Sonicrafter (or similar).

These tools do things no other tool can. I use one at work almost daily and the one at home gets used regularly too.

Once you have one and start using it you will wonder how you got along without it.

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Lawless;n34492 said:
We need a thread on tools that you would not want to be without.


One thing YOU NEED even if you do not realize it is a Rockwell Sonicrafter (or similar).

These tools do things no other tool can. I use one at work almost daily and the one at home gets used regularly too.

Once you have one and start using it you will wonder how you got along without it.
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Same here. Don't know how I ever worked without one. Only complaint is the blades cost a fortune.
 
just bought the Rockwell sonicrafter Lowes had them on sale. Have not used it yet but I'm sure I will put it to good use.
 
Lawless;n34492 said:
We need a thread on tools that you would not want to be without.


One thing YOU NEED even if you do not realize it is a Rockwell Sonicrafter (or similar).

These tools do things no other tool can. I use one at work almost daily and the one at home gets used regularly too.

Once you have one and start using it you will wonder how you got along without it.
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I was just going to post this tool when I saw your thread title...but you opened the thread with it!

I have two of these. FANTASTIC tools!

Save your used wood blades...you know, the ones that invariably end up missing a few teeth eventually? They're perfect drywall blades.

I just found out plaster walls in old houses are death on the blades for these. My son and I just removed a single gang box receptacle and put in a 4 gang box where our new flat screen TV is. (I hate having to use power strips.) I went through four blades cutting the hole for that. Hacksaw blades lasted the longest, but still got ate up.
 
Wow, I dont know I could pick just one or two!

Ratcheting wrenches are, to me, one of the best things ever.
Dremel tools (which I'll be using today on a little 'project'
Man, just so dang many
 
Dremel. I know they get a bad rap, but they have saved me so much time over so many projects.

I've shaped metal, wood, EVA foam, wax, plastic, clay, stone... Damn near everything with them. Even guns in my foolish "youth".
 
HMP;n34594 said:
Wow, I dont know I could pick just one or two!

Ratcheting wrenches are, to me, one of the best things ever.
Dremel tools (which I'll be using today on a little 'project'
Man, just so dang many
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Yeah...I'm to to the point of not buying wrenches Unless they are ratcheting!

DS
 
When has Dremel gotten a bad rep??
They're fantastic tools when using them correctly
 
Wolffy said:
Lawless;n34492 said:
We need a thread on tools that you would not want to be without.


One thing YOU NEED even if you do not realize it is a Rockwell Sonicrafter (or similar).

These tools do things no other tool can. I use one at work almost daily and the one at home gets used regularly too.

Once you have one and start using it you will wonder how you got along without it.
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Same here. Don't know how I ever worked without one. Only complaint is the blades cost a fortune.
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Get blades at Harbor Freight.
$9 vs. $15 at Lowes and hold up just as well.
Use one of the HF 20% off coupons found everywhere and even cheaper.
 
For me;
Klein linesman pliers,
Flathead screwdriver,
Folding knife.

These are my default job tools, but I've become proficient at making them work for just about anything.
 
HMP;n34625 said:
When has Dremel gotten a bad rep??
They're fantastic tools when using them correctly
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Because like me, many gun work novices grind the living **** out of perfectly good guns. I wish I had pics of the awful things I did to SKS bolts.
 
Racheting wrenches.
Klein wire tools.
Knipex pliers, specially the Cobras and my 22" set most of all.
 
I must agree with the oscillating too.I call it the magic wand. other than that is my Rigid cordless set, with a small inverter I can recharge on the fly.
 
Beef15 said:
Racheting wrenches.
Klein wire tools.
Knipex pliers, specially the Cobras and my 22" set most of all.
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I have lots of Knipex pliers and also have a set of the 22" Cobras LOL
I use the 10" Cobras ALL THE TIME
 
Another tool I ADORE and would not want to be without is my Snap-on CT7850 cordless impact gun.
It is just the ultimate nut turner with over 600Lb/ft and long battery life.
I take it on trips with me in case of a flat and carry it all over to do about anything involving spinning bolts.

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Beef15 said:
Racheting wrenches.
Klein wire tools.
Knipex pliers, specially the Cobras and my 22" set most of all.
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Being an HE tech the 22s are too handy, I got all the guys in the shop hooked on the Cobras, functional self gripping and hell for stout.
I used to just about EDC the 7" when I was on the floor. If I was working that day chances are I had them, fit right in the leg pockets on my Carhartts.
 
Lawless said:
Another tool I ADORE and would not want to be without is my Snap-on CT7850 cordless impact gun.
It is just the ultimate nut turner with over 600Lb/ft and long battery life.
I take it on trips with me in case of a flat and carry it all over to do about anything involving spinning bolts.

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I have the same gun but green, also have the 3/8 one too. Money well spent.
 
This little 1" x 42" belt sander is probably my favorite. It has a constant speed 1/2 hp air handler motor. I bought the chassis from a company up north somewhere and added the motor myself. To switch belts you just push down on the spring loaded top pulley. I use it all the time to sharpen lawn mower blades, my mauls and splitting axes, and I used it quite a bit this past summer deburring stainless steel tubes that I cut for the handrails on my deck. Great little machine.
 
I bought the Bosch cordless version of the oscillating tool a couple years ago and don't know how I lived without one. It is fantastic! I've ordered some big multi pack of blades on Amazon.

I do need to get a cordless impact. I have an old corded dewalt that still works pretty good and of course pneumatic impacts in the garage.
 
10" x 3hp Jet cabinet saw with 52" Accufence & Accurate Technologies digital measuring device and a 5'-6' outfeed table.

Dado blade, molding head, various clearance inserts, sliding table, mortising jig, purpose-built fixtures... you can make damn near anything.
 
hemostat set
 
I've got a lot of tools, but one I don't think I'll ever be without is a 1911.
 
I save/collect old hand tools, think axes, handsaws, bit and brace, adze, drawknife's.
I have some of my great-granddads and granddads wood planes still in working condition that have wood bodies.
If the time comes and there is no power I can still work with wood, build a home/shelter etc.
 
Lawless;n34492 said:
We need a thread on tools that you would not want to be without.


One thing YOU NEED even if you do not realize it is a Rockwell Sonicrafter (or similar).

These tools do things no other tool can. I use one at work almost daily and the one at home gets used regularly too.

Once you have one and start using it you will wonder how you got along without it.

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I've seen these things at the Big Box stores but never had a clue as to what they're useful for. I recall something like "getting putty out of window frames"--- Putty?

So, what are they really useful for? I've never met a tool I don't like, but clue me in...what are they good for?
 
JohnFreeman said:
Lawless;n34492 said:
We need a thread on tools that you would not want to be without.


One thing YOU NEED even if you do not realize it is a Rockwell Sonicrafter (or similar).

These tools do things no other tool can. I use one at work almost daily and the one at home gets used regularly too.

Once you have one and start using it you will wonder how you got along without it.

413057032.jpg
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I've seen these things at the Big Box stores but never had a clue as to what they're useful for. I recall something like "getting putty out of window frames"--- Putty?

So, what are they really useful for? I've never met a tool I don't like, but clue me in...what are they good for?
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You can "plunge cut" into almost anything (with the right blade).

The best accessory for one is imagination!!

Do not turn a 12-year-old loose with one.
 



There's a lot of candidates but a hand vise is one of those things you'll wonder how you lived without....especially if you have a grinder or use a file on small parts.
 

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There's a lot of candidates but a hand vise is one of those things you'll wonder how you lived without....especially if you have a grinder or use a file on small parts.
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Where I get one o doz?
 
Coltdefender1911 said:
Here is mine...anything in this box I couldn't live without.
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Wow. I'm so jealous. Not only of the tool box and contents. But of that space.
 
JohnFreeman;n35863 said:
I've seen these things at the Big Box stores but never had a clue as to what they're useful for. I recall something like "getting putty out of window frames"--- Putty?

So, what are they really useful for? I've never met a tool I don't like, but clue me in...what are they good for?
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Such a huge subject!

The blade oscillates just a tiny bit (speed is adjustable) and you use it sort of like a chisel you don't have to hammer on LOL.
You can simply plunge cut or cut along a line or use it like a little planer....
Makes drywall holes for new boxes childsplay. Notch flooring, cut off door jambs for hardwood or tile, detail sand, remove grout....

It is limited by your imagination.


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JohnFreeman said:



There's a lot of candidates but a hand vise is one of those things you'll wonder how you lived without....especially if you have a grinder or use a file on small parts.
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ebay...they're not expensive and they're way better than vice grips for many purposes. They likely havent been made in 30 yrs
 
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