Favorite Cool Tools

WoodyWoodCzyker

Hello, form a new member here. I'm sure someone probably posted a thread like this in the past so forgive me if this is the millionth time.I was just wondering kind of tools your glad you have because they have made your work a little easier and every time you use it your like ---Damnn glad I bought that! (not looking to start a brand war thread) I'll start by saying that one tool I'm glad I have is a Fein triangle sander I bought about 18 years ago and it still works with no problems at all. It has always been great for getting into tight spots where a bigger sander just will not go.Then they started making all kinds of blades for them and I must say I held my nose up at the price of them for a long time, they just seemed way too expensive. Then one day I had to put some Knee brackets under a bay window that didn't have any (unit started to sag a little over time) so I decided to to try one of those saw blades on the fein sander to cut the siding for the new brackets ---WOW! those babys can plunge a flush cut really nice--since then I use it for lots of things I probably would have used a recipro for in the past --more control and gives a finer cut in flush cut applications. It is one of my favorite little tools

Glasshousebltr

This is my trim saw.

Na.....it's a new toy....and I've thanked God I have it about 100 times.

Bob

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jmic

Great toy Bob, I have the 14" same saw with the cradle. Use it all the time cutting through blacktop for utilities.

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jmic

If you're ever going to frame anything significant by yourself I'de say wall jacks. I have a pair of 24's that I've used for hoisting flitch beams in place and countless times lifting walls . Priceless, and you don't have to buy them lunch!

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Tom R

Is that the 'DIVORCER' model, Bob??

I've got an electric version, - - works great, - - just gotta deal with a lot more dust.


But on the opposite end of the spectrum of 'cool-tools', - - I'd have to say my pin-nailer.

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Scott Young

the best thing that happend to me was my belt sander died. i didn't have the money to buy the one i wanted and i didn't want to buy a cheap one cause i was saving for the "good" one. well i had to finish trimming some doors in an old house. I went to the pawn shop to see if they had a cheap sander, but they didn't. they had a blockplane. i have read about them in the rags, but figured it wasn't for real world application. i bought it cause i was in a pinch on time and it was $5.00. i went to the jobsite and adjusted it like i read in all those articles and practiced on a scrap piece of wood. WOW. a couple of more passes and WOW. where have your been all my life! i hit a door and it was like cool. several years later i have added more planes and i have not replaced that belt sander.

Tom R

Good story, Scott, - - and welcome to the forum!!

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RobertCDF

I would have to say that I could not do my job without these tools:
Tape mesure
Pencil
There are many more but these really make my job a lot easier.

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Teetorbilt

Block plane! I love the young ones! I keep one in my truck at all times, a power one too.

The RotoZip KIT has to be one of the best ever. Cuts, grinds, saws, sands, polishes, is a small router. It's tough to beat.

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For me it's my Bowrench and 18V Impact driver. I won't lay deck boards without my Bowrench and my impact driver has made my cordless drill close to obsolete.

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Robie

The Kreg Pocket Hole Jig.

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Mike Finley

Sh#t I'm such a copy cat... bow wrench, Kreg pocket hole kit... plus the lowly clamp is indespensible...

... the air chisel... and my new favorite toys... the auto screw gun and the cabinet lift.

Nick H

Definately my new Panasonic Impact Driver, every time I use it I cant believe how good it is, and for every size of job. Awesome tool.

Older stuff would be my steel roofing square, use it for marking almost everything and my 24" steel rule again use it all the time.

CE1

I was once working on a large house that GC forgot to put in a door in a poured concrete basement and they used one of these. Cut the concrete like butter.

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JustaFramer

Nut Buster it's a deep deep 1/2" drive socket for long foundation J-bolts.

Nick H

awidmeyer, you HAVE to get an impact driver, trust me. The Panasonic i've got has all the electronic tricks on it to adjust torque, clutch, speed etc you'll love it.

Nick H

The model is EY7202GQKW

Glasshousebltr

CE1, your just kidding right? Unless they had some other attachment than the chain and bar?

Bob

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