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12-02-2008, 02:53 AM
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Aussie in Norway
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Carpenter and Painter
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Norway
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The tool you hate most
Mine is the bloody snow shovel. Just looking at the thing brings up my blood pressure. I hate getting up early and busting my guts just so I can get to work on time and continue to bust my guts. I especially 'love' it when the snow plow roars past and piles up that much snow in my drive it would make Edmund Hillary brown his trousers.
Ok, now what's yours??
Maybe I am just venting after spending the best part of the morning digging my truck out of an arctic snow drift.
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12-02-2008, 08:47 AM
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Suck it up, or shut up
Trade:
Flooring, wall covering, Handy-man
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: wisc
Posts: 355
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I have an old table saw, where the screw for the height adjustment comes out of the housing. after about 15 adjustments I have to turn the thing over and and re-thread the knob.
I just use it for home projects one of these days I'll drop the dime and get a good one
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12-02-2008, 12:08 PM
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Trailer park boy
Trade:
Remodeling
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Castlegar, BC, Canada
Posts: 1,557
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drywall sanders
any time I have to load those up, I KNOW it's gonna be a shi**y, dusty day.
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12-02-2008, 12:59 PM
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Mod / ArchiBuilder
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Design/Build Construction
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Dallas, TX / Tulsa, OK
Posts: 6,300
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Any size drywall trowels!!!!!!!!!!!
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12-02-2008, 01:06 PM
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Handle It!
Trade:
Everything The Union Guys Do Not Want To Do
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Brooklyn, NY ~ Haverford, PA
Posts: 7,901
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cole
Any size drywall trowels!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ooooh Sooooo True!!!!
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12-02-2008, 01:33 PM
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Pro
Trade:
Squirrel Handler
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Chicago
Posts: 3,438
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Tin snips (Wiss), they always break, Craftsman used to sell them with the warranty and then stopped (probably cost a fortune). Dikes, same reason, I've got a pile with the tips broke laying around.
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Originally Posted by rservices
I have an old table saw, where the screw for the height adjustment comes out of the housing. after about 15 adjustments I have to turn the thing over and and re-thread the knob.
I just use it for home projects one of these days I'll drop the dime and get a good one
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Loctite?
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12-02-2008, 05:44 PM
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Pro
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General Contractor
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Western North Carolina
Posts: 482
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Star drill/Masonry Chisel
Always leads to busted knuckles
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You hired WHO 
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12-02-2008, 06:53 PM
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Pro
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Project Management
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Pensacola, Fl
Posts: 247
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Sledge Hammer (Any Size)
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12-02-2008, 07:01 PM
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Licensed Electrician
Trade:
Licensed Electrictian
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Middle TN.
Posts: 249
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Just a regular ol' shovel........ 
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12-02-2008, 07:12 PM
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Al Smith
Trade:
Home Improvement contractor since 1983, In building field since 1974, Licensed
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: South River NJ
Posts: 2,145
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my ancient key chucked first generation makita corded under driven half inch drill. The bits spin in the chuck no matter how tight you turn the chuck key. its under driven which means it coasts to a stop well after releasing the trigger with all the torque of a cat diesel. When an auger bit gets stuck it crushes my hand against immovable objects on many occasions and wrapped the cord around itself and my wrist sticking the trigger. I think the japs designed it this way on purpose and were laughing their asses off in their engineering labs just waiting for round eyes to get all beat up by their power tools.
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12-02-2008, 07:23 PM
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Pro
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General Contractor
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Toronto
Posts: 415
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have you guys ever heard of salvation army? yea give that peice of crap away or trow it at someone on the highway, other than the guy who has to shovel LOL, sorry man, i "dont" know the feeling
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Custom Decks
Custom aquarium all salt water
Renovation
next on my list............planting trees for all those material i used
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12-02-2008, 07:42 PM
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Pro
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Preservation & Reproduction Millwork
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,044
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I gotta say that the plunger is my least favorite.
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12-02-2008, 07:57 PM
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Construction, siding, windows & doors
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
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For me it is a faucet wrench. That means I'm laying down under a sink in a tiny little opening. That is very hard for me to do, seeing as I am 6'4.
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12-02-2008, 08:24 PM
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Pro
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Specializing in residential remodeling
Join Date: May 2008
Location: So. Cal.
Posts: 275
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Not in any order
Sewer snakes-any size/anywhere, PUUUUUUUUUU what the heck crawled in there and died 
20LB sleadge hammer
another one with the drywall tools
roto-zip-Hurry up and turn on the fan or shopvac
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12-02-2008, 08:39 PM
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finish carpenter
Trade:
finish Carpenter/ renovations
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: ns, canada
Posts: 612
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stanley fat max handsaws purchased in the intent of installing 23 sq of hardie plank with this as the tool of choice for cutting........ after 8 cuts it wont even cut butter after taking a torch to it to the point of turning red
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cutting some wood
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12-02-2008, 08:58 PM
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General Contractor
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Residential & Commercial
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 1,318
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A #1 philips. Mostly use it when installing puck lights 
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12-02-2008, 09:21 PM
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Certified Remodeler
Trade:
Kitchen bath remodeler
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: North Oaks,MN
Posts: 3,166
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4" hole saw in a small space.
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12-02-2008, 09:42 PM
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Pro
Trade:
Squirrel Handler
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Chicago
Posts: 3,438
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Quote:
Originally Posted by A W Smith
my ancient key chucked first generation makita corded under driven half inch drill. The bits spin in the chuck no matter how tight you turn the chuck key.
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Tighten it on one side (chuck in one hole) and then on the other side (chuck in opposing hole).
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12-02-2008, 11:06 PM
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Pro
Trade:
Frame to Finish and Concrete
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Nebraska
Posts: 195
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Winchester
A #1 philips. Mostly use it when installing puck lights |
Try a flat screwdriver in a half rounded-out, paint filled screw slot.
Thank you torx gods. 
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12-03-2008, 12:45 AM
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Pro
Trade:
Sure, what you got?
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Auburn Indiana
Posts: 3,893
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Lawn mower.
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