Hands down. Snap-On Telescoping Magnetic Pick-Up Tool. I have a bad back, and bending over to P/U a dropped bolt/screw/hinge isn't feasible.
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Hands down. Snap-On Telescoping Magnetic Pick-Up Tool. I have a bad back, and bending over to P/U a dropped bolt/screw/hinge isn't feasible.
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They are the best for removing glue from corners before it has cured.
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I have two aluminum speed squares that are always in use.
My Incra rulers are at the top of list also, but they aren't that cheap.
I also have those folding saw horses from the 'borg. they're great. The model I have has a telescoping top.
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My squares (Bridge City, but I got them cheap)
My Stiletto finish hammer (it's so light, but such a good feel)
Good topic...
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My small rawhide mallet more than 50 yrs ago
Earl
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My Mitutoyo combination square - accurate, easy to use, and very smooth.
Mike
Go into the world and do well. But more importantly, go into the world and do good.
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12" wooden clamps.
They were made in some East European country, sold for $5.99 at HF.
Veni Vidi Vendi Vente! I came, I saw, I bought a large coffee!
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Jorgensen clamps that distribute even pressure for my turning blank glueups and a speed square. Those are my favorite inexpensive little things I use over and over and over again, very handy! Jude
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My pencil sharpener is second only to my pencil.
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Ron
"Individual commitment to a group effort--that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."
Vince Lombardi
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OK, bear with me, please. The cheapest tool in my shop is my brain! Didn't cost me anything. I was born with it! With this tool, I can envision a new project, determine what specific materials I want to use, develop plans using nothing more than pencil and paper or do a detailed CAD plan on my computer. It also enables me to use all the tools in my shop to their best efficiency and, so far, without losing any bodily parts!
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Bill Arnold
NRA Life Member
Member of Mensa
Live every day like it's your last, but don't forget to stop and smell the roses.
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Hunk of aluminum:
A few years ago amidst some junked lab equipment I found (i.e. free) a piece of perfectly machined aluminum about the size and shape of a small desktop computer. It weighs about 45 pounds. I'm not sure what it was for; maybe a heat sink for something like test tubes because one surface is drilled with a hole pattern.
This item is a perfect reference for right angles. You can clamp wooden parts too it to glue or screw, it on the TS sled for aligning boards at difficult angles, set use it as a weight to move the center of gravity of a board toward the saw blade when cross cutting, and last but not least, it functions as a "gravity clamp" during all kinds of assembly situations.
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id say (like mark said) my draftsmans pencil.. also my marking knife, and a folding steel sawhorse that i modified into a table with a piece of leftover 3/4 oak ply and some poplar..
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Sorry Mike...Unless you got that at a yard sale........Mitutoyo is not cheap. They are the American equivalent of Starrett.Originally Posted by Mike Henderson
Gary K.
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My wooden push stick.........Lots of use and I still have all nine fingers!!! Just kidding
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My 6 inch scale.
Gary K.
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