I have and use all of these tools as well. My aviation snips rank right up there with my hunting equipment. Go ahead and try to pry them from my cold fingers. If it were not for Karl Klenk we might be corresponding in German.
I have and use all of these tools as well. My aviation snips rank right up there with my hunting equipment. Go ahead and try to pry them from my cold fingers. If it were not for Karl Klenk we might be corresponding in German.
Every tool has a time and place. I won’t go through the list an argue my point, but every tool on the list has a time and place for being the perfect tool for the job. You may not use some of them, but each has its place.
Regards,
Tom
The tool I expected to use a lot and turns out I rarely use is a biscuit joiner. Nothing against them just don’t feel a need very often. I’m sure some people use them a lot. Will keep it though.
Every junk drawer deserves a 4 way screwdriver. 😉
Last edited by Ron Citerone; 12-01-2023 at 10:17 AM.
I don't think there is a day of woodworking when I don't use my squish clamps (as I call them)
Also not sure what the replacement is for ROS...
Yes, I have 3 phase!
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The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...
- 4 in one screwdrivers. A good ratcheting screw driver can be great (wera and mac are the 2 I own and love. I have separate screwdrivers for prying) the 4-1 were great when i was in the trades
- Quick grip clamps. Bessey extra heavy I just upgraded to are up to the task
- Random orbit sanders. Cheap RO sanders with cheap paper will cause this. I remember as a kid my fathers entry level bosch with 10 cent paper doing this.
- Contour gauge. Never used one
- Electronic stud finder. rarely use one but magnets or the franklin
- Straight cutting aviator snips. Agree though I hate using lefts or rights also
- Bent claw hammer. Id rather have a pneumatic and a pry bar
- Pocket screws. quick and easy for cabinet stretchers is the only time I really use them.
Theres plenty I think of as junk now but did the job just fine for me before finding my way to better stuff.
Light duty F clamps(deflect way too much), Bosch palm router(couldnt hold height), Paslode(never charged/gas always empty), Home depot/Lowes( I used to love going there and tool shopping but now I know you cant get great stuff there just some good stuff), low end compressors (too loud to use in the garage. I bought a grex cordless to avoid the sound after a couple years)
My wife prefers her junk on the counter.
Interestingly enough , ELU (Swiss co. gobbled up by B&D for their routers and biscuit joiners) had a version of their joiner that was purpose built for exactly that.
It had several part #'s
DS140
2278
3380
and was also available (may still be) in DeWalt livery as the DW685
Good ol' Norm even used one on very early episodes of the NYWS.
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