The Best Tool You Own

[XXX-er]

If I did more than a little building or maintenance I would upgrade but I've had the same corded skilsaw and BD 3/8ths drill for 30 or 40 yrs which does the basic stuff

[jackattack]

A cordless impact driver is such an improvement over grandpa’s old 3/8” drill you wouldn’t believe it. The old drills are fine for making holes in things but I will never use one to drive a screw again.

[babybear]

we just got one of those kreg jigs and it is awesome. I just got home from work and I realized I'm jonesing to do more joining

also not a "best" tool but handy- I love have 2 drills for projects. keep one loaded with drill bit and one with driver bit

[old goat]

My current best tool is a cast iron skillet.

[Bobby Stainless]

Probably Wooley.

[adrenalated]

also not a "best" tool but handy- I love have 2 drills for projects. keep one loaded with drill bit and one with driver bit

Better- have a drill with a drill bit, and an impact driver with the driver bit.

[BeardMech]

If you were going to restrict me to one, I'd have to say, Stinkfist.

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[Thurgood Jenkins]

German tweezers. Splinters, both steel and wood and the bane of my existance.

[Skidog]

German tweezers. Splinters, both steel and wood and the bane of my existance.

Good tweezers are very important. There really is a difference. Look for whatever a lady would use for eyebrows. In my experience these are the most precise.

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[Dhelihiker]

many uses, does shit nothing else can quickly

[reckless toboggan]

If you were going to restrict me to one, I'd have to say, Stinkfist.

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[dunfree]

Whack whack whack whack whack finally one goes in. Maybe the slap stapler I have is a shitty one, but it doesn't work so well.
The power one is much easier to use in inconvenient spaces too, like laying on you back in a crawlspace putting batts into floor joists

the great part of power staplers is for a "difficult" substrate you can dial in exactly what you need and bam, it goes in.

[BeardMech]

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ALEXA PLAY STINKFIST BY TOOL

[MTT]

Craftsman commercial Router.
+ 30+ specialty bits.

I don't use it often but when I do, !! it's so awesome for custom edge work.

[BeardMech]

I dont own it but growing up with a father whose hobby is woodworking/home improvement, I found the miter saw to be the most useful for everyday work when helping him out.

[Viva]

I concur with the angle grinder nomination.

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[Obstruction]

I concur with the angle grinder nomination.

S'true always looking for an excuse to do some angle grinding.

Although I find myself reaching for it's little brother, the dremel, quite a bit these days. Sometimes the big boy don't fit and you have to go with plan "D."

[doebedoe]

Not really a physical tool -- but the best thing I currently own is a membership to my local tool library. Most any power tool you could need, easy to renew for up to a week. Kinda a PITA to drive 10 minutes to get something, but has really helped me learn what tools are worth buying, what tools are worth spending extra money on, what features to look for etc etc etc. Plus soon they'll have they'll have a full woodshop setup for jointing, planing, and cutting wood on big ass shop tools. Not that I'm a woodworker, but I've got a few projects that I'd like to try my hand at.

[Kailua_Boys]

After remodeling my kitchen and building a storage shed I have to nominate my oscillating multi tool. I have no idea what I did before owning one. I just have the cheap hf version and buy good blades for it. The tool saves so much time and energy.

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[snoqpass]

Today it’s going to be this brand new gun

[savemeasammy]

I can definitely see the advantage of yours for confined spaces. Mine works like a champ otherwise though, maybe too good - one time I was hanging insulation in an addition we were working on when the customer's little like 3-year-old kid walked in, there were tools and shit all over the place, I turned to tell the kid he had to go back out but stapled up the piece I was holding - and stapled my thumb to the stud. Right through the nail. I had to pull a screwdriver out of my belt and pry my thumb off the wall. Ouch. Nail's still fucked up 25 years later.

I did this once upon a time, however I was lucky in that I had used up my last staple one swing before hitting my thumbnail! I still busted my thumbnail open but I didn’t have to pull a staple out...

There are so many useful tools out there, but the multi master (oscillating tool) is near the top of the list. I’ve been putting a lot of miles on mine lately.

[snoqpass]

I did this once upon a time, however I was lucky in that I had used up my last staple one swing before hitting my thumbnail! I still busted my thumbnail open but I didn’t have to pull a staple out...

There are so many useful tools out there, but the multi master (oscillating tool) is near the top of the list. I’ve been putting a lot of miles on mine lately.

The Multimaster is tits

[Gepeto]

^^^ it's obvious Festool designed it specifically for this application

[snoqpass]

^^^ it's obvious Festool designed it specifically for this application

The Germans are all about interoperability, efficiency and all....

[XXX-er]

That pic remin ds me that the lowly shop vacuum is a pretty awesume tool & it saved me from the water damage a lot of people had last october

It started raining/snowing HARD which brought the water table way up, water starts coming in the basement suite and the tenant gives me the headsup at 10pm, I pulled an all nighter to vacuum up the water every 15 min or so until 7am, I must have emptied that tub 50 times.

Since I am already up i am first to the pump rental place and first to the the building supply to buy the last sump pump ... the early worm gets the bird