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Thread: The Best Tool You Own
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02-16-2021, 09:36 PM #626Registered User
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You have reached that point in life, OG, where doing for yourself as an excuse to buy more tools has become an opportunity for more tools to own you. God help you and thank goodness you have the right philosophy with respect to logical wifely ramifications thereof.
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02-16-2021, 11:12 PM #627
You have an elevator? That’s pretty dope.
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02-17-2021, 12:58 AM #628
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02-17-2021, 01:04 AM #629
I'm pretty much done buying tools I think. I could see replacing my old table saw but that's about it. I'd like a lathe but it's easy enough to use the one at the Truckee Roundhouse. I'm on to kitchen utensils. Those are tools too I guess.
We'd gladly trade the elevator for new bodies. 40 steps from the street to the main floor--we figure if we want to stay here until we die we're going to need it. We use it mainly as a freight elevator. I'm afraid to ride in it. When my wife slipped on ice outside the back door and broke her ankle the EMT's eyes lit up when I told them we have an elevator.
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02-17-2021, 07:04 AM #630I drink it up
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I bought a set of tamper proof torx bits so that I could add/remove bike trays with my driver instead of by hand on my Yakima hitch mount bike rack. Takes a fraction of the time. Weird/obscure tools sometimes get surprising traction....
My dad is building (maybe) his last house with a big circular staircase top to bottom, partially because ripping it out and replacing it with an elevator is fairly straightforward if/when he needs it in a few years. They aren’t cheap, but in the grand scheme of things not all that expensive either. My only frame of reference was commercial installations, and I was pretty surprised at the price difference.
Speaking of, that guy has just about any tool you’d care to name for home construction, from plumbing and electrical to scaffolding and a cherry picker. Which, if it hasn’t been said, the best tool is somebody else’s tool that you can borrow.focus.
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02-17-2021, 07:19 AM #631yelgatgab
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02-17-2021, 10:17 AM #632Registered User
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My commercial elevator door key collection. I used them all the time from 2004-2010 for work.
My everything else key collection #1 of 7. Its not as bad when the tool shits the bed if they don't know you borrowed it.
I'd give people beer when I used their stuff, unless they were dicks.
I also have a screw driver that's 36" long that opens stuff too.
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02-17-2021, 12:53 PM #633Registered User
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A friend of mine had a bunch of really good building tools collected by her dear departed husband so i suggested she try selling them to those carpenters working down the street but she felt they must have all the tools they need already so wasn't going to bother, she later texts me that they followed her home and bought everything
tools to a builder are like crack to a junkieLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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02-17-2021, 10:17 PM #634
I rarely see those actual elevator keys. All the elevator mechanics I’ve worked with have a pencil rod bent to that perfect shape to release the door.
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02-18-2021, 10:42 AM #635Registered User
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I worked with the big 4 and some little guys. I started taking a huge piece of the market with Kone and my hookups moved out of state and the new Kone guy was a retard. I told his boss, who turned out to be his uncle. That was the end of it.
I think I paid $45 for the set. Everybody's doors are different it seemed. The lunar keys always suck though.
If you want to hide something (that doesn't smell) an elevator pit can b e a good place.
I saw half a cart full of nickels at the Denver mint go in the elevator door floor crack. That one took some time.
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09-14-2021, 01:01 PM #636
I bought this on a whim and it is the most useful sander I own. I grab it for all different tasks.
It makes short work of minor sanding where a flat sander wont work and has many other unprescribed uses.
In the past week I've used it to:
- deepen a door hinge cutout in lieu of the chisel set. Took less than 20 seconds and worked great.
- sand the molding around the outside of our second story semi circular bedroom window. It cut my sanding time by 90% over hand sanding the different reliefs of the molding. You can use the flat sides like a belt sander and the tip to access tight spots or curved molding reliefs and indentations.
I may have posted Bout this tool before, but it just makes me smile. It still looks and kind of feels like a toy, but damn is it versatile and useful.
RYOBI
ONE+ 18V Cordless 1/2 in. x 18 in. Belt Sander (Tool Only) with 1/2 in x 18 in. Sanding Belts (3-Pack)
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09-14-2021, 03:40 PM #637
I like the Sten Gun battery mount.
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09-15-2021, 08:06 AM #638
Are tickler belts an option?
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09-15-2021, 08:16 AM #639
Someone brought drugs to that Ryobi brainstorming session.
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09-15-2021, 12:31 PM #640
I agree with all above comments. I was curious, but had low expectations as it looks like a toy. The damned thing is handy as can be.
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09-15-2021, 12:39 PM #641
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09-16-2021, 08:41 AM #642
If they keep making crazy shit, I'll keep buying it. It's cheap, and quite handy.
The kids love getting the leave and other flotsam out of the garage with this little gem.
This thing is perfect to take the edge off when I'm wrenching in the garage in the winter.
I probably use these guys weekly.
Perfect for picking up the few straggler leaves in the fall without having to break out the big guns.
This is great on the deck in the heat of the summer.
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09-16-2021, 08:51 AM #643
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09-17-2021, 08:47 AM #645Registered User
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09-22-2021, 11:18 PM #647Registered User
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Somebody rec me a pocket jig. I don’t need pro level I’m just building a basic bed frame and some van cabinets.
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09-23-2021, 05:29 AM #648Registered User
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I’ve had success with anything from Kreg and while a bit spendy, I end up using them way more often than I would have ever thought.
https://www.kregtool.com/shop/pocket...0/KPHJ720.html
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09-23-2021, 09:16 AM #649
I picked up this guy about a year ago. Was great for the purpose, and was cheaper than buying a grip of simpson corner plates for building out a pair of workbenches.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And don't skimp out on buying the actual pocket hole screws. They're shaped for the purpose. Narrower than usual, big shoulder on the head for bearing, and not threaded all the way up so it draws the two pieces together. Normal wood screws won't close up the joint like a pocket hole screw will.Wait, how can we trust this guy^^^ He's clearly not DJSapp
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09-23-2021, 09:43 AM #650Registered User
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