The Best Tool You Own

[iceman]

Was there some girl offering "anyting you want" for $10.00?

Actually there was. She's painting my house right now.

[Viva]

Back in the old days routers were quite popular on TGR:
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...t=gonzo+router

Back in the days of Chat, it was Estwing hammers.

Actually there was. She's painting my house right now.

Is she painting long, long time?

[iceman]

Chat. And tags. Two simple things. Why can't we have them?

I think I was the Estwing guy back in the day but I'm off their hammers these days. I do however love my little Estwing "Camper's Ax" it's just a perfect little tool for spitting kindling, mine's like 20 years old and I still use it a ton.



Also I have a Porter-Cable Sawzall with a cord that's like 30 years old at least. Maybe 40 or even more, I got it used from my brother. You want to rip shit up, that fucker's the ticket. Unfuckingstoppable. One super-hung-over halloween morning we used it to carve pumpkins in a hurry. That was pretty hilarious. What a mess.

[dunfree]

a gyokucho ryoba saw in a medium size (like 240mm) is pretty fricking useful for random stuff.

Is she painting long, long time?

it's not too beaucoup, so just long time.

[irul&ublo]

Actually there was. She's painting my house right now.

Rosie O'Donnell in "Exit to Eden."

[iceman]

Rosie O'Donnell in "Exit to Eden."

I think it's a Steven Wright line originally.

[Meadow Skipper]

I think it's a Steven Wright line originally.

I love that joke. I first heard sometime in the 80s.

[iceman]

Yeah I didn't feel a need to attribute it, everyone should know that joke.

[digitaldeath]

TV remote

Damn son. You straight killed this thread in post number 3

[ill-advised strategy]

I'm not reading the thread.

Leatherman.

Go fuck yourselves.

[iceman]

I'm not reading the thread.

Leatherman.

Go fuck yourselves.

You're doing yourself a disservice. You know your'e about my favorite person on the planet. But you're wrong on this one.

Plus, I already said Leatherman

[ill-advised strategy]

fine, I'll read the damn thread.

[Supermoon]

I just bought an automatic wire stripper. Life changing compared to my combo crimper/stripper thing

[bodywhomper]

Scott WC series 4 poles. Had mine since the mid-90's. Won't die

[stuckathuntermtn]

i need a little more thrust

omg, I'm in tears.


I just owned DBT and he's a tool, what do I win?

[old goat]

The favorite tool in the Truckee Roundhouse maker-space (I hate the term but that's what they call it and it's a cool shop) is, by far, the computerized laser cutter. Personally I don't get the appeal--if I want to make something I want to make it with my hands, not with a computer, but to each his own.
They have a SawStop table saw--if I ever replace my Rockwell contractor's saw it will be with one of those. Aside from the safety feature it is really well made saw with a lot of convenient features. They also have a big Jet lathe which I'm trying to learn how to use--while it's a machine, turning is more like carving by hand than like machine work. Not very loud and just chips, no dust.

And my Veritas block and smooth planes are very nice, extravagant but worth it. Getting nice thin shavings with minimal physical effort is very satisfying.

[abraham]

Back in the old days routers were quite popular on TGR:
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...t=gonzo+router

Those two should come back, funny stuff

I just bought an automatic wire stripper. Life changing compared to my combo crimper/stripper thing

Link? Is it just one size, or several gauges? I've been eyeing a thermal stripper for prototyping at work but I'm not sure it's worth the hassle

[Supermoon]

Those two should come back, funny stuff

Link? Is it just one size, or several gauges? I've been eyeing a thermal stripper for prototyping at work but I'm not sure it's worth the hassle

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00CX...4W2X0RW5FXJPQT

Just something similar to this. I think maybe you're thinking of something much cooler and more expensive.

[wyeaster]

my glasses, even though i hate wearing them and being blind

[wyeaster]

i need a little more thrust

i just realized this is exactly what my colonoscopy felt like. i woke up in a massive startle response -- which happens almost nightly --with the camera up my ass and scared the, uh, shit out of everybody and then they all pushed me back down and i fell back to logy

[iceman]

Every time I hear the word "colonoscopy" I have a serious sinking feeling and think, fuck, the next one's one day closer. Fuck. The procedure's nothing, but the prep is just the worst. Fuck.

[XXX-er]

I will tell Ya what's worse and that's becoming a bag shitter

[iceman]

No doubt. I'll count my blessings.

I have some weird blood sugar issue that's completely fine as long as I eat enough protein and stay away from excess sweets and all you can eat in the prep is like jello and sorbet, so I'm physically suffering during that prep, shaking like a leaf and feeling like I'm gonna pass the fuck out at any moment, so that's no fun but I'll deal with it. I don't even care about the shitting, that's not the issue. Feeling like I'm gonna die any second, that's the issue. But yeah, better than a bag.

edit: how the hell did we get on colonoscopies from tools? Confusimicated.

[iceman]

I have this steel wrecking bar, I don't even know where it came from, I didn't buy it. I guess one of the guys left it behind when they were building the house. I love it and will have it the rest of my life. Just like this one pretty much.



I use the Wonder Bar more though, that's a good tool too. Mine's from Vaughan, it's easy 25 years old and good as new.

[Viva]

I bought a 3' wrecker bar from Harbor Freight after a friend caught a rock in his rear-wheel dually. Took an hour to pry that fucker out! Decided that a wrecker bar was a handy thing to have after that. Of course, I'll likely never use it.