Tool talk

[zubenelgenubi]

You can get a cheap circular saw for $30. A decent hand saw is $20. Not sure cheap Is the right word.

My circular saw was 60, and has served my needs well. The one my dad bought is contractor grade, probably around 200. I cut the cord on my saw once. I had a broken sawzall I was going to scavenge a cord off of, but it was rated for 9 amps and my skill saw was 11. So I just stripped the wires on the shortened cord and reattached it. Worked like a charm.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I have mostly industrial rated power tools. However, if I need a particular tool for one job, and I probably won't use it much after, I have no problem going to HF.

Rent or buy?

 

[rod]

Unless you are doing commercial work or are REALLY serious about woodworking it don't pay to buy top quality stuff only to have it collect dust 99 % of the time. I've remodeled 3 houses (2 totally) and I don't have but a few "top quality" tools. On the other hand don't be afraid to buy GOOD blades for your stuff.

 

[burrheadd]

Once you have worked with good tools there is no going back.

by the way do you have a suggestion for a multimeter

free one at harbor Freight works like a champ

 

[rod]

free one at harbor Freight works like a champ

I have 3 or 4 of those and enough little flashlights to last 50 years.

 

[burrheadd]

I have 3 or 4 of those and enough little flashlights to last 50 years.

I give my grandkids those flashlights they think they are the greatest thing ever

 

[cosmo1]

Rent or buy?

Are you serious?

 

[cosmo1]

I give my grandkids those flashlights they think they are the greatest thing ever

The black, round ones are awesome.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Are you serious?

Yes. If it is a tool that you only plan on using the one time are you going to buy it or rent it?

 

[cosmo1]

Yes. If it is a tool that you only plan on using the one time are you going to buy it or rent it?

First, as far as I know, Harbor Freight (the store I was referring to) doesn't rent.

Second, if I need, say, a jack-hammer, of course I'll rent. Right now I need a small die grinder. Cheaper and easier to buy at HF along with a set of burrs.

 

[BigUnionGuy]

 

[sailfish]

I'm always on the prowl for the best tools for my trade. All this time I've been hesitant to use a razor utility knife because they're typically cheap, Chinese-made, and not very nice. So I've pretty much exclusively stuck with a conventional folding wharncliffe knife, despite some tasks in construction and service being absolute hell on an edge. However, I've recently come across this. It's a folding razor knife made here in the U.S. by a small machine shop called Spectrum Energetics. Everything but the screws is made of titanium and the blades are held in place by set screws so you don't have the play and wobble you typically have with a razor knife. Seems pretty nice. I might have to place an order.

 

[rod]

I'm always on the prowl for the best tools for my trade. All this time I've been hesitant to use a razor utility knife because they're typically cheap, Chinese-made, and not very nice. So I've pretty much exclusively stuck with a conventional folding wharncliffe knife, despite some tasks in construction and service being absolute hell on an edge. However, I've recently come across this. It's a folding razor knife made here in the U.S. by a small machine shop called Spectrum Energetics. Everything but the screws is made of titanium and the blades are held in place by set screws so you don't have the play and wobble you typically have with a razor knife. Seems pretty nice. I might have to place an order.

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can you sneak it on a plane?

 

[sailfish]

can you sneak it on a plane?

I doubt it.

 

[sailfish]

So L hex keys. Wiha?

 

[Brownslave688]

So L hex keys. Wiha?

Just curious why L and not handled?

 

[Brownslave688]

So L hex keys. Wiha?

Check out PB Swiss and Wera also

 

[sailfish]

Just curious why L and not handled?

Can't fit in most of the places I use them for.

 

[Brownslave688]

Can't fit in most of the places I use them for.

Pb Swiss is the best you can buy but really expensive in the USA



best bang for your buck here bondhus

 

[sailfish]

Pb Swiss is the best you can buy but really expensive in the USA



best bang for your buck here bondhus

Was looking for the most precisely sized with the tightest tolerances.