Tool talk

[Brownslave688]

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

PB Swiss then.

 

[sailfish]

I work with a guy who uses a DRILL for ing everything, including fasteners even though he has an impact driver too. Every time he tightens the chuck down on a driver bit I cringe so hard.

 

[zubenelgenubi]

I work with a guy who uses a DRILL for ing everything, including fasteners even though he has an impact driver too. Every time he tightens the chuck down on a driver bit I cringe so hard.

Once I went impact driver, I never went back.

 

[sailfish]

Once I went impact driver, I never went back.

All I use a drill for now is drilling holes. Even paddle bits I put in the driver.

 

[zubenelgenubi]

All I use a drill for now is drilling holes. Even paddle bits I put in the driver.

I only keep a drill around because I have it, as a last resort sort of thing. If I have a hole to drill that my impact driver can't handle, I pull out the roto-hammer.

 

[Brownslave688]

All I use a drill for now is drilling holes. Even paddle bits I put in the driver.

You tried the hydraulic drivers?

 

[sailfish]

You tried the hydraulic drivers?

Haven't heard of that. They cordless?

 

[Brownslave688]

Haven't heard of that. They cordless?

Yeah. Much much quieter

 

[sailfish]

Yeah. Much much quieter

I'll have to remember those when it's time for a replacement.

 

[Brownslave688]

I'll have to remember those when it's time for a replacement.

 

[silverbullet2893]

I work with a guy who uses a DRILL for ing everything, including fasteners even though he has an impact driver too. Every time he tightens the chuck down on a driver bit I cringe so hard.

Ok Karen

 

[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.

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Got my custom order in! Looking forward to stripping cable, reaming PVC, cutting duct board, and scoring drywall with it in a couple weeks.

 

[burrheadd]

Got my custom order in! Looking forward to stripping cable, reaming PVC, cutting duct board, and scoring drywall with it in a couple weeks.

just don’t poke your eye out with it

 

[burrheadd]

Got my custom order in! Looking forward to stripping cable, reaming PVC, cutting duct board, and scoring drywall with it in a couple weeks.

you having a doll engraved on the side

 

[cosmo1]

just don’t poke your eye out with it

Or run with the blade open.

 

[sailfish]

you having a doll engraved on the side

I'm not.

 

[Brownslave688]

Torque wrench recommendations?

 

[rod]

Torque wrench recommendations?

Harbor Freight half inch "click" wrench". It beat a Snap-on wrench for accuracy in a side by side comparison. Check it out on Youtube.

 

[burrheadd]

Torque wrench recommendations?

Ive got a craftsman that’s 30 years old
Works like new used it today

 

[rod]

Harbor Freight half inch "click" wrench". It beat a Snap-on wrench for accuracy in a side by side comparison. Check it out on Youtube.

SOB--I can't believe someone agreed with me.