What kind of tools do you keep on hand for projects

[perchie.girl]

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That and bungees and bailing wire, um er bailing twine.

 

[Dogfish]

perchie.girl :

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So my guess is you are beyond the basics....

I'm a banker by trade, carpenter for fun. I realized a long time ago that if I didn't have a specific tool to get the job done I would have to hire someone else to do the job, and they would have the tool for the job. The wife doesn't argue at all when it comes to tool purchases any more. She dreams up new projects that I can use the tool for.

Tools are cool.​

 

[Reg]

Best to befriend someone who is well into DIY & borrow his

 

[ranchhand]

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HIS?????

Wouldn't work here! I NEVER loan out tools, not even to my husband. Too many times I've gotten a loaned out power tool back, only to find out that it doesn't work right anymore. And the borrower has no idea what happened, it only fell about 8 feet...........

Or, gee, I didn't know it wasn't weatherproof........ it was only out in the rain for a couple of days........

How about the one who always borrowed my lawn mower- broke the blade and a wheel and said "Why'd ya get such a cheapo mower?" Well, it worked fine for me for 7 years, but I didn't run it over an uneven brick patio either!

We have a garage/shop now that's 24' x 36'. It has His and Her sides.

But what I use most around the house and coops is a trim saw, which is a smaller circular saw, and a drill/driver. I do use the battery ones, but yeah, I've had to wait for them to charge. I recommend at least 2 batteries. I do occasionally use a Sawz-All type, but that's pretty rare, mostly for rough work. A good set of drill bits and driver bits, with an extension sleeve is worth it's weight in gold. And I couldn't do half what I do without self-tapping screws that have a washer under the screwhead. Great for putting up wire of any type. A good hammer(s), preferably an 18 oz. fiberglass and a tack hammer. Decent pliers and wrenches.

I took an automotive course many years ago, then made friends with a bunch of carpenters/bikers. They all recommended getting familiar with the good brands of hand tools and then haunting the hock shops late on Friday afternoons/Saturday mornings. That's when the best tools are getting hocked for the weekend fun money, and right at the end of the month is even better, gotta pay the rent!

 

[perchie.girl]

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HIS?????

Wouldn't work here! I NEVER loan out tools, not even to my husband. Too many times I've gotten a loaned out power tool back, only to find out that it doesn't work right anymore. And the borrower has no idea what happened, it only fell about 8 feet...........

Or, gee, I didn't know it wasn't weatherproof........ it was only out in the rain for a couple of days........

How about the one who always borrowed my lawn mower- broke the blade and a wheel and said "Why'd ya get such a cheapo mower?" Well, it worked fine for me for 7 years, but I didn't run it over an uneven brick patio either!

We have a garage/shop now that's 24' x 36'. It has His and Her sides.

But what I use most around the house and coops is a trim saw, which is a smaller circular saw, and a drill/driver. I do use the battery ones, but yeah, I've had to wait for them to charge. I recommend at least 2 batteries. I do occasionally use a Sawz-All type, but that's pretty rare, mostly for rough work. A good set of drill bits and driver bits, with an extension sleeve is worth it's weight in gold. And I couldn't do half what I do without self-tapping screws that have a washer under the screwhead. Great for putting up wire of any type. A good hammer(s), preferably an 18 oz. fiberglass and a tack hammer. Decent pliers and wrenches.

I took an automotive course many years ago, then made friends with a bunch of carpenters/bikers. They all recommended getting familiar with the good brands of hand tools and then haunting the hock shops late on Friday afternoons/Saturday mornings. That's when the best tools are getting hocked for the weekend fun money, and right at the end of the month is even better, gotta pay the rent!

LOL.... ahem. I would love to have a workshop. I am having a horse run-in built by a local pipe corral manufacturer but didnt have enough money to extend it out for a workshop.... sigh. I do know how to weld enough to stick stuff together but it isnt pretty. I would love to have a welder either mig or tig. And a plasma cutter.... sigh I could wish....

I totally forgot about Pawnshops. I would love to get a cutoff saw um er mitersaw. or Radial arm saw. And a really good gear driven skill saw. And a drill bit sharpener. When I worked in a machine shop that was part of my job Sharpening drill bits. Got really good at it too. Oh and a brake. A small hand brake would be great for making feeders. Sheet metal design is one of my specialties as a Mechanical designer along with most forms of metal construction. This is what holds me back for wood.

This leads me to my next question:
What is it about two by fours.... Why arent they Two inches by four inches. ... which makes this metal head twirl around a few times before she can figure out how to build stuff out of wood.

 

[elmo]

For clutzes like me who can't be trusted with any power tool that could cut her fingers off, there's this little beauty:

http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Tools/Pages/Multi-Max.aspx?pid=Multi-Max

 

[ranchhand]

perchie.girl :

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HIS?????

Wouldn't work here! I NEVER loan out tools, not even to my husband. Too many times I've gotten a loaned out power tool back, only to find out that it doesn't work right anymore. And the borrower has no idea what happened, it only fell about 8 feet...........

Or, gee, I didn't know it wasn't weatherproof........ it was only out in the rain for a couple of days........

How about the one who always borrowed my lawn mower- broke the blade and a wheel and said "Why'd ya get such a cheapo mower?" Well, it worked fine for me for 7 years, but I didn't run it over an uneven brick patio either!

We have a garage/shop now that's 24' x 36'. It has His and Her sides.

But what I use most around the house and coops is a trim saw, which is a smaller circular saw, and a drill/driver. I do use the battery ones, but yeah, I've had to wait for them to charge. I recommend at least 2 batteries. I do occasionally use a Sawz-All type, but that's pretty rare, mostly for rough work. A good set of drill bits and driver bits, with an extension sleeve is worth it's weight in gold. And I couldn't do half what I do without self-tapping screws that have a washer under the screwhead. Great for putting up wire of any type. A good hammer(s), preferably an 18 oz. fiberglass and a tack hammer. Decent pliers and wrenches.

I took an automotive course many years ago, then made friends with a bunch of carpenters/bikers. They all recommended getting familiar with the good brands of hand tools and then haunting the hock shops late on Friday afternoons/Saturday mornings. That's when the best tools are getting hocked for the weekend fun money, and right at the end of the month is even better, gotta pay the rent!

LOL.... ahem. I would love to have a workshop. I am having a horse run-in built by a local pipe corral manufacturer but didnt have enough money to extend it out for a workshop.... sigh. I do know how to weld enough to stick stuff together but it isnt pretty. I would love to have a welder either mig or tig. And a plasma cutter.... sigh I could wish....

I totally forgot about Pawnshops. I would love to get a cutoff saw um er mitersaw. or Radial arm saw. And a really good gear driven skill saw. And a drill bit sharpener. When I worked in a machine shop that was part of my job Sharpening drill bits. Got really good at it too. Oh and a brake. A small hand brake would be great for making feeders. Sheet metal design is one of my specialties as a Mechanical designer along with most forms of metal construction. This is what holds me back for wood.

This leads me to my next question:
What is it about two by fours.... Why arent they Two inches by four inches. ... which makes this metal head twirl around a few times before she can figure out how to build stuff out of wood.​

I have no clue, it is still a mystery to me. Like 5/4 lumber. Really? Five/quarters????

I suspect you and I could be dangerous together!

I have always wanted to learn metalwork.

 

[FireTigeris]

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well everyone knows that 8/7 people can't understand fractions.

j/k

and 73.4% of statistics are made up on the spot...

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Tools-

Lets see-

Able bodied hubbie. 'What ARE you doing with the power XXXX?'

'Well I'm going to try-'

'gimmie that'

 

[perchie.girl]

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Oooh I have seen those on TV. Awesome Multi-tasker.

 

[Dogfish]

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