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Posted: 9/17/2021 11:40:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryShit, I could used that tool a few times ! |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 11:40:52 AM EDT
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my Snap-off Racketing screwdriver from 25 years ago, I love that thing - so smooth
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Posted: 9/17/2021 11:41:10 AM EDT
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Slide hammer nail puller.
Used one for pulling cemented ring shank nails out of decking. Pulled nails that a long crowbar wouldn't budge due to the way it grips the nail not the head. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 11:41:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you don't have an oscillating tool, get one. 101 uses.[/url] Quote HistoryQuoted: If you don't have an oscillating tool, get one. 101 uses.[/url] Quoted: Also, I had no idea why anyone would buy an impact driver when a drill does the job just fine. Holy hell, it's like the difference between shooting a bullet and throwing it. Quoted: Knipex pliers. Literally any of them. I thought they were just overpriced channel locks. Nope they are all fantastic. Knipex pliers wrenchs and knipex water pump pliers are great but I prefer NWS for tools like dykes, linemans, Needle nose, etc.. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 11:41:53 AM EDT
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For my RF boys
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Posted: 9/17/2021 11:45:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Shit, I could used that tool a few times ! Quote HistoryQuoted: Shit, I could used that tool a few times ! Bought mine from Sears. Lisle brand, IIRC, that's just a generic amazon pic. I wouldn't have been able to do the heater core on my WJ 3 times without them. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 11:48:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: my Snap-off Racketing screwdriver from 25 years ago, I love that thing - so smooth Seconded, I own 2. First one is black...Kept setting it places and temporarily losing it. Second is blaze orange...kept leaving it lay and losing it also. The problem may have been me and not the color...or they like to hang out with my 10mm sockets. 
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Posted: 9/17/2021 11:51:20 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/17/2021 11:53:10 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/17/2021 11:53:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've been a air tool guy for a long time. With today's cordless tools though I now only turn on the compressor to air up tires and blow things off. What a waste of a 80 gallon Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: For me, it was an air compressor that could run air tools. I've been a bit of a tool whore most of my adult life as it's really nice to have the right tool for the right job but only within the last year made the jump into air tools. Absolute game-changer. Same here. I've actually moved away from air tools. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 11:54:22 AM EDT
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Festool Track Saw with vacuum. Amazing tool.
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Posted: 9/17/2021 11:54:25 AM EDT
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16" drum sander
 No halfway serious woodshop should be without one. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 11:54:45 AM EDT
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Geared loppers. 
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Posted: 9/17/2021 11:56:40 AM EDT
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Those pliers that ratchet hose clamps open and keep them open.
Holy shit they are nice |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 11:59:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They live up to the hype. I have a full set of cobras and pliers wrenches. Their snips are also fantastic. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Knipex pliers. Literally any of them. I thought they were just overpriced channel locks. Nope they are all fantastic. They live up to the hype. I have a full set of cobras and pliers wrenches. Their snips are also fantastic. Damn it this place cost me money Which is better the alligator or the cobras?That hose clamp tool is genius and would of save a bunch of skin on my knuckles and swearing. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 11:59:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryI'll second that. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:01:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryTook me a minute to realize what that was and what it does. Now I know what I'm getting my dad for Christmas. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:03:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Knipex pliers. Literally any of them. I thought they were just overpriced channel locks. Nope they are all fantastic. Knipex for AR lower assembly is the best. Simply squeeze those roll pins into place... |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:03:43 PM EDT
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Slide hammer set. Mine typically gathers dust for about 5 years at a time, but man, it's a life saver when you need it.
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:08:57 PM EDT
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25 years ago, cordless drill. Started with a dewalt 12v, now milwaukee 18v master race. Use it more than any power tool now, probably.
I like the laser tools too. Horizontal/vertical, and plumb bob. I wish i could find an adjustable model so I could do angles on the wall for hanging stuff, or visualizing if something would work, etc. No, i don't mean the ones that go along the wall, but the kind that would project the beam on the wall, like the vertical/horizontal models. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:10:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Knipex pliers |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:11:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Also, I had no idea why anyone would buy an impact driver when a drill does the job just fine. Holy hell, it's like the difference between shooting a bullet and throwing it. How much actual work do you do with fasteners? A little being 1 and making four trips to Fastenal a week being a 10? Because I have a really good idea why impact drivers exist and beat the hell out of a drill. I have about 4 really good ideas from torque applied to your hand (fatigue) to being easier on fastener heads. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:12:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI finally broke down and bought one a few years ago. Use it once every year, maybe if that, but I smile like a schoolkid when I do just remembering life before I had it. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:17:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Same here. I've actually moved away from air tools. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: For me, it was an air compressor that could run air tools. I've been a bit of a tool whore most of my adult life as it's really nice to have the right tool for the right job but only within the last year made the jump into air tools. Absolute game-changer. Same here. I've actually moved away from air tools. I can't remember the last time I used my big compressor or opened the air tool drawer in my toolbox. Have on board air in one truck (ARB twin), a CO2 tank in the other and a Viair portable for tires. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:20:26 PM EDT
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I've posted this before but these zip tie snips, that have wire stripper integrated are a panel makers or cabling guy's best friend.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GI23WA?tag=arfcom00-20 
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:26:19 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:26:25 PM EDT
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 I don't know how many t post I've wiggled back and forth on and then pulled by hand before I discovered this thing. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:26:25 PM EDT
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Knipex smooth jaw adjustable locking wrench....expensive, but literally the best thing ever made for installing roll pins in ARs. Pounding is for noobs!
Also, Milwaukee Surge hydraulic 1/4” impact drivers are great! No ear ringing like regular impacts. I have the M18 Fuel, will be buying M12 Fuel Surge asap. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:26:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Knipex pliers. Literally any of them. I thought they were just overpriced channel locks. Nope they are all fantastic. Pliers wrench FTW |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:27:06 PM EDT
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Milwaukee M18 shop vac.
Linky Honestly, probably the best $100 bucks ive spent on a tool. Good power, good suction, and its quite portable. The M18 electric grease gun is also awesome. Particularly if you need to adjust track tension. And a good zip tie gun is worth its weight in platinum. I have a hellermantyton that i will never, ever get rid of. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:30:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Milwaukee M18 shop vac. Linky Honestly, probably the best $100 bucks ive spent on a tool. Good power, good suction, and its quite portable. The most annoyingly loud, piercing whine I have ever heard a tool make. It does work quite well though. Mine gets used just about every day at work. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:30:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://ifacountrystores.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/TPOSTPGY.jpg I don't know how many t post I've wiggled back and forth on and then pulled by hand before I discovered this thing. Oh hell yes! I forgot all about that one; one of the best forty bucks I've ever spent. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:31:38 PM EDT
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Oetiker clamps
@midcap Thanks! |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:32:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've posted this before but these zip tie snips, that have wire stripper integrated are a panel makers or cabling guy's best friend. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GI23WA?tag=arfcom00-20 https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71pUoH0aQ9L._AC_SL1500_.jpg Do they cut the zip tie tails clean or leave a panel full of little plastic razor blades? I use a pair of Kinpex flush cutters that are designed basically just for zip ties. Cut flush and smooth. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:35:09 PM EDT
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Good Screwdrivers
Whia is my current favorite |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:37:40 PM EDT
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Crow's foot sockets.
I changed an O2 sensor a couple years ago and borrowed a set from Autozone. I have my own set now. Fuckin' awesome! |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:38:15 PM EDT
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Angle Grinder and Drill press. Those 2 tools are far more useful than I ever thought they'd be.
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:40:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Do they cut the zip tie tails clean or leave a panel full of little plastic razor blades? I use a pair of Kinpex flush cutters that are designed basically just for zip ties. Cut flush and smooth. Good question. I can't say i've noticed, but usually i'm in a panel which is only open on rare occasions. For disassembly they'll change your life. The little 'hook' on the end of each blade makes removing zip ties quick and clean, without worry of also cutting the wire the zip tie is holding. Even when someone has tightened the tie so tight it's indented the cable bundle. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:41:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So many to list, but I just bought my first oscillating tool recently and for the job I needed it for it save me about an hour and a lot of pain. Impact driver is a must. Also these are fantastic. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61rMBXKHblL._AC_SL1500_.jpg You took my first thought. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:43:45 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:44:04 PM EDT
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Painter's tool
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:45:30 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:49:44 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:50:44 PM EDT
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+1 on the Knipix
Was gifted a set of diagonal cutters when i was 15, 25+ years later they're still sharp and not chewed up. And I've abused the hell out of them. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 12:55:01 PM EDT
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The weed eater. I grew up chopping weed in the orchard. When in Viet Nam I saw my first weed eater. I couldn’t wait to get home and tell Dad about it only to find out he had one! He said he bought it because I wasn’t there to chop weeded.
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Posted: 9/17/2021 1:02:57 PM EDT
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For those that feel impact drivers are loud, there is this, the Makita XPH10Z Oil Impulse driver. I just switched from my old dewalt 2Ah ni-cad and upgraded to this Makita li-ion with 5Ah batteries. It's a bit more pricey but I'm loving it so far. We'll see how long it lasts.
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Posted: 9/17/2021 1:03:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Basin wrench It has only one use but it makes the job so much easier that it's worth buying one if you use it only once. |
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Posted: 9/17/2021 1:03:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryWhat is it? These threads are always costly
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Posted: 9/17/2021 1:10:36 PM EDT
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Came to post this.
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Posted: 9/17/2021 1:10:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat tool is one of my favorites in my drawer filled with "love it, not sure where it came from, and no clue what it does" tools. I always hope it will be just the thing one day though. My legit tool recommendation...  Saved me 90% of the cost of replumbing my pool manifold when I changed the pump, pump location, etc. I was able to reuse the valves, 90's, etc. What a godsend, and I just happened to see a picture of one and it clicked what it was so I searched. Had no idea such a thing existed. Just 2 days ago shared the concept with a friend and he was equally blown away. |
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