Favorite tools on the workbench?
- Thread starter Mr Boochie
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I use a set of Swiss Tools screwdrivers for turntable and smaller circuit applications. Having that spinning cap is so nice! 
got my dad's old klien linemans pliers and crimpers always ready. Just used the crimpers a few hours ago.
bluesky
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Very Cool!!
All-time favorite hand file company.
spicer
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My hands are my favorite. The rest are enablers.
Yes! Educated hands with poor enablers can yield mediocre results. But, ignorant hands with the best enablers never give optimum results.
spicer
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Ignorant hands enabled by any tool gives less than optimum results. The tool is going to follow the lead. We're having fun but it is true.Yes! Educated hands with poor enablers can yield mediocre results. But, ignorant hands with the best enablers never give optimum results.
My Dad used to call them "Hammer Mechanics."
Dad called them "dikes."
Yep, it's a common nickname for them.
From a search of the term;
"Diagonal cutters are sometimes called "dykes" as a shortened, colloquial term derived from "diagonal cutters". "
A good grinder is worth its weight in gold.
It is indeed handy.
All-time favorite hand file company.
Also, it is one of the few times that it is acceptable to swear in mixed company.
"Honey, please go fetch the bastard" (file)...
The half-round bastard!It is indeed handy.
Also, it is one of the few times that it is acceptable to swear in mixed company.
"Honey, please go fetch the bastard" (file)...
One of my favorite files.
Bill Ferris
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Rat tails, both fine (like for chain saw chain) & course, have been known to help with cleaning out/dressing drilled holes/openings on occasion over the yrs.The half-round bastard!
One of my favorite files.
Cordless angle grinders.
spicer
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Cordless everything.
Cordless angle grinders.