Favorite tools on the workbench?
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spicer
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Different brand but I got two of them, one for each car.
No more compressor air hoses to deal with.
Have a Hitachi 3.2 volt screwdriver. We used them to adjust the headlights at Mitsubishi. You couldn't kill them. Left it outside in a rainstorm all night. Let it dry out and it still works fine. Hitachi either got out of the business or changed their name. You can buy that screwdriver under a different name and it looks exactly like the one I have. Probably had it for 15 years now. Use it a lot and never had to replace a battery yet.
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Or I could be really hallucinating.
I think (or I could be hallucinating) that Hitachi sold / re-branded the power tools as HPT, and for some reason, I get the impression that the same tools are now Metabo.
Or I could be really hallucinating.
If like me you have 18V gear from several years ago and are starting to notice the batteries are getting old, be sure to try some modern 12V tools before committing to new 18V packs. Some of the new 12V tools are surprisingly powerful and the batteries longer than you might expect.
Your not. That's the name the screwdriver is sold under now. If anything happens to mine I'd buy another straight away.
BSome
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No more compressor air hoses to deal with.
Bought the mid torque one about new years from HD. Have only used it twice but did the 2 jobs in about half the time.The hammer my father gave me when I was 10 or so. He told me to mark it so that I’d know it was mine. I put a piece of masking tape on the handle between the rubber grip and the head/claw/face and marked that with red paint.
Around 2007, I was doing work with my neighbors and a couple of other guys they’d hired to get their last-minute kitchen remodel done before a huge, fancy dinner party. I brought over a bunch of tools. Mostly, though, I finished the drywall and cut in the paint around their new Sub Zero refrigerator.
My hammer disappeared. A few years later, I saw it in one of the guy’s tool boxes. I said, “Hey, that’s my hammer.” “No it isn’t,” he said. I just took the hammer out of the box. “I’m not arguing about this. I know the hammer my dad gave me in 1972,” I told him. He immediately let it go. I still have it. No other hammer feels as right in my hand.
Around 2007, I was doing work with my neighbors and a couple of other guys they’d hired to get their last-minute kitchen remodel done before a huge, fancy dinner party. I brought over a bunch of tools. Mostly, though, I finished the drywall and cut in the paint around their new Sub Zero refrigerator.
My hammer disappeared. A few years later, I saw it in one of the guy’s tool boxes. I said, “Hey, that’s my hammer.” “No it isn’t,” he said. I just took the hammer out of the box. “I’m not arguing about this. I know the hammer my dad gave me in 1972,” I told him. He immediately let it go. I still have it. No other hammer feels as right in my hand.
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Is it an Estwing? I like those.
I have a leather-stacked handle one somewhere in the garage.
Looks like this one I found on the Net.
I have one of those, too, but no. It’s one of these (traveling now, so found picture online):Is it an Estwing? I like those.
I have a leather-stacked handle one somewhere in the garage.
Looks like this one I found on the Net.
This little guy:
Japanese razor saw. I have other razor saws but I like this one best. The metal bit at the top keeps the blade from flexing, so you can cut very straight cuts freehand. It's not expensive but the replacement blades are almost >50% of the cost of the whole saw.
Totally worth it, in my book anyway
Japanese razor saw. I have other razor saws but I like this one best. The metal bit at the top keeps the blade from flexing, so you can cut very straight cuts freehand. It's not expensive but the replacement blades are almost >50% of the cost of the whole saw.
Totally worth it, in my book anyway
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More of those tools that are nice to have when needed — it beats hitting the screwdriver.
My favorite soldering tip and paste for tube work.
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For a sec, I thought it was a flyrod and reel.
My favorite soldering tip and paste for tube work.