The Tool Thread

Jon Foster · 07-18-2010, 02:50 PM

So, what types of tools do you guys (and gals) have in your garage or workshop? And more importantly do you know how to use them?

Jon.

Bodryn · 07-19-2010, 09:27 PM

Before we moved out of BC in 2006, we had a garage where I had a few nice tools set up. One favorite of mine was a disk sander. Using that, I could make wood joints fit fine even if I made small errors in measuring and cutting the pieces. I could use that to quickly round off corners of projects and even make nice push sticks and custom clamps for my homemade drill press table, complete with rounded wooden knobs to fit over the 1/4 x 20 bolts for easy adjusting.

I arranged for the various tools to be usable while seated, and used a chair on casters to roll around between tools - it worked far better than I ever expected, and I could spend as many hours as I wanted working on stuff without getting tired. (Who wants to stand up for five hours straight?)

I really wanted a radial arm saw, but at the time could not find any suitable ones, and settled for various bench/table saws.

jcjacob · 07-20-2010, 12:45 PM

For a techie and gadget freak, when it comes to the garage/workshop, I'm extremely low tech.

The only power tools that I have are ones I finally broke down and bought last year for some projects....a circular saw and drill.

For the yard, I only have a chainsaw and an Echo weed wacker...mostly I do things the old, slow manual way. I have flower beds and gardens that take up about 1/3 acre all told, and I edge everything with an old-fashioned half-moon edger, and cart the 30 cu. yards of mulch I spread every spring around in a wheel-barrow and spread it with a pitchfork.

Thunder9 · 07-20-2010, 01:29 PM

ok Mig welder , gas welder, chop saw (metal), pillar drill, circular saw, sanders Various, planer, jigsaw, hand drill, basic wood and metal working tools, socket set, spanner sets, (or I suppose I should say wrenches,) Several hammers from sledge to jewelers, router (needs repair) and other odds and ends. All will be for sale soon if the economy does not pick up, a lot of other things I have collected over the years have already gone, just to survive. But they will have to pry the mig out of my cold hands, before I let that go. :-)

Bodryn · 07-20-2010, 08:56 PM

Sorry to hear that, Thunder; a set of tools takes awhile to build up. I had a bad experience years ago when somebody broke into my pickup topper and stole my basic toolbox, along with tools I'd had since I was a half-grown kid. The only thing I could do was replace everything in it as fast and as good as I could and after I did that, it didn't take long for me to feel back to normal. Wish you the best there in Florida.

Thunder9 · 07-21-2010, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bodryn

Sorry to hear that, Thunder; a set of tools takes awhile to build up. I had a bad experience years ago when somebody broke into my pickup topper and stole my basic toolbox, along with tools I'd had since I was a half-grown kid. The only thing I could do was replace everything in it as fast and as good as I could and after I did that, it didn't take long for me to feel back to normal. Wish you the best there in Florida.

Thanks, maybe things will turn around. and as my wife says it's only stuff. All part of life's rich pageant.

titan307 · 07-27-2010, 05:17 AM

Mig welder,stick welder,tig welder,plasma cutter, chop saw, torch set,60 gal air compressor, pneumatic tools from air file, grinders and sanders to air saws, paint guns and nail guns and anything in between. table,scroll,miter,circular and jig saws,router and bits, drill press and lots and lots of mechanics tools,floor jacks, and an auto lift. central dust collecting sytem for all wood working tools.

A beer refrigerator and dart board. along with the stereo and tv.

Ken-L · 07-27-2010, 09:29 PM

I have a good array of tools, all of which I can use. But the one tool that I've had as far back as I can remember, and I'm on my second one, is the Dremel Rotary Tool.

This image from Lowes.com:

titan307 · 07-28-2010, 06:08 AM

i have that one too and love it along with the rotozip. Those are two of the most versatile tools i have.

JackAZ · 08-01-2010, 12:17 AM

Too much to list and hardly any of it gets any use anymore. In my younger days I practically lived in the garage building hot rods, sportbikes, and dirtbikes. The most activity that takes place in my garage now is just prior to the annual Cub Scout Pinewood Derby when all the kids in our pack come over to use my saws, sanders, etc. to get their cars ready to race. Not that I'm lacking projects, just the time and funds to get to any of them.

07-18-2010, 02:50 PM	#1
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07-19-2010, 09:27 PM	#2
Bodryn Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Minnesota; Manitoba Posts: 90	Before we moved out of BC in 2006, we had a garage where I had a few nice tools set up. One favorite of mine was a disk sander. Using that, I could make wood joints fit fine even if I made small errors in measuring and cutting the pieces. I could use that to quickly round off corners of projects and even make nice push sticks and custom clamps for my homemade drill press table, complete with rounded wooden knobs to fit over the 1/4 x 20 bolts for easy adjusting. I arranged for the various tools to be usable while seated, and used a chair on casters to roll around between tools - it worked far better than I ever expected, and I could spend as many hours as I wanted working on stuff without getting tired. (Who wants to stand up for five hours straight?) I really wanted a radial arm saw, but at the time could not find any suitable ones, and settled for various bench/table saws. __________________ Bodryn ======== "Where are we going? And why are we in this handbasket?"

07-20-2010, 12:45 PM	#3
jcjacob Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Doylestown, PA Posts: 159	For a techie and gadget freak, when it comes to the garage/workshop, I'm extremely low tech. The only power tools that I have are ones I finally broke down and bought last year for some projects....a circular saw and drill. For the yard, I only have a chainsaw and an Echo weed wacker...mostly I do things the old, slow manual way. I have flower beds and gardens that take up about 1/3 acre all told, and I edge everything with an old-fashioned half-moon edger, and cart the 30 cu. yards of mulch I spread every spring around in a wheel-barrow and spread it with a pitchfork. __________________ -John

07-20-2010, 08:56 PM	#5
Bodryn Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Minnesota; Manitoba Posts: 90	Sorry to hear that, Thunder; a set of tools takes awhile to build up. I had a bad experience years ago when somebody broke into my pickup topper and stole my basic toolbox, along with tools I'd had since I was a half-grown kid. The only thing I could do was replace everything in it as fast and as good as I could and after I did that, it didn't take long for me to feel back to normal. Wish you the best there in Florida. __________________ Bodryn ======== "Where are we going? And why are we in this handbasket?"

07-27-2010, 09:29 PM	#8
Ken-L Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 150	I have a good array of tools, all of which I can use. But the one tool that I've had as far back as I can remember, and I'm on my second one, is the Dremel Rotary Tool. This image from Lowes.com: __________________ "An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way." - Bukowski

07-20-2010, 01:29 PM	#4
Thunder9 Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: SW FL Posts: 40	ok Mig welder , gas welder, chop saw (metal), pillar drill, circular saw, sanders Various, planer, jigsaw, hand drill, basic wood and metal working tools, socket set, spanner sets, (or I suppose I should say wrenches,) Several hammers from sledge to jewelers, router (needs repair) and other odds and ends. All will be for sale soon if the economy does not pick up, a lot of other things I have collected over the years have already gone, just to survive. But they will have to pry the mig out of my cold hands, before I let that go. :-)

07-27-2010, 05:17 AM	#7
titan307 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ashland City,Tn Posts: 2	Mig welder,stick welder,tig welder,plasma cutter, chop saw, torch set,60 gal air compressor, pneumatic tools from air file, grinders and sanders to air saws, paint guns and nail guns and anything in between. table,scroll,miter,circular and jig saws,router and bits, drill press and lots and lots of mechanics tools,floor jacks, and an auto lift. central dust collecting sytem for all wood working tools. A beer refrigerator and dart board. along with the stereo and tv.

07-28-2010, 06:08 AM	#9
titan307 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ashland City,Tn Posts: 2	i have that one too and love it along with the rotozip. Those are two of the most versatile tools i have.

08-01-2010, 12:17 AM	#10
JackAZ Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 20	Too much to list and hardly any of it gets any use anymore. In my younger days I practically lived in the garage building hot rods, sportbikes, and dirtbikes. The most activity that takes place in my garage now is just prior to the annual Cub Scout Pinewood Derby when all the kids in our pack come over to use my saws, sanders, etc. to get their cars ready to race. Not that I'm lacking projects, just the time and funds to get to any of them.

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