ITT: post your favorite tool that no one knows about

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>>1136619
The left most G in this image. I use it more than anything else that isn't a bobbin holder.

>>1136619
Is this a bad bait thread?

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For me as a panel beater a tremendous help

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Weidmüller Stripax Wirestripper

to die for...

>>1136675
That tool looks like a mildly disturbed Dragon

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>>1136619
Universal transfer punches.

Pretty accurate, and make fabrication jobs so much easier when transfering hole positions

>>1136619
Irwin branded Vise-Grips are complete and utter shit.

>>1136619
Digital camera. Take a ton of picture before taking something apart.

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>>1136619
These fishing pliers. Extremely powerful parallel jaws for crimping/crushing/grabbing things that other pliers won't.

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>>1136733
I use Duckbills like these, extremely useful

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>>1136619
Bet you never tried this old hidden gem, OP

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This mother fucker right here is one of the most useful tools I own. I see people fighting with nuts and bolts all the time and coming up with stupid shit like cheater bars and such which only work about 50% of the time. For some reason they've never thought that getting an impact would save them so many headaches

>>1136750
>paying 250$ to round off bolt heads

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this bb

>>1136619
whats this?

>>1136739
I like that flattened shape. The Manleys are different though. That weird linkage gives you a huge amount of leverage for gripping rounded bolts, crimping metal, breaking plastic etc.

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>>1136756
Locking Pliers of course
Buy Fatmax or Milwaukee ones.

>>1136756
it's called a speculum

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>>1136757
The parallel jaw design is amazing, which is why these are shilled on here so much

>>1136675
RAWR

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Tilesetter here: this guy makes cleaning up the rough edges of stone, glass and porcelain that have been cut on a wet saw a breeze. No hand stoning or sanding required just chamfer the edge in one pass. Makes cleaning up curves easy as hell too.

>>1136753
Yeah that doesn't happen at all. Maybe if you're a fucking moron and using the wrong sized socket or non impact sockets

>>1136775
If the bolt is seized to the point a breaker bar wont budge it, the impact will round it

>>1136778
reminds me
>high school shop class
>shock change
>unfucking what other class did
>one fucking bolt won't budge
>even with like 4ft of breaker bar
>somebody breaks out the calipers
>they somehow managed to force an 11mm nut on a half inch bolt
>and now it's fucking torqued in place
>had to torch cut it off and beat the rest of it out
>redid all of the shocks and their bolts just to be sure

>>1136778
nope. i used it around the farm so deal with old rusted bolts daily and it has NEVER rounded off a bolt. it'll snap the fuckers right off sure but it will not round them. maybe you just don't know what your doing? or maybe you should try using sockets not from China?

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This thing changed my life and turned me into a total Milwaukee® shill.

>>1136806
>i used it around the farm so deal with old rusted bolts daily and it has NEVER rounded off a bolt

I was wondering why someone who uses an electric impact was pretending to know it all about impact work. As if you had made it any clearer you dont work with them

>>1136676
Dad bought the one on the left for cutting music wire after going through a couple cheapo ones
He likes it

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>>1136619
if you arent using one of these to grind, whats the point even?
i've been welding for 6 years almost...i have never used a grinding disc like this one....fuck is there anything 3m doesnt make good?

pic related, it grinds metal like butter

>>1136821
yeah you're fucking retarded

>>1136753
>not heating the bolt up and using dimensional upset to get it out...
pleb.

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>>1136843
I'll have to check those out. These 1/8 cutting/grinding wheels are my jam right now.

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Not a tool but these things are fantastic.

>>1136753
>using the wrong socket
>not seating a socket properly
I understand that you're a hobbyist but how retarded are you?

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>>1136619
These bad boys are a well kept secret

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>when I drive

>>1136756

Vise-grips and/or lock-jaws

>>1136765
I remember using these in high school to make stained glass crap. Was pretty neat, but we weren't taught properly and all the glue eaters kept getting glass in their eyes and cuts and stuff. Was pretty cool but it took forever to make any progress; were ours just dull or is it really slow process to make a corner?

>>1136908
Sounds like the tool is dull af. Mine with a fresh blade can carve up regular ceramic tile like a champ. Carve out a semi circle in a piece of porcelain in 30 seconds no flying chips ever.

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>>1136911

Cat's paws are fantastic.

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>>1136753
>buying a solid impact and chink shit 12 point sockets.

>not being a man and hikding shit straight and putting some weight on it.

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>>1136765
Whoahhhh!

>>1136806
Called it. #chinkshit

>>1136821
...not him but only every fucking day of my life u retarded porch monkey... fucking eat dicks ive rounded on average 1 bolt a year out of thousands.

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>>1136754
>>1136843

Yup. Ratail Bosch grinder + 3M Cubitron = shit's getting cut the fuck off.

I use a lot of weird, expensive wire crimpers. My favorite is pic related. It's about 8" in diameter x 18" length. Uses compressed air to crimp up to 4/0 awg wire.

>>1136648
What does it do?

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My friends give me shit for using one of these but they don't know what they're missing.

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This motherfucker right here--I was AMAZED at how well it holds on.

>>1136975
Grandpa, is that you?

>>1136877
Yeah +1 not the best hearing protection but when in and out of high noise areas repeatedly they sure beat conventional plugs...

>>1136760
Professional mechanical construction worker here.

They are pretty handy but will never replace a shifter. inb4 weekend warrior and workshop babies whinge about shifters.

>>1136910
That'd be nice. This was a high school class.. Surprised the grinders weren't crank-operated, not surprised they were dull.

Might be a dumb question, but do professionals use a wet tile cutter for things like end tiles (where they're basically cut in half/thirds/whatever) or use a score and break method? Score and break is extremely quick, and I assume when you get a good technique down it would be pretty consistent.

Cheap oscillating tool for cutting acrylic panels. By far the easiest way to get relatively clean edges on acrylic/perspex etc. Table saw works too but you get pretty awful edges with it that take time to clean up. With the oscillating tool you're not actually cutting completely through. Just scoring the desired break line.

>>1137025
>never replace a shifter
>shifter

Let me guess... Retarded northener or aussie... Fuck off either way. Its a crescent wrench

>>1136626
I have wanted to get into fly-fishing fo years, but theres nowhere relatively close to me to go..

>>1136832

This is the Knipex Cobolt.

Bought one like 3 days ago. Nice thing.

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Workforce motivator.

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>>1137246
Thats me on the weekend. Barefoot, t shirt, basketball shorts. Glasses if im using a hammer or sonething that spins. I was sweating pipes yesterday like that.

>>1137246
>i dont know why...but when i was 35 i went blind for some reason....also i developed a series of cancerous skin melanomas...must be all the GMOS in the food.

>>1137287
oh god...is that for finding tumors in the lower intestine?

>>1137290
And for seeing if there a tear in there, letting your shit pile up inside your abdomen

Remember kids, patience is key when dealing with dragon dildos, don't jump straight to the big boys

>>1136843
>fuck is there anything 3m doesnt make good?
Car window tint. Theirs sucks. Anything but LLumar CTX and you're pleb tier.

>>1137296
Nigger detected

>>1137201
You can fly fish for bluegill... Fyi.

>>1137297
Sorry. My car has the stuff on the windows. Lives outside. And Ive put 230k+ miles on it with said tint. No bubbles/fading/peeling. Dunno how that makes me a nigger. Its legal tint and everything.

1944 Mosin-Nagant Screwdriver tool.
Just fits into any phillips almost, but it's a flathead, and much thinner than a normal one, and case hardened with wonderful blueing. Never seen a blued tool.

>>1136843
Those cubitron are the best grinding discs i've ever used...also the more expensives.

>>1137060
Score and snap is good for large wide open floors and standard tiles on backsplashes. Score and snap isn't an option for stone. I use my wet saw for pretty much everything because i'm used to it and do remodel work so most of the time cuts are slightly angled ,due to walls out of plub, which is easier on a wet saw.

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Technically a consumable but still.

The techs at uni have shit-tons of flux and flux accessories in stock, but they regularly give soldering courses without even mentioning the stuff. It's very odd and feels deliberate. Maybe they enjoy watching freshmen hunt for cold joints before the project deadline, but none of the fucking seniors know what flux is for either.

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>>1137388
For reference, a dab of extra flux is the difference between making perfect shiny DFC nipple joints with a chinkshit iron and making lead shot with a Metcal.

>>1137149
S H I F T I N G
P
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Ya shifty bastard.

>>1137388
its not necessary for most general work if your tip is at a proper temperature, but for smd or rework or anything even slightly advanced its a godsend.

I just hate the stuff that leaves a thick residue, but it still leaves shining joints so whatever.

>>1137388
Also it's important to teach noobs about the role of flux in soldering if you want them to have halfway decent fundamentals.

>>1136923
>recordable incident hammer
lol

>>1136993
....ooOOoo.

>>1137551
few people know this, but Mankind was actually wielding a dremel during his descent and was able to quickly slice through the announcers table in order to reach the safety of a cushy fall pad

>>1137551
I bought one months ago but haven't used it yet...

>just like everything else I buy ;_;

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>>1137573
>just like everything else I buy
>dead hooker in basement

book 'em Danno

>>1136960
You beat panels with it

>>1137388
that's good stuff. i bought a bottle at frys like 10 years ago and still have it. i use a toothpick to apply tiny drops of it.

>>1137539
Lol, yeah it got me too.

Everyone at the mine has lost a fingernail because mutherfuckers are hard on tools and steal them. Boss flipped shit and said no more tools. We used rocks for a months and when they break watch the fuck out. Never forget as long as i live. Somehow we found the zues of rocks. Would not break no matter what. We used it daily for 2 weeks.

Asshole boss shows up ina firey rage cause we couldnt get the panel off of a million dollar machine and new better than to just beat on it with a rock in front of people.

Dude shows up. Demands a hammer.

Bro tosses him Zues and says fuck this shit. Yall treat us like cunts and pay worse than cunts. I'm out.

Takes his hardhat off, drops it on the ground, walks to hos car and leaves.

>>1137551
I got the Canadian Tire knockoff with a 250 piece toolkit for $40 canuck bucks, it does a good enough job for someone who only needs it occasionally

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>>1137666
How do pictures work?

locking pliers are unknown there? i remember last year on class a dude telling how his friend would steal locking pliers (it's called pressure pliers here) from work to use when breaking into cars trunk, i always wondered how that would work

>>1136894
>Ticonderoga
mahnigga.jpg
Protip, don't let those fuckers out of your sight, fucking everyone turns into a nigger and tries to steal them. Especially the black ones, for some reason, even though they're the same fucking pencil.

>>1137663
what

>>1137750
That seems a little high for North American plugs

>>1136993
Is that a motherfucking locking adjustable wrench?

>>1137663
Is this real?

>>1136917
Around here (germany) they're called cows-foot :D

>>1137789
You know the saying, once you go black...

>>1138161
...You start stealing anything that isn't bolted down?

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I can't imagine not using an angle drill attachment anymore. Very simple design and works wonders!

This is just a random pic I found online. The generic brands work just as well and only cost $20 or so.

>>1138253
>The generic brands work just as well
Anons who have regular need to drill in tight spots should note that no, they don't. Even non-generic ones have much lighter construction. That Milwaukee is the Knipex of right angle drill attachments. It costs more, but you get a lot more for the price. It's small but heavy, runs smooth and quiet, and is ergonomic and well designed. That handle locks in different swing positions and also in different rotational positions around the input shaft, including flat against it to get into extra-tight spots.

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>>1136619

>>1136750
Why not just spend a little extra for a impact / drill combo tool?

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These bad boys...

>>1137826
Double.

Actually more common than you'd think - growing up our ice maker would always shit the bed on us. Ends up someone, somehow, wired the 110 plug for 220

>>1138253
Fair warning: if you put a lot of torque through these, i.e. to tighten wedge anchors, it'll seize up really fast.

>>1136678
Yup that's the one.

>>1138644
Pssh, overrated.

>>1138632
Because compared to an impact wrench, those suck balls. Nowhere near the same amount of torque for bolt type fasteners.

If you're talking about those shitty" hammer-drills", GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE YOU FLAMING DUMBASS.

>>1136975
>>1137002
My gramps had one on a stick so you don't have to reach down

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>>1137556
Mick Foley would never use a fall pad you lying faggot.

As far as tools go, I'm a big fan of my chinkshit led inspection mirror

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>>1137201
Just about any fish species will bite on flies targeted for them so they look like whatever they happen to be eating. There are even flies for carp.

https://www.google.com/search?q=bass+flies&tbm=isch
https://www.google.com/search?q=bluegill+flies&tbm=isch
https://www.google.com/search?q=saltwater+flies&tbm=isch

>>1138676
Impact drivers actually work pretty good for small non corroded fasteners.

>>1136753
You're more likely to round it without the impact

>>1137596
Your mom beats u

>>1136897
RAV4 stalk in a Saab 9-3?

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>>1136877
i prefer muffs
use them allmost evritime even if there is no loud noise helps me with contetration. Want to bitchslap people bitching about safety eqipment.
>But anon you dont need face shield you have safety glases and earmuffs
>brush cutter blows a twig in my face

>>1138788
Yeah, I've been around too long and seen too much shit happen because of lax safety and "I am immortal!"/"You pussy!" attitudes to not go full retard for safety equipment.

Ear plugs: check
Ear muffs with sound cancellation: check
Eye goggles: check
Full face shield: check
Leather gear: check
Respirator that works over facial hair: check
Mirror over work station to help see people around me: fucking check

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oNBtJOa5fo

These flap disks rock ass

>>1138788

The best part is when you take them off and the whole world sounds like you just switched over to high definition

>>1138700

Well. The two of you are talking about the same tool but of a different size.

The combo kits are usually the 1/4" impacts and the 1/2" he shown us there is significantly more powerful

>>1138700
>small
>non corroded

Key words anon.
If he's using a cheater bar, obviously he's not working with small, new fasteners.

>>1136756
the hole to tighten it with a screwdriver once it's clamped is a great feature

>>1136843
Haha, all hail the almighty cubitron ii grinding belts \o/

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this monster.

>>1138629
you fucker i had to look those up

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pretty specific to working on bicycles (as far as I am aware), but god damn its a lifesaver

>>1138803
similar but not the same. impact drivers have an anvil meant for screws and to use sockets you need an adaptor. they also generally only have a single small hammer which hits about 1000 times more per min then an impact wrench

an actual impact wrench usually has an anvil to drive 3/8, 1/2 or 3/4 sockets and even the smaller ones generally have twin hammers which are significantly bigger/heaver then the hammer in an impact driver. they have less impacts per min but they also hit far harder. a dewalt 20v brushless impact driver has something like 125ft-lbs of torque while the impact wrench pictured above has 700ft-lbs forward and 1200ft-lbs in reverse

>>1138836
of course i just stated that they CAN work as an impact wrench given the right situations. of course it wouldn't be my go to tool as i already have a small 150ft-lbs impact wrench along with that dewalt i posted above but for the guy fucking around in his garage using a tool he already has such as an impact driver would speed up some jobs. even if it isn't powerful enough to remove say a lug nut you could still use a bar to crack them lose then just zip them off with an impact driver and it'll be quite a bit faster then doing it all by hand

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Best tool. Mine is even more fucked up then pic.

>>1138794
>mirror over work station
Good idea, I'll have to do that. I usually keep pretty good situational awareness, but every one in a while my boss or someone will get behind me without my realizing.

>>1138893
Chain Tool?

>>1138921
3rd/4th hand (people differ on what they call it).

It grips the cable housing/thing the cable is going into and pulls the cable at the same time. takes something that requires 2 hands and does it with 1, allowing you to tighten bolts/adjust positions of stuff while the cable is under tension. Super useful for setting up brakes, derailleurs, etc.

>>1138629
lol you fucken asshole

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>>1136923
Anything is a hammer if your brave enough.
-Abraham Lincoln

>>1139184
Used a jack as a hammer last night, wasn't the most effective though.

>>1139207
I'd imagine the glass would shatter on the first hit, spilling the delicious drink within.

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>>1136930
You sound upset.

>>1138788
Got a preference for a brand? Working with impact tools and I'm starting to have trouble hearing along with headaches at night.

>>1139239
>jack
>delicious
Topkek.

>>1136993
this is kind of fucking brilliant though

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desoldering gun, would kys without it.

>>1137246
I remember chopping dovetails and when switching hand position, nearly dropped a heavy, 32 mm scalpel like chisel on my bare toes. lucky I'm a mother fucking ninja

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>>1137235
more worried about the sunglasses than the spillers teebeeheigch

>>1136843
Got a 1/4" quick change one of these because of this thread and damn son, it's alien technology. It throws off metal chips and curls instead of dust. Almost fucked up the bevel on a pipe today because it wanted to obliterate the lands instead of even them out.

>>1137551
Get a full size cordless die grinder, you'll never bother with the shitty dremel again

>>1139430
Soldering braid has always been fine for me, especially considering i only need to take one tool out to replace a part. Plus it works with smd components.

>>1138685
please tell me you have some sort of supporting braces in there and are not clamping that top out of shape.

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>>1136894
tico pleb tier, you need pica

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>>1139257
you are fucked, JK
no idea(my are from som chink brands or som german, both of them working fine) just get best you can aford, like the with electronic cenceling i think from 3M som of them work like a headset you can conect phone or MP3, and you shoudl go to a doctor

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>>1136923
>electrician hammer

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>>1136923
>overhead door guy hammer

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I currently have one of these.

Rarely are there two people in the same area that have one, but there are always tales from those who have lost theirs.

PROTIP: They never get lost. They find there way to a new wielder.

>>1139794
>precision electronics hammer

>>1139257
My workplace supplies Howard Leight Leightning L3, and they work well for me. Look for ear muffs rated at least 30dB. You might search for shooting ear muffs, since those usually have pretty good performance.

>>1139651
Oddly, this is also the telephone and cable TV hammer.

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>>1136619
I've used small hacksaws the wrong way for 20+ things. The number of ways they do things poorly is truly astounding. I've done everything from doing the "credit card trick" to open locked doors, to refurbishing a 1980s bicycle, to IKEA hacks, and light cosmetic demolition for bathroom/kitchen structures.

>>1139930
how do you use these properly? no blade tension is so annoying.

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>>1136619
Butane soldering iron, absolute beast. Can also take the tip of and use it like a micro blow torch for heating screws and heat-shrink. Most underrated tool ever.

>>1139976

Love this tool. Been using it for model railroad work.

>>1136678
kek

>>1137667

i picked up the black and decker one from crappy tire, reg 9.99, onsale for 4.99

150 piece kit for 9.99, used it once, glad i didnt spend anymore

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>>1139184

bravo

>>1136619
That's a set of fucking vice grips, dude.

>>1137551
> Undertaker hell in a cell copypasta
Fuck off with that shitty reddit meme.

>>1140027
Ya know, if dickheads like you don't bite, dickheads like him will get bored and stop, right?

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>>1140036
Remember where you are. This may be the most intelligent board, but we're all still trolls trolling trolls, and everything is done for lulz.

Anyway, I like pic related. I got a pair to cut cold-drawn stainless filler wire that eats conventional wire cutters like popcorn. The jaws are sharp, well-aligned, and extremely hard with very high leverage for a tool its size.

>>1139330
I haven't had to weld anything since I got one of these.
Heard that you can put it in a bag and crimp a leak underwater with it if you're desperate.

>>1140003
9/10 I heartily laughed. no idea if the subs are legit, but it was funny.

The most important tools I use are levels and tape measures. The most time saving tools I use are breaks and nail guns. Granted, there's an arsenal of shit I can't get through the day without.

>>1140083
I haven't seen a pair of those since I was in the Navy

>>1140091
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujExJN6jYgU

>>1140083
This shit is magic. It has very niche use, but it's always so satisfying to use it.

>>1138629
Fucking barbaric.

>>1136619

Other than the ten in one Klein driver, and the "crescent" wrench?

Well, vise grips are already there.
Well trodden paths.

>>1139663
fuck these things

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZL-rtWAPUc

>>1138893
I so miss using one.

>>1140248
Couple problems:
a: they're out of business apparently
b: the only comparable option is like 2500 bucks
I think I'll stick with bars, it's good forearm and shoulder exercise, especially the 6"+ diameter duplex springs.

>>1136678
The least used one

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I've never actually used one, but I always thought the mattock looked awesome. Especially as a weapon as opposed to a gardening tool.

>>1139184
Many a time my boot heel has been conscripted for use as a hammer with varying degrees of success.

>>1136678
Is this a chamois?

>>1140544
Useful if you live in a clay-soil area and/or have a lot of shallow-root trees around.

I have to use one to dig anything in my yard, since I've got a shit ton of gnarly cedar trees and a solid layer of clay just 4" below ground.

>>1136993
its a fucking nigger wrench

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>>1136683

>>1140544
i have bunch of these rusting in shed only one with a handle... mng more then half of my tools need handles or repair

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I really like the two scribers I made in 2000 when I was doing an educationship as a tool and die maker. Instead of the 2mm graphite lead, I put in a hardened and sharpened 2mm ejector pin. This works so well, I have to sharpen them every 10 years or so.

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>>1140715
Not nearly used as often as my scribers, but still a joy to work with: My tool for setting rivet nuts. Considering the frustration each such rivnut harbors when one is fucking around with wrenches and bolts to set them, this tool was a great investment when I overhauled my car last summer. I even made a video about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3YuyJ1CsqE

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Love my spud bar. It makes pulling out fence post so much easier. Also I can beat the shit out of concrete with it.

>>1136993
ban tool mixing!

no mongrels allow

>>1136993

Has science gone to far?

>>1140931
Weld the pipes, tool war now

>>1139184
never shall i ever use my boot on framing nails.
just the thought of one miraculously running through the boot and into my heel makes me shit myself

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Not this one specifically, but any 5-in-1 sturdy enough to hammer on, fuck all the bits and "Attachments" it's got with it. A good sturdy 5-in-1 is a fucking lifesaver on a jobsite

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>>1140952

I use pic related, but most of the stuff on it is useless if you have a proper toolbox nearby. In fact, the paint roller scraper is a bad thing to use because it destroys the roller threads.

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The best tool ever

>>1141105
anon, what the fuck is that? It looks like the bastard child of a lathe and a drill press.

I want one.

>>1141141
It's a mill.
Mill + lathe= anything.

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>>1141145
The mills I used in my shop class look radically different.

>>1141150
You are right, i kinda overlooked at it and tough it was a mill with a divisor to make gears but now it looks like the bastard child of a lathe and a can opener.
Product page, its heinous.
https://smithy.com/3-in-1

>>1138879
Yeah Baby !

>>1141105
the fuck is that doe

>>1141173
>>1141153

>>1139257
>>1139901

You should really be looking for 37db and upward.

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I don't go to a jobsite without these. This kit has come in super handy.

>>1141405
Anon, prostituting yourself at the BD/SM bar in town is an /lgbt/ job, not a /diy/ job.

>>1141405
jesuschristhowhorrifying.jpg

>>1139257
Peltor are very good.

>>1139968
cut on the pull stroke.

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Best cheap thing in my toolbox is a hard glasses case. Cost a dollar. Means that I buy one pair of specs per year instead of 10.

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>>1140083
I prefer the wave jaw version.
Less likely to damage the wire when locking more than 2 fasteners together.

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>>1136849
>dimensional upset
>mfw accidentally quantum slip into universe z while trying to put together a wheelbarrow

>>1136743
>me on the left

>>1137025
>never replace a shifter
Good, they are shit anyway. Unlike the knipex pliers which can be used for more than one thing.

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>>1141772
For future reference

>>1137228
what manner of dildo is this?

>>1138629
Medical tools are so aesthetic

t. Dentalfag who has taken apart almost all of his tools

>>1137287
I am considering buying one of those, I don't need one but I want one

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>>1136619

For wrapping in sandpaper to maintain contours in wood projects. Learned from making wood knife handles that the key to a smooth glassy finish AND contours/edges is to always back sand paper with a solid object, all the way to 1200 grit.

>>1138893
Third hand tool is the best. Being a rookie mechanic who still needs one is a embarrassing though.

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>>1139257
I got some custom molded ear plugs, they are super comfortable and provide the best protection. I used to work in a forge and the muffs got way too sweaty. They are a bit more expensive but imo well worth the money.

Anyway my new favorite tool.

>>1140724
I have one see a hand-me-down. They work great for smacking a starter on a car to get it going.

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This motherfucker, for getting out screws with rounded heads to broken locking wheel nuts, this has gotten me out of untold tight spots

>>1136753
I use six point sockets for such work and I don't round off bolt heads. If you think merely using an impact rounds off heads you are ignorant.

>>1136778
>If the bolt is seized to the point a breaker bar wont budge it, the impact will round it

Not with the proper SIX point socket. Impact or breaker bar or even high dollar torque multipliers don't round off previously undamaged bolt heads. They can snap the bolt shaft but that's a function of torque, not what's applying it.

>>1136843
Nice! I see Cubitron cutting discs exist, and I LOVE me some cutting discs.

>>1140083
I found one of those at a flea market and had to buy it even though I didn't know what it was at the time.
Unfortunately, I almost never get to use it.

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This is an amazing product for drilling metal. It's as if you're using a new drill bit every time.

>>1138788
When things get loud I use the flightline method of foam ear plugs plus muffs. Still have most of my hearing after being a career jet mech.

More than thirty years of 3M yellow foamies has been good to me.

https://www.amazon.com/3M-Classic-Earplugs-310-1060-Uncorded/dp/B008MCTLJE

>>1138796
Everything Walter makes is awesome.

>>1137394
Truth.

>>1141679
Oooh. Much better than the knurled jaws. I have Milbar and Blue Point safety wire pliers, but I'll have to add one of those.

Safety wire is fucking wonderful. I've never been without it since da Air Force. Every shop should have a few rolls (cheap on Ebay) in different diameters, .032" is most versatile.

>>1137290
And for inspecting jet engines, industrial equipment, piston engine combustion chambers...

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>>1136675
Poland stronk.

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I work on aircraft, and they all have adel clamps to support wiring, hoses, etc. They are a major pain in the ass in some areas.

This little strip of metal is a gift from god. It works so damn good that my airline bought them for every technician ~800

>>1142386
What's it do, exactly? Hold the clamp together while you add a nut, or...?

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My favorite tool:
>grab
>start drilling pilot hole
>toss back into toolbox

Man, the countless pilot holes I've drilled. Wood, bronze, aluminum, iron.
So much enjoyable to use

>>1136744
Odd shape. Could you explain how it's used?

>>1138629
I bet the jews did this.

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>working at pizza place
>driver gets a nail in his front tire
>needs to swap for spare
>he has zero idea what he's doing
>I go out to help him mid dinner rush
>tell him to put the parking brake on
>tells me it already is on
>lift up car
>put old tire under the frame as a half asses jack stand juuust in case
>starting to thread lugs on the spare
>whole car shifts backwards off the jack and lands on the tire
>luckily didn't sheer off the lugs and take the spare off
>scares the fuck out of me naturally
>yelling at this kid like never before
>look in the car and the fucking parking brake isn't on
>wtf anon??!!
>"It's in park, same shit right?"
>"It's a fucking front wheel drive car! That only stops the front you dumb cunt!"

From then on I have been ultra paranoid anytime I lift a car and I keep a set of these in my trunk at all times.

>>1142399
I have a hundred year old push drill I use for pilot holes. So nifty

>>1142500
I keep a pair of those very chocks in the back of my truck for that reason.

>>1138158
in mexico (and therefore USA too) we call em goats foot

>>1142500
>>he has zero idea what he's doing
yeah, the second you get that feeling you check everything yourself

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My favorite Tool?
I would say Ziptie. lel

>>1142500

Did you make that fuck change the rest of the tire himself? You should've.

>>1137228
Pop rivet gun?

>>1139976
All of my this.

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>These clippers
They're the perfect tool inbetween scissors and side cutters.

>>1143015
if you're a size 11 mens and in Pittsburgh I can give you some sneakers and point you to psychiatric help and/or "cool" places where the edgy teens hang out.

>>1141861
I have multiple Knipex plier wrenches and seriously if you're not doing toy work shifters win out 80percent of the time.

>>1140544
Pick mattocks are handy if you've got a lot of large rocks where you're digging. First time I flipped it around I wasn't expecting much but that pick just fucking shattered the rock into three pieces.

Adzes are essential for digging by hand. Even if you have a smithed spade, you'll use 10x the energy digging a retaining wall trench using it instead of dragging out the soul and shoveling it (loosened).

I have an old af cutter mattock head sitting in a lye bath in my basement right now. Have to tear down and rebuild a retaining wall 20' from a big ass maple this year, so that fucker's gonna think it's 1876 again when spring comes.

>>1143344

I have those 2$ chink ones, they're great. Must have for electronics work.

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>>1136814
ma nigga

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>>1139184
Or stupid enough...

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definitely a good old fashioned wooden Fingerbox.

>>1141880
>>1143143

Yeah battery motor driven pop rivet gun.

>>1143007
That's one way to make bacon.

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>>1136619

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Fucking THIS.

In every study, water flossers outperform EVERYTHING ELSE we've been sold to care for our teeth.

When you get a bridge, your dentist will sell you some cheap, cordless piece of shit with a tiny reservoir. Dentists want your teeth to rot out of your head.

Dentists have the highest suicide rate of any career in the USA because their lives are dedicated to getting and keeping us unhealthy.

Use a water flosser 2x a day with a couple capfulls of mouthwash mixed in, swish with water after meals or drinking non-water, and your teeth and gums will be healthy AF.

>>1136897
What is this?

t.Massachusetts

>>1136743
I've got one of these, it's probably bad for to have, health wise, but it just feels so good inside me. I prefer pepsi though.

>>1139609
I love these things, always have them when doing any kind of diy work

>>1143775
Kek

>>1143959
How much did they pay you for that shill post?

I mean, I already have one, and it's great, but goddamn.

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>>1142399
I have a belly drill, its great, gets you a free hand, and you can really lay into whatever your drilling one hand cranking, one hand pressing the board or whatever into the drill.

>>1144680
I'm 36 and half my teeth are fake, and knowing these things existed might have saved some. I burn out my dental insurance's coverage yearly. Just trying to save some guys from my fate.

>>1139794
>I currently have one of these.

So that's where mine went!
Enjoy it while you have it

>>1137667
haha wear your safety glarses if you're using the cutting discs

>>1138796
For what I do they suck ass because the ceramic melts and glazes them. But for light work they are okay and they last for ages

>>1138893
not just a rookie tool. these are pretty much indispensable for adjusting cantilevers with a straddle cable. unnecessary for v brakes, caliper brakes, and mechanical disk brakes though. but really, time is money in the bike shop. so any way to save time is good

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>>1138913
paying out the ass for a fucking dead blow hammer
jesus how gullible are you

>pic related

>>1139646
if you use this on anything but cast iron pipes for plumbing you're a fucking degenerate. I can't count the number of machines, bikes, cars, etc that I've taken apart and found good parts ruined with pipe wrench teeth marks

>>1141105
don't actually buy these, they suck at everything

>>1145532
Any application you need to turn a round pipe is appropriate, you fucking asspie. Just hit it with some sandpaper and repaint it if you're autism is too much to handle.

>>1138913
*than

>>1145541
Use a strap wrench if you need to tighten something round

>>1145531
Not that guy, but last I checked they were only about twice the price of Trusty Cook, and the warranty might make the extra cost worthwhile for some people.

Any cheaper than Trusty Cook and you're getting Chinese junk. You simply can't get high quality USA-made dead blows for cheap.

>>1145568
The strap'll slip before you get any real tork, nigga. But you'd know this if you ever did any real work.

>>1145568
Strap wrenches work better if you wrap a strip of emery cloth around your workpiece first, but they are much too feeble for tightening threaded pipe joints etc. Strap wrenches are for very light work such are oil filter canisters or bowls.

>>1144701
I have an old Millers Falls two speed. Love it. Use it rarely but handy when I do. The precise control turn by turn over an electric drill is an advantage.

I collect hand tools because they work and power outages don't affect them. It's a slick way to prep with gear that gets work done and is fun to use. I have plenty of power tools too but that old quality gear is something every toolfag should experience.

This for handling sandpaper as a welder and cuve making/woodworking nd 3d printing

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1721208

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>>1145837
>>1145836
I made something similar for small-scale work (miniatures, etc.).

>>1138638
that'll happen when both sides of the plug are different phases.

House electricity comes in oftentimes as 3 phase, 120v RMS on each line. Each line is 120 degrees out of phase with every other line.

Oftentimes in modern wiring, and sometimes in older configurations, the two outlets in a panel will be on different circuits and different lines to accommodate for two high load devices sharing an outlet panel.

By comparing two lines, you'll get a voltage in that range.

>>1145979
Never seen a three hot residential panel, friend. Do you mean triplex cable? Which is only two phases 180degrees off. That's the whole idea with us panels anyway. It's supposed to balance the load.

>>1146009
Well it looks like I'm misinformed. Thank you for that.

cheers mate!

>>1145532
My giant pipe wrench worked really well getting a pitman arm nut off. I didn't have a 1.5"+ wrench or the air hammer wrenches. And yeah I made some marks, I don't care and the customer won't because it's underneath a daily driver SUV.

>>1137826
it's for air conditioning units or refrigerators

>>1139330
Fuck yes the pro press is amazing. We have a Milwaukee one at my shop and its a lifesaver if you cant get the water totally off.

>>1146094
I hate hand planes. All the sharpening and adjusting to get the depth of cut just so. I own one but in most cases where i need to take off some surface material i generally reach for the handheld belt sander.

>>1137290
You could use it for buttsecks porn too.

You can also buy USB borescopes.

>>1137889
Probably. It's common on US jobsites. That's one reason to spraybomb, etch, notch, weld dot/initials or otherwise mark ALL your shit and watch it like a hawk and never loan it out.

>>1141966
Dental lights are great. My bro bought six at auction for five dollars each. They now adorn our shops, and when the incandescents blow or I get enough energy I'll copy his setup. He put LED offroad lights in his and powers them off Ebay wall warts. This works so well our professional machinist bro copied it for all his milling machines.

>>1142386
SWEET! Imma make one. That pin beats the weeping fuck out of safety wiring the clamps closed enough to fight with getting a bolt through them.

Many, many internets to you sir!

What is its name?

>>1147581
Oops. Not a pin. I had to zoom to see.

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>>1136619
This.
Great for apprentices.
Only those in the know know why.
>I need a 1/4" ratchet senpai
>here you go n00b

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>>1147724
Kek

I have a little Williams midget set from the 1930s which has 9/32" drive sockets and a cool driver that allows the shaft to be rotated independent of the handle if you slide it back. No ratchet but it did include a bunch of nice angle wrenches too. I had read about oddball old drive sizes before but I still bought it thinking it was 1/4" drive. Cheap and well worth it anyway.

>>1143361

I collect these things, haven't used a shovel ever since I discovered how awesome mattocks are, the ground practically explodes when you hit it. Great for tilling a gardening spot, too.

>>1143346
Everything Knipex makes is good.

>>1143775
If you ain't infantry, you ain't shit. It's just a scratch.

>>1139257
I use 3M foam earplugs. They clean your ears, you can toss them in a shirt pocket when you do laundry, they are comfy and Air Force bioenvironmental weenies approve them for flightline use.

They've been protecting my hearing since 1981, and they aren't bulky like headset style ear protection.

https://www.amazon.com/3M-OCS1137-Classic-Earplugs-Pillow/dp/B008MCU2M4

Nice for motorcycle riding too.

>>1140051
If that cuts TIG wire better than Kliens it's outstanding.

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>>1147576
I hope that you are referring to the ones over the patient and not the UV ones used for curing resins

>>1143345
different guy but I am a size 11 in Pittsburgh that needs some new sneakers