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i love cool tools. we need a thread to talk about cool tools. today i got a nice tap wrench with sliding jaws to replace my old lovely kind with the stepped flexy jaws that never grip taps properly. it isn't as fancy as a starrett or anything, but it feels nice and solid and is machined well. looking forward to tapping some holes!  post itt about cool tools you have like or have gotten. what is your favorite tool? electronic tools are ok too but this is mostly about nice heavy metal things that feel good and do good jobs.
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 Fujiya Kurokin 770-150BG cutters I upgraded and cycled out a bunch of my tools a couple months ago, got these nice cutters and they're the best goddamned side cutters I've ever used.
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my tools are old. I have a hammer. saws. lots of tools. tools are good. tools are important. some people like the band tool. I never really got into them back in the day. tool.
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Queadlunn posted:
nice! i could probably use some new side cutters. right now i have an old set that i got at a yard sale that are quite elegant, but getting dull and i'm not sure if there is enough metal left to sharpen them properly. here are a few more of my tools i really like mitutoyo digital caliper. in college i got my first vernier caliper and i still have it and love it. i also have a dial caliper, but i eventually dropped it and it broke. i hated digital calipers for the longest time because i had only ever used lovely ones and i thought they were all that bad. this one is magnificent.  it is of course extremely well made, but more importantly it (1) does not lose power randomly, (2) does not lose its zeroing when shut off or power is removed, (3) updates extremely fast, and (4) has no power draw when off so the battery lasts forever. it's lovely. i also like these wera screwdrivers.  i prefer to not use philips or flat where possible, but if you have to, these are the best drivers you can get. they are laser etched on the tips so they grip really strongly and don't slip. they are the best thing to use on sketchy or partially stripped heads. they are also electrically insulated to 1000v and have nice comfortable handles. and yes, rotor, they do have robertson. Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 01:54 on Nov 30, 2022 |
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Nov 30, 2022 01:50
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I love good tools and can’t stand lovely scissors
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Nov 30, 2022 01:58
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Getting by with crummy tools for ages and then upgrading to good tools = literally the best feeling ever
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Nov 30, 2022 02:00
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idk if tori needs his own thread
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[ASK] me about the time i spent like 8 hours sweating and swearing trying to pull a bearing from a motorcycle wheel using every combination of the wrong tools i had, then finally gave up and drove to harbor freight and got a 30 dollar slide hammer, then came back and popped it out in literally 20 seconds. even cheap tools can be great when they're the right tool for the job.
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Nov 30, 2022 02:02
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these are the official yospos wire strippers you cannot find a better one for $13 shipped
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Nov 30, 2022 02:03
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Sagebrush posted:i also like these wera screwdrivers.  I love Wera's stuff, I've been filling out a set, of mostly torx since that's what I try to use in my projects. I used to use Wiha insulated drivers but they're really hard to find these days...
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Nov 30, 2022 02:16
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i like my shaper https://i.imgur.com/wmkO3Uy.mp4
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it’s u
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Nov 30, 2022 04:07
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there was a bike coop in my old college town which was neat. they had all the tools you need for bikes, so like basic drivers, chain wrenches, truing stands, etc. at some point i needed a bottom bracket tool to so i bought one and donated it to the coop. you could build a bike from their scrap pile which was fun. it was all 100% free, except if you bought like new cables or a tube or something.
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Nov 30, 2022 04:10
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good pliers: https://www.knipex.com it's a german company that started out making tools for blacksmithing then started specializing in pliers and other tools
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i have a little mini sized version of those knipex parallel jaw pliers and i really like em
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Nov 30, 2022 04:17
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good thread idea!
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ah, a containment thread, good idea
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fart simpson posted:good thread idea! i get around this by just using js, css and images and none of the other crap
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rotor posted:i get around this by just using js, css and images and none of the other crap how are you avoiding html
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VSOKUL girl posted:how are you avoiding html that wasn't in the diagram so i didnt mention it
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rotor posted:i get around this by just using js, css and images and none of the other crap how is it possible to avoid *squints* .jade files???
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fart simpson posted:how is it possible to avoid *squints* .jade files??? thats just how good i am. No .jade, no .less, no .coffee, not even any .ts! Because you dont actually need that poo poo.
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Nov 30, 2022 05:28
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someone recommended green bell in here so i got a pair of g-1008s and those monsters are no joke
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it’s not truly in the spirit of the thread but I wanna give a shout-out to mains powered electric drills the virgin cordless drill operating at a couple dozen volts at best, barely able to get thru 13 holes in some drywall vs the chad corded drill operating at 240v and ready to drill satan a third rear end in a top hat
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Nov 30, 2022 20:13
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i have a drill with a 2:1 reduction drive and it can easily turn over a big block chevy. thing will blast through anything
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echinopsis posted:it’s not truly in the spirit of the thread but I wanna give a shout-out to mains powered electric drills idk man. modern brushless lithium cordless tools are beastly. like yeah there are certainly benefits to corded tools, but 13 holes in drywall? come on. i have a makita cordless drill that will happily chew through brick on the hammer setting like there's nothing there.
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Nov 30, 2022 20:20
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The brushless setups are sick but i still have fear of vendor lock-in and i KNOW for a FACT that the month after i spend $500 on brushless tools that the line will be discontinued and I'll be hosed. 120v 60hz is always there.
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Jonny 290 posted:The brushless setups are sick but i still have fear of vendor lock-in and i KNOW for a FACT that the month after i spend $500 on brushless tools that the line will be discontinued and I'll be hosed. 120v 60hz is always there. not if you move to yurope
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Sagebrush posted:[ASK] me about the time i spent like 8 hours sweating and swearing trying to pull a bearing from a motorcycle wheel using every combination of the wrong tools i had, then finally gave up and drove to harbor freight and got a 30 dollar slide hammer, then came back and popped it out in literally 20 seconds. me when i was trying to compress the rear brake pistons on a dodge caravan you gotta apply pressure while twisting the piston at the same time because it's a threaded piston for some reason?? doing it without the correct tool took me hours and a lot of busted knuckles and hand cramps. rented the tool next time i had to do it and it took 10 minutes
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polyester concept posted:me when i was trying to compress the rear brake pistons on a dodge caravan ever try to remove screws from wood with your bare hands? its funny how that works. a tool fit for purpose sometimes actually makes a job easier
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fart simpson posted:ever try to remove screws from wood with your bare hands? its funny how that works. a tool fit for purpose sometimes actually makes a job easier "gently caress that, i am sure i can cobble something together using the poo poo i have in the garage instead" - a complete fool
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i just bought a litre of shimano mineral oil
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polyester concept posted:"gently caress that, i am sure i can cobble something together using the poo poo i have in the garage instead" - a complete fool the guitarist in my band tried unscrewing something with a knife because he didnt have a screwdriver handy, at our last gig. now he has 3 stitches in his fretting hand lol.
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knives can sometimes be sharp and the experts say you should only use knives with handles
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git apologist posted:it’s u
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echinopsis posted:knives can sometimes be sharp and the experts say you should only use knives with handles not with pedals?
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currently my workshop is 4000 miles away, but my most yospos tool is probably this paired with a 1000w Raycus fibre laser or more likely the Stuabli RX90 
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i really want a robot arm for the shop but we've never been able to justify it. our standard curriculum maxes out at 3-axis machining and we can't argue that we need a $50,000 robot arm that will be used by one grad student and two keen undergrads per year. but i really want one.
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build one and make a youtube channel for it
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