What tool (that you own) are you most fond of?

[evenBIGGERrock]

Only NO:
welders
plasma's
benders
or your pecker


Those are too easy.

For me, it's the floor jack. Why? I have toooo many memories of Dad giving me a job to do before we ever owned one and had to do the whole thing of driving up on a wedged block of wood. :rolleyes:

I can deal and make do without having a lot of the tools I own, but don't ever leave me without my floor jack.

What prompted this? I left mine at my brothers (1.5hrs drive away...............dumbshit :rolleyes: ). Coulda used it yesterday :banging head on garage wall:

[sceep]

http://www.coastaltool.com/a/milw/images/6537.jpg

[YJ4RoX]

4.5" angle grinder. I use it for everything, it is by far the most used tool i own.

Now sentimetally its my 1/2" drill cause it was my grandfathers. We used it alot when he helped me work on stuff and its the only thing i got when he died. My greedy bastid uncles took everything esle:mad:

[usmcdoc14]

http://www.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/bnchmd/images/9050p.gif
(the one on top)
I feel naked without it,to the point where it need to be resharpened at the factory and i am procrastinating the week it would be gone to do so .

To me a good knife is the most valuable tool.

[fullygruntled]

There is no problem on earth that can't be solved with the judicious use of razor blades, WD40, and/or some duct tape.

Of those three, I'd rank the razor blade #1.

[mantis]

church key :beer:

[Welby]

http://www.rockhounds.com/rockgem/craftsman/dremel.jpg

[HYRIDEJEEP]

my Matabo I think i'd be lost without it :D

[Roxywheels]

Robert :D :roxy:

[RMW]

Originally posted by YJ4RoX
4.5" angle grinder. I use it for everything, it is by far the most used tool i own.


ditto. to quote my dad "ahhh angle grinder - truely a king among tools."

[The Adam Blaster]

evenBIGGERrock, dude, you only have one floor jack???
I've got 2, and a 20-ton bottle jack. And i don't even have a finished garage to work in yet!!! :D

Oh, and i'd put my knife as the top tool. Can be used for more than just cutting things when the need arises.

[Travis Waldher]

socket wrench, or even those newer ratchet wrenches.

I remember playing with those a lot as a kid.

[sceep]

Originally posted by The Adam Blaster
evenBIGGERrock, dude, you only have one floor jack???
I've got 2, and a 20-ton bottle jack.

lol.. no shit..

i think theres 4, 5 tons, and one 20 ton in the shop. pluse 5 or 6 8 ton bottle jacks, and 2, 20 tons.

+ a 6500# hoist, and a 10k# hoist.

:eek:

[Co Pilot]

Originally posted by Roxywheels
Robert :D :roxy:


come 'awn!!!
:D

[Pdaddy]

Hand Tools has to go to 12in adjustable wrench..also known as a Texas Torque wrench. Pliers and visegrips are damn handy as well.

Electric variety 4.5 angle grinder gets my vote also, these things are the shit I dont care who ya are :flipoff2:


Hammers are also super, I buy hammers all the time just so when I need one (Im generally pissed and it angers me more to have to hunt one down) Can never have to many hammers

[fledgling666]

tie between my 300 buck welder and my 20 buck grinder. both too important for one to be more valued than the other.

[evenBIGGERrock]

Originally posted by Roxywheels
Robert :D :roxy:


Recheck the exceptions I list in the original post. Note the last one. :flipoff2:

[Sundowner]

those gearwrech/craftsman ratchet wrenches.
I keep three of 4 in my pockets while workin on the rigs and I rarely need to go back for the ratchet set or hand wrenches.
they're just too easy.
the flex-head ones are my favorite.

[evenBIGGERrock]

Originally posted by The Adam Blaster
evenBIGGERrock, dude, you only have one floor jack???
I've got 2, and a 20-ton bottle jack. And i don't even have a finished garage to work in yet!!! :D



Never needed more than one...........until now!:(
Of course I'm sure if I had more than one I'ld get accustomed to it real quick. Just like before we ever had one, then got one and wondered how we ever managed without it.



Ohhhh, and we won't discuss my "garage" situation right now. :rolleyes:

[Roxywheels]

Originally posted by evenBIGGERrock



Recheck the exceptions I list in the original post. Note the last one. :flipoff2:

He serves many other purposes than that! Besides...its not MY pecker...its his, so I am within the guidelines of the exceptions! :p :roxy:

[cdarthvader]

Sawzall

[evenBIGGERrock]

Originally posted by Roxywheels
He serves many other purposes than that!


OK, I'll give you that one. :D

Originally posted by Roxywheels
Besides...its not MY pecker...its his, so I am within the guidelines of the exceptions! :p :roxy:

Are you sure about that? If it's truly HIS, wouldn't that mean he could use it to "work" on anything he wants to with it?:flipoff2:

NO? Didn't think so. Be real now. Fess up. It's got YOUR name all over it doesn't it?:flipoff2:

[SteveZ59]

Gotta be my Leatherman tool. I had one of the originals that I carried for more years than I can remember. Last year I retired it in favor of one of the newer style Leatherman Wave ones where the main blade locks and can be open and closed single handed. No matter what job I'm doing, I generally end up using it at some point or the other.

[scott-885]

My bottle opener.

[Roxywheels]

Originally posted by evenBIGGERrock




Are you sure about that? If it's truly HIS, wouldn't that mean he could use it to "work" on anything he wants to with it?:flipoff2:

NO? Didn't think so. Be real now. Fess up. It's got YOUR name all over it doesn't it?:flipoff2:

Do lip prints count? :laughing: If so...then yes, its partially mine! he can go work on anything that he wants at anytime...he makes the choice not to. I think it has something to do with not having a home to come back to when he done :D

Ok....next to Robert I REALLY love a big hammer!!! :bounce: :roxy:

[frankenfab]

All of them.....

Asking me to give up a tool is like asking a parent to give up a child.

[kajeepxj]

definitely have to say duck tape or a ratchet. hey, if you can't duck it, fuk it!

[InfantryYJ]

One of the best things the wife ever bought me.

http://content.sears.com/data/product_images/009/37310/00937310000-dlv.jpg

[Rocktoyo]

<---------------------- look left and read.




or down for the impaired. :flipoff2:

[Serious One]

http://www.photovault.com/Link/Health/Anatomy/Nervous/HANVolume01/HANV01P02_11.jpg

[The Adam Blaster]

For disposable items, zip-ties are quickly becoming more useful than duct tape. They can replace some bolts if there isn't that much stress on the item that needs to be held in place. (Radiator)

[Toyota_Jim]

3/8 drive flex head speed handle snap on ratchet.
the cats ass for workin on shit

[SeanP]

gotta go with a tie: angle grinder and BFH. i have built so much of my rig with the angle grinder in my hand. If I had them, gear wrenches would be up there too. Fathers Day present??

SeanP

[Hawaii500_1999]

sawzall.

without as doubt.

[Travis Waldher]

Originally posted by The Adam Blaster
For disposable items, zip-ties are quickly becoming more useful than duct tape. They can replace some bolts if there isn't that much stress on the item that needs to be held in place. (Radiator)

I've seen some pretty cool, steel belted zip ties... large enough to hold a steering box on! (and used that way on a trail fix)

I just can't find them anymore.

[scramblejim]

Hands down favorite is the Matco MT1759Q.
1/2" drive composite body "quiet" impact wrench. The first time I squeezed the trigger I thought "Oh great I got ripped off, this thing is so quiet it wont have any power." The advertised 600 ft lbs is no lie.
And its Quiet and Lite enough to use all day.

And F WD-40, that stuffs for babies. Gimme a can of PB Blaster for the everyday stuff and Kroil for the tough jobs.

[Buddha's Ghost]

~~~

[Starboard M]

BFH, duct tape and sawzall

With these, you can fix almost anything:flipoff2:

[JD EVANS]

nail gun collection

[Priest]

Probably for me it would be some of my dad's old pipe wrenches and the hand truck that my brother currently has. They remind me of working with my dad when I was real young. Plumbing new tanks for customers and moving around buckets of tractor fluid.


Aside from that.... my chainsaw.... well.... because chainsaws are just fuckin' cool.




Hey Bro, you might be able to get pop or John to bring your jack to the easter gathering.

[NOODLES]

damn it, can't say the pecker ..... bummer. the half inch IR ultra duty impact. i use this tool more than any tool in my mac box. that with a 1/2 to 3/8 adapter, I am tearing s**t up.

[ToyFord]

Originally posted by SteveZ59
Gotta be my Leatherman tool. I had one of the originals that I carried for more years than I can remember. Last year I retired it in favor of one of the newer style Leatherman Wave ones where the main blade locks and can be open and closed single handed. No matter what job I'm doing, I generally end up using it at some point or the other.

My wife has good taste, in the last decade she has gotten me (as wedding anniversary gifts) a super tool leatherman, a Makita cordless drill and a wave leatherman. I use my wave EVERY day and I work an office job.

About a year ago I was picking up my daughter (4 at the time) from daycare/preschool. She was using a spiral note book with the metal wire for the spine. Well she started crying because the damn wire stuck in the palm of her hand about 1/4 inch. Myself and the daycare person immediately went to her where the daycare person proceeded to lift the notebook, not knowing it was "attached" to my daughter's hand. I whipped out the wave and cut the wire off the note book in about 1 second, the daycare person had no idea what I was doing and was still yarding on the notebook when I cut it loose. Then it was a simple matter of pulling out the wire left in my daughter's hand. Try that with a crying child attached to a notebook with the equipment normally used in a daycare. I suspect next time the daycare folks won't be yanking on a notebook that has attached itself to a child.

[papee]

It would have to be my newest purchase. How did we ever make it without these?

[4runner]

I never had a Leatherman brand, but I do have a gerber multiplier that is on my belt everyday...my dunb nephew asked to borrow it Sat and broke the small screwdriver blade off using it as a prybar..stoopid kids...:rolleyes:

[Wildjon300ci]

A BIG FAWKING HAMMER!!! Normally fixes most things with minumal effort, and a BFH is a GREAT anger outlet.

[Entropy]

I have the most fun with a BFH.

The one tool I can't live without is a pair of hemostats. If I don't have them, I end up needing them.

Don't know what my favorite is... have to be whatever tool is right for the job. There is just something about having the perfect tool for some goofy shit...

[Motornoggin]

I'm gonna have to go with the old, trusty 7.2v Makita.

[trkklr77]

i FOUND the best socket kit ill ever own. a craftsman 6 point 1/2 " socket box it goes from 7/16 up to 1 1/8 with just enough room for my 3/4 ,7 /8 ,and 15/16 deep sockets and a exrta 6" extenion.

[KS Toy]

Ratcheting Snap-On screwdriver, 10" Channelock slip-joint pliers and vise-grips.

[lentzOUTLAWZ4x4]

Well my favorite tool is my mini sludge hammer

[BillaVista]

Hi-lift Jack.

It's totally irreplacable.

Almost every other tool mentioned, you could get away with using something else.

What on earth are you going to do when you need a Hi-Lift and haven't got one?

Plus it's scary as hell - which is cool.

Some other great suggestion here too. Love the notebook story - cool!

(Big ol' Craftsman regular tip screwdriver comes a close second!)

[speedo]

http://www.photovault.com/Link/Health/Anatomy/Nervous/HANVolume01/HANV01P02_11.jpg

Easily the most underused tool.

Gus

[big97redtj]

My used $100 55 ton 2 stage hydro press. I can't live without it at all. It makes tough jobs simple and simple jobs tough.

[Jam Master Jay]

Mine is a tie between my trusty old DeWalt angle grinder and my Granddad's iron worker's pry/spud.
My spud/prybar is so handy I never leave without it.

[64Trvlr]

Depending on the day it's a toss up between my Hi-Lift and Leatherman.

[D60]

One of the best things the wife ever bought me.

http://content.sears.com/data/product_images/009/37310/00937310000-dlv.jpg

I've got one of those and it is really handy. A lot of the Craftsman "inventions" are just gimmicky (and rarely were they originally invented by Craftsman), but that one is really cool. Great for cutting thru rubber lines of any sort, and works as a utility knife.

But, for power tools, I have to agree with the angle grinder. It's my first choice for cutting steel, long before the Sawzall. Plus it grinds and shapes, can take flapper wheels, wire wheels, etc

For hand tools, a nice BFH and a good set of pry bars are invaluable. I call these the "caveman" tools but they work for so many things BECAUSE they're so simple. After getting a three pack of Craftsman pry bars, I don't know how I'd live without them now.

[slapnutz]

Hard to beat a really good flash light.

[HandBuilt]

My 19/32 and 21/32 sockets.

They are Gray-Bonney sockets that my grandfather bought when working on british made railway equipment with Whitworth hardware (weird sizes) in the 1950s. Since I work on Land-Rovers a lot, I have to deal with old british fasteners and these are designed exactly for that. Gray is a Canadian tool company and they produce good stuff, I try and buy from them as much as I can. It's a family tradition :)

Second is a Rockwell all cast aluminum circular saw that runs metal cutting blades. That thing is the cat's nads - even has a grease cup for the bearings. Has cut 1" plate on several occasions. 2$ at a garage sale.

[John Smith]

Knipex
http://www.happytools.com/KIICHI/knipex-8603-250.jpg

[MCgiver4x4]

IMHO its the Torch and BFH

if something doesnt unscrew or its frezzed or doesnt fit
all you other tools come unservible :D

so guess what you have to use ???

[socalchef]

after all the exceptions, lately it's been my snapon cordless impact. use that on everything. protractor and math skills come in handy too.

[PTSchram]

http://www.photovault.com/Link/Health/Anatomy/Nervous/HANVolume01/HANV01P02_11.jpg

Dammit Slade, you beat me to it, so I'll have to add:
The education to use the brain and the tools together!

Thanx mom and dad for the six year vacation (small private college) you gave me so I could learn to use all those nifty tools I've bought since.

[Brandon]

Drill Press

[CaverInaCruiser]

My Ingersoll Rand 5 hp 2 stage Air compressor with the IR 3/8" drive butterfly impact wrench. Makes a tough job simpler, and an easy job non-existant...

[GJC]

Impact Wrench :D

[rockreligious]

Id probably have to say my favorite is any and all impacts, make short work of multi-part dissasemble and reassemblies..but I have favorite tools for different duties, such as a BFH and prybar, for doing body work, Yea maybe a BFH is my favorite tool, its also good for releasing mechanical tensions. :D

[XJClown]

I have to agree with the BFH, anything goes with that!!!! But it is hard to beat a good set of sockets and air tools. I MISS my tools!!!!!!!!!!!

[SR5Dave]

Drill Press

Second for me here. I drill so many holes, and using a hand drill sucks!

First would be my hands. They're also the least appreciated. Mine are cut to ribbons, burned, calloused, fingernails torn off, scarred, etc. But without them I'd be pretty screwed :laughing:

[rusted]

I'ma have to go with Welby and Buddha's Ghost. The dremel and the cordless drill are definitely heavy use stuff in my shop.

Now I have the angle grinder, adn I use it for a lot of shit, but I HATE that motherfucker. Basically, I hate any tool that gets above 90db. I am a sound pussy to be frank, I hate loud. So if a tool is getting a job done LOUD, you know the job can be done quicker, quieter and more efficient, yet those loud tools are so convenient. Grinder, sawzall, chopsaw come to mind (which I don't own, bandsaw instead).

Drill Press is definitely THE SHIT. Being able to follow all the tables in the Bible is nice. 1020 is 70 FPM cutting speed, etc.

Come to think of it, MACHINERY'S HANDBOOK is the recent star in my shop.

[Gummi Bear]

http://www.service.kleintools.com/Marketing/Catalog_Imagery/J2000-9NETP_ICON.JPG

My Klein's. Sidecutters, linemans, bull nose, whatever you want to call them.

I've been an electrician for 8 years now, and have only worn out one pair (they are in my trail tool box now). I can use them as a hammer, cut wire, cut cable, crimp lugs, twist wires, pry bar, wrench, fish tape puller, and oh yeah, pliers too.

[Dangling_Dave]

The few SnapOn wrenches that I still have. Most got stolen years ago and I never had the money to repace them. The best one is my 13/14mm "S" wrench, this set will be replaced with both metric and english asap.

dc

[LazyDog]

BFH and pry bar

[BigWoodyWag]

Hammer. 'cause if you can't get it to do what you want it to, hitting it with a hammer always makes me feel better.

[Butler]

Any kind of grinder will do. It fixes almost as much stuff as the sawzall.

[tunedportcj5]

I beat the hell out of this bitch... got it for $2.99 :D
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=38912


other than that... My Millermatic 210

[Clodhopper]

gas axe :D

[BruthDoobie]

1. Gearwrenches. G'damn, how did I live with out 'em.

2. That cheap ass red & white Harbor Freight tranny jack.
Kinda sucks for getting trannys from under a rig, but I'm not dropping the thing on my chest or balancing it on a floor jack either. Also works great for axle dolly, other heavy stuff dolly, and a roller chair.

[camo]

my favorite hand tool is far and away my snap-on gear wrenchs

favorite piece of equipment is my bridgeport mill

[jerseyzuks]

Not really a tool, but I seem to use ratchet straps a lot. Works for pulling a motor forward, holding an axle up when using a high lift, pulling a tranny into place etc. I have a hole chitload of them, in various lengths and widths.

[MC]

http://ai.pricegrabber.com/product_images/2316000-2316999/2316619_125.jpg

[masonmachines]

hand held grinder

[CrustyJeep]

My trusty old MAC 1/4 drive air ratchet. Oh baby :D I have a 3/8 IR air ratchet and pretty much never user it, but that 1/4 drive is always running. Close 2nd and 3rd would have to be the 3/8 and 1/2 impact guns. And then maybe the 4-inch grinder, you can't live without one of those.

[dieseltoy]

nitrile disposeable gloves

[Firefyter_Emt]

MagCharger... That damn flashlight is somewhere near 15 years old and has been rebuilt by Mag once.. Ya can't fix it if you can't see it, and burning your cheek on a drop light sucks!!

[CRO]

in the home shop....... #1 has to be "Lucky" the 1945 Clark Carloader electric forklift

in the OTT shop...... without question the OKK's ( ie: bigg asss CNC mills) , seconded only by the Barbie mill ( Bridgeport ) also ,the Ashina ( japanese ) drill press with the foot control and reversing DC drive.... handy

[74_Chevota]

Small Air grinder and cutter have made some projects go sooooo much smoother. When you have something in a tight spot that needs to be cut (cutting wheel) or need to prep to weld something (sanding pad) then you can beat it with a stick.

[unimogken]

This is my favorite tool.

Klein Crimping Tool 10-22 AWG.

[Sixty-Ninth Airborne]

electric multi-tester

I've exersized more electrical demons with that thing than I care to remember...

[rockreligious]

I earlier stated impacts, bfh, and prybars as my favorite, but I forgot to mention my Peterbilt 379, maybe cause its my least favorite tool to use.

[JeepinDoug]

After some thought I decided this tool is the one I've been using the h3ll out of. Shop jack.
http://www.crawltech.com/albums/album124/Pass_stuff_1.jpg

[junkyardjeep]

Im very fond of my oxegen and acetylene.And cherry picker.I use those two the most for fixing my own and friends vehicles.

[MOOSEKNUCKLE]

MY RITE HAND
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v238/MOOSEKNUCKLE57/DEWALT.jpg

(minus the gaurd and handle)

[300sniper]

36grit 3" rol-loc disks and small pnumatic angle grinder. i think it's in my hand 80% of the time i'm in the shop. i realy need/want a large disk/ belt sander 14"+.

[jeeplord]

My S-K dead blow hammer