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re: What power tools should I add
Posted on 10/7/24 at 5:43 pm to lesgeaux
Posted on 10/7/24 at 5:43 pm to lesgeaux
An under rated power tool to add to your collection is a battery operated fan. I use my Kobalt 24 volt work fan a lot. Either on an outside job where I work in the same place a lot, or when I sit down to take a break. I also plan to take it down to the lake. Anywhere you are outside sweating or around mosquitoes, it helps.
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Posted on 10/7/24 at 6:16 pm to lesgeaux
Pancake compressor
Posted on 10/7/24 at 9:14 pm to Clames
quote:I picked up the Ryobi 18v JobPlus version (yes, they were interchangeable).
Unfortunately the truly good one is no longer in production, Ridgid JobMax. I have the 12V system with the oscillating head, mini-sawzall, sheet metal shear, and jigsaw attachments.
I have the tin shears, oscillating head, drywall cutter, and a 3/8 ratchet head. I've used them all.
As for my must-have power tools:
Impact wrench- something strong enough to pull the lug nuts off your biggest auto
a 12v 3/8 ratchet (Milwaukee was the original and king, but crazily enough, Walmart Hyper Tough is now in the game)-
Posted on 10/7/24 at 9:42 pm to AmosMosesAndTwins
Pancake compressor, along with nail guns. A Framing nailer is great but pricey unless you have a specific job.
I think the cordless guns are good, but you can still catch a sale and get three compressed air guns and a compressor for nearly $200.
Here is a Rigid set for $250
[link=(6 Gal. Portable Electric Pancake Air Compressor w/ 18GA Brad Nailer, 16GA Straight Finish Nailer, & 18GA Finish Stapler)]Compressor and guns[/link]
I think the cordless guns are good, but you can still catch a sale and get three compressed air guns and a compressor for nearly $200.
Here is a Rigid set for $250
[link=(6 Gal. Portable Electric Pancake Air Compressor w/ 18GA Brad Nailer, 16GA Straight Finish Nailer, & 18GA Finish Stapler)]Compressor and guns[/link]
Posted on 10/7/24 at 9:43 pm to AmosMosesAndTwins
Pancake compressor, along with nail guns. A Framing nailer is great but pricey unless you have a specific job.
I think the cordless guns are good, but you can still catch a sale and get three compressed air guns and a compressor for nearly $200.
Here is a Rigid set for $250
Compressor and guns
I think the cordless guns are good, but you can still catch a sale and get three compressed air guns and a compressor for nearly $200.
Here is a Rigid set for $250
Compressor and guns
This post was edited on 10/7/24 at 9:46 pm
Posted on 10/8/24 at 5:39 am to Macfly
quote:
speed square
i was doing home repair and furniture/cabinet building many years before i started using a speed square. what a difference they make when used as a crosscut circular saw guide. 1 have 3-4 sizes and use them for framing and trim work.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 4:37 pm to piratedude
Yes; they are a game changer. I have several regular size, and 1 that I use for tile, think it’s about 11-12 inches.
Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:15 am to lesgeaux
Bench grinder- easy to find at estate sales and garage sales $25-$40
Belt Sander - I picked up an old Craftsman for $15 that came with a Craftsman stand to mount it vertically.
Compound Miter Saw
Bench top Table saw - small and portable
Belt Sander - I picked up an old Craftsman for $15 that came with a Craftsman stand to mount it vertically.
Compound Miter Saw
Bench top Table saw - small and portable
Posted on 10/9/24 at 11:46 am to lesgeaux
Get a miter saw, cheapest you can find, just need to cut 2x4 type stuff. you can use the circular saw for wider boards.
and a Track Saw. These have become cheap, and you can do just about anything that a table saw can do, especially as related to sheet goods.
Get Ryobi level stuff unless you are planning on becoming a woodworker.
and a Track Saw. These have become cheap, and you can do just about anything that a table saw can do, especially as related to sheet goods.
Get Ryobi level stuff unless you are planning on becoming a woodworker.
Posted on 10/9/24 at 1:16 pm to diat150
quote:
Oscillating tool
Handy as hell. I thought they were silly first time I saw one. They ain't at all. I cut some dove tails with one not long ago just to see how they'd turn out and they were damn near flawless.
Posted on 10/9/24 at 1:19 pm to lesgeaux
They ain't as popular as they used to be but my first power tool that was mine and paid for by me was a black and decker jig saw. I was about 10 years old. I think I paid about $5 for it. I used it to build all sorts of shite. I still use one on just about every project.
Posted on 10/9/24 at 1:21 pm to El Segundo Guy
quote:
Good advice. A few years ago I was convinced I needed a Festool Domino. And I was dead set on getting one, but the project I was doing at that time, I wanted to use dowels. So I bought a Dowelmax jig.
Man I love that thing and use it so much that I've done a 180 on a Domino. I'm just a guy building projects and making furniture. I build stuff for others, but I have no desire to do paid commission work and am not in a production, time sensitive environment and that Dowelmax jig with the 3/8, 1/4 and 1/2 set me back maybe 400 bucks or so vsover 1200.
Along the same line a pocket hole jig makes a helluva good joint. I have almost gone over to pocket screws exclusively.
This post was edited on 10/9/24 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 10/9/24 at 9:51 pm to El Segundo Guy
quote:
but the project I was doing at that time, I wanted to use dowels. So I bought a Dowelmax jig.
I built a simple dining table in 1989 with dowels for the apron to leg connection. That table is on my back porch and subject to temperature and humidity swings. The joinery is rock solid to this day. Dowels are underrated.
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