favourite power tool

[Richardp]

Just been going though my granddads tool box, its one of those big old wooden one's which was given to them on completion of their apprenticeship, these days they would be banned for the weight of them and the sharpness of the tools!! we were wondering which was his favourite tools and decided that the chisels which are still sharp and neatly wrapped in oil paper was the one's for several reasons (and not an electric tool in sight) anyway! I was asked which was my favourite power tool, which one is the most useful to you? mine is my cement mixer, mixing cement is the hardest most boring job to do by hand , I keep it clean and out of the weather and occasionally speak to it!! which is your favourite power tool and why?

 

[kendor]

got to be the petrol garden vac which has worked faultlessly since bought many years ago, sucks up anything including small rocks if you are not careful.

 

[Thermo]

dewalt mitre saw, no the nail gun, no the fence post auger, no the cement mixer, no the kango breaker.....oh god too many to chose from and all so nice in so many ways....big toys for boys!

Probably is my dewalt dw708 mitre saw, nice and accurate, cuts through anything (been cutting large oak baulks with it this week), just a bit heavy when you have to lug it around.

As for hand tool, ive got several that my father has passed on to me, in his words, "here you are son, wear that in for me" He was a builder man and boy, now in his late 70's (still comes and gives me a hand sometimes, absolute craftsman). Power tools inevitably come and go, but hand tools take on a character of their own. You always have them with you and you instanly know that they are yours. As for my favourite hand tool......any that my father has passed to me, bit like the passing of the torch of the family tradition.

(good topic by the way, lets just hope politics dont get onto this one!)

 

[WoodYouLike]

definitely the Feinmaster! No other tool can tackle cutting hideous architraves and doorposts as the multi master (also can sand the tiniest spots an edge sander can't reach)

Then of course the circular plunge saw (we use Festool)

 

[andy]

Just been going though my granddads tool box, its one of those big old wooden one's which was given to them on completion of their apprenticeship, these days they would be banned for the weight of them and the sharpness of the tools!! we were wondering which was his favourite tools and decided that the chisels which are still sharp and neatly wrapped in oil paper was the one's for several reasons (and not an electric tool in sight) anyway! I was asked which was my favourite power tool, which one is the most useful to you? mine is my cement mixer, mixing cement is the hardest most boring job to do by hand , I keep it clean and out of the weather and occasionally speak to it!! which is your favourite power tool and why?

got to be the SDS drill. or maybe electric screwdriver....

 

[felix]

If the definition of a power tool is one with a plug on it or a battery in it then I must vote for my trusty soldering iron. Most jobs for which we regularly use power tools can be done by hand - and in days gone by were. I made my very first soldered joints with a lump of copper heated in a coal fire and I'm in no hurry to try it again.

PS: I did once do an emergency solder job inside an old gramophone (remember them) using a screwdriver heated in a wood burning stove. Perhaps my early experience wasn't wasted after all!

PPS: I bet the old lump of copper is still lurking in the depths of my mother's garage.

 

[pipme]

The £50 note ... alone or grouped can dig,mix,move,cajole,bribe,lubricate,wire,paint,drill,hammer,shovel,solder,feed,drink and much more ... via electronic payment.

 

[securespark]

The Rampant Rabbit

 

[ohmygodwhathaveyoudone]

sledgehammer

 

[AdamW]

It depends...

Power drill with a sharp 6mm wood bit is very satisfying when drilling holes in nice thick spruce.

Angle grinder slicing through breezeblocks like they were butter is also quite nice (although a lot messier!)

And what about an electric plane? There is no quicker way to turn a living room floor into a hamster's cage than to mince a door through one with the shavings collector removed!

In the next week or two I'll get to try out my circulaw saw and router, perhaps I'll like them too!

I know a right old cheapskate who announced that he was thinking of buying his first power drill, if he could get a good deal on one. He still drills holes in walls with a brace. Takes him forever, apparently.

 

[big-all]

to me its definatly a router moulding and shaping turning a blank piece of wood
into wood with caricter in a few passes

although the table saw deserves a mention for doing a lot off the donkey work before a router gets the glory

 

[punchjoshua]

gotta be the kettle,i,ll have a nice cup before and after i,m done with the other power tool.

 

[pipme]

It depends...

Power drill with a sharp 6mm wood bit is very satisfying when drilling holes in nice thick spruce.

Angle grinder slicing through breezeblocks like they were butter is also quite nice (although a lot messier!)

And what about an electric plane? There is no quicker way to turn a living room floor into a hamster's cage than to mince a door through one with the shavings collector removed!

In the next week or two I'll get to try out my circulaw saw and router, perhaps I'll like them too!

I know a right old cheapskate who announced that he was thinking of buying his first power drill, if he could get a good deal on one. He still drills holes in walls with a brace. Takes him forever, apparently.

Don't forget to count your fingers before and after ... No surprises I hope !!

 

[PowerTool]

Most used - cordless drill (I have 5..)

Favourite - I agree with Big All,the router has a magical fascination

(But also enjoy my lathe,bandsaw,pillar drill,benchsaw,angle grinders,bench grinders,mini-drill,circular saw,jigsaw.....and hand tools as well... )

 

[Thermo]

if were talking workshop tools then without doubt mine is the lathe. i have it purely for enjoyment, of turning a lump of wood into a thing of beauty (well sometimes if it goes right!)