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Favorite tool?

Tinman
Tinman Member Posts: 2,808
in THE MAIN WALL
This Milwaukee 11 amp band saw may be the best investment in a tool I've ever made...cuts through angle iron, strut, and threaded rod like a hot knife through butter. Cuts are clean, square, and quick. I was like a kid in a candy store using this thing.
Steve Minnich

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  • Snowmelt
    Snowmelt Member Posts: 1,425
    My press tool is my fav. The my lunch box
    kcopp
  • Charlie from wmass
    Charlie from wmass Member Posts: 4,373
    Rigid 300.
    Cost is what you spend , value is what you get.

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  • rick in Alaska
    rick in Alaska Member Posts: 1,466
    My 12 volt Milwaukee fuel impact driver! Fits on my belt and I don't even know it is there. But works for every fastener I need to run, including 3/8 lags. Next best is my new Dewalt 18 volt cordless bandsaw. Like Stephan says, I use it for everything. But mostly for cutting pipe for gas jobs. Quick, fast, and no burrs.
    Rick
  • Rich Swatton_2
    Rich Swatton_2 Member Posts: 24
    My favorite tool is my brain
    The older I get I realize that most people I come in contact with eather don't have one or were never taught how to use it.

    There was an error rendering this rich post.

    Robert O'BrienSWEI4Johnpipe
  • tim smith
    tim smith Member Posts: 2,807
    job site favorite tool I think is my non ferrous porter cable chop saw. Burns through 1-4" copper like butter. Leaves such a small inner ring that one light swipe with pen reamer and ready to go. When we are piping boiler rooms, it is an arm saver and time saver.
  • Tinman
    Tinman Member Posts: 2,808
    @Tim - I was using the same setup for awhile but there was so much copper "dust" and shavings inside the copper pipe after each cut that I had to blow out the pipe with a compressor after each cut. Not a big deal considering how fast and straight the cuts are with a chop saw.
    Steve Minnich
  • jonny88
    jonny88 Member Posts: 1,139
    I agree Stephen the band saw is a thing of beauty.Took a long time to be persuaded to use it but now never look back.But without my Ridgid 300 nothing else matters thats my bread and butter.
    Tinman
  • Larry_52
    Larry_52 Member Posts: 182
    South Bend 13" lathe, a tool that is so good it could reproduce itself.
  • j a_2
    j a_2 Member Posts: 1,801
    My hands...could never have made it without them
    jonny88
  • RobG
    RobG Member Posts: 1,850
    I carry favorite tool in my underpants! :#
    j a_2jonny88ericmf
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,480
    Band saw a favorite, 4 1/2" grinder with a cutting disk, I would hate to be without my cutting torch. I don't do much sheet metal but I have a pair of Kett nibblers or"double cutters" as some people call them. They make fast straight cuts in sheet metal up to 18ga?? I think. Drill a hole with a step bit and then go to town with them. Paid $100 new for them years ago. Paid for themselves over and over....................and over. Can you tell I like demo??
  • nicholas bonham-carter
    nicholas bonham-carter Member Posts: 8,578
    edited June 2015
    Rich Swatton said:

    My favorite tool is my brain

    The older I get I realize that most people I come in contact with eather don't have one or were never taught how to use it.

    I carry my favorite tool in my underpants! :LOL · RobG
    Both tools can loose their edge with time.--NBC
    RobG
  • nicholas bonham-carter
    nicholas bonham-carter Member Posts: 8,578
    this reminds me of a much earlier thread:
    Favorite brand names.
    Mentioned were Watts, Grundphos, etc, and finally someone slipped in. KY!-- NBC
    RobGjonny88
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,386
    Heating guys- can't take them anywhere........
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    ChrisJRobG
  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,316
    edited June 2015
    My favorite tool by far is my PC and has been since 1994.

    It lets me learn almost anything i want. Second would me my soldering irons, third my turbo torch and fourth my 18V Dewalt cordless drill and fifth my calipers.



    Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.

  • RobG
    RobG Member Posts: 1,850
    Steamhead said:

    Heating guys- can't take them anywhere........

    I think Frank's favorite tool is Gordo! It seems that in all the pictures he posts Gordo is the one turning the four foot pipe wrench. :D
    SWEIZman
  • 4Johnpipe
    4Johnpipe Member Posts: 485
    My favorite tool is my cigar lighter...Seems like when I have a problem I end up solving it soon after I light the thing...
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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,386
    RobG said:

    Steamhead said:

    Heating guys- can't take them anywhere........

    I think Frank's favorite tool is Gordo! It seems that in all the pictures he posts Gordo is the one turning the four foot pipe wrench. :D
    We don't want the camera to break, so we don't take pics of me.

    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • j a_2
    j a_2 Member Posts: 1,801
    Hard to break a good Polaroid camera instamatic. Lol
  • solsean
    solsean Member Posts: 18
    Press tool has changed the game!!
    Robert O'Brien

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