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Hello,

Here is mine. I used it mostly when racing R. C.
(RADIO CONTROLLED) cars and trucks. Torch, hot blower, solder, and hot knife..........


Guido.
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Cordless Sawz-all. If I'd known about those "super destructo" blades that go through nails and all, I'd have got one years ago.
 
Hello Mike (WA),

That is just a little toy. Worked great for race day. Heat and bent parts, as well as solder.
Some times power was very low, below 110V, so it came in handy then..........

Guido.
 
Brendan,I'm with you,I change wheels on cars and trucks and it is so handy,on construction jobs we use it to insert lag bolts..handiest tool I own and probably one of the most expensive I've bought,but worth every cent!
 
I might be pushing the envelope here in your tool survey but the "thing" that I would miss most is my 52 8N with carryall.

The carryall is always on the 8N and always has a couple of chainsaws, gas can, bar oil, pick, shovel, rake, hoe, chain, etc. in it.

I do not own a quad but use my little 8N as a more versatile (for me, at least) substitute. The N has a Sherman combination transmission in it and will get down the road a bit over 20 MPH if need be.

If I've crossed the tool line, then I vote for my drawbar chain hook that is also always on the N. I use it almost as much as the chainsaws.

Dean
 

As of right now, because of the small remodeling job in the house, I would rate my Porter-Cable oscillating tool as the handiest tool I own.
 
Hello Dean,

Just worked on my first 8N over the weekend.
Owner said it was a 1953. Bush hogging that day.
Must be O.K never called me back. That classifies as a cool tool............

Guido.
 
I have a 19.2 Crapsman. It works but loves its batteries.

I'm not sure if I want to spend a bunch of money on getting my old batteries rebuilt with heavy-duty cells, or just get an 18 volt DeWalt.

The boss was given one by a seed dealer, it sat behind the seat of the duramax last winter. We pulled it out in April and changed a trailer tire, it didn't even flinch.
 
Mike, i have a snap on butane soldering torch, refill with cigar liter butane. Runs a long time on a fill and for a small torch, burns very hot. Look at micro torch sets.
 
For the kind of work I do taking apart old rusty stuff I'd have to say it's the long barrel air chisel. The other night it got the frozen wedges pushed out so we could slide the saddle on a semi. This evening I got a stubborn hub off a shaft with it. It's almost one of the most used air tools in the shop.
 
Long before cordless impacts I had a tool to tighten and loosen bolts and screws on my Harley. Looks and operates similar to a "Yankee Screwdriver" except you hit the butt to turn the shaft 1/8th turn. I still use it on striped head and rusted screws that nothing else will budge.
Have no clue what it's called but it sure works.
 
Dean, I'm with you.

My 49 8N has a carryall on the back, never comes off, and probably has more hours logged on it in a year than any of my bigger "more capable" tractors.

Probably tied with the 8n is the 'puter in the shop....with a little common sense and Google you can figure out how to fix bout anything.

Fred
 
T in NE...I'm assuming you've got Nicad batteries..get rid of them and get the lithium ion batteries.

I've got a lot of the Craftsman 19.2 tools, was thinking of putting them on craigslist cause I hated them, then my wife bought me a 4ah lithium battery and charger for Christmas...what a difference.

Sears just upgraded their impact to 300 ft/lbs, (I really cant tell much difference between it and my 200 ft/lb) but you buy it in a kit with a 4ah lithium battery and charger for around $150 on sale, if you look at what they want for the big battery and charger alone, that's not too bad.

Fred
 
I've looked online and Interstate will rebuild them, but not sure how many amp-hours. There's another company that will near double the amp-hours, but it's $75 each battery. I've got 3 that won't hold a charge, which is why I looked into a rebuild.

I've thought about going to the Li-ion, but the woman at the store said in their drill when they did a remodel, they couldn't tell the difference on run time between the standard and lithium batteries. But she may have been using the low amp-hour ones, too.

If I get a kit I'd probably get the one with the 3/8 impact, as I've got the 1/2 already.

As much as people don't like them, I'm happy with the performance of the craftsman tools, except for this impact eating batteries.
 
I would vote for my Leatherman tool, it is always right there on my belt and it is usefull for lots of small jobs, lots of tools in a small and handy package . It saves a lot of running for to the tool box for something small
 
(quoted from post at 20:13:33 09/28/14) Long before cordless impacts I had a tool to tighten and loosen bolts and screws on my Harley. Looks and operates similar to a "Yankee Screwdriver" except you hit the butt to turn the shaft 1/8th turn. I still use it on striped head and rusted screws that nothing else will budge.
Have no clue what it's called but it sure works.
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da.bees, I've got one of those. I call it an "impact driver". Bought it from J.C. Whitney way back in about 1972 when I bought a Honda CL 350. It is the only thing I ever found that would get those phillips head, steel screws out of the aluminum cases without totally destroying the phillips head.
 
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(quoted from post at 20:13:33 09/28/14) Long before cordless impacts I had a tool to tighten and loosen bolts and screws on my Harley. Looks and operates similar to a "Yankee Screwdriver" except you hit the butt to turn the shaft 1/8th turn. I still use it on striped head and rusted screws that nothing else will budge.
Have no clue what it's called but it sure works.
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da.bees, I've got one of those. I call it an "impact driver". Bought it from J.C. Whitney way back in about 1972 when I bought a Honda CL 350. It is the only thing I ever found that would get those phillips head, steel screws out of the aluminum cases without totally destroying the phillips head.
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Rusty, That is funny. I bought one the same year because I bought a CL350 and needed to get those stubborn screws out. Mine was a 1971. I bought it in March from a friend who was leaving to go on an expedition to cross the Greenland ice cap.
 
Hello da.bees

You are showing your age! HA!HA!. You forgot to mention that you can also lock it and use as a screwdriver. OOPS! Now I'm showing my age.........

Guido.
 
Hello Jim in MA,

YEAP! that is a good one. So far 2 votes for the Leatherman tool......

Guido.
 
The handiest and most used tools must be 1/2, 9/16 and 3/4 wrenches and sockets cause i have a whole pile of ech and can hardly find one when needed :lol:
 
I also bought a CL350 in 1971, to ride to college on the ferry to Seattle- motorcycle and rider was cheaper than paying for parking, going on boat as a foot passenger and then taking the transit bus once I got to Seattle- and a lot more fun!

Still have the bike, parked in corner of barn. I'll bet those screws would be REALLY hard to get out now! (I also have an impact driver set).
 
Hello T in NE,

Are your batteries peaking too soon? Try putting them back on charge. You can do it as many times as it takes to get the pack warm. If you have a bad cell nothing will help. Also try to get the battery pack down to zero volts. After you discharge it. voltage reading should not go up, and read a few millivolts or less. Automotive light bulb will do for discharging the pack.

Guido.
 
Probably the coolest tool I have is a RivNut squeezer. It's far from the most important tool in my shop, and it's not something I have much need for, but it definitely is a cool tool. Second coolest it probably my 48 inch pipe wrench. Again, not much use for it, but it looks pretty cool hanging on the wall...
 
Hello T in NE,

Showing full charge or taking little time to stop charging,

Guido
 
Hello T in NE,

If you like shoot me an e-mail, and tell me what the pack is doing while charging.
There are many things you can do before condemning the pack. Voltage after the pack stops charging is a good indicator of the pack condition. If it stops charging in a few minutes is one indication of a partial charge,


Guido.
 
Hello greywolf224,

You would laugh at my de solder. Black pump tube, like a baster bulb. Also I use desoldering braid.
That blue tool you got is cool!

Guido.
 
Hello bison,

The question was: Coolest Tool You Have!, not the handiest one,

Guido.
 
(quoted from post at 20:13:33 09/28/14) Long before cordless impacts I had a tool to tighten and loosen bolts and screws on my Harley. Looks and operates similar to a "Yankee Screwdriver" except you hit the butt to turn the shaft 1/8th turn. I still use it on striped head and rusted screws that nothing else will budge.
Have no clue what it's called but it sure works.
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If you are hitting it with a hammer it is called and impact driver, thy also make one for screws. used them for a lot of years on a hole bunch of Harley wheel hubs and clutch hubs.
 
Well would something that enhances my calm be a tool? If so it would be my Harley! But the most used would be my level this is an old house that must have been made before thy had level's because NOTHING is level or plum, so that and all 5 of my reversible drills work overtime on this house, along with my little gorilla wagon and GT 6000 craftsman mower ( mini tractor)
 
Hello knuckledave,

If knuckle is as is knucklehead YEA! that counts!
Never seen one of those..........

Guido.
 
(quoted from post at 15:16:44 10/31/14) Hello knuckledave,

If knuckle is as is knucklehead YEA! that counts!
Never seen one of those..........

Guido.
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een riding bike over 55 years and always loved a knuckle head, first bike was a Pan head then I rode knuckle heads until 2004, hence the name, then I got a 1991 FXR, and in 2008 I bought a 2007 FXSTD Deuce that I still ride as often as I can! But wish I still had my knuckle head.
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I'd have to go with my little old 4" rotary electric grinder. Between the grinder, sander, or cut-off wheel, she sure comes in handy. Plenty of power, don't know what I ever did without it. Just gotta remember to wear heavy leather gloves, could tear into you pretty easy if it kicks back.
 
Hello knuckledave,

Nice! Only thing I ride without a top now is my lawn tractor:-(,

Guido.
 
(quoted from post at 21:43:14 10/31/14) Hello knuckledave,

Nice! Only thing I ride without a top now is my lawn tractor:-(,

Guido.
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Hello Guido:

Well I don't get to ride as much as I did when I lived in Phoenix AZ. or Mesquite NV. much warmer year round there and didn't own a place that needs working on all the time. It has been work on the house or the property for the last 1 1/2 years, then there is the work I do on the 2N and the Gt 6000 lawn tractor and the Miller 200 LE welder. so it has been a lot of 12 hr. days for me with little time to ride, So like you most of my time is not on the Bike. WOW isn't retirement great! You work 7days a week 12+hrs a day with no pay, BUT its all for yourself and it is all your stuff. No pay but plenty of work.
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(quoted from post at 21:43:14 10/31/14) Hello knuckledave,

Nice! Only thing I ride without a top now is my lawn tractor:-(,

Hello knuckledave,
I did the same thing for a while,10 years, Now I'm catching up I think. Hoping to get so quality time from now on.........


Guido.























Well I don't get to ride as much as I did when I lived in Phoenix AZ. or Mesquite NV. much warmer year round there and didn't own a place that needs working on all the time. It has been work on the house or the property for the last 1 1/2 years, then there is the work I do on the 2N and the Gt 6000 lawn tractor and the Miller 200 LE welder. so it has been a lot of 12 hr. days for me with little time to ride, So like you most of my time is not on the Bike. WOW isn't retirement great! You work 7days a week 12+hrs a day with no pay, BUT its all for yourself and it is all your stuff. No pay but plenty of work.
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Guido.
Hi Guido:
Well I think mine would go a little faster If I had my 2N loader all done I have several trees that need to come down BUT this old man isn't going to climb up the tree's to cut them and the tree service here is to much AND I hate working in the wind and cold. So its the house or the pole barn garage thy have built on the house. :(
 
Going to take your question literally.
I can slaghter and age my beef any time of the year.
Used it on an elk and a moose so far this fall.

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(quoted from post at 22:33:39 09/28/14)
As of right now, because of the small remodeling job in the house, I would rate my Porter-Cable oscillating tool as the handiest tool I own.
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Same here, mine's a Rockwell however. Always reaching for it for something or other. Really handy when putting down laminate flooring for cutting under old hardwood door trim. Makes for a nice professional looking job.
 
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