posted Fri, 11/06/2015 - 01:18
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After myself, Tony and Viking amongst others hijacked another thread Viking rightly suggested starting a tool oriented thread. We were talking about cordless and pneumatic tools primarily but we can talk heavy equipment or whatever.
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I gotta say, it is pretty cool and interesting hearing how passionate we all are over our chosen tools and trades.
I'm in the process of remodeling our kitchen(on going project) in between work and such. Festool seems the way to go and a good reason to pick some up. Not much left to go just center island with granite, flush cabinets and lighting along with texture...the Mrs. gave me the go ahead for some more toys...not my cup of tea but it is turning out for far less than I was quoted a while back...
Yes, Kitchen remodels are very profitable for contractors that do them. If you are capable you can literally save (I would guess) 10g fairly easily. Now as far as going and buying top shelf tools if you really aren't going to be making a living with them is also maybe not so wise. Although you could sell them and recoup costs as well when you are finished.
Definitely right about that. I believe you get what you pay for. Even used, this line is top dollar. It sounded like a good idea but yes, after looking into the prices, I realized immediately it was a no go.
I've enjoyed this as well. Tools are how we built civilization, and how we keep it running.
Great post brother Pale! A quite interesting read indeed!
I feel like a wuss... the only tools I use nowadays are my brain and a calculator.
Back home I'd scoop piles of shit into the dung heap with a skidloader, clean the barn gutters with a JLG lift, mow the overgrown pastures with an old john deere from the '80s, which still runs like a charm cause pops takes care of that sucker real good. One summer we put up some new new fences and I got to use an augur attachment on the skidloader to drill holes for the 4x4 posts, that was fun.
Kobalt
Best warranty ever, if you tear your shit apart, just bring it back to Home Depot & will replace it, no questions ask!
RIGID = QUALITY .
For cordless tools we use dewalt, but mainly because we already have a ton of it. Milwaulkee and makita are good as well. Even bosch makes some descent power tools, but mainly their corded stuff.
I get a good laugh though when one of my so called "contractors" whips out his ryobi power tools.
Multitools. I consider mulitools kinda like a swiss army knife. There are 30 different uses for that swiss army knife and the only thing I would actually use is the sharp blade and maybe the bottle opener. It's kinda like all those extra buttons on my remote.
That being said, I find the cutter blades for the mutitool tool to come in so handy, especially for repair work like cutting out a section of trim or base board, even wood floor. Now I've used every brand out there and they all suck but one. Fein. Made in germany. Those damn germans make some good tools. We use our tools everyday and are pretty hard on them, but I can't stand expendable tools. I bought the dremmel brand when it first came out. Motor went out day one. Took it back and exchanged it. Motor went out again day one. Got my $ back. Finally spent $200 on a Fein & my guys have used it everday for 4 yrs. Just got a new one the other day so that we'd have two.
Tip: buy the Rockwall blades at lowes if you can. $9.95. They will fit just fine. All brands of blades do not last so no since buying the $20 ones.
Tip: When the teeth start to dull, use a small grinder in between the teeth, in the v-notches. You are cutting new teeth. Don't worry about shapening the teeth though. That sucker will still cut. You can regrind teeth all the way down to the nub.
A torch ( Victor ), ball peen hammer ( 40 oz ), welder ( Miller ), plasma cutter, metal cutting bandsaw, and so many other pieces of equipment make up my trade,............I'm a journeyman Steel Fabricator by trade, everything I do nowadays is one off, so pic's of my work could leave at trail back to be.
RustyhookerDid many hours with miller and the miller aluminum spool feed. Never liked field jobs with the gasless wirefeed. Theres not as much heat control.
I don't care to go out in the field,......... and I'm good enough at what I do that I don't have to!
RustyhookerThats a bonus! Was a heavy duty mechanic for many years. Field service chasing drill rigs, boats etc. Having home base is much easier.
My buddy does that as well. I think he mostly goes into commercial/industrial situations and custom fabs safety railings , stairs, etc. He came in real handy the other day when I realized or man basket had a bunch of cracks in the welds. He swung right by the job with his truck and fixed us right up.
Since my livelihood has always centered around the culinary arts, my tools are somewhat esoteric! A commercial Hobart 40qt.-160 qt. mixer! A set of proffesional pastry bags and tubes! A revolving oven and a rack oven! I would prefer a old fashioned brick oven but those are almost non-existent nowadays!
Fucken man version of Betty Crocker my friend. RESPECT!!!
Thanks brother Rick! :))
Actually some of the major influences which affected my approach and preparation are Chicago restauranteur Charlie Trotter, French pastry chef Pierre Herme, and New York chocolatier Jacque Torres who was also the executive pastry chef at Manhattans Le Cirque restaurant! There are a few others but these three gifted men influenced me greatly! Respect back at you my friend!
I have nothing but respect for you Theo, came in here for power tools and I was honestly a little ashamed that I didn't consider tools to be anything other than power tools, instead of tools being what a man makes his livelihood with. I am wondering why we haven't been blessed with some delicious recipes from you, must be some closely guarded cooking & baking secrets then!
I enjoy eating out at different establishments (helps keep the relationship healthy and new), and I completely understand your frustration with brick ovens. I've only had the pleasure of eating real brick oven cooked food a handful of times, and the tastes imparted on the food through that kind of cooking cannot be replicated by the modern gas, quick, or steam ovens.
Thank you kindly brother Impastable and I also hold you in high esteem! That's great that you eat out at local establishments and it undoubtedly rejuvenates a relationship! The brick oven I worked with for the first fifteen years of my career was built in 1918 and the dimensions were 16' x 14'! Undoubtedly some the best products flavor wise I have ever produced!
nice bro i was baker at my local grocery store in my early 20s i loved it ....acutally a dream of mine would be to open my own bakery
Nice my brother! Follow your culinary passion! Very hard and labor intensive work but so very rewarding! I wish you the best of luck in all your pursuits!
And I bet that's one of the many reasons why the wife fell for you. It's Friday night brother, I haven't had a scotch in years, grab Big V, Tony, Rusty and Darth and let's tear it up! lol
RustyhookerI'm all ears! Culinary delight and sipping fine malt!
I can't believe you just said that brother GuitarPlayer! I'm enjoying a few Johnnie Walker blacks as we speak! Works been chaotic and I just needed a release! Please join me and all the aforementioned dear brothers are warmly welcomed as well! :))
And yes, I do most of the kitchen chores in the house! But it's a labor of love! :))
Ok you twisted my arm. Gonna go hit the buffet then come back and enjoy a JW black with a nice Cuban cigar I picked up in Miami over the summer. Just told the old lady to pick out some "comfortable" for later
Salute brother
Nice! I'm filled with jot that you can join me! Enjoy your evening with your lovely wife!
Salute and cento anni my brother! :))
The only tools I use are festool. The Mercedes benz of the tool trade.
I broke down and got a domino a few years back. Definitely love that thing. I haven't tried much else from them.
I could run my trim saw on someone's carpet(which I don't,but could) and there would be no dust what so ever with the vac system hooked up. Perfects cuts, table saw same way. Bat operated drills and saws are the same way , bat life is great. Best high end company soo far. The domino is a serious tool , trim carpenter?
About all phases. Mainly finish work these days though. I'll still do my own framing. I'm a woodwork nerd though. I use the domino for thick table tops. I haven't touched a biscuit for anything since I picked up the festool.
The dust control would be well worth the investment. The portable tools I'm running a good bit of dewalt and rigid. They don't see the indoors much other than a garage. They're not very dust friendly.
I do everything finish, tile , hardwood , drywall hanging, taping and textured ( knock down , skip trowel or 0), trim , casing , crown , wanes coat , cabinetry , paint. Anything interior finish. Once you use one of their tools you don't ever look back brother. All festool comes with the vac attachment , which is hypo allergenic too. The whole line is a sick setup , hits the wallet hard but they can do a hell of a deal if you go through the whole line.
Pipe wrenches and pipe cutters.. rigid the only way to fly
No other pipe fitters round here ? :(
Not a pipefitter but I've run my share of plumbing and gas pipe. You're right. Rigid makes good tools for a lot of applications. I think they should've stayed outa the general powertool market though.
Never used there power tools...i pipe fit for a utility company and there wrenches and cutters .power dies last forever..
Being a Miner for 20 years. There is no better workout then hoisting around a jack leg for 12 hours drilling in the depths of the earth my friends.
Now that is a rough gig brother! Much respect! Wow!
Fkn me.............. thats a real big boyz toy............ i likes dat!
I can picture you with one of those brother.
I would love to have a play with that bro............. just up my street that kinda stuff.......... wouldnt fancy being underground all day! i give you props for what you did there,,,,,,,,, but yeah! thats like a larger scale DEmo hammer that i am quite used to handling.
Massive respect for that underground lifestyle.... seriously
I've had it lock up on me once while drilling on a rock pile in a 32 ft diameter tunnel and it threw me (260 lbs at the time) and another guy well over 300 lbs down the pile and the drill landed on him breaking his arm and leg. Fucking foreman was a dick for not using the proper tool for the job even after warning him that it was not feasible to use a jack leg on unstable ground. Luckily I was out only for a week with some stitches all over but my co worker wasn't so lucky breaking his leg and arm.
This is what should have been used
No respect needed broski, if you seen my paycheck at the time you'd be like where do I sign up
So where do I sign up?
Unfortunately the Sandhog work round here has almost dried up. I'd have to uproot the family and relocate. I still plan on getting 10 more years in for full pension but after the kids get in college.
Here are some upcoming projects. If you live near these area's I'd do my best If I were you to get on these projects If you have any construction background. Not for the physically or mentally weak, I'm betting you got the physical part down. PM me if you need more info if serious
http://tunnelingonline.com/upcoming-tunneling-projects/
I'm not sure experience in residential construction both field and office wise would translate into the mining field unfortunately... i have always been extremely in awe of the men and women working on these giant construction projects though, it is amazing work and each project always has its unique aspect, and with that its unique challenges. I may end up sending you a PM anyhow, just to get more information on what it's like.
would you say the mining industry has been on the decline? I'd love to hear why you believe either yes or no... You always hear politicians takes on it, but you never really hear the voice of the men and women actually underground busting their asses and risking their lives doing the work few are cut out to do.
It's all about politics. Let's just say the "Big Dig" went way over budget and taxpayers are not happy about the extra price tag.
I have done carpentry/bouncer/batending. Now I just stick to bartending, easy money but the ears get raped nightly with peoples problems, lol
I'd say it's on a decline but we need more tunnels to better the country's infrastructure. And that's for transportation, water, and sewer.
Now ironworkers who are up hundreds of feet in the air is something I would never have the balls to do. I don't care if it paid $300 an hr
I second that. Mining ain't no joke...
My god this thread blew up. I approve.
RustyhookerIve got 20k in snap on and mac. 25 years journeyman. Hate working on cars but the cash used to flow in the driveway. Heavyduty tech, machinist etc. Next garage I own my chopper will be completed.