Tools (The work kind)

[tod evans]

Something to extend the life of the back of this old drywaller. Just put it together tonight, I'll let you know how it performed in a couple days.

https://hangprolift.com/

Looks interesting, as a bonus there's no water bottles full of pee buried in the wall and 107db Mariachi music blasting...

 

[Origanalist]

Looks interesting, as a bonus there's no water bottles full of pee buried in the wall and 107db Mariachi music blasting...

Is that what that smell is?

 

[tod evans]

Is that what that smell is?

10-15 million dollar house, beans hanging rock, shit in the upstairs tub, peeing in water bottles, food scraps layered in with rock waste...

I remember why I quit site work.

 

[fisharmor]

My most recent thing I've been goofing with.
Phrozen Sonic Mini

 

[oyarde]

Today Ipicked up a sweet two foot Cornwell Drift Pin/Punch Lady Foot bar . Should come in handy while I am cutting wood , a little longer than the other couple I have but still shorter than a crow bar .

 

[tod evans]

I swore off battery powered tools back when Milwaukee still offered a drill with a metal housing due to the high upkeep costs, late 80's...

Well I took the plunge and am giving the LI tools a try.

After consulting with my friend who repairs them I followed his advice and went with Makita.

According to him they're all made in Chiwaneese but the Makita tools have the best charging technology and consistent cell quality.

18v brushless drill driver combo set..

No complaints after 6 months or so..

 

[Origanalist]

My most recent thing I've been goofing with.
Phrozen Sonic Mini

What are you printing if I may ask?

 

[Origanalist]

Something to extend the life of the back of this old drywaller. Just put it together tonight, I'll let you know how it performed in a couple days.

https://hangprolift.com/

It's a bit awkward, still on the learning curve with it but I can see it's a keeper. Worth the money. It's too bad the old guy who's basement I'm doing misunderstood me and ordered 8 footers instead of twelves but I did a few twelves on another job with it before they got red tagged for no permits and it worked well.

 

[fisharmor]

What are you printing if I may ask?

Sure!
Right now I am just experimenting. I had some play money as I am winding down a 25 year phase of my life and selling off a the accoutrement... And I discovered that the resin printers solve a bunch of issues I had with the idea of filament printing, and at an entry level cost of about $200 for the machine. Of course all the trimmings about double that but it's still crazy inexpensive to get started.

I made a list of things I want to print... Like headphone housings, motor mounting brackets, atlas lathe change gears, and potentially shoe soles. What I have found in a couple weeks ownership is that these things are pretty well figured out for printing miniatures and dental appliances... But anything useful like a gear is pretty uncharted territory. There's a steep learning curve for doing anything but pirating Games Workshop minis.

I still think it's simpler than filament and it's objectively more accurate.... And I kinda knew going into this I was going to still be basically an early adopter. But it was too inexpensive and low footprint to ignore.

Tl;dr, not printing anything permanent yet, just getting my feet wet.

 

[Origanalist]

I saw the price when I looked it up, that makes it pretty tempting even for someone like me that knows nothing about it.

 

[Dundelionn]

I have some vintage toolbox of unknown origin with a set of screwdrivers and a pair of nose pliers, I keep the box in the garage and rarely use it. I prefer stuff modern tools mostly and everything I use is either electric or gas powered like a string strimmer as was mentioned on toolsngoods or a power drill.

 

[oyarde]

I picked up an old set of Snap on Flare nut wrenches that have an open end on the other end . Pretty handy .

 

[tod evans]

I picked up an old set of Snap on Flare nut wrenches that have an open end on the other end . Pretty handy .

I'm jealous!

 

[presence]

came across an old spud wrench.

I've never seen one with an 90 degree offset like this.

related keywords: offset spud, scaffold erection, erector, iron workers, bridge builder, podger wrench

BILLINGS 907A

I believe the "A" stands for the 90 degree bend

Any ideas on exactly what it is you call this thing when its bent like this? Any specific purpose?

looking to dump on ebay; given its rarity.... I'm thinking $100 free shipping.

 

[oyarde]

came across an old spud wrench.

I've never seen one with an 90 degree offset like this.

related keywords: offset spud, scaffold erection, erector, iron workers, bridge builder, podger wrench

BILLINGS 907A

I believe the "A" stands for the 90 degree bend

Any ideas on exactly what it is you call this thing when its bent like this? Any specific purpose?

looking to dump on ebay; given its rarity.... I'm thinking $100 free shipping.

I have a lot of really nice old Billings open end wrenches I have picked up in auctions . On yours my guess is it came with a specific pf of equipment. I am not even sure the 907 means a 1 1/8 wr , I have seen Williams 907 spud wrenches in 1 1/16 and Wright Tool wrenches in 900 series , including 907 in entire sets marked the same so I suspect iit may just be a model number for the type of wrench or a nomenclature for the steel used .

 

[tod evans]

came across an old spud wrench.

I've never seen one with an 90 degree offset like this.

related keywords: offset spud, scaffold erection, erector, iron workers, bridge builder, podger wrench

BILLINGS 907A

I believe the "A" stands for the 90 degree bend

Any ideas on exactly what it is you call this thing when its bent like this? Any specific purpose?

looking to dump on ebay; given its rarity.... I'm thinking $100 free shipping.

Nice piece of curly maple!

 

[oyarde]

Broke down and got myself a fancy Blue Point spark plug gap tool today . I have some plugs I need to change on some outdoor equipment and have just been using a flat stock feeler gauge for about the past 35 years because I don't remember where I left my other one .

 

[sparebulb]

Knipex water pump pliers.

 

[oyarde]

Knipex water pump pliers.

Nice . I have three pair , a 12" and two 9" I think. Best part was I got my employer to pay for them.

 

[sparebulb]

Nice . I have three pair , a 12" and two 9" I think. Best part was I got my employer to pay for them.

They are awesome, aren't they?

They have gotten me out of countless jams.

I don't do a lot of electrical work, but I think I'm going to buy some Knipex electrical pliers and some dikes. I think that it was the Knipex pitch guys that would slice pennies with their diagonal cutters at the trade shows.