Post the tools you have and love. Hopefully we will learn from each other and find some we NEED to have :)

killgar said:
So true.

For many years I had "saddlebags" on both my bikes made out of ammo cans. Most people couldn't tell they had once been ammo cans because I had heavily modified and customized them (including built-in locks). Back then ammo can saddlebags were a rare sight and they got a lot of attention, but they're a lot more common now. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures.

I took them off after about a decade when I felt like a change and went totally minimalistic, stripping down my bikes to the bare minimum of what they needed to be rideable. I eventually got over that phase, but never went back to saddlebags. I ended up giving the saddlebags away.
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What avgood idea. You could've used them for their intended purpose while biking to the range :)
 
I have an ammo can on the back of my town hopper / errand running cruiser bike.
An old WALD dual side basket on the rear with the ammo can on top between them for my tool kit and bike lock
 
This is my favorite small cordless screwdriver dcf682.
It has very convenient gyroscopic control. To operate you simply turn your hand in the direction you want. The spindle speed is controlled by the speed that you rotate your hand. I did not see other screwdrivers like that. The rest is all usual - torque setting ring, keyless chuck.
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What is your digital push/pull force gauge, if you use one?
I am an amateur guitar player for years and recently found in between low-medium strings I like on my Martin, They are easy to play and I was interested to measure the fretting force.
So I got this 50 N ( or 11.24 pounds full scale) force gauge and put a plastic cup on the probe which is very close in the tip size to a fingertip.
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Set to Lbs and zeroed
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Measuring the fretting force
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The gauge seems accurate enough for what I needed.
 
Gress said:
The spindle speed is controlled by the speed that you rotate your hand. I did not see other screwdrivers like that.
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I think this feature was used in a cheap Black & Decker cordless screwdriver about 12 years ago, but seeing as Dewalt is owned by S-B&D I guess they eventually decided to apply the technology to a better tool where it wouldn't just be a gimmick on a cheap tool.
Cordless screwdrivers just haven't been a tool I've ever really needed, but I've seen / heard a lot about this model and it's probably what I'd go with if I needed one.

I've been hoping for something that's truly screwdriver sized with useful power would come along but I don't think the technology really exists yet.
 
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I use these guys when putting hafts on axe heads, among other things. The mallet is something I made. The handle is hickory, while the head is made of gum. I ran screws through it and wrapped it with a couple pieces of rigid wire to keep it intact when you really pour it on. It’s light and has velocity. The cross peen and ball peen are old Kellys, I believe. They are my 2 favorite hammers that I own, not counting claws. Thanks
 
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Just wanted to say the battery chainsaws and esp. my Dewalt keeping up with the gas ones for smaller jobs no problem.

Due to storm with high winds I have few trees down. Today I cleaned up.
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The saw had no issues with couple of trees removal on single battery.
 
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Never pass up any vintage American made C clamps you find, especially Hargrave which seem to have been the best, you can never ever have enough C clamps but the modern Chinese clamps just aren't as good.

Hargrave, and Cincinnati tool co are the ones to look out for.
There are still good quality C clamps being made here in the USA, but they sure aren't cheap.
 
Hickory n steel said:
Never pass up any vintage American made C clamps you find, especially Hargrave which seem to have been the best, you can never ever have enough C clamps but the modern Chinese clamps just aren't as good.

Hargrave, and Cincinnati tool co are the ones to look out for.
There are still good quality C clamps being made here in the USA, but they sure aren't cheap.
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I don't know how long this Cincinnati clamp has been in my family, at least three generations. As for myself, the third generation of user, I've been using it as my drill press clamp for over twenty years now. I've put it to a lot of use, including this morning, when I took these pics.

I have several clamps, but for some reason I've always preferred this one for small drill press work.

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KentuckyBlackBird said:
Here are some mini hand tools I’ve made. Not sure where the application for them is, but I really enjoy making them. I hope yall like them.
https://imgur.com/a/WwiKUyJ
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Impressive work! :thumbsup:

There's an Arts/Crafts/Hobbies thread over in Whine & Cheese, you might want to post your creations there as well, if you have a mind to. I'm sure folks there would appreciate them. :)
 
Hickory n steel said:
This little one that I found in the street as a kid is my most used.
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I think it's a pretty cool detail that you found it as a kid. I imagine some guy back then thinking "Damn! I lost my clamp!" But it wasn't really "lost", it just got "passed on" to someone else, who would then use it for many years to come. I wouldn't mind losing a tool if I knew some kid would find it and then use it the rest of their life. :)
 
killgar said:
I think it's a pretty cool detail that you found it as a kid. I imagine some guy back then thinking "Damn! I lost my clamp!" But it wasn't really "lost", it just got "passed on" to someone else, who would then use it for many years to come. I wouldn't mind losing a tool if I knew some kid would find it and then use it the rest of their life. :)
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I also found a mini Kant-twist clamp in the same area about the same time, and I'm assuming somebody left them on top of the tool box in the back of their truck.
I also use the Little Kant twist quite often when I can find it, but it's so small I wind up finding the perfect place for it every time I'm done using it and can never remember where for the next time.
 
Failing to find my clamp...must be there somewhere...
Nice clamps you guys!

BTW, anyone can advise me on the proper spanner for the 3-hole on my strider?
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