What is your favourite tool to use

[Jacko264]

My tool would be spanners
Graham

 

[d.mcfarland]

The internet.

 

[oldmachinenut]

My South Bend lathe

 

[zimman]

Use it all day, every day.
Zim

 

[JSutter]

23

 

[RalphInCA]

The one I just purchased.

 

[impactims]

Silly question not to be taken seriously.

There can’t be a universal favorite. The favorite is the one that works best at any given moment, depending on the task at hand, which changes. Ridiculous question.

 

[micromind]

My favorite tool is the large hammer. It has the ability to overrule the will of uncooperative parts and in the event of continued obstinance, it can smash things.

 

[Jacko264]

Silly question not to be taken seriously.

There can’t be a universal favorite. The favorite is the one that works best at any given moment, depending on the task at hand, which changes. Ridiculous question.

Don’t be so serious it’s only a bit of fun I have lots of tools too but as I have been using spanners today that’s mine today

 

[niget2002]

3d printer

 

[tarmy]

My brain. It needs challenges and exercise on a daily basis.

 

[richfinn]

I always look forward to jobs where I might get to use my Oscilloscope.

 

[impactims]

Don’t be so serious it’s only a bit of fun I have lots of tools too but as I have been using spanners today that’s mine today

If you look at it that way, then my favorite is a tie between my Whiteside Manufacturing creeper seat and my top creeper. Total game changers. I used to do everything bending down, squatting down, leaning over etc. Not anymore! Are those even tools? Or are they equipment? If talking about hand tools, then at the moment it is my 17inch long, 3/8 drive, non-flexing, hard handle, Cornwell 30 tooth ratchet. The perfect reach for several things. I used to use a shorter ratchet and reach with my arm. This is much nicer.

 

[ecotec]

Dual 80 ratchets… though, really I use impacts on most disassembly.

 

[MushCreek]

Well, I know what it used to be, but I'm too old for that nonsense now.

Metal working? Bridgeport mill.
Wood working? Bandsaw
Yard tool? Zero-turn mower
Heavy yard tool? Wood chipper
Hand power tool? 1/4" driver
Hand tool? Lixie hammers

 

[LOW1]

It is hard to overstate the effectiveness of a good Visa card.

 

[goldtang]

Bottle opener

 

[Black300zx]

I always say my M12 non-fuel 3/8 drive ratchet was unexpectedly my favorite tool purchase. Great trigger control and the led light puts light just where you need it. It paid for itself the first time I had to reach elbow-deep into the bilge of my boat to loosen a hose clamp

 

[lardy1]

Router and router table. I also like the feel of a nice ratchet but I rarely work on vehicles so they often sit for months in a drawer.

 

[milkovich]

It'll always be a Stanley 4 1/2 hand plane for me although a 78 or 45 are close seconds. Just watching something that was beautifully made 100 years ago, works flawlessly, yet takes some modicum of knowledge and skill to use just gives me the dopamine hit I need from using a tool. I'd also say chisels and dovetail saws but they run out of talent so fast, I probably just need better ones.

 

[Cheep]

I can't get through any job without my pocket screwdriver.

 

[RTM]

It'll always be a Stanley 4 1/2 hand plane for me although a 78 or 45 are close seconds. Just watching something that was beautifully made 100 years ago, works flawlessly, yet takes some modicum of knowledge and skill to use just gives me the dopamine hit I need from using a tool. I'd also say chisels and dovetail saws but they run out of talent so fast, I probably just need better ones.

Mine is a Record 05. It was the first plane I bought, new, from William Alden back in the day. Followed internet advise, and tuned it up, worked like a champ. Got me hooked on Woodworking. Still one of the ones I haul out early. Nothing terribly vintage, maybe 2001 or so, but it still works. Had to exchange the plastic handle with wooden ones fairly early, a craptastic Stanley donated the wood.

 

[rust in the eye]

Fork and spoon

 

[bwringer]

My favorite tool is the large hammer. It has the ability to overrule the will of uncooperative parts and in the event of continued obstinance, it can smash things.

I have an enormous, ugly, filthy copper hammer that I plucked out of a puddle of oil, antifreeze, and unspeakable fluids in my Dad's driveway a few weeks after he died.

When you need a mighty thump that won't damage steel parts, this horrible thing is just the ticket. I love it and use it regularly, and it's nice to remember Dad when I use it. Both the warm feelings, and the frustration of the massive hoarder's mess he left us, sprinkled with just enough treasures like this one to add some interest to the months-long effort.

Same goes for Dad's air compressor, and a pair of original made-in-US Crescent wrenches, which all see regular use, just as they did for decades before. The wrenches and quite a few other odds and ends bear an odd little "RW" monogram Dad engraved on many of his tools.


I'd say my other favorite tool would be my air-powered motorcycle lift. It may win the award for the handiest, most frequently useful thing in my garage. And it has some great memories attached as well; it was a gift from several of my riding friends who conspired with my wife to make life easier for my damaged skeleton.

 

[Rinspeed]

Silly question not to be taken seriously.

 

[Wamsutta]

My favorite tool to use is the one I'm afraid of getting dirty, scratched, or damaged therefore I don't use it.

 

[no704]

Pint glass coozie!

 

[Bigblue&Goldie]

Dual 80 ratchets… though, really I use impacts on most disassembly.

I remember when I got my first Dual 80. I also remember buying like 10 more not too long after! Really though, they are worth the money. Now a days, the gap is closing with the imports, but 10 years ago they were miles ahead of the game.

 

[drokihazan]

The Bluegrass Tools framing hammer my dad gave me as a child. First tool I ever owned, and I still use it every time I need to drive or pull a nail. Not the best hammer ever made, not even a great one, but good enough to always get the job done and it means everything to me.

 

[ChefRex]

The one that accomplishes the job at hand.

 

[Steve_P]

I'm old enough to have struggled with the 1970s round head and 1970s 30 tooth high backdrag pear head ratchets for a long time with 1990s+ super tight transverse engine vehicles. So, to me, I'd go with a modern 70-90T ratchet. Of course, any quality tool gives a nice feeling when you use when you use it; when you use a Knipex or NWS plier, you will never regret you bought the best.

 

[Jgaz]

A sharp, well tuned, pre-war, Stanley No.5 jack plane.

 

[ToolmanGary]

Scanner and welder

 

[Crazyjake8493]

Knipex pliers wrench, either 7" or 10"

Every time I use them I think how much I love them because we only have garbage adjustable wrenches at work that ought to be in the scrap pile.

 

[msharley]

 

[jack stand]

More and more, one with a seat!

 

[22-W]

I like this a lot. 500# capacity chain puller.

 

[never rest]

Pry bars.

 

[jives]

Pry bars.

Uggh. . . pry bars to me mean I'm in a bind. . .something is stuck, too heavy, too rusted. It is often a tool of last resort along with a BFH.

Favorite. At this time my welder. I'm still a novice, but welding has opened up a whole new avenue of projects. The welder means I can fix something, improve something, or make something from scratch that I had not been able to do before.

 

[Jeffrey D]

Can't officially use it yet as it needs to be calibrated, but an 87v is going to to quickly become a favorite upgrade from a 107. Calibration is due the end of this month on the 107, so I bit the bullet and purchased the 87v to swap it out with.