"Whats your favorite tool and why?"

[housedad]

Hands down, it is my Leatherman Wave.

I don't know if I could even get along without one anymore. I use it anywhere from 10 to 100 times a day.

 

[FOCUS.FREAK]

My 3/8 Milwaukee fuel 18 volt impact




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[Alfisti]

Every time I'm in the workshop my Beta 900/40 1/4 drive swivel T handle gets a work out, it's the most used tool I have. Very rarely do I have to use anything more than 1/4 drive and for tight places it scores every time.

 

[5.9Jon]

Favorite tool that's hard to pick, I love them all equally haha. But if I had to pick probably say 3/8 snap on FC72.

 

[youngunn2008]

I really love my Matco extendable 3/4 ratchet I just bought for pulling 90s on head bolts. Makes my life easier.

 

[Plombob]

Right now, I am tearing down a couple of cars to build a race car. I'm using a Pittsburgh Pro (yeah... I know) double headed ratchet. 1/4 and 3/8 flex heads. It's a good tool. I just wish there was a way to grease the heads. They appear to be sealed.

 

[RedneckWelder]

My impact guns.

Just so ******* nice to put it on a bolt and let it do the work vs. straining to break it loose by hand.

 

[WhiskeyRanger]

Right now it has to be my Knipex Cobalts. We're doing a relamp at work and all the old lights that are coming down have a chain to hang them, and a safety chain. Most guys just use their dikes to cut the chain, or channies to bend the S hook if it isn't wrapped up in a big knot of chain. I just cut them off with no effort. All of the sudden, the guys who said "You don't just use your dikes to cut them off?" are asking where I got them. I probably sold a half dozen pair for them so far. Too bad I don't get a commission! We have over 4000 lights to change, so they are definitely getting some use! The new lights have aircraft cable hangers, so they trim those with no effort as well.

Honorable mention goes to my Klein 11 in One. That, a flash light, and a meter took care of a lot of jobs without having to bring my whole pouch. Nice since everything we do involves a lot of climbing around to get to the problem.

 

[bczygan]

The why should be obvious.

 

[skippy24]

Empire combination level. For woodworking and home improvements it is very handy.

 

[jallyn]

My 3/8 Milwaukee fuel 18 volt impact




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The why should be obvious.

Nice.

 

[cleason]

klien linesmans. open beer bottles with them,use as hammer,cut wire,strip wire,pick up stuff with them,bean an smart mouthed apprentice, even twist wires with them. bust holes in sheet rock when the hanger covers my boxes.

 

[wxm]

1/4 M12 cordless ratchet. Make job faster and easier, can even be used as a hand ratchet, when extra torque is needed tighten or loosen.

 

[youngunn2008]

Re: "Whats your favorite tool and why?"

1/4 M12 cordless ratchet. Make job faster and easier, can even be used as a hand ratchet, when extra torque is needed tighten or loosen.

Do those smash your knuckles against stuff when they suddenly get the fasteners tight like air ratchets do in tight spaces or do they breakaway somehow?

 

[DanInVA]

Re: "Whats your favorite tool and why?"

Do those smash your knuckles against stuff when they suddenly get the fasteners tight like air ratchets do in tight spaces or do they breakaway somehow?

My 3/8 one doesn't. They have a preset torque they will not exceed. According to the specs, that limit is 35 lbft, but going by feel I wouldn't say mine will do anything over 20 lbft. They just shut the motor down when they reach it.

As for mine, I would have to say my pocket knife. I carry a Kershaw Needs Work, and it is always with me. I really like air tools, and generally won't use a hand tool where an air tool will fit, but the Kershaw is with me and ready all the time whether I am working on a car or not.

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[canuckian]

My engine hoist because it lifts stuff that I can't lift

 

[mattygee]

I've got a 25 year old 6 gallon shop vac with a hepa filter on it.. over the years it is probably my most used used tool, honestly. Used for everything from chip/dust collection on stationary tools to flood cleanup. Now relegated to ash cleanout of the pellet stove, though today I used it to **** up the antifreeze as it was dribbling out during a water pump change. Nice not to have a big puddle to lay/kneel in.

 

[Verm68]

As mentioned in a previous post, it's hard not to love Knipex pliers wrench, in any size. And I love using my 200mm Knipex cable shears.
But right now my favorite is my latest purchase, the Weidmuller Roto6 wire ferrule crimper. It's just a pleasure to use and so much nicer and refined than my previous crimper, and I'm confident that all my crimps are good especially down to 24-26 AWG, which was unlike my old crimper.

 

[Yv.]

Impact gun. Work way better than breaker bars on rusted old fasteners, and quicker too.

 

[Carves]

Favourite tool ??

Probably the one that gets used the most often - rather than the ones I like using.

Were $1 - on the hardware store chuck out table ... so they were cheap too.

One of them even got "borrowed", for the sewing table - for sorting buttons and needles and other girly stuff.

 

[archer11]

For me it's this beauty.

 

[Mb4]

It’s a tie between my leather wrapped Estwing 16 oz claw hammer and the Starrett combination square. Both for their history and capabilities.

 

[bobg03]

I have to honestly say my 1st wife, vintage 1979 marriage....lasted 3 months. Divorce took 2 years.

 

[Copymutt]

Got to be my vice as it morphed into a tool hanging, powered third hand that gets used multiple times a day.

 

[Lucky Llama]

I am torn between the blast cabinet and SDS Max hammer drill. Love them both.

 

[vanapplebomb]

For me, it has to be my air compressor. In and of itself, it accomplishes nothing. That said, it powers all the various air tools I use. If you have a good shop air supply, air tools are gold.

 

[Davefr]

The one and only tool that has a permanent spot on the bench is this one. It's used way too often to ever go on a rack or in a drawer.

 

[thr3squared]

I have two:

1/4" DeWalt Impact Driver - felt like it rarely left my hand when I was in construction, and when you heard that hammer hit first thing in the morning it was go time!

Stihl 250 chainsaw - i think this is self explanatory (though now I want a bigger saw haha)

 

[cannuck]

It would be my overhead cranes. I have a half ton battery powered one over 10 x 26 main work bay in home shop, manual chain block on the one in outer (uneated) shop covering the 14 x 20 work space in the middle and a 20 x 40 600 Kg again 12VDC one in my storage shelter/work space on farm. Most of my work and load./offload depends on the cranes and would be impossible without - I have now designed and built a fair number of these. I also have a 12,5 ton rough terrain for moving the smaller stuff on farm yard - that I did not build. To me cranes are so critical I am literally designing and building my new shop around a pair of 5 tons.

 

[zmotorsports]

I don't think I have a "favorite" tool, I love all my tools equally.

That being said, there are certain drawers that when I open them to grab a specific tool that warm my heart but no specific tool. I do enjoy having the right tool for the job at hand which always makes me happy.

 

[richfinn]

Multimeters (have a few including a couple of Oscilloscopes), I've had hundreds of hours of "fun" tracking down faults with them, frustrating and satisfying at the same time

 

[subroc]

I like them all depending on the job at hand. Any of the old stuff I put back in service including my 50s vintage Craftsman floor model table saw, drill presses, band saw, etc. Anything I got on sale. I don't know, maybe my 12" Dewalt sliding miter saw? Partly because it is such a nice saw and partly because it is sitting there for $90.00.

 

[jobo1004]

Air hammer. Don't need it all that often, but it always makes me smile using it to break something apart.

 

[man-a-fre]

Real Dewitt Nebraska made Vise grips with cutters , very universal well made tool.

 

[turninwrenches396]

Snap on 14.4 tools save so much time...and i know I know milwaukee wins many peoples hearts but I just prefer snap on paddle trigger and long neck ratchet...they plain work

 

[bonneyman]

EASYDRIVER ratcheting ball screwdriver. For many years I didn't use a cordless drill, and the forearms hurt getting out all them cabinet screws. The EASYDRIVER made things alot faster and easier. Now with the onset of arthritis the ball shape is ALOT easier to put torque on compared to a typical screwdriver handle. They came in 2 sizes (2 1/4" and 1" balls), and had a handful of extensions and driver adaptors so I could use whatever 1/4" stuff I wanted. My collection keeps growing.

 

[msharley]

 

[seber]

That's an easy one. Spyderco pocket knife.

 

[LWB]

A really sharp hand plane, hands down. I spoil it a bit. The rest I treat equally.

 

[FullRaceMerc]

EASYDRIVER ratcheting ball screwdriver. For many years I didn't use a cordless drill, and the forearms hurt getting out all them cabinet screws. The EASYDRIVER made things alot faster and easier. Now with the onset of arthritis the ball shape is ALOT easier to put torque on compared to a typical screwdriver handle. They came in 2 sizes (2 1/4" and 1" balls), and had a handful of extensions and driver adaptors so I could use whatever 1/4" stuff I wanted. My collection keeps growing.

That's funny. The Easydriver is on the bottom of my list of tools. But, I have my reasons.

I was in my teens working at a hardware store & got to go to my first convention. It was a hardware show where they tried to sell all the new products to stores like ours.

The Easydriver screwdriver was new on the market & was being demonstrated. It had a huge hard plastic handle with small ridges. The concept was supposed to be that the larger diameter handle gave you more leverage.

It was the usual type setup. A very pretty woman running the demo. An inferior tiny handled screwdriver to represent the competition. A scale that young guys like me were invited to turn with both screwdrivers to demonstrate the added turning power of the new product. It was planned out perfectly. Almost.

When I got to the scale, of course I had to impress the pretty woman with my incredible strength, even with that tiny competitor's screwdriver. She stood very close & watched over my shoulder as I moved the scale a respectable amount even with the first silly little screwdriver. Then my dream girl handed me the new miracle tool. I was inspired to sell her product. I was nervous with her standing so close that you could feel her presence right there. It was time to show how fantastic her new tool was. But by that point my hands were so sweaty that I could not grip the slick plastic handle with the tiny ridges.

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't hold on to the handle enough to turn the scale anywhere near as far as I had with the first silly screwdriver. She said something about me joking around, & to really turn it. I couldn't. She looked at me as if I was purposely undermining her financial future by blowing the demo. I didn't want to admit to her that my sweaty palms were the cause. So I mumbled something about the grip slipping & I slipped off into the crowd. I went back to my hardware store a lonely man. I still hate that tool.