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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: JoeJust on July 17, 2017, 05:16:10 PM
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I was wondering what might be your favorite or most used tool in your shop. Mine? 2 hand held Dremel tools.
Joe
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A ruler.
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A bandsaw, not my bandsaw.
Charles Carter
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X-Acto knife
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My feathercut drop bar with customized bows!
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Not necessarily my favorite to use but sandpaper is the miracle tool.
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My Solingen razor plane!
Bob Hunt
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A hammer because when you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail
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Yup, the razor plane.
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Reading glasses!!!
Don
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My imagination!!
CB
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Reading Glasses
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I know the question is for a single "Favorite tool".
For me, there are 3 basic tools that are almost indispensable for my work.
A set of Xacto knives with plenty of replacement blades. (I buy the #11 blades in boxes of 100.)
Sandpaper blocks of different sizes with plenty of sandpaper sheets in different grades.
Dremel tool - (Two of them are useful so do not have to spend so much time changing tools.)
Then, there is a separate bench that holds (in no particular order of importance)
Scroll saw
Drill press
Sander (with a belt and disc)
Vice
Keith
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Magnetic building board.
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Magnetic building board.
Mike,
Didn't you make your own custom magnetic building board from scratch?
CB
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My Laptop, a second 34" monitor, and surround speaker system rates real high
Problem solutions, or great ideas are a few clicks away
where I learned why and where to get Bob Hunts favorite tool so I got 2 and spare blades
Great tool Bob thanks...
Looking at the background of many model photos I saw a lot of guys have multiples of many tools that get adjusted or changed frequently. One fellow had something like 3 Xacto and 5 scalpel handles all with different blades
so I went wild with my budget one month and added to my Dremel type rotoary and Knife tool sets....Havalon has great selection and prices for scalpel handles and a wide variety of blades
BUT The MOST Favorite is my small form 9" band saw
MOST USED is a el-cheapo HF variable speed scroll saw with Sanding blades instead of saw blades
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Dremel MotoSaw. Mounts on my bench as a scroll saw, but detaches from it's base to become an electric coping saw. I use i more than my band saw.
steve
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Only one? How about some must-haves?
Permagrit set of sanding tools would have to be my fave, where I could live with generics of the others listed below.
Razor Plane (I have several, no real fave, they all work well when adjusted right. My allergies really appreciate them reducing sanding)
Morris Building weights.
Vari-speed dremel.
And... and endless supply of good #11 blades in a good handle.
I have a shop full, but I "think" that's my top building tools list. When I think back to being a kid and building everything with a single edge razor and 2 pieces of sandpaper, (rough, and not so rough) I have to laugh, my how we do get spoiled.
EricV
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AEROBROACH hinge slotting tool...best hinge tool ever!!
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Only one? How about some must-haves?
Permagrit set of sanding tools would have to be my fave, where I could live with generics of the others listed.
EricV
I'm interested in getting some perma-grit tools, Eric. Where's the best price place to purchase them from?
They are a bit pricey, although i know a bargain over time, pennies on the dollar.
Thanks,
Chris
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I'm interested in getting some perma-grit tools, Eric. Where's the best price place to purchase them from?
They are a bit pricey, although i know a bargain over time, pennies on the dollar.
Thanks,
Chris
I have not seen much variance in pricing, but AirCraft Spruce seems to be the cheapest @83 for the full roll up tool kit, but Amazon @89 might actually be cheaper because of the free freight over $35 deal.
Alternately, AirCraft Sprice might also be cheaper because you can buy individual tools and if you only need a couple of shapes, then there ya go.
EricV
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I find myself reaching for my machinists square frequently.
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Not intending to be a wise guy, but my hands. y1
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Not intending to be a wise guy, but my hands. y1
me too, really pleased with what they can do with aid of ordinary tools!
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Mike,
Didn't you make your own custom magnetic building board from scratch?
CB
Yes I did Charles. I just bought everything piecemeal and put it together
Mike
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Yes I did Charles. I just bought everything piecemeal and put it together
Mike
Mike,
Do you remember what you spent total?
Are they on the marketplace or did you just come up with the idea?
I have three wings to build in the near future and I don't want to work with tubes.
Did you put up photos?
CB
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Machinist's 1x2x3 blocks are often useful, but beyond the bandsaw, the belt/disk sander, the drillpress and shop vac, I think my Jim Crockett "Copy Cutter" is just awesome, and most of y'all won't know what one is, or why it is so totally cool. ;D Steve
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AEROBROACH hinge slotting tool...best hinge tool ever!!
Hey Chris,
Can you tell us more about this! Where did you get it and can you possibly provide a picture. I'm really interested because most of the tools on the market are junk!
Thanks,
Randy Cuberly
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I like my Logan 210. It's a modern lathe in the sense it was made sometime after the industrial revolution.
MM
My lathe is a Logan also, crazy you can still buy parts for them from Logan after all those years.
Chris
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Every tool in my shop is my favorite when I need it. In fact I have some that are doubled up because I could not locate the one I needed and went out an bought another one. D>K
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#1 Craftsman combo belt/disc sander
#2. Linde Oxy-acetylene welding outfit.
#3. Makita 12 Volt 3/8" portable drill.
#4. Everything else.
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Hey Chris,
Can you tell us more about this! Where did you get it and can you possibly provide a picture. I'm really interested because most of the tools on the market are junk!
Thanks,
Randy Cuberly
Randy,
I ordered straight from AEROBROACH.COM $20 bucks if I remember.
It is a spade shaped blade(3 actually: thin, med, and thick for different sized hinges) that fits the red xacto handle and has "teeth". You just put the point on the centerline, make sure the first two teeth line up as you begin plunging in and begin a "wiggle' manuever, checking your line up in all directions as you go. It makes the cleanest cut i've ever seen and no picking or buldging of the outer surfaces. I practiced on a piece of wood and made 3 slots and then went straight to work on my Legacy 40 wing from Bob Hunt...didn't want to mess that one up. This single tool took hinging from my LEAST favorite job in modelling to...well not my least anyway. It really is a great tool. There is a video on the web site as well i believe.
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Thanks for the info Chris. Cutting hinge slots is definitely my least favorite part of building. In fact I hate it!
I'm going to check out the tool. Biggest problem with the current DuBro tools is getting the slots straight. The blades are too flexible and wander off center.
Randy Cuberly
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My coffee cup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The A/C unit and the TV!
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Thanks for the info Chris. Cutting hinge slots is definitely my least favorite part of building. In fact I hate it!
I'm going to check out the tool. Biggest problem with the current DuBro tools is getting the slots straight. The blades are too flexible and wander off center.
Randy Cuberly
They are quite mean looking. They do cut good though. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170720/56208795ab80e4c1aa5e26407eff2b8e.jpg)
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My good old balsa plane, with Wilkinson Platinum razor blade (running on bluefoam surfaces)
https://plus.google.com/photos/117790355930193335731/album/5715088163776972593/5715090733948202674
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Although not what I would call a favorite, I find that there is no substitute for my mini lathe and mill. There are just some jobs you can NOT do any other way.
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Sliding table on my bandsaw.
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Thanks for the reminder Allan
Mentioned above, in my long winded post, was my 9" band saw as fav....\\\
I do a lot of other wood working, and have a very good 14" that I use a lot with the stock table and fences....
I have a project with a lot of cuts that a sliding table would greatly speed up the process and ensure better cuts then my current hand feeding and control
Have looked at several different DYI sliding table ideas....
Allan....did you buy one or copy a DYI version?
Sorry for slight hi-jack ---but a PM would not give any others that are similarly curious ---the answer....the beauty of forums and the internet
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Thanks for the reminder Allan
Mentioned above, in my long winded post, was my 9" band saw as fav....\\\
I do a lot of other wood working, and have a very good 14" that I use a lot with the stock table and fences....
I have a project with a lot of cuts that a sliding table would greatly speed up the process and ensure better cuts then my current hand feeding and control
Have looked at several different DYI sliding table ideas....
Allan....did you buy one or copy a DYI version?
Sorry for slight hi-jack ---but a PM would not give any others that are similarly curious ---the answer....the beauty of forums and the internet
I have made several over the years, at least five. Just made another this week for a flying buddy. Kept it simple, most bang for the buck. Can post some pics later if interested.
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Allen I would love to see YOUR sliding table variant
perhaps another topic so as to not drag this fun topic too far off topic
I have been looking very hard at getting a bunch of the INCRA bits n kits to build fixtures, sleds, and other helpers for router, band saw(s) and table saw(s)
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Allen I would love to see YOUR sliding table variant
perhaps another topic so as to not drag this fun topic too far off topic
I have been looking very hard at getting a bunch of the INCRA bits n kits to build fixtures, sleds, and other helpers for router, band saw(s) and table saw(s)
OK starting new topic "Bandsaw Sliding Table"