Tools worthy of a mention.

[daveatdave]

for sharpening you need one with a water wheel on one end 

[difflock]

I clamp the handheld belt sander in the wood vise and use that, I find it excellent, then finish on a Trend double sided 300/1000 diamond "stone", and strop if feeling right particular.

[organic guy]

Belt and cotton pad with paste is the best I have found for a decent edge. If edges are not being abused a stone is too coarse.

[peds]

34 minutes ago, organic guy said:

Belt and cotton pad with paste is the best I have found for a decent edge. If edges are not being abused a stone is too coarse.

These edges are being abused in a most despicable way. I feel sorry for them. If they survive cleaning this salvaged floor, they'll have an easier retirement to look forward to. 

[Doug Tait]

Was thinking about this thread today and I'd like to suggest the humble blower as a tool worthy of a mention.

 

When used as intended it makes the final clear up almost pleasurable, especially on road work, never had that feeling with only a rake or brush.

 

But there's so much more they can be used for, a cool breeze on a sweaty day, get the worst of the mess off your clothes when covered with wet saw chip before you get in the truck, even clean out the pockets that don't turn inside out, do wonders for getting a fire going as well, and cleaning crud off a machine to grease it...

They just don't get the credit they deserve.

[william127]

Few from photos I've taken the last couple of days- 

Milwaukee m12 riviter, I might have mentioned this before but its worth repeating. The first m12 tool I bought, ( the whole range seems brilliant) it's great value, it pulls tons on rivets on just the 2 amp battery, it's very compact and pulls nice and quickly. It's 2 and a half years old now and I still love using it, I'd buy another no question👌👌

Erbaur corded 115mm grinder, picked this up at the weekend as I've got a lot of paint/rust removal to do and wanted to save wear and tear (it's a filthy job) on the makita cordless ones. Seems pretty decent for the money,  about 1/2 the price of the go to makita/bosch ones at £34. So far so good 🤞

Milwaukee packout boxes. The obvious comment is ''how much! For an empty box??' But that's the only problem I have with them, slightly offset by buying them on offer😅 I've had a lot of tool boxes and power tool boxes over the years and they go from ok (the trend boxes these replace) to the downright crap (makita macpac 🤬) and the packout blows them all out the water 👌👌 I'll be adding to them as an when I need, or when they're on offer...

Bessy spring clamps. Bought these on a whim off the counter in a tool shop for a couple of quid each, they're really handy for all sorts👍👍

Stealth mount battery holders. Ive just fitted 6 of these under the shelf, brilliant way to store batteries in what would otherwise be dead space in the truck. Easy to fit and use, very simple. 

[Johnsond]

22 hours ago, Doug Tait said:

Was thinking about this thread today and I'd like to suggest the humble blower as a tool worthy of a mention.

 

When used as intended it makes the final clear up almost pleasurable, especially on road work, never had that feeling with only a rake or brush.

 

But there's so much more they can be used for, a cool breeze on a sweaty day, get the worst of the mess off your clothes when covered with wet saw chip before you get in the truck, even clean out the pockets that don't turn inside out, do wonders for getting a fire going as well, and cleaning crud off a machine to grease it...

They just don't get the credit they deserve.

100% 👍

The little cordless one in pics is within hands reach every time  I’m milling, great little tool. 

[peds]

Christ this is a handy thing to have. 

[Doug Tait]

On 03/02/2023 at 19:14, Johnsond said:

100% 👍

The little cordless one in pics is within hands reach every time  I’m milling, great little tool. 

 

 

[william127]

Got my little makita blower out earlier, I'd actually forgotten I had it😅🤦‍♂️ useful bit of kit for little jobs 👍👍

Bought and fitted some StealthMount Packout feet on my socket set, should help  stop it flying across the back of the truck 👍👍