What's in your toolbox?

[timbermillers]

Most of us fill up our tool boxes with those "special tools" that we've created to overcome certain problems. So apart from all the usual spanners, files, etc, I was interested if anyone has particular tools for a job.

 

My latest addition has been an aerosol can of air for blowing out air filters and all the other places that get clogged up during a days milling/chainsawing. That and a hyperdermic needle and a trimmed down paint brush I find very useful for keeping things clean.

 

Any input welcome!

[spudulike]

Long handled pliers for pulling through fuel line, helicoil sets, tap and die set, ultrasonic cleaner, compressor, diamond burrs, dremmel, long reach sockets.......

Someone stop me.....

[Rich2484]

Long handled pliers for pulling through fuel line, helicoil sets, tap and die set, ultrasonic cleaner, compressor, diamond burrs, dremmel, long reach sockets.......

Someone stop me.....

 

Ok. STOP.

 

This is on the milling forum mate not the chainsaw or maintenance forum. He is asking what millers carry with them for the job tool wise....

 

Should be enough to stop you bud. :lol:

[Mark Bolam]

Not really in the toolbox as such, but a tarp for catching sawdust cuts down clear-up time.

[Rhob the Log]

1" ratchet straps for turning halved logs. 7" Billhook - Does everything a drawknife, hammer, axe etc can do and more. Great tool

[agg221]

Gransfors Bruks side axe (double bevel) for taking the sides off those logs that are just too big to fit, one of Rob D's Granberg precision grinders, a big pile of 8mm silver steel pegs of different lengths which lock the starting rail into place on the Ripsaw system, an endless supply of Allen keys and a six foot length of 3"x2" steel box section with an angle plate welded to the end for moving just about anything.

 

Alec

[Copford sawmill sussex]

Old blades for when you could have nails!! Always have some just in case

[Big Beech]

a shiny new 13mm ratchet ring spanner for that awkward nut on the end of height adjusting poles on the mill.

[bobh]

Mostly run of the mill stuff except this, useful for removing those oily sawdust deposits when I don't want to get my paintbrush gunked up

 

[morten]

Metal Detector: Garrett SuperScanner V Hand-Held Metal Detector

 

For detecting those pesky nails and other metal objects occasionally buried deep in garden/city trees.