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class=912183112-26062007>C'Mon people! I thought this was a DIY GEEK toolkit???
Why has nobody mention the most important DIY GEEK tool of them all?
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class=912183112-26062007>THE DREMEL !!!!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=912183112-26062007>You never know when you might have to turn that old SGI
O2 case into a mini-PC!!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>-- Tim Morris - UGS PLM
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> mdlug-bounces@mdlug.org
[mailto:mdlug-bounces@mdlug.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Robert
Adkins<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 26, 2007 8:22 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Paul;
mdlug@mdlug.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [mdlug] OT: DIY Geek
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<DIV></DIV>Paul said the following on 6/25/2007 10:49 PM:
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid20070626024947.GD5759@squish.home.loc type="cite"><PRE wrap="">Joseph Vartanian <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="mailto:jvartanian@gmail.com"><jvartanian@gmail.com></A>, on Mon Jun 25, 2007 [06:45:36 PM] said:
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">I'm sure at more than a few of you on this list are DIY geeks, so this
is for you. What tools would you want in your toolbox? Types of
tools, specific products, specific brand names...whatever. What tools
do you think are important in a good DIY geek toolbox?
I'm really asking because I want to see if I can get any good ideas
from you for my own toolbox that I'm building (I'm feed up with my
lousy tools), but I also figure others would find it useful. If you
know of a good place to get these tools, online or brick and mortar,
that would be cool too.
I know you may be thinking this all depends on exactly what type of
projects you're working on. Since I'm not really interested in just
one specific thing, lets assume that you're going to be working on a
little bit of everything.
I'll start out with a really easy one myself...a Dremel 400 Series
rotary tool. I'll leave the more difficult ones up to you guys.
-Joseph
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Hi;
Ill just lend you this generic advice. Dont buy cheap tools.
Cheap tools tend to be clunkier, less precise, prone to premature failure
and dulling. Cheap tools can make a difficult job impossible, and they
will fail when you need them most, or result in sloppy work, or collateral
dammage (either to you, or what you are working on).
Good quality tools will last longer, and give better performance
thoughout their life. I havent always followed this maxim (and come
to regret it in more than one instance), but I have never regretted
aquiring a good quality tool.
Paul
<A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="mailto:set@pobox.com">set@pobox.com</A>
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</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE> Yep, don't buy cheap
tools.<BR><BR> Get a Reciprocating Saw, also known as a "Saws
All". (Because it really saws all things.) This helped me tear out the old
Galvanized plumbing in no time flat, when I replumbed the
house.<BR><BR> Air Compressor, get a good one, Dewalt and
Porter-Cable are two compressors made in the US, from some domestic and foreign
made components. They aren't cheap and they also tend to have the largest number
of options, which you might not believe you need, until you start using it.
These are awesome with Nailguns.<BR><BR> Circular
Saw.<BR><BR> Power Drill/Driver, these have "racheting" gears
that control how fast or how much torque is applied to the tool. This is
incredibly useful for fastening things together with minimal stripping of
fastener heads.<BR><BR> A really good tape
measure.<BR><BR> Safety Glasses and Ear Plugs. <B>Don't start
work without them.</B><BR><BR> Leather work gloves, very
important if working with wood or doing demolition. Splinters are terrible to
deal with.<BR><BR> Sliding Compound Miter Saw, this is an
indispensable piece of equipment. I have used mine almost as much as my
hammer.<BR><BR> That's all for now.<BR><BR>
-Rob<BR></BODY></HTML>