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Discussion That One Tool You Never Expected to Love… But Now Can’t Live Without it!
I work in 2 workshops; one in Colorado and the other in Puerto Vallarta. I don’t have everything duplicated in both, except for most of the inexpensive and highly used tools.
I recently came back to my Colorado workshop and found an item that needs to be upgraded… tweezers. Sure I have a couple that I’ve been using here for a while without too many complaints. Until I got used to the set of tweezers I have in Mexico.
So my add to this thread is a good (and inexpensive) set of tweezers. $8 on Amazon.
I recently came back to my Colorado workshop and found an item that needs to be upgraded… tweezers. Sure I have a couple that I’ve been using here for a while without too many complaints. Until I got used to the set of tweezers I have in Mexico.
So my add to this thread is a good (and inexpensive) set of tweezers. $8 on Amazon.
If I was in Puerto Vallarta I would be in the bay of Banderas fishing for dorado, marlin, snapper and more and never get any model work done.
One tool I can't live without......my library of reference books. I don't read these books for pleasure like a novel, but I do use them as much or more than any tool in the shop.
Allan
If I was in Puerto Vallarta I would be in the bay of Banderas fishing for dorado, marlin, snapper and more and never get any model work done.
One tool I can't live without......my library of reference books. I don't read these books for pleasure like a novel, but I do use them as much or more than any tool in the shop.
Allan
I generally don't go fishing too often, but when I go, it's more for the social aspect than the fishing part. Although I guarantee you, I catch something EVERYTIME - ok, it is a buzz, but I do catch something.
Another saying that I use a lot... There's only so much beer (or tequila) you can drink in a day/night - and trust me, I've found my limit. I'm at the Malecon or actually in the Bay of Banderas multiple times a day (our condo is only a block away), but when it's your 2nd home, and you're spending multiple months there, you need multiple hobbies.
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A cheap screwdriver/drill from Amazon. I use this for drilling tiny holes, like for trunneling, which I'm doing now on a launch. It holds 1/8" bits and smaller, it's easy to hold and I can put my drill bits into the pre-punched hole layouts and 'then' push the button to turn it on. No more drill bits skittering around and missing their intended targets. It's not fast, only about 420rpm, but that seems to work just fine for drilling small holes. I like it much better than a Foredom for what I use it for. No long flex-cable or foot-pedal to deal with. Great little tool if all you want it to do is drill small holes.
After following this for a while I've come to the conclusion that "The one tool you can't do without is the one your currently using for the task at hand". Until you stumble across something better. Thanks for the many (low cost and no so low cost) suggestions.
Japanese Micro-planner, Hozo Digital Caliper (this is a great tool, as it can evenly divide a measurement into any number of parts specified, great for planking), Japanese Micro-chisels (1-4mm), and an Ultrasonic knife (it goes through tabs like butter)
