Tools in the workshop

[bubs]

What tools do you have that you recommend everyone gets?

My entry after the obvious grinder and welder is.

A sawzall - it kicks ass

Bought a Dewalt Reciprocating Saw on the weekend. Mines the new model but heres a pic of a Reciprocating Saw

[-Nemesis-]

I love my air compressor. The amount of tools you can get for it is unreal. From air ratchets, saw, grinders, blowers, rattle gun, and you can even paint with it.

[RoldIT]

Yep, I'll second the compressor. It's definately the most used tool in my shed.

[dromana7411]

id have to say the hammer... everyone should have a good one. bashing the crap out of what you cant do always works... and if it doesnt thn theres your reason to stop trying to do it yourself, and buy a new part.

[bubs]

id have to say the hammer... everyone should have a good one. bashing the crap out of what you cant do always works... and if it doesnt thn theres your reason to stop trying to do it yourself, and buy a new part.

I have broken many a 24oz ball pein hammers, now I own a 16lb sledge

[bru21]

plasma cutter. no single tool raises your level of craftmanship like one of these puppies. you end up doing shit properly - like rather than bodge up an extension to the panhard, you find your self cutting off the old one and making a whole new bracket, in less time too. it gets my 5 stars

[-Scott-]

The most "used" tool in my workshop is me.

I recently had access to a workshop with air, and over time I learned to appreciate it's usefulness. But the one thing I missed in that workshop was a decent battery drill, for a quick hole or two in places where air line/extension cord were a PITA to drag out. Truly made me appreciate mine even more.

Also, I recently bought a cheap ($47) circular saw for one particular job. In the next couple of weeks it paid for itself many times over. I don't care if it never works again.

Scott

[bubs]

plasma cutter. no single tool raises your level of craftmanship like one of these puppies. you end up doing shit properly - like rather than bodge up an extension to the panhard, you find your self cutting off the old one and making a whole new bracket, in less time too. it gets my 5 stars

I will be buying a plasma too soon, but when there is a CNC one at work I dont see the need straight away

My next purchase will be a Pro Tools HD105 Bender

[Roctoy]

these are handy.

But i'd invest in a drill press first.

[antt]

plasma cutter. no single tool raises your level of craftmanship like one of these puppies. you end up doing shit properly - like rather than bodge up an extension to the panhard, you find your self cutting off the old one and making a whole new bracket, in less time too. it gets my 5 stars

i agree, plasma makes everything so much quicker and easier

a cnc cutter would be the ultimate though, but a lot of times i think it'd be quicker and easier to cut it with the plasma, then programming the cnc to cut a tab out

[runnin4life]

im not sure what there call it

but at tafe they have a oxy cutter set up on kinda like a cnc set up except it traces a line on a peice of paper with a "magic" eye

it rocks

its good for when you want some thing but duno how to program a cnc machine just draw it up and put it under there

ide love to try my hand at a plasma
how diffrent is a plasma to use to a oxy (the way you use the machine)

cheers
elliot

[bubs]

im not sure what there call it

but at tafe they have a oxy cutter set up on kinda like a cnc set up except it traces a line on a peice of paper with a "magic" eye

it rocks

its good for when you want some thing but duno how to program a cnc machine just draw it up and put it under there

ide love to try my hand at a plasma
how diffrent is a plasma to use to a oxy (the way you use the machine)

cheers
elliot

Its called a profiler, also got one at work

[-Scott-]

a cnc cutter would be the ultimate though, but a lot of times i think it'd be quicker and easier to cut it with the plasma, then programming the cnc to cut a tab out

Couldn't draw it in AutoCAD and export DXF to CNC? (I only know the AutoCAD end - never been involved in the "DXF to CNC" bit.)

Scott

[antt]

a cnc cutter would be the ultimate though, but a lot of times i think it'd be quicker and easier to cut it with the plasma, then programming the cnc to cut a tab out

Couldn't draw it in AutoCAD and export DXF to CNC? (I only know the AutoCAD end - never been involved in the "DXF to CNC" bit.)

Scott

how longs that gonna take still? 1 min with the plasma, a couple on the linisher and they come up trumps. obviously if ya making multiple items a cnc cutter will be the tool for the job

[RUFF]

plasma cutter. no single tool raises your level of craftmanship like one of these puppies. you end up doing shit properly - like rather than bodge up an extension to the panhard, you find your self cutting off the old one and making a whole new bracket, in less time too. it gets my 5 stars

i agree, plasma makes everything so much quicker and easier

a cnc cutter would be the ultimate though, but a lot of times i think it'd be quicker and easier to cut it with the plasma, then programming the cnc to cut a tab out

Wouldnt you find it a little dificult to fit the CNC machine under your rig to cut the old brackets off?

[antt]

plasma cutter. no single tool raises your level of craftmanship like one of these puppies. you end up doing shit properly - like rather than bodge up an extension to the panhard, you find your self cutting off the old one and making a whole new bracket, in less time too. it gets my 5 stars

i agree, plasma makes everything so much quicker and easier

a cnc cutter would be the ultimate though, but a lot of times i think it'd be quicker and easier to cut it with the plasma, then programming the cnc to cut a tab out

Wouldnt you find it a little dificult to fit the CNC machine under your rig to cut the old brackets off?

true tony, another point to the plasma

[runnin4life]

plamsa cutter uses electricy to "cut" or "blow through" and the compressed air to plow the "slag"/"waste" away right????

[ISUZUROVER]

plamsa cutter uses electricy to "cut" or "blow through" and the compressed air to plow the "slag"/"waste" away right????

Not really, the plasma cutter uses air and electrucity (and sometimes injected water) to generate a stream of plasma (superheated gas) that is about 15000 degrees or even hotter. This stream of plasma does the cutting and removes the metal.

[beebee]

And I thought I was pro with a new oxy set

[V8Patrol]

And I thought I was pro with a new oxy set

20 years ago you'd have made GOD status



Answer to the threads question .......


my LATHE



When I first bought it I doubted I'd use it much but it would come in handy from time to time.
It paid for itself in the first month I had it and I use it every day..... I'd rather loose my left testicle than my lathe.

Kingy

[Screwy]

Oxy acetylene kit it the most used tool when im fabbing stuff in my workshop..... extremely handy for such a large amount of stuff its not funny....

the next one im investing in is a small 100 tonne press

[-Richo-]

Ratchet spanners, best tool ive ever bought, i dont know how i managed without them before.

[beebee]

The best tool is a combination of two. 9" grinder and 5" grinder. They each complement each other. Use to grind, cut, mill, notch and make noise - what more do you need?

[Bad JuJu]

compressor + airtools soooo much less skin sacrificed
Mig can weld zook body up to 6mm easy
Good Drill no f%$#%@ cheap chinese junk lasts
Drill Bit sharpener saved me 000's in buying new bits
Grinder hand and bench cause files and hack saw teh suxxor

[eliteforce32]

cnc plasma, take a 9 meterx4m sheet, and the cnc press, can do up to 36mm sheets, rather large press , and of corse the lathe, can nock most things up for ur truck, and my personal favorite, in my shed two post hoist

[Cliffy]

Plate shear, no blades required, just pull the leaver, cuts 8mm plate. and cost me $140 second hand.

My next purchase will be a Pro Tools HD105 Bender

and where do you get one of these in aus?

[high n mighty]

My 3/4" electric rattle gun is about to get alot of use now that I have bought a set of 3/4" sockets and a 3/4"-1/2" adaptor.

4" grinder gets an equal work out with the cordless and spanners/sockets I would say. I don't seem to need the hammer anywhere near as much as anyone else, some times doing things right works better

[ofr57]

I'd have to go with my 15amp mig ..... gotta love it

next on the list i think is a metal lathe

[jeep97tj]

mmm plasma, will be my next tool for sure.

[midnight]

.... I'd rather loose my left testicle than my lathe.
Kingy

That can be arranged.