Uncommon Tools that you never knew existed....

[Bowtiepower00]

Not sure how I ever got along without this View attachment 761465

Had a guy install some kitchen cabinets during a remodel show up with one of these. I bought one the next day.

 

[Kachina26]

3 dollars!?! Man I don’t think anything on a snap-on truck is 3 dollars anymore lol...

Pocket screwdriver maybe?

 

[farmo83]

PVC fitting saver. This will save your ass just in time savings if you ever work on sprinklers or PVC/ABS pipe. It will precisely cut the PVC pipe out of a PVC fitting so said fitting can be reused by inserting a fresh pipe, instead of disassembling everything and reconstructing an entire joint or T.
You can find them for $25 or so each from Grainger.

More expensive here, but these are billet (LOL) and show demonstration pictures.
https://www.plumbingsupply.com/pvcsaver.html

I just ordered a set of these !

 

[Waterjunky]

I just ordered a set of these !

I believe I need a set also...

What exactly did you buy?

 

[FlatNv]

Pretty cool " hole saw " on jobsite this a.m. For wet tapping water supply

 

[buck35]

I believe I need a set also...

What exactly did you buy?

Just remember, you'll need one for each size and schedule of pipe you are dealing with .

I have a set ,but my 3/4 schedule 40 has gone missing and I use the shit out of that one,at least I used to....​

 

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How do concrete guys pour curb and sidewalk same day? This tool. They pour everything at once and tool in what looks like the curb. It still is a curb but poured with the sidewalk. Monolithic pour. This for a 6" top of curb. They have 4", 6", 8", 12" and custom sizes at Roseburrough Tool in Orange. I have 4 of the 6" ones. 2 by hand, 2 by pole and different joint sizes.

 

[johnnyC]

My long double jointed needle nose come in handy all the time. View attachment 761112 View attachment 761113

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have a pair of those wouldn't be without them great for tight spots

 

[johnnyC]

Used to use one of these a lot when I was making a cables. Also like impact screwdrivers for those stubborn screws.

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have had one of those for 40 years you can always have the exact length cable

 

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Just picked up this for $35. Score! Porter Cable 126 door planer. Cuts the bevel on door ends using the table instead of the fence.

 

[DirtyWhiteDog]

Couple oldies I have laying around, and have no use for anymore. Wall jacks an quick steps.

 

[cofooter]

I built a sailboat years ago and accumulated a bunch of unique tools, got rid of most of them but still have the spokeshave and a drawknife somewhere

 

[Flying_Lavey]

No thanks, Looks like it could spin at anytime to me.

You can hardly even feel them move. They oscillate at like 15,000 oscillations a minute and only move about a 1/16". Nowhere near enough to cut soft things like skin.

If you have one of those (oscillating tools), you'll want one or more of these:

It's a QBit by Magnepull - cuts box openings in sheetrock and plywood like butter and you can use the piece to patch holes if need be.

Sizes are here: https://magnepull.com/qbit-sizes

They're not yet in Home Depot - you can buy them direct or other locations: https://magnepull.com/where-to-buy-qbit

They have other cool tools too: https://magnepull.com/

I know the people at Magnepull (they're in Texas) and they have some great products.

That is badass!

Had a guy install some kitchen cabinets during a remodel show up with one of these. I bought one the next day.

Those can cut with such high precision for a handheld powered saw, it's awesome!

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[Nordie]

I really enjoy this one, Keeps me from ripping full sheets of ply on a portable table saw by myself

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[MCnParker]

When we redid our kitchen a couple years back I saw one and thought, What the hell, and bought one. Best purchase of the whole damn process made lights go in like butter, wish the wiring part was as easy.

While installing over 60 recessed light fixtures in my nephew's house a few months ago I bought one of these hole saws at HD that has the catch pan for all the debris as you're drilling in the ceiling. actually works well and helps to contain the mess from the drywall.

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[WhatExit?]

I really enjoy this one, Keeps me from ripping full sheets of ply on a portable table saw by myself View attachment 762913

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I like that but last I checked they're expensive. I typically just use a piece of wood (factory cut edge) and screw it to the wood I'm cutting

 

[Nordie]

I like that but last I checked they're expensive. I typically just use a piece of wood (factory cut edge) and screw it to the wood I'm cutting

I believe there are several corded versions that have been priced very well now, but yeah I definitely could not jump into the Festool market. The perk of having any of the saws they all fit other manufacturers tracts. Nothing wrong with doing the straight edge dealio though. It's just really fast and the cuts are unbelievably smooth.

I also have a router adapter that goes into the track for plunges. Not bad for an Ironworker I guess.

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[WhatExit?]

This one's a game changer...

 

[BHC Vic]

I’m going through the front garage today and putting all my tools in the back shop. I have some expensive shit I’ll probably never use again. Like this for example. Birk bar with wheels?

Four of these Chingas I used to move the pool table

Some scaffold outriggers and found my safe I thought was stolen during the move

 

[Flying_Lavey]

I’m going through the front garage today and putting all my tools in the back shop. I have some expensive shit I’ll probably never use again. Like this for example. Birk bar with wheels? View attachment 764606

Four of these Chingas I used to move the pool table
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Some scaffold outriggers and found my safe I thought was stolen during the move View attachment 764608

Those lifting bars with wheels are AWESOME! Makes it really easy to lift and move some really heavy shit!

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[Racey]

Those lifting bars with wheels are AWESOME! Makes it really easy to lift and move some really heavy shit!

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I used a makeshift version of one of those to lift and move a 9,000lb machine around my shop with no other assistance, by myself. Get it up on some round bar stock and roll it, pivot it, etc.

 

[wsuwrhr]

I used a makeshift version of one of those to lift and move a 9,000lb machine around my shop with no other assistance, by myself. Get it up on some round bar stock and roll it, pivot it, etc.

Simple methods how shit got done.

 

[Flying_Lavey]

I used a makeshift version of one of those to lift and move a 9,000lb machine around my shop with no other assistance, by myself. Get it up on some round bar stock and roll it, pivot it, etc.

Exactly! They really make Archimedes quote of "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world." Seem quiet possible.

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[WhatExit?]

I’m going through the front garage today and putting all my tools in the back shop. I have some expensive shit I’ll probably never use again. Like this for example. Birk bar with wheels?

Those are called Johnson Bars

 

[wsuwrhr]

My shop has round stock and die bars on hand at all times.

 

[Howardflat]

Pretty cool " hole saw " on jobsite this a.m. For wet tapping water supply
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Done some small wet taps at work. Nothing that big but seen it done many times. It can get pretty scary doing those.

 

[cpdad93]

 

[rrrr]

Those are called Johnson Bars

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Around here they're known as mules. I have two identical to Vic's.

 

[ltbaney1]

Just picked up this for $35. Score! Porter Cable 126 door planer. Cuts the bevel on door ends using the table instead of the fence.
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you cant call your self a door hanger if you dont use a PC126. you might be able to hang a door, but your not a door hanger with out it. great score.

 

[cpdad93]

you cant call your self a door hanger if you dont use a PC126. you might be able to hang a door, but your not a door hanger with out it. great score.

I am not a door hanger but the door hangers son
but I'll hang doors till the door hanger comes.


for fun change door hanger to fig plucker and say it 5 times fast.

 

[tkrrox]

I am not a door hanger but the door hangers son
but I'll hang doors till the door hanger comes.


for fun change door hanger to fig plucker and say it 5 times fast.

I wish they didn't stop making them....$35 is stupid cheap...They stopped making cutters for them also which sucks.

 

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I wish they didn't stop making them....$35 is stupid cheap...They stopped making cutters for them also which sucks.

I paid $60 for these. The Bosch templates are garbage though. Some jackass tore up all the templates with the router bit and must have dropped them as the ears are broke. The PC ones are still good and got 4 templates. For those that do not know these are door hinge template guides. You assemble them on I guess a track for better lack of terms. It holds the hinge spacing you decide on. You pin nail it to the door frame and use a router to cut the hinge pockets. Remove it from the door frame and nail it to the hinge side of the blank door then router those hinge pockets. It's more for production if you have a lot of doors to hang. If I had an assembled picture it would make more sense.

 

[cpdad93]

when we use to do a lot of wood we use to buy PC 505 1/2 sheet sanders for $105, brand new . They had a more elliptical pattern so they wouldn't swirl dark stain. This was prior to dynabrade coming to the market. we bought a used one for a filled finish top, as ours from years back were all gone, cost us $135 for one with about 100,000 miles on it.

I wish they didn't stop making them....$35 is stupid cheap...They stopped making cutters for them also which sucks.

 

[ltbaney1]

I am not a door hanger but the door hangers son
but I'll hang doors till the door hanger comes.


for fun change door hanger to fig plucker and say it 5 times fast.

Same here, not a door hanger but the son of one. My old man owns a finish carpentry company that has employed an inmate or 2 from here about 15 years ago.

 

[Wheeler]

Those are called Johnson Bars

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I've got one sitting in the hangar. Don't need it often but when I do it's there.

 

[ArizonaKevin]

Will never do a project on a bike again without the scissor lift stand.

 

[Kachina26]