What tool have you used lately, and for what?

[Handymike]

Used one of my Unscrewems to remove shank of broken screws from door jambs so new screws could be installed. As always worked great. ( yes, that is the name )

 

[Sorcerer]

Used a pull behind sprayer for weed control in our yard.

Our kitchen faucet was leaking at the handle. Took that apart and lived up the gaskets with plumbers grease silicone. Also added pipe dope to the threads of the part that holds the internals in place. No leak...yet.

 

[old medic]

Had to buy a new one.... 36MM socket for the fuel filter on the truck.... Gave my 3/4 Drive set to the SIL a few weeks back.

 

[folivier]

When you have a stripped screw if you can just get a bit of the head exposed then try to chuck it up on your drill. Then back it out slowly. Usually works pretty well.
Showed that to an engineer friend who was trying to use vise grips to back out a few stripped wood screws.

 

[Time2]

My wife has many tropical fruit trees that need a greenhouse because of the couple freezes we get each year. They need yearly trimming to stay within the greenhouse. She wanted a small chainsaw to replace the hand saw she used. I bought her this and she is very happy with it.

 

[Winemaker]

Shovel, wheelbarrow and broom. I took 2 pickup truck loads of topsoil/leaf mold from the driveway, over the hill to the south forty. I had to refill the 5 raised beds to get ready for lettuce, spinach, beets, brussel sprouts, broccoli, peppers, squash and tomatoes.

 

[disneysteve]

I used my utility knife to cut up some boxes in the garage to fit in the recycling bin.

 

[Out-to-Lunch]

Nippers and a butane torch. I installed something with zip ties, clipped the excess and hit the cut ends with the butane torch (those things will tear your skin if you don't round them over with heat). And the butane torch is a handy tool for working with flame in the wind...much better than trying to keep one of those stick lighters going.

I like both your tip to use the torch, as well as that slick Panduit tool upthread.

However, you can also just use diagonal cutters, but instead of cutting just the tab, you nip through both the tab AND a bit of the square block that the tab goes through. The resultant cut end is smooth.

 

[Out-to-Lunch]

Yesterday, I used an air compressor. But the application was to change a few golf grips!

 

[Healthy Lifestyle]

I had to purchase an S2 square shaped bit to replace a square screw on the transmission cover under my Toro lawn mower to replace the drive belt.

 

[tizod]

My wife has many tropical fruit trees that need a greenhouse because of the couple freezes we get each year. They need yearly trimming to stay within the greenhouse. She wanted a small chainsaw to replace the hand saw she used. I bought her this and she is very happy with it.
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These are great. I use mine all the time. pre tarriff they were $25 with 2 batteries. I saw walmart or lowes had ones on sale at $35 this week. They are very useful, even for a quick cutoff in my workshop. I also take it on hikes to cut off the vines/ivy killing the trees in the woods. Zip them like butter.

 

[folivier]

Have one like that but uses my Dewalt batteries. Works great for light trimming.

 

[MTB4me]

I’ve been volunteering a lot with the Washington Trails Association since retiring, helping to build and maintain trails here in the inland northwest. I’ve found these three tools to be indispensable: a Rogue Prohoe Travis digging tool, a Silky Saws Gomboy Pro folding saw, and a set of Hickok orchard loppers. All loaded up with my other tools in a Burley Coho trailer that I pull with my fatbike (human-powered, no assist).

 

[No900SS]

A chain whip, necessary for the ratchet / pawl cleaning and greasing of my wife's freewheel hub on her Turbo Tero 5.0

 

[roh3]

I saw this on another forum and thought it was interesting.

Pex crimping tool. I ran pex for the first time the other day. The crimping tool couldn't have been easier to use. I was installing a long run in an uninsulated garage so freezing was a concern, which is why I ran pex.

Impact gun. I always wanted one but never had one. I finally purchased one last week. It's simply for removing lugs from wheels when I rotate tires. Completely unnecessary, but it sure makes things easier. I also am going to use it to replace hot water heater rod.

Electric sawzall. Finished up a deer blind in the woods the other day. Very convenient. I can see why most people are switching over to battery tools.

Pex A (expansion type) is much more tolerant to freezing than type B (crimp type).

 

[ArmchairMillionaire]

This week I've been using putty knives and drywall mud application tools.

Hopefully by the weekend I'll be using sanding sponges.

The following weekend I hope to be using paint rollers and brushes.