Another tool thread

[SloopJonB]

Originally Posted by bljones

I'll keep my angle grinder. Let's see you cut down small trees with a router.

True, but lets see YOU build a cabin table with an angle grinder.

By the way, my angle grinders are way up the "most used" list.

[pdqaltair]

The Dremel tool club makes the same flavored argument. A router's just a big specialized dremel tool. I think it's my least used power tool. It's the one I would sell first. It does all sorts of cool things... I don't generally need.

Actually, I just wanted to tell you you had lost your mind....

[Shortman]

He who dies with the most toys wins. But then, of course, he's dead. I think they call that a Phyrric (sp?) victory.

[bljones]

Originally Posted by SloopJonB

True, but lets see YOU build a cabin table with an angle grinder.

You're on.

[tommays]

Two year refit about 1 hour of routing




And about two hundred thousand of grinding and sanding

And a real man uses a 9" grinder

[erps]

Cool jig!

[Capnblu]

I would rather have the angle grinder, than a router myself.

[jrd22]

Late to the thread but my favorite tool is my Makita impact driver/drill. Lithium battery, small, light weight. I use it to drill, drive screws, bolts, etc. I don't need someone on deck to hold the head of the machine screw while I'm down below tightening it. Of course, after reading this thread I have to buy a Dremel tool, a router, and a milling machine:-))

[Faster]

Originally Posted by jrd22

Late to the thread but my favorite tool is my Makita impact driver/drill. Lithium battery, small, light weight. I use it to drill, drive screws, bolts, etc. I don't need someone on deck to hold the head of the machine screw while I'm down below tightening it. Of course, after reading this thread I have to buy a Dremel tool, a router, and a milling machine:-))

.... and clean out that big cockpit locker and turn it into a workshop!

[SloopJonB]

Originally Posted by jrd22

Late to the thread but my favorite tool is my Makita impact driver/drill. Lithium battery, small, light weight. I use it to drill, drive screws, bolts, etc. I don't need someone on deck to hold the head of the machine screw while I'm down below tightening it. Of course, after reading this thread I have to buy a Dremel tool, a router, and a milling machine:-))

Glad my thread was able to inspire you. It's always a good time to buy a tool - I got so inspired by my own thread I went out and bought a new Rockwell pad sander - very nice and VERY smooth. Now my fingertips won't turn white when I sand my bulkheads.