![]() For what it cost, if it had been 1/4 as handy as their advertising made it seem, it would have been a waste, but not a big enough one to annoy me for more that little bit. I do have a sawzall, angle grinder and oscillating saw in the box as well.Ĭlick to expand.I bought the jawhorse a few years ago, when they were heavily promoted by youtubers, because ebay gave me 25% at the same time Rockwell had it on a real sale. If you want to get into power tools I use a drill and impact driver way way more than anything else. And that may only be once or twice a year. I have 1/4, 3/8” and 1/2” socket sets but I RARELY use them. Picks, small files and an assortment of delicate pokers, scrapers and precision prodders are really useful. I use a pair of 10 or 12” adjustable wrenches far more frequently than a combo wrench, although I have combo wrench sets for more involved work. I use a Vaughan Wonderbar pretty often, as well as regular crowbars and prying tools.Ī basin wrench is surprisingly useful on most plumbing jobs as well as a couple pipe wrenches.Ī 6” torpedo level, a 2’ level and a 4’ level are all I need at home, used occasionally but not every day. It’s a craftsman base roller and an old Cornwell top chest.Ī basic 6 pc screwdriver set is my most used tool at my house.īasic pliers like needle nose, slip joint, tongue and groove, as well as diagonal cutters are used often enough. I just have a basic 5 drawer roller and top chest, nothing fancy. If I didn’t have my shop and had to keep everything at home my list would probably be a bit different, but as it sits I only keep the bare essentials at home so I don’t need to have so many duplicate tools. My shop is a 10 minute drive from my house, so I keep a set of basic tools and it has shown me how few tools I actually need to maintain my house day to day. Honestly it's one of my most used tools around the shop - I was a little skeptical because they first introduced it on an infomercial, but they are awesome. It's easy to take it to the work, rather than bring the work to it. You can stand on it easily.Īnd it all folds up into a pretty compact size for transport and storage. ![]() It's strong enough to hold up hundreds of pounds. I also have the welding kit, which includes an adjustable third arm clamp - a large C clamp that can be positioned almost anywhere. ![]() It will hold a 4x8 sheet of plywood with the jaw extension kit. Swap them into the Jawhorse and start working. I have my kreg jig setup on a piece of plywood like this and my buffer/polisher set up on another. Need a small workspace? Attach a short piece of 4x4 to the back of a piece of 3/4 inch plywood - up to 4'x4' and clamp it into the Jawhorse and you have an instant workbench. Clamp a door in it standing up or on edge. Clamp a 12 foot board in it and saw it to length. It's also super quick to clamp something in and release it.Īnything you can clamp in it, it will hold. And because you are using your foot - there is a ton of clamping power. Think of it as a huge capacity bench vise with it's own built in bench.Īnd the best part of it is the clamping power comes from stepping down on it - leaving both hands to hold and position something in the jaws, which ratchet shut with the foot lever. More comparable to a Black and Decker Workmate, with a much more powerful clamp. Or some basic electrical meters/tools so light switches/sockets can be change.Ĭlick to expand.It's not really comparable to sawhorses. A 110v 50'+ extension cord on a self retracting reel (I got mine at NT on sale and love it.)Ĥ. Stand up rolling tool box - I didn't get one of these for the first 15 years of my marriage. So - here are my initial thoughts - I'd like to hear everyone else's on this:ġ. I'm trying to stay away from the "Dewalt Drill/Driver" set because i suspect most of these guys have a basic set of tools. Stuff that most of us have (and have had a long time) that would make a good "groom gift". ![]() So I'm not looking to buy these guys a 4 post lift or a S.O. I don't have a "shop" - I have 3 tool closets off my carport. Most/all of these guys will be buying a home in the very near future so I'm compiling a list of garage/tool stuff I have now but I didn't have when i bought my first house 40+ years ago. We get the standard wedding invite that directs you to "The Knot" website which lists the mandatory "rice cooker", "cheese tray with knife", etc. My son's guy friends (kids who grew up in/around our house) - all to seem to be getting married about now.
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