Best tool ever?

[Wood_workur]

Hitachi BS and Drill press are really handy, along with my router. Least used= CMS, and scrolll saw, althought I couldn't pass up the scroll saw- for free!

[L. D. Jeffries]

Gotta put my 2 bits in: After my BT3 I'd say my MV12 router. Other than the saw its got more wooden miles on it then anything else. Must say I agree about the RoterZip. Yah, I got sucked in by the infomercial too! Best liked recent addition is my DC, Don't know how I ever got along without it as long as I did

[Jeffrey Schronce]

Best : All my Bosch routers.
Worst : Stupid B&D Mouse sander my ex-wife got me. Man I am glad she's gone.

[Pappy]

Most useful, based on price, is a 45/90 drafting square. if we are talking power tools, The Grizzly G05555 band saw.

Least useful, hands down, is the PC Profile Sander.

[Stick]

Worst : Stupid B&D Mouse sander my ex-wife got me. Man I am glad she's gone.

You got one of those too? I had to finally get LOML to stop buying me tools and just give me the money.

Best for the bucks has to be either the metal lathe or the oxy/acet torch

My all time worst was free, so I can't complain that bad......a B&D drill driven band saw that was in a truck I bought. Well, that and the Versapak stuff. I got a set of those once as a going away gift from work. They REALLY didn't want me to come back!

[jwaterdawg]

Best = Ridgid BS with 6" riser, kreg fence and shop fox mobile base. Use it every time I'm in the shop.

Worst = Ryobil detail sander, about as useful as a wet napkin for any real sanding. But that being said it's really the only tool in my shop that I am genuinely disappointed in, so I guess I've been lucky.

[Texas splinter]

I would have to say that my best tool buy ever was my Makita 9V drill/driver. I bought it in about 1987 when i was in school for Air Conditioning repair, used it in the air con business for about 3 years, then went back to aircraft maintenance. Used it to remove and install access panels on aircraft (sometimes went thru 4 batteries a 12 hour shift) then after i went ot work for Boeing (office wirk) I have used it around the house, car, RV, whatever. I still keep it in the house for little jobs, but have a newer one in the shop, plus a new Kawasaki (Drill/driver, not a motorcycle) I bought.

Worst tool purchase? A Craftsman 9V drill that would'nt keep a charge for more than drilling two or three holes in 3/4 oak and the chuck just wouldn't hold a bit without slipping. Threw it in the trash.

[onedash]

Most used has to be the dust collector. Its on just about anytime something else is.

[germdoc]

Best tools are DeWalt 12-V Vs drill--going strong for 8 years, and Veritas LA block plane with accessory handles and chamfering attachment. Also second the lowly card scraper as BBFTB.

Worst tools? B&D ROS lasted less than 1 year. Also have had lots of problems with fixed bases for Ryobi router combo, although the plunge base is OK and is mounted in my BT3 right now.

[Les Sayers]

Best tool ever?

A first class "square" and my pneumatic nailers

[Knottscott]

Kind of a 4 way toss up between my Milwaukee 5615 router for $89, 22124 for $594, my Delta 22-580 for $229, or possibly my Leitz ripping blade for $10. They're all excellent performers and were great bargains.

My worst expenditure is probably my biscuit cutter....DeWalt 682k for $138. It was a nice deal and it does a good job, but I hardly ever use it anymore.

[MoldnMaker]

Don't have a lot of Woodworking tools YET, but have a lot of mechanic and handy man tools. Most useful tie between Makita recipricating saw I got used at a flea market for $60 and my 3lb drilling hammer. Most useless also a tie, between Ryobi 6v drill ( that's almost a joke, this thing would have troble drilling through a cardboard box) and an engine hoist I bought new for $210 used 3 times. (only once for removing an engine)

[Al Garay]

My laptop so I can research my next tool purchase... and dream of being really productive using them.

[Pappy]

A set of accurate drafting triangles at the top and the PC Profile Sander at the bottom of the list.

[WoodButcher26]

My best and worst came in the same set.

LOML got me a 19.2 Craftsman cordless set last year for my B-Day. The drills (regular and right angle) will put a hole in anything I ask them to, quickly and accurately. Batteries charge fast and hold their charge well.

Unfortunately, there was a brad nailer in the same set. It won't even nail cardboard to pine without leaving the brad sticking out 1/8". Tried all the adjustments, no go. Getting ready to give it the heave-ho.


Kim