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Post by dewaltdisney »

We all have our own favourites, please nominate your top five tools, tools you use a lot and would hate not to have.
For me

1. Cordless drill/Driver
2. SDS drill
3. Bosch PMF 180 multitool
4. Basin wrench
5. Chain saw

I have loads more, but I think I would miss these the most.

It will be interesting to see the variations :thumbright:

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Hmm depends on the job but if you are talking about daily use then for me it's:

Lathe
Bandsaw
Cordless drill/driver
Shop vac
Bench vice
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If I had not limited t to five, I would have added my table, band and reciprocating saws too. :lol: And I have thought of more...

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Drill driver
SDS drill and bits.
Petrol brush cutter
Adjustable spanner
Knife

Thing is, you need lots of tools to do much of anything really. Especially when things don't go as planned.
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Post by London mike 61 »

A bit of a mix but.....
1. Drill/ driver
2. Reciprocating saw
3. Painters multi tool
4. Mattock
5. Loppers

I do a fair bit of gardening as well as diy stuff.

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Post by Dave54 »

A mattock's definitely a "must have" for any sort of heavier gardening.
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Post by etaf »

varies depending on the job, so
1. pencil
2. drill
3. driver
4. tape measure
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Post by fin »

pencil
drill driver
hammer
combi square
and weirdly enough my don carlos coz i find all sorts of mad little uses for it. had it since i was a teenager. be gutted if i lost it
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Post by Chippo1 »

Five , tricky

Table saw
Impact driver
Cordless drill
Vice versa tape
Pencils

In 10 seconds I will think of a new list !
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Post by dewaltdisney »

This is good so far it looks like we all like our drill drivers

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Post by ayjay »

My Dad had a mantra he used to check his pockets before he ever left the house:- Pipe bacca matches, money keys glasses.

I more or less developed my own for work, Hammer, saw, square and bar, measuring stick and pencil. I could do a lot of damage with that lot. :-)

On a more practical note, Hammer, circular saw, speed square/bevel, stringline, measuring stick and pencil, (and a scientific calculator in the van). That's enough for a roof.
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Post by OchAye »

Bugger that. Pliers, hammer, coat hunger wire, screwdriver you can hammer and (I have not done much with it) angle grinder. Yous are all too pampered posh here. Impact drivers, big girls blouses, whatever next :mrgreen:

Back to my Carmenere.
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Post by ayjay »

OchAye wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2020 10:14 pm
Back to my Carmenere.
I'll stick with my box/bag of Sainsburys Merlot. :occasion5:
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Post by Cannyfixit »

In my work pants I have
Knife
Torch
Wera multi bit screwdriver
Plastic pile cutters
6” water pump pliers
I can do do most of my service calls with just these tools
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Post by sammy.se »

Cordless Drill Driver
Multitool
Orbital Sander
SDS Drill
Track Saw
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