Your Favorite Tool?

[Robert Coats]

Mine has to be the cordless Milwaukee M4 screw/hex driver. From drilling simple, smaller holes to driving pretty stout fasteners, it has been my go-to power tool for years now. It is lightweight, compact, folds the the middle, and has a slick quick-release hex chuck. I use it for any light-medium duty jobs, like furniture assembly to electrical screw and beyond. It has excellent battery life, a two-speed transmission, and 20 torque settings. It is significantly more lightweight than a traditional 'gun' style drill/driver, so zero fatigue for all day use. I've had mine for 8+ years with zero issues. Not a paid endorsement, just a happy customer.

[KFC911]

Seahawk would ban me

....I do love my Milwaukee drill too!

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Robert Coats

Mine has to be the cordless Milwaukee M4 screw/hex driver. From drilling simple, smaller holes to driving pretty stout fasteners, it has been my go-to power tool for years now. It is lightweight, compact, folds the the middle, and has a slick quick-release hex chuck. I use it for any light-medium duty jobs, like furniture assembly to electrical screw and beyond. It has excellent battery life, a two-speed transmission, and 20 torque settings. It is significantly more lightweight than a traditional 'gun' style drill/driver, so zero fatigue for all day use. I've had mine for 8+ years with zero issues. Not a paid endorsement, just a happy customer.

Many, many years ago, I had a black and decker tool that was similar (but obviously cheaper and not as feature rich). It was the straight version that didn't hinge in the middle. It lasted for a long time and worked really well. Something like


I now have Milwaukee M12 drill and driver that were part of a kit that also included a hackzall. The drill has a chuck. The driver has the same sort of quick release hex coupler that your tool has. They are excellent.
Kind of like this, but older, and I don't think the driver is an impact.

[stevej37]

Especially this time of the year...this gets used almost daily.
It's light and runs for hours on a 5 amp battery charge.

Round-Up, Triplett, Ant repellent...easy to load. Has shoulder carrying strap also.

[beepbeep]

Ænema

[aschen]

I don't know if favorite but I use it a crazy amount. I have an older version but basically the same thing. I like having clutch limiter for putting in screws while contorting or reaching over head. Small enough to put in my pocket and powerful enough for mostly anything except big lag screws or holes over 1/2"





My favorite tool is probably this indulgance. Snap on 3/8 flex head soft grip ratchet. I'll toss aside most of my pedestrian ratchets trying to find it. No more effective than the lesser brands really, but a joy to use.



holy crap 170$ online, I bought at a pawn shop for 75$ I think. Pricing is absurd even at a discount

[unclebilly]

My hoist...

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by masraum

Many, many years ago, I had a black and decker tool that was similar (but obviously cheaper and not as feature rich). It was the straight version that didn't hinge in the middle. It lasted for a long time and worked really well. Something like
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I now have Milwaukee M12 drill and driver that were part of a kit that also included a hackzall. The drill has a chuck. The driver has the same sort of quick release hex coupler that your tool has. They are excellent.
Kind of like this, but older, and I don't think the driver is an impact.

Your drill has a hammer driver and the impact is just that. I have the Hackzall as well and it's a good one. But it rattles my shoulder more than a heavy corded Bosch.

[pwd72s]

10" Knipex Cobra water pump pliers. Haven't had them long, but find myself grabbing them often.

[Tobra]

McGlamry elevator. Truly the cat's ass to break up adhesions at the plantar/palmar surface of metatarsal/metacarpal heads.

Seriously, any of you orthopedic guys work on people with Rheumatoid disease, you want to pick up a set of these.

[stevej37]

Lisle 42480 pliers

[Seahawk]

How big a "tool" are we talking?

[Tobra]

Thread was almost a teenager until...the inner child arrived.

Really, it was inevitable. You ask this sausage fest crowd about tools, surprising it took 12 posts.

[flatbutt]

I just built a retaining wall using this to drive all of the fasteners (except the rebar of course). It is dang handy.

[herr_oberst]

My favorite tools are the simple ones. An old wood mallet, a scribe, some 1-2-3 machinist blocks, a steel ruler on the edge of my bench.

Every day I'm in the garage, I use this thread gauge. It's got most of the common nut and bolt sizes in imperial and metric. It's always nice to do a quick check to see if you need fine or coarse threads to match up to the bolt you're using. Saves a lot of looking!

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by Tobra

Thread was almost a teenager until...the inner child arrived.

Really, it was inevitable. You ask this sausage fest crowd about tools, surprising it took 12 posts.

It took the moderator to say the quiet part out-loud. I was too skeer'd.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

It took the moderator to say the quiet part out-loud. I was too skeer'd.

[Flat Six]

Probably my most useful tool is a 1/4" cordless impact driver but my favorite tool is a 7x14 benchtop mini lathe. Mostly because I can make all kinds of stuff on it and -- for someone like me who can't help but over-engineer a repair -- I do all kinds of stuff that isn't technically necessary but is really satisfying and fun.

[Nickshu]

Vice grip with a slide hammer attached. I have found so many uses for it over the years.

[john70t]

Cut-off disk wheel.
Makes my(already measured twice) first cut into proper length, works on metal/plastic pipe, shortens bolts, splits stuck nuts, nail ends, separates metal pieces, removes rust and paint, smooths, turns all my welds into artwork.