What's your favourite workshop tool?

[taslucas]

To find nails or to keep you busy?

both, and exercise

[NP99]

You're not that fat kid that got body slammed are you?

[SonOf]

My 120 pc Sidchrome wall mounted set of spanners, sockets etc. First set of tools I ever bought and they have never let medown & I am only missing one peice (thanks dad) and he wondered why I locked it.

[NP99]

Yes!!! Forgot about the plasma cutter

What type of cutters do you guys own?

[BigRAWesty]

Plasma cutter good for 16mm, but the the trusty 5" and the gutsy 9" for heavy work..

[jff45]

My Token Tools plasma cutter has severed 16mm (cutting tongue off an old towbar) but it's not a clean cut. 12mm cuts very cleanly.
For general steel cutting (flat bar, SHS, etc) I have a Trade Tools cold cut saw but the blades are now $200 so it's the abrasive drop saw that gets used most now. Also have the different sized angle grinders for rough cutoffs. Have the Dremel for small "dainty" stuff.
You can also get surprisingly good cuts with a reciprocating saw with good Sutton steel cutting blades but they're close to $20 a blade..

[MEGOMONSTER]

My favourite tool at the moment is this Great at sharpening chainsaw

Is it difficult to sharpen chainsaws, I've got a blunt one, well used, not sure how many sharpens left on it, and a brand new (well was) chain that needs sharpening.

[NP99]

Is it difficult to sharpen chainsaws, I've got a blunt one, well used, not sure how many sharpens left on it, and a brand new (well was) chain that needs sharpening.

If you were closer, I'd show you how easy....

[jff45]

Yes, very easy to sharpen chainsaws - I'm doing a lot of it at the moment as I bring down several big gums along my driveway.

You can buy a file holder that limits the depth of the stroke and also has the angles marked on it.

I'm sure there would be heaps of Youtube vids on the subject..

[timmay556]

Cable ties!