Favorite Power Tools

[Melonfeud]

No heirloom. Just one the of those Italian copies of the 1873 Winchester. They use real soft screws on those things. My nice hollow ground screw driver wasn't budging it so with no small amount of trepidation I VERY carefully got after it with the power tool. It came right out with nary a scratch on the nicely case hardened side plate.

PHEW....

AHhhh! You got that right, my fellow Harley thunder rumble ROAD HOG BRETHREN!,,,as I'd ALSO glommed on to a .45 long colt rendition of one of those back in the 90's when the price was of a 'reasonable' consideration,,, and well,in my exuberance of prideful ownership, I'd inadvertantly ran a fistful of my Ruger vaquero overpressure + projo's thru it,,,WELL,NOW! after it stopped spitting & seething angry bites and flint sharp small shards peppering my hands,forearms & the right side of my criminally handsome face after about 4 rounds fired,,,I'd noticed I'd sheared half of two of the slotted forearm screwheads off ,,,the wood forearm shielding that under barrel magazine tube,it just never was the same ,was loose& would kinda' rattle,,, I'd left it hanging on the wall with that one ex nurse wife of mine


* yer' absolutely right -on about that brittle casehardened Italian crap

 

[Blackrain]

I like my Makita cordless reciprocating saw. It's got the standard trigger, plus a squeeze handle on the housing, for one-handed, hard to reach cutting.

Nice I have used many different brands and they are all pretty good . I just started buying Dewalt and have acquired so many batteries that I just stuck with them but my buddy has some really nice Milwaukee stuff . It seems more powerful and I have thought about changing brands but I got like 20 batteries

 

[Blackrain]

No-Doubt!,,,now! That 'Jonny Red'
Norwegian brand of jonsered chainsaws has an equal if not lesser well known tribe of fan following,,, but, you lay the money down& STIHI is what the smart dudes lay it out for
,,,I've got a big Canadian manufactured
' pioneer ' p-45 logging chainsaw( I had a 4' bar for it at one time, it's prolly laying in the bottom of a truck bed tool box,I'd like to think so,anyway) it's a pretty awesome piece of two-cycle casing-liner,,,.
I'd dropped a tree one time in a trailer park that was so freaking tall,I had to go ask the 'neighbors' across the alley to open up his double gate on his back fence access cuz' that was the only way to drop-it, as I wasn't quite dumb enough back then/ or now to be monkey climbing 60'+ ,up in a tree to 'top it off' in sections, with a any sized chainsaw, let alone a chunked ,,,man!, it was a beautiful drop & 'whooshed' perfectly, as the top 10' flopped inside that dudes back yard,between those opened double alley accessed chain-link gates.( that would've been a 'bank account' torpedo at the time if I'd of trashed chain-link fencing,,, just in repair time alone)
*That was a charity-job/ honey-do chore for a girlfriend of a girlfriend,,,,I don't get roped into that kinda' nightmare crap ANYMORE



* also,I'd like to think I've still be of ownership off a Dewalt 4 1/2" angle head grinder ,,,er,,,around here somewhere

** oh,man! A cordless Dewalt 18 volt sawzall is ABOUT the handiest to grab tool outta' the box there is,,,,,

I love big chainsaws buy them blown up off Ebay and rebuild them as a hobby in the winter . That old O45 super will out cut a my brand new MS 661 and use double the gas LOL Put the dual port muffler off an O56 mag II on it and it really runs strong

 

[Blackrain]

AHhhh! You got that right, my fellow Harley thunder rumble ROAD HOG BRETHREN!,,,as I'd ALSO glommed on to a .45 long colt rendition of one of those back in the 90's when the price was of a 'reasonable' consideration,,, and well,in my exuberance of prideful ownership, I'd inadvertantly ran a fistful of my Ruger vaquero overpressure + projo's thru it,,,WELL,NOW! after it stopped spitting & seething angry bites and flint sharp small shards peppering my hands,forearms & the right side of my criminally handsome face after about 4 rounds fired,,,I'd noticed I'd sheared half of two of the slotted forearm screwheads off ,,,the wood forearm shielding that under barrel magazine tube,it just never was the same ,was loose& would kinda' rattle,,, I'd left it hanging on the wall with that one ex nurse wife of mine


* yer' absolutely right -on about that brittle casehardened Italian crap

Got a Winchester Trails End lever gun and a Smith 25-5 load 8.5 of Unique with a 250 gr cast lead bullet in both with good results . No leading and extremely lethal on deer sized game out to 80 yrds with well placed shots. 45 long Colt is a great cartridge

 

[Melonfeud]

Got a Winchester Trails End lever gun and a Smith 25-5 load 8.5 of Unique with a 250 gr cast lead bullet in both with good results . No leading and extremely lethal on deer sized game out to 80 yrds with well placed shots. 45 long Colt is a great cartridge

Awesome my Man!,,,er,,,and anything with 8.5 grains is gonna fill up some of that cavernous cartridge case capacity, where I've read/ heard tell them ol' boys of penny pinch lineage would wanna get the maximum number of loads outta' that 7,000+ grains lb. Of Hercules gunpowder of UNIQUE's bar fighting drunken uncle BULLS EYE and run roughly 3.5 grains of that magic flash powder and their whole wheel gun casing-liner grenades on them,,,that phenomenon is another Einstein's theory of an errant uneven ignition as that miserly thin charge of magic powder dust is akin to a 3/8th's of an inch of water inside a 3" diameter ABS sewer pipe,,, as it'll ( again, as this is the best "petrochemical" educated guess, is that it " flashes" over the basically 'skinny' powder charge/ hits the impediment of the heavy 'roll crimped' Buffalo dropping projo, & kinda' back kicks against that skinny that's just a micro-fractionally behind it, flat-out blowing the upper 2 to 3 chambers off the cylinders & top straps hell& gone from bull stout Bill Ruger single action blackhawks/ S&W's ,it's most been noted in the .44-.45 cal. Straight walled configuration,,, ya,KNOW?,S.A.A.M.I. has rigorously attempted to replicate the phenomena in there testing labs& can't generate the proper conditions,,,sound wisdom sez' case capacity propellent charges of refined burn rate are the ticket& produce consistently better accuracy,,, hey,Blackrain Brother,you got a close idea of the velocities yer' getting and are they equating comparably consistent to the length of barrel tube between both wheel& lever gun? ( on average),,,you gotta' get a chrony sky screen casing-liner ,to legitimately know what yer' pushing down range,,,,Man Alive! I'd " casted" up a coffee can full of tire shop wheel weights in 240 gr. .44 cal,,, at less than 800fps they were some leisurely Rollin' pumpkin balls out of a 3" tubed 5 shot bull dog pug 'special',,,but,,, amping up that projo speed flat out leaded over any sign of rifling in the bore,,,they call that the brinell ' blue pill ' hardness rating,,,or lack thereof

 

[jobberone]

My air impact wrench. But I love them all. As Tim Allen says, "TOOLS".

 

[jobberone]

PS: I use my sawsall and electric drill the most.

 

[Blackrain]

Awesome my Man!,,,er,,,and anything with 8.5 grains is gonna fill up some of that cavernous cartridge case capacity, where I've read/ heard tell them ol' boys of penny pinch lineage would wanna get the maximum number of loads outta' that 7,000+ grains lb. Of Hercules gunpowder of UNIQUE's bar fighting drunken uncle BULLS EYE and run roughly 3.5 grains of that magic flash powder and their whole wheel gun casing-liner grenades on them,,,that phenomenon is another Einstein's theory of an errant uneven ignition as that miserly thin charge of magic powder dust is akin to a 3/8th's of an inch of water inside a 3" diameter ABS sewer pipe,,, as it'll ( again, as this is the best "petrochemical" educated guess, is that it " flashes" over the basically 'skinny' powder charge/ hits the impediment of the heavy 'roll crimped' Buffalo dropping projo, & kinda' back kicks against that skinny that's just a micro-fractionally behind it, flat-out blowing the upper 2 to 3 chambers off the cylinders & top straps hell& gone from bull stout Bill Ruger single action blackhawks/ S&W's ,it's most been noted in the .44-.45 cal. Straight walled configuration,,, ya,KNOW?,S.A.A.M.I. has rigorously attempted to replicate the phenomena in there testing labs& can't generate the proper conditions,,,sound wisdom sez' case capacity propellent charges of refined burn rate are the ticket& produce consistently better accuracy,,, hey,Blackrain Brother,you got a close idea of the velocities yer' getting and are they equating comparably consistent to the length of barrel tube between both wheel& lever gun? ( on average),,,you gotta' get a chrony sky screen casing-liner ,to legitimately know what yer' pushing down range,,,,Man Alive! I'd " casted" up a coffee can full of tire shop wheel weights in 240 gr. .44 cal,,, at less than 800fps they were some leisurely Rollin' pumpkin balls out of a 3" tubed 5 shot bull dog pug 'special',,,but,,, amping up that projo speed flat out leaded over any sign of rifling in the bore,,,they call that the brinell ' blue pill ' hardness rating,,,or lack thereof

I get around 800 out of the hand gun and 950 out of the Rifle . I try to stay below 1000 fps so it dosent lead the guns . I use Rogers better bullets a local bullet distributor here in south east PA. Trail Boss is also a good powder . Many guys use it for Cowboy Action designed to fill up the case . 5.8 grains for 45 Colt 6.2 for 44 mag nice target loads.

And my Beloved BullsEye powder 4.2 with a 200gr semi wadcutter in the 1911s as you said very easy to double load and create a small grenade. I am a true 1911 Colt addict with no support group , sponsor or meeting to attend . LOLOL .

Have been working with the 10 mm in a Delta Elite to get a nice target load that dosent beat the gun to death or me either . Came up with 5.2 of Winchester 231 and a 180 cast bullet . Enough to work the action against the 23lb springs but not pound the daylights out of the frame and pretty accurate . For hunting or defense factory Winchester Silver tips are tough to beat very accurate out of the Delta and 1200fps

 

[Blackrain]

Heck power Tools and Guns is as good as talkin Football and we haven't even got into String trimmers yet LOLOL.

Always used Echo but since Stihl developed a valve design in there 2 cycle trimers I changed over . More power and torque at low speed . It will spin 120 string long enough to replicate a small push mower . New Stihl 131 has just an off switch so you cant pull it with the choke on and switch off flooding it out . IGN is on all the time till you push the button and ground it out .

It will also trim bushes back in a pinch along with vines branches and anything up to the diameter of a pencil when necessary. I bought 3 they are that good if they stop making them and I run out Im retiring LOL

 

[YosemiteSam]

I have mostly Dewalt, (I do have some Rigid stuff too) but it isn't because I think they are best. I tend to get them for cheaper than other good name brands and they are still generally pretty good as long as you don't buy their crap lines.

That said, the oldest power tool I have is a Ryobi corded drill. The fact that it is corded sucks, but it gets a ton of use.

My compressor and nail gun are Porter & Cable.

I really like Makita, but they are usually expensive as hell.

 

[Runwildboys]

I have mostly Dewalt, (I do have some Rigid stuff too) but it isn't because I think they are best. I tend to get them for cheaper than other good name brands and they are still generally pretty good as long as you don't buy their crap lines.

That said, the oldest power tool I have is a Ryobi corded drill. The fact that it is corded sucks, but it gets a ton of use.

My compressor and nail gun are Porter & Cable.

I really like Makita, but they are usually expensive as hell.

Have you tried going in eBay for Makita tools? I got my drill, impact driver, and reciprocating saw all for about half what I would otherwise.
My compressor and nail gun are also PC, but my oldest power tool would be my B&D jigsaw. It's about 35 years old, and still works great.

 

[CouchCoach]

I like my Makita cordless reciprocating saw. It's got the standard trigger, plus a squeeze handle on the housing, for one-handed, hard to reach cutting.

I once had a screwdriver that had a point on it instead of being flat. I didn't know what to do with it so I made little stars in my son's birthday cake and told him they were autographs from illiterate Cowboys.

 

[roughneck266]

The Dewalt cordless Sawzall is a great tool. Cuts tree roots, removes exhaust from the truck , Quarters up deer , cuts out steel targets very versatile tool

Followed closely by the Dremel tool which is awesome for all types of gunsmithing work along with cutting out rusted brake lines and trimming Scouts toenails before hunts which he is not too fond of by the way .

Dewalt angle grinder got 6 of them 3 cordless and 3 corded sharpens mower blades like a Razor with a flap wheel


Stihl O45 Super 87 cc chainsaw designed when Power was all important and emissions were an after thought . Certainly not something everyone needs but real cool watching it throw a shower of giant chips going through Drum size Oak like a hot knife in butter.

I have made a TON of money from people doing that! lol

 

[Blackrain]

Have you tried going in eBay for Makita tools? I got my drill, impact driver, and reciprocating saw all for about half what I would otherwise.
My compressor and nail gun are also PC, but my oldest power tool would be my B&D jigsaw. It's about 35 years old, and still works great.

I still have my grandfathers B&D jigsaw was all metal construction back then .

 

[Melonfeud]

I get around 800 out of the hand gun and 950 out of the Rifle . I try to stay below 1000 fps so it dosent lead the guns . I use Rogers better bullets a local bullet distributor here in south east PA. Trail Boss is also a good powder . Many guys use it for Cowboy Action designed to fill up the case . 5.8 grains for 45 Colt 6.2 for 44 mag nice target loads.

And my Beloved BullsEye powder 4.2 with a 200gr semi wadcutter in the 1911s as you said very easy to double load and create a small grenade. I am a true 1911 Colt addict with no support group , sponsor or meeting to attend . LOLOL .

Have been working with the 10 mm in a Delta Elite to get a nice target load that dosent beat the gun to death or me either . Came up with 5.2 of Winchester 231 and a 180 cast bullet . Enough to work the action against the 23lb springs but not pound the daylights out of the frame and pretty accurate . For hunting or defense factory Winchester Silver tips are tough to beat very accurate out of the Delta and 1200fps

Way cool bro, Ya, that 10mm in the old 1911 platform isn't the best of marriages,,,, win 231 is a good clean powder,I load with it some,,,lol, you were talking about working up a load for your delta elite, I remember working up a .45acp load for a sig220 that would consistently land the spent brass in yer' upturned hat laying on the ground 3' away,,,cuz' us reloaders a bit weird when it comes to brass recovery

I'm a Sierra bullet fan for rifle round reloading
And that Speer gold dot for handgun projo's is about my favorites



** now

 

[Melonfeud]

Well,a certain 'trick of the trade' was buying those 3/4" drive electric impacts back when setting up double wide mobile homes,as you gotta' lag bolt the floor/ roof rim joyces & just work the living dog crap out of it, as many times your working it off the end of a 100'+ extension cord,,,then return it saying it's to weak,,,you can smell that ozone burning in the air once you've gotten the best out of it,,,I've had gotten real good service out of Dewalt brand tools,,,I'd just bought a WORX 20 volt cordless line trimmer, it came with a blower casing-liner that I chased the cat around the house with& dusted,removed cobwebs all at the same time

Man,I thought for sure I'd typed in :
Sears Craftsman electric impacts into my post,,,SHEESE,,,what a stup

 

[Quickdraw]

Just bought another couple of tools yesterday. Bought a gas pressure washer (not needed but needed if you know what I mean) and a Toro TimeMaster mower with electric start. The wife just loves me spending money.

 

[Blackrain]

Way cool bro, Ya, that 10mm in the old 1911 platform isn't the best of marriages,,,, win 231 is a good clean powder,I load with it some,,,lol, you were talking about working up a load for your delta elite, I remember working up a .45acp load for a sig220 that would consistently land the spent brass in yer' upturned hat laying on the ground 3' away,,,cuz' us reloaders a bit weird when it comes to brass recovery

I'm a Sierra bullet fan for rifle round reloading
And that Speer gold dot for handgun projo's is about my favorites



** now

I am also a Sierra fan have loaded more 168 match kings than I would like to remember . Used to shoot national match course and metallic silhouettes with my M1A.

Also love gold dots the flying ash can . Loaded them in 10mm and 45 devastating in ballistic gel .

Use the combined Technology ballistic silvertip in most of my bolt action my hunting rifles as they are Pre 64 model 70s and have that old rifling that pulls copper like a file and the coating on these seems to help.

I hear ya on that brass especially the 10mm dear as hens teeth . I try and find all of them .

Love the 22 hornet for varmints 13.4 LiL Gun with 40 gr Vmax turns that on but below 30 degrees groups will open up .
Have to keep the springs fresh in the 10mm Delta need to stay at 23lbs to keep the frame from getting battered . I made a tool out of copper pipe all thread and a fish scale to check them during cleaning and they start to lose power quick .

Lucky for me I live 3 miles from Wolff Gunspring

 

[Blackrain]

Just bought another couple of tools yesterday. Bought a gas pressure washer (not needed but needed if you know what I mean) and a Toro TimeMaster mower with electric start. The wife just loves me spending money.

I bought a gas pressure washer and did what I usually do and got the most powerful I could find. A little scary need to be careful not to destroy more than I clean with this thing . It will go through the siding on the house or tear the emblems off the truck if you are not careful LOL

 

[Melonfeud]

I am also a Sierra fan have loaded more 168 match kings than I would like to remember . Used to shoot national match course and metallic silhouettes with my M1A.

Also love gold dots the flying ash can . Loaded them in 10mm and 45 devastating in ballistic gel .

Use the combined Technology ballistic silvertip in most of my bolt action my hunting rifles as they are Pre 64 model 70s and have that old rifling that pulls copper like a file and the coating on these seems to help.

I hear ya on that brass especially the 10mm dear as hens teeth . I try and find all of them .

Love the 22 hornet for varmints 13.4 LiL Gun with 40 gr Vmax turns that on but below 30 degrees groups will open up .
Have to keep the springs fresh in the 10mm Delta need to stay at 23lbs to keep the frame from getting battered . I made a tool out of copper pipe all thread and a fish scale to check them during cleaning and they start to lose power quick .

Lucky for me I live 3 miles from Wolff Gunspring

I've done the complete Wolff refurb spring kit on that sig 220,and pretty much retired it,as I was seeing signs of stress fractures on the inside rails of that roll stamped steel upper slide,,,that .22 hornet kinda got edged out of market share by that .22 magnum rimfire& it's a shame too!,,,I've a pistol barrel clambered in a .270 REN/wildcat ,that blows that tapered .22 hornet cartridge case to straight wall configuration & seat 90 gr. .270 win projo's , it just has enough 'oompah' to topple over the steel ram targets at 200 meters,at 100 yds it literally leaves a 'pink mist' in the scopes sight picture when you connect on varmints


*Those 168 Sierra match kings are what I loaded my M-1 garand with& I'm in the market for another one