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Old 04-06-2016, 06:54 PM
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Default Re: What's your favorite tool?

At first glance I thought it was the worlds most kick a** soldering iron

Yes for a demo! Love to see how this works.
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Old 04-06-2016, 07:27 PM
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Welder for me, have a Miller 220 Mig, I use my welder to fix an make a lot of things, it has certainly paid for itself 10 times over. I don't remember how many time's that I've used it to fix things on my skidsteer, tractors, crawler loader, Welded a new blade on to my skidsteer bucket.

Also use the cutting torch a lot to.
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Demonstration ? Please
OK Not good at videos yet. But if you work in plastic / ABS or stuff like that This hot air gun is adjustable between 100-420F witch means you can control the amount of heat to what the plastic can handle for forming to shape you want. Even bending styrene pipes with no kinks. and it does not cost an arm and a leg.http://www.ebay.com/itm/850-SMD-Rewo....c100677.m4598

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Default Re: What's your favorite tool?

My buddy has one of those soldering units. Very nice, kinda big foot print though if you have a small work area.
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Most of you get use big boy tools on big boy projects. For me can't get through r/c without a dremel with a 90 degree chuck.
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Old 09-29-2017, 06:34 PM
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My buddy has one of those soldering units. Very nice, kinda big foot print though if you have a small work area.
Yes that's my struggle too.........but the thing does so much good work on plastic so i might build a shelf on top of it and use that as a tool aria for other often used thingamajiggers.........I'm working on prototyping something. i'll show picture when done.
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Old 09-29-2017, 06:45 PM
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Yes that's my struggle too.........but the thing does so much good work on plastic so i might build a shelf on top of it and use that as a tool aria for other often used thingamajiggers.........I'm working on prototyping something. i'll show picture when done.
I also have a hot air tool similar to yours and I keep it on a shelf over my main workbench. Very handy in that location, out of the way when not needed and yet the hose is long enough that I can still easily use it to work on PC boards, bend plastic as you do and even quick dry paint. BTW, these tools are simply the best way to apply heat shrink tubing.
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Old 09-29-2017, 07:52 PM
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I also have a hot air tool similar to yours and I keep it on a shelf over my main workbench. Very handy in that location, out of the way when not needed and yet the hose is long enough that I can still easily use it to work on PC boards, bend plastic as you do and even quick dry paint. BTW, these tools are simply the best way to apply heat shrink tubing.
Agree a lot right there. One thing on my machine the hoose is stupid short. did not check it before i ordered......Oh Well it has to do for now. One other thing is plastic can be formed without burning your fingers to ashes.......and no soot from stupid lighters when working on shrink tubes......hated that for 30 years.
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Old 09-30-2017, 12:48 AM
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Most of you get use big boy tools on big boy projects. For me can't get through r/c without a dremel with a 90 degree chuck.
I'm of similar mind, but with the flexible drive attachment for me, & mine. once/IF I ever figure out CAD well enough, I think the 3D printer will be my new ATF tool.
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