Power Tools

Thank the lord!! Tai

The best tool, apart from the obvious!! ever invented.rofl Tai, believing in miracles

I used to be fond of my electric hedge trimmer, but that's not exactly a power tool in the spirit of this thread I suppose. Even with that, however, I found I could often do a much better job with the manual trimmers; it just took longer. Other than that, I had a hand-held circular saw. I didn't use it very often, but at one point I had to replace some floor boards on my porch, so it came in very handy. I love those power nail drivers, at least from a distance, as I've always had trouble driving a nail straight; however, after seeing that guy in the news recently who accidently shot a nail into his jaw and didn't realize it until several days later, I'm thinking it's probably just as well I never got my hands on a nail driver. Oh, now I remember: I did have an electric sander and a sanding attachment for an electric drill. The drill was useful, but the sander was not so great.

I have an electric screwdriver that's proved invaluable over the last week (moved house), although flat-mate keeps running down the battery and then I have to do all my screwing by hand while it charges. Favourite was a pressure washer, that was fun, but it wasn't mine.

what is an angle grinder?

You don't need one, Fishy!

a sort of wizzy roundy thing that cuts stuff

Sounds dangerous to me. give one to rita.

here's a picture of one in action

i say! thanks dan ... i think perhaps angle grinding is out of my league at present ...

i think grinder is the wrong name for it ... i quite fancy a little battery operated chainsaw ...

Angle Grinder Man! It's things like that that make you realise this world aint so bad after all. Brilliant!

i cant handle power tool just give me a spanner

Sorry to disappoint all you angle grinder fans but that tool is NOT an angle grinder. See! Another guy that doesn't know what his tool is! He's probably been watching Tommy Twerp on TV.

Looks like a circular saw to me but with a metal-cutting blade. Nice costume, though.

I've used the angle grinder, it works well on the kitchen table, but it doesn't keep the crumbs from sticking to your behind.

It's a petrol driven cut-off saw, or fitted with the appropriate blade, a stone cutter. Widely used in the construction and road repair business. Council highways departments use them for cutting paving slabs, kerb stones etc and cutting tarmac grooves for cable laying. An angle grinder is used for just that, grinding steel and fitted with a sander disc for, believe it or not, sanding.

Is Missi King of the tools?

I guess 'petrol-driven cut-off saw man' doesn't sound quite as snappy.

Flashy, I've worked with tools of all kinds most of my working life. I've used engineering tools, carpentry tools, plumbing tools, you name it, it's a fair bet I've used it. I KNOW tools like most people know how to eat. I also know that the percentage of people who know how to use them safely is quite small. I've seen guys on those DIY shows do things that would get them sacked from any construction site in the land, and I mean with the working tools, not THEIR tool.

George...The "Tool Master"

Okay Miss, here's one you won't know... What is a "Bull Cinch?" and yes...they do exist.....

"Google Master"....HA!

Denver, I served an apprenticeship as a village blacksmith 40 years ago. Since then I've worked as a mechanic, a carpenter, a sheet metalworker, lathe operator, tiler, plasterer, plumber, welder, engineer and fabricator. I've worked on houses, agricultural machinery, radar systems, petro-chemical installations and steam turbine engines. I also have the certificates to prove it.

It's a dead cert tall story in Colorado.

Here's a clue.... My father received one before he died in 1989.

I used a grinder for cutting garden slabs to day. Never used one before and hop I never have to use one again. I nearly shit my self.

thats nice !!

No megan, it was anything but nice. Scariest tool I've ever used, but then I had the wrong disk on so that would explain all the sparks and smoke. btw, congrats on you're news.

I guess it's probably a bull whip of some kind but I can't be arsed to google. The only variety of 'bull' anything we use here is bullshit.

thank you

Jasper is all yours, megan :-)

A Bull Cinch is an Iron device... On one end there is an Iron loop running through an eye, on the other end there is a three prong spear, the prongs are about 5-6 inches long. The total length end-to-end would be about 3 feet. The idea is, you shove the pronged end up a Bull's ass and place the loop end over a fence post. It's a "Cinch" that the bull won't be coming after you once you've done this.

Oh we had those over here in the middle ages, we used 'em to stop the serfs shagging the vicars daughter.

mississippi are you in the uk or usa

Megan you never ask me where i'm from.

Flash Cockney - London?? Tell me.

OOops! Thought that question was for me.

Flash is from Mars. He used to go by the name Rover.

And after being zapped down to Earth? Clapham maybe?

Wot question?

The one about guessing where you're from.

I have a nuclear powered nasal hair trimmer. [%sig%]

Can I borrow it for my bikini line? Immac stinks the place out and Bic (razors not pens) just dont seem to work.

An angle grinder is fab. Both the position and the tool.

what!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ooooooo you fibber i never asked any such thing.

well, I'm still curious about where on Earth you landed! Am I fibbing again. Naughty me.

Are you flirting with me, if you are stop it at once.

Can't seem to help it- comes naturally. Can't stop nature!