What's your favorite box building tool?

[I want SExxx 10+ year member]

Cigarettes and beer FTW

 

[traksta15 10+ year member]

ummm........gonna have to go with my hands on this one. couldn't do ANYTHING without them.

 

[ffkk 10+ year member]

^^^^ditto that. Unless you messed up the setup on the tablesaw and the blade isn't square...
The router by far gets the most use. Cutting speaker holes, making trim panels, rounding panel edges. I could work without it, but the quality of the results simply wouldn't be the same.

The most convenient thing I have for speeding up tedious jobs is a combination drill with countersink that quickchanges with a phillips bit all in one unit. Drill the holes with the proper countersink and drive the screws all without touching the chuck or finding the right bit.

I went shopping for a tool like that but was not sure of the diameter and length of the pilot bit and the countersink. Whats the specs of yours and what size screws do you use i.e. length and diameter?

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

I went shopping for a tool like that but was not sure of the diameter and length of the pilot bit and the countersink. Whats the specs of yours and what size screws do you use i.e. length and diameter?

your best bet would be to take the screws that use use the most and take it to a hardware store and tell em that u need a countersink bit for this screw. that way you know your going to get the right one the first time....

PS, yes, i have 4 of those table saws here at the plant. you just can't get a better cut than with one of those.

 

[ffkk 10+ year member]

your best bet would be to take the screws that use use the most and take it to a hardware store and tell em that u need a countersink bit for this screw. that way you know your going to get the right one the first time....


PS, yes, i have 4 of those table saws here at the plant. you just can't get a better cut than with one of those.

Thx.

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

I went shopping for a tool like that but was not sure of the diameter and length of the pilot bit and the countersink. Whats the specs of yours and what size screws do you use i.e. length and diameter?

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?cat=Power+Tool+Accessories&pid=00925824000&vertical=TOOL&subcat=Drill+Bits&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes

That's similar to the set I use . Mine is just a little older . Very easy to use , and saves you the trouble of having to constantly change bits //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

the drywall screws we use msot times, needs a number 6 predrill.

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

my guide that i made from hardboard and birch

making one shortly //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[954runner 10+ year member]

id have to say my right angle straight edge, or screw gun.

 

[nVRuckus 5,000+ posts]

router FTW.

 

[bballrrt06 10+ year member]

your best bet would be to take the screws that use use the most and take it to a hardware store and tell em that u need a countersink bit for this screw. that way you know your going to get the right one the first time....


PS, yes, i have 4 of those table saws here at the plant. you just can't get a better cut than with one of those.

"the plant" would you own said plant?

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

I went shopping for a tool like that but was not sure of the diameter and length of the pilot bit and the countersink. Whats the specs of yours and what size screws do you use i.e. length and diameter?

I got mine at HD. Made by DeWalt. Cost like $15. Came with 3 different size bits and countersink cutters for each. Here's a link:

http://www.dewalt.com/us/products/accessory_category_detail.asp?categoryID=581

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I am actually looking for that wire looking thing they had a booth at dbDrag finals. It looks like a long roll that can be bent around stuff and then placed on a sheet of mdf for tracing. I looked for it at local shops.

I think the booth was mobile dynamics or something like that. The roll is maybe 2 or 3 feet long and made out of some kind of rubbe.r

 

[Big Dee 10+ year member]

I love my table saw. Routers are fun too.

 

[colgatekillaa 10+ year member]

i really want a table saw, make things so much easier...

by the way you can cut a good enough circle with just a jigsaw, i practice on as many pieces of spare wood that i have before i cut the real holes, just gotta go real slow.