Tools & equipment that are fantastic.

[2manyrocks]

I need one of those in my tractor tool box. I'm gonna search for one. Thanks.

Tractor supply sometimes has that style wrench.

 

[ovrszd]

Tractor supply sometimes has that style wrench.

Thanks!!!! Being in the boonies, I'll start my online search there!!

 

[LouNY]

Klien makes several adjustable wrenches like that, often called a spud wrench.

 

[Hay Dude]

I keep one of those in my tractor that still has a 3 point on it. Very handy tool.

 

[jjeff]

Ever see an ironworker missing a few digits? Multiple uses for a spud wrench old-timer I knew would attempt to build and fix anything with a spud wrench, channel locks, and 5" angle grinder lol.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

Free tools are fantastic!! I inherited all of my dad's tools last summer and there are some serious gems in there. This is just a TINY sample of the amazing tools I got, mostly Made in the USA. Chicago Pneumatic impact from back in the day, Old Weller soldering iron, barely used Milwaukee hole saw set, MADE IN MILWAUKEE imagine that .

 

[Oaktree]

Probably current or some former experienced carpenters will roll there eyes at this one got this Franklin brand stud finder as a gift (perhaps my wife was trying to politely tell me something) lol I don't think I've ever missed a stud or backing since. I despise using drywall anchors. One thing Ive practiced especially on personal building projects is to add extra backers where towel racks, stair railings, even tp holders will go etc. it's a great way to use up 16+" cutoffs and random leftover 2x. When I built my cabin it's probably 2x stronger with all the backers I nailed in lol.

+1 on the stud finder. I also tend to avoid drywall anchors when I can and, like you go with backers if I have the wall open.
Stud finders can be finicky to use, and don't work well if there's dense insulation behind the wall (such as blown-in cellulose).

Klien makes several adjustable wrenches like that, often called a spud wrench.

That's what I've always heard them called. To me a dibble is kind of like an awl with a T-handle, generally used for planting seeds.

 

[jjeff]

+1 on the stud finder. I also tend to avoid drywall anchors when I can and, like you go with backers if I have the wall open.
Stud finders can be finicky to use, and don't work well if there's dense insulation behind the wall (such as blown-in cellulose).


That's what I've always heard them called. To me a dibble is kind of like an awl with a T-handle, generally used for planting seeds.

Cheap stud finders are about as useless as drywall anchors in a home with kids lol imo even if calibrated correctly. The Franklin brand I have seems to be much better that's why I mentioned it, requires no calibration, eventually at my cabin after putting all the base, etc in my wife got decorative things for the cabin to hang on walls, cabin has open and closed cell foam, never missed a stud or backers up there or other places I've used it, the older models like mine don't have a voltage detector, however newer construction should have steel plates on the studs where wiring and plumbing is passing thru or at least that's what I did.

 

[WinterDeere]

Klien makes several adjustable wrenches like that, often called a spud wrench.

Putting a Klien logo on any random tool automatically adds an extra zero to the price.

 

[LouNY]

Putting a Klien logo on any random tool automatically adds an extra zero to the price.

Not as bad as green paint