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Forum topic by Rick Dennington | posted 10-09-2010 08:37 PM | 3748 views | 0 times favorited | 100 replies | ![]() |
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10-09-2010 08:37 PM |
Greetings all:
Maybe I shouldn’t say “useless”....maybe I should say “used less”. I have a few, if I could think of all of them,
but actually 2 come to mind right now….One, of course, is the DeWalt 788 scrollsaw (most useless to me), but I won’t get into that one, cause I posted on another topic about it…..The one that I found the most -- " There's a better way.....find it"...... Thomas Edison. |
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#1 posted 10-09-2010 08:41 PM |
For me, a panel carrier. One handed gripper for lifting and carrying plywood or other panels. -- Randy "You are judged as much by the questions you ask as the answers you give..." |
#2 posted 10-09-2010 08:57 PM |
That’s one I haven’t thought of…..I have one of them also…..It kills my back to use it…....good one… -- " There's a better way.....find it"...... Thomas Edison. |
#3 posted 10-09-2010 09:05 PM |
This may sound funny but; handsaws. With two separated shoulders, I have no use for then at all. Fortunately they where freebies. And a HF router/shaper. Since I made my router table, I never use it. It works fine, it is just to high for my new low rider stature these days. |
#4 posted 10-09-2010 09:12 PM |
I’ll have to admit that my scroll saw is never used. This fact “bugs” me, because it is a high quality tool. Doubling my consternation is the fact that I have duplicated this tool in both Gainesville and the U.P. Maybe someday I’ll be glad I have it. I hope so. -- "Heaven is North of the Bridge" |
#5 posted 10-09-2010 09:19 PM |
The brooms, vacuum cleaner and dust collection system ! Looking at my shop today OBVIOUSLY I AM NOT USING THESE ITEMS. YIKES ! -- "My mission in life - make everyone smile !" |
#6 posted 10-09-2010 09:27 PM |
Stanley No. 70 Box Scraper. An eBay buy. -- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
#7 posted 10-09-2010 10:22 PM |
Hey, good one! Haven’t seen that blum jig for awhile, I have one too (as well as the 12 Volt Pc drill). Wonder where mine is? I use mostly full extension slides now (Accuride) so the jig won’t work with them. -- Randy "You are judged as much by the questions you ask as the answers you give..." |
#8 posted 10-09-2010 10:26 PM |
Board carrier. -- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
#9 posted 10-09-2010 10:32 PM |
A mortising attachment for my drill press I’ve had it 3 1/2 years and it’s still in the box. -- Only the Shadow knows.................... |
#10 posted 10-09-2010 10:34 PM |
Three things, a pc4212 DT jig, a Woodline joint jig and a Woodcraft roll around base. -- Life is good. |
#11 posted 10-09-2010 10:36 PM |
Not a direct answer to your question, but …. by a fair bit … the most useless thing IN my shop tends to be me. Working on it, though. Really. I am ;-) Alright: if I had to pick something, it’s the three mini-plane set I bought at HF. I swore I’d use the HECK out of ‘em, and … if I ever OPEN them … I probably will ;-) -- -- Neil |
#12 posted 10-09-2010 10:40 PM |
Beener, I sharpened mine on my WS and use them a lot for box making. -- Life is good. |
#13 posted 10-09-2010 10:41 PM |
Sweet ! There’s hope for the little guys, yet ! Thanks, Howie :-) -- -- Neil |
#14 posted 10-09-2010 11:39 PM |
I purchased a Zyloc vise at a tool show years ago, I do not remember how many now. Still in the box, I’l never use it I guess. It must have had some appeal or I would not have bought it. I also have a dovetail jig still in the box. -- Trace the Bald |
#15 posted 10-10-2010 12:36 AM |
Years ago i bought a orbital sander from dewalt. I turned it to see if it works and havent used it since. Waste of money.. -- Boatbuilder&blacksmith |
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