[Spliffdaddy]

Yeah, my old Makita miter saw finally quit - after about 2 million cuts. Instead of spending $8 to replace its worn motor brushes, I used the opportunity as an excuse to get a new saw. This one does *compound* miter cuts and has one of those really cool laser thingies that marks where it's going to cut the wood. True, it isn't a sliding compound miter saw - but I rarely need to cut any really wide boards. Oh, and of course the new saw needed a new work table...else I'd be cutting wood with the saw on the floor, right? Awesome setup right there. You could build 90% of a house with this rig. Total cost was under $300.

Got any power tools you want to show off? Post 'em here. Otherwise I'll have to show you my comprehensive assortment of Porter-Cable pneumatic nailguns.

[hickey]

sorry, im drukn

[Gossamer]

The laser's a gimmick. Nothing can replace a pencil and tape measure.

[RAILhead]

Here's my miter saw:

[Spliffdaddy]

In this application the laser is useful. On my old saw I would make a pencil mark where I wanted to cut the board - then I'd place the board on the saw and lower the (non-spinning) blade, adjusting the board until the blade met my pencil mark. Then I'd raise the blade, switch on the power, and make the cut.

Now I just mark the board where I want to cut and sit the board on the saw, sliding it so the laser line and pencil line meet - then make the cut. It saves the awkward motion of lowering the blade to see where it's going to cut.

Another useful application of the laser is on a drill press. Having a big red X showing exactly where the point of the drill bit will fall is a great time saver.

I work with people that still swear a hammer is essential and cannot be replaced by new technology. pfft. I don't use a hammer. I have a gun that shoots as fast as 6 nails per second - each one sunk to the same exact level regardless of the wood. I can frame a house in 3 days by myself - using only a miter saw and a nailgun. With a hammer it would take weeks. A hammer is still useful for pulling nails, though - but not as good as a prybar.

PS, RAILhead, you need one of those workstands for your saw. I found mine at Lowe's for under $100. It's made by Delta, so it'll match your saw.

[Gossamer]

Assuming the laser is accurate. The instructor in our woodworking lab told us never to rely on the laser. Come to think of it he did enjoy it when we suffered and failed, which may explain that.

[SpaceMonkey]

I was looking for gay p0rn, and came away disappointed.

[Spliffdaddy]

That saw is superior to *any* porn. Get a grip, man.

[glyph]

Here's my saw:


I've always wanted one of those lasers that mount on the saw blade.

My next tool is going to be a palm nailer.....or a porta-band.....or a...

[medicineman]

My bisquit cutter refused to pose.

[rickey939]

[sek929]

12" DeWalt chews up anything we throw at it, damn accurate too.

We received two of these free by purchasing a sh!tload of pella Windows.



Handy little saws, plenty of balls to, I almost never use my corded Makita saw.

Last but not least, Bosch's jobsite table saw kicks total ass. Of course the first thing to be removed from the picture was that useless blade guard.



Spliff, saying you don't use a hammer is disturbing, the grip from a real 16 penny nail driven by hand can sandwich 2xs much tighter than any nail gun. I use plenty O nail guns, but any self-respecting carpenter needs a hammer every day of work.

[DeathToWindows]

I may not do carpentry, but I spend a lot of quality time with a drill press (I build custom psychophysical testing systems for visual and auditory attention) and a laser target point is invaluable - my basic system requires fairly high-precision drilling in order to fit all of the connections...

[dcmacdaddy]

Not a power tool but here are some kick-ass tools nonetheless.


Check the Christmas present thread. I got ^^this^^ today from my Mom along with a nice set of metric combination wrenches.

[King Bob On The Cob]

I had to drop $18 a piece on Craftsman socket wrenches for my car, because I kept breaking the $5 foreign tools trying to change my brakes (Torqued off a conversion bit, broke a cheater bar, literally ripped all the teeth out of an offbrand T60, and Sears Hardware ripped me a new one getting the good stuff). Damn Oldsmobile Cutlass and requiring a different tool for everything. (Is using a T60 bolt REALLY necessary?!)

(BTW, if a bolt seems excessively stuck and WD40 isn't cutting it, hit it on several sides with a hammer, then go to work)

[Dakar²]

Originally Posted by RAILhead 

Here's my miter saw:

Is that the triforce?

[vmarks]

Milwaukee Hole Hawg.

Most powerful drill ever.

[RAILhead]

Originally Posted by Dakar² 

Is that the triforce?

No, just their single bevel twinlaser 12-inch:

http://www.deltamachinery.com/index....136&p=5975

[ghporter]

My tools are 1) in the garage and 2) dusty from disuse. They ARE covered and not getting dust directly on them (nor are the rusting), but they just haven't been used for a while. School, you know.