So I’ll be ordering my kit here in the next month or so. Going with either the FS17 or the OD16. More so leaning towards the OD16 currently. It’ll be my first build so I’m wanting to get everything sorted and bought before hand for the most part.
So I’ve come to to you folks and I ask...
“What are some must have tools or tricks I should plan to get/learn up on before I get started?”
I’ve got some woodworking experience so I do have quite a few tools but I know there are a few I don’t have. Granted I know, per build plans, you don’t need more than some basic tools and clamps. But I’d like to make my life easier if at all possible.
Thanks in advance!
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I think many of us on this list, except for one notable contributor whose answer to every question is "rum," a very useful thing to have is the multi-tool. I'm sure you have the standard sanders but I would also recommend a long board. Other than those, and more important than the rest, is patience.
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Dust collection on as many of your tools as possible.
A decent vacuum/dust collector to hook them to.
Assuming you have saws and sanders and such, one of the oscillating multi tools is indispensable.
Some sort of nonstick palette for putting your mixed filler on during application is helpful.
A japanese dozuki saw is pretty handy, as is a Shinto saw rasp.
A decent vacuum/dust collector to hook them to.
Assuming you have saws and sanders and such, one of the oscillating multi tools is indispensable.
Some sort of nonstick palette for putting your mixed filler on during application is helpful.
A japanese dozuki saw is pretty handy, as is a Shinto saw rasp.
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When is “rum” NOT the right answer?
The S. O. B. tool is very useful. If you can tolerate them them you will find it the single most useful then next to...
Disposable gloves. Buy a 500ct box now and get used to wearing them.
The S. O. B. tool is very useful. If you can tolerate them them you will find it the single most useful then next to...
Disposable gloves. Buy a 500ct box now and get used to wearing them.
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And cleaning vinigar for the rest of your body that you covered in epoxy while wearing the gloves......
Rum is magic. Hot buttered rum let me sleep in comfort last two nights with an extremely sore/raw throat. Woke up this morning and the pain is gone.
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A dog that can fetch a beer or lunch!
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Re: The “Must haves” list
best shop vac you can buy
oscillating tool with carbide head
metal trowels
wood tongue depressors better than the ones I got on Amazon that break when looked at
lots of wood stir sticks, tongue depressers hurt fingers cause you can't grip them with a full mitt
sandpaper (like 1000 sheets of 60 grit so far)
festool quarter sheet sander
laser on tripod
empire level digital with audio feedback
plumb bob
cordless screwdriver
hot glue gun
washers epoxied to a stick for fillets
oscillating tool with carbide head
metal trowels
wood tongue depressors better than the ones I got on Amazon that break when looked at
lots of wood stir sticks, tongue depressers hurt fingers cause you can't grip them with a full mitt
sandpaper (like 1000 sheets of 60 grit so far)
festool quarter sheet sander
laser on tripod
empire level digital with audio feedback
plumb bob
cordless screwdriver
hot glue gun
washers epoxied to a stick for fillets
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Yah but not everybody is building the Queen Mary.
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3M worktunes bluetooth ear muffs and a subscription to audible for all your hours of sanding
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