Tools
Tools
Hello
More Newbie questions I am afraid..
As the list of jobs to do on Citrene grows ever longer I have decided to invest in some decent tools
first up is a dermal, which model works best on dinghy jobs?
Second is a heat gun
And then I am open to advice in what tools are essential/ worth investing in, I have about £200 to spend.
Cheers
More Newbie questions I am afraid..
As the list of jobs to do on Citrene grows ever longer I have decided to invest in some decent tools
first up is a dermal, which model works best on dinghy jobs?
Second is a heat gun
And then I am open to advice in what tools are essential/ worth investing in, I have about £200 to spend.
Cheers
Re: Tools
Gosh, what a fun question.....can't do it justice tonight.
But off top of head, I would say the must haves are:
A good scraper - I like the tungsten carbide metal handled Stanley ones.
A good safe Stanley knife. Not a collapsable blade - fixed blade with sheath.
A few good straight-slot-screwdrivers - ones with the straight sides. Think they are called engineers screwdrivers
Set of chisels and a diamond stone to keep them sharp
A Sanding Board: A few including a nice long one
A small jackplane; get an old one. they are better made and blades stay sharper, longer
That's all the cheap stuff.
Then at some stage you will need a battery drill. Cheap ones seem to work very well these days.
Finally you will need a JigSaw. Here you need to spend as much as you can afford - makes all the difference.
that should get you going.
eib
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What you don't need:
Any powered sander, especially not a belt sander. oh...or a special paintbrush made from virgin mole bristles or anything like that.
But off top of head, I would say the must haves are:
A good scraper - I like the tungsten carbide metal handled Stanley ones.
A good safe Stanley knife. Not a collapsable blade - fixed blade with sheath.
A few good straight-slot-screwdrivers - ones with the straight sides. Think they are called engineers screwdrivers
Set of chisels and a diamond stone to keep them sharp
A Sanding Board: A few including a nice long one
A small jackplane; get an old one. they are better made and blades stay sharper, longer
That's all the cheap stuff.
Then at some stage you will need a battery drill. Cheap ones seem to work very well these days.
Finally you will need a JigSaw. Here you need to spend as much as you can afford - makes all the difference.
that should get you going.
eib
ps
What you don't need:
Any powered sander, especially not a belt sander. oh...or a special paintbrush made from virgin mole bristles or anything like that.
Ed Bremner
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One of the things I like best is the Surform, especially the little one you use like a spokeshave. Really useful for shaping plywood edges, rounding corners and the like.
I do own several sanders. A decent random orbital, and one of those pointy mouse type ones get used the most.
I do own several sanders. A decent random orbital, and one of those pointy mouse type ones get used the most.
Rupert
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Ah, maybe I should of made clear....not totally against sanders....
It is just that they are in the 'nice to have' pile rather than the 'must have' pile.
I have a few.....but I would only buy one after all the other bits of kit have been bought and the point is that if I was starting afresh, I would put the money from not buying a sander into buying a better jigsaw.
cheers
eib
It is just that they are in the 'nice to have' pile rather than the 'must have' pile.
I have a few.....but I would only buy one after all the other bits of kit have been bought and the point is that if I was starting afresh, I would put the money from not buying a sander into buying a better jigsaw.
cheers
eib
Ed Bremner
CVRDA
Jollyboat J3
Firefly F2942
IC GBR314 ex S51 - 1970 Slurp
MR 638 - Please come and take it away
Phelps Scull
Bathurst Whiff - looking for someone to love it
CVRDA
Jollyboat J3
Firefly F2942
IC GBR314 ex S51 - 1970 Slurp
MR 638 - Please come and take it away
Phelps Scull
Bathurst Whiff - looking for someone to love it
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I dunno, I couldn't be without power sanders. But I have ply and foam sandwich boats. if I worked on clinker boats I suspect they'd go way down the list.
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I own one, but have never used it for a boat building task. But I'm not precisely a precision boat builder!Rupert wrote:One thing I've never owned in a Dremmel. Should I?
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Don't own a Dremel but do own a multitool which has proved its worth time and again...and yes it was a cheapie from Lidl...
You might have guessed that I am a Lidl fan. Actually I hate the shop...
You might have guessed that I am a Lidl fan. Actually I hate the shop...
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Sold the 'Something bigger and plastic', it never got used.
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Sold the 'Something bigger and plastic', it never got used.
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Has to be a selection of scrapers and a really good (ie: Extra fine) oilstone.... And a garage.
Michael Brigg
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Nope. And an *empty* garage...Michael Brigg wrote: And a garage.
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4" grinder and a wide selection of sanding/cutting disks.
[actually quite handy]
a cheap multitool from lidl has been a one of my better buys.
a table saw for ripping long lengths [or a decent circular saw]
I use a jack plane for getting a straight edge, but a small 'Stanley' block plane is indispensible. as mentioned- buy an old plane off ebay or in a carboot sale - they are cheap and of better quality than nearly anything produced today - unless you buy a Veritas.
General saw work, I have moved into japanese pull-saws as you get a better finish
a decent cordless drill, but an old hand drill is also v handy as is a brace and bit - again cheap and easy to find.
[actually quite handy]
a cheap multitool from lidl has been a one of my better buys.
a table saw for ripping long lengths [or a decent circular saw]
I use a jack plane for getting a straight edge, but a small 'Stanley' block plane is indispensible. as mentioned- buy an old plane off ebay or in a carboot sale - they are cheap and of better quality than nearly anything produced today - unless you buy a Veritas.
General saw work, I have moved into japanese pull-saws as you get a better finish
a decent cordless drill, but an old hand drill is also v handy as is a brace and bit - again cheap and easy to find.
Tony
MR 2404 Julia Dream
N18 276 Sibrwd [ongoing project]
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MR 2404 Julia Dream
N18 276 Sibrwd [ongoing project]
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Re: Tools
Anyone know anyone with an empty garage?? In fact past research on this site indicates a few essential bits of kit to have in the restoration room. This includes (amongst other things) 1.) A unicycle 2.) A fish tank, 3.) A box of bicycle lights (careful now, that is the NON LED ones and several old cardboard boxes, (flattened) and at least one roll of carpet.JimC wrote:Nope. And an *empty* garage...Michael Brigg wrote: And a garage.
Michael Brigg