Whenever i see a good quality measuring tape of that size or smaller at any thrift store or garage sale, i buy them all. ALWAYS. If I finally have one in every pcoket and drawer in my house, i start giving them away. old mini measuring tapes in good condition usually last a hell of a long time and theyre handy to have at hand. ive gotten at least 6 or so at 25 cents a piece and even managed to get a few unique ones from old companies that gave them as loyalty gifts to employees.
I'd like to see a combine LED/Magnifying glass tweezers maybe with an larger end and a smaller (fine/ very sharp) set of ends branching from the main jaws.
I got the trend cleaner while back when I saw a video of yours and found my table saw blade to be nasty. It worked really well for me with circular saw blades and countersink drill bits. Came back for more cool tools and I just want to point out that I find Q TIPS to be very effective at getting rid of those caked on dirt. Love the series!
1:22 not everything is metal. Underneath the grip is a plastic part that screws into the main body. The part snapped off from fatigue after a few months on mine. I had to order custom made replacements out of aluminium. Much stronger now, but should come like that from the factory.
Man I love using allot of the same type of products you showing here. I carry a mini led light also. Bridgeport $5 uses 1 AAA And is so bright. Like 500lm bright. And headlamps I have like 4 energizer makes good ones. The ones from China are ok. 18560 rechargeable cells. Just hate that u have to cycle thru all the light modes to get them to shut off. The green energizer had a feature that allows u to hold the power button in and the light dims then once it’s at its dimmest point it flashes and then starts getting brighter. U can do that on any light mode. 3 AAA. I don’t own the zerust item but I do use zerust storage containers/ organizer things. They’re nice. They say the blue dividers emit something that coats metal and keeps it from rusting. I also own some barrier skin cream but don’t use it that often. Prefer gloves with cotton gloves liners
Man, I've got to stop watching your videos. My Amazon bill is through the roof. Almost everything you show is something I discover a need for in my shop.
Good list James , those Tweezers are a great find years ago i had to buy a pair of Medical Grade ones that have a really sharp set of tips yet they were close to $200.00 i was told that doctors used them to remove small particles stuck in people’s eyeballs in the Emergency Rooms ! the problem with that kind of money i spent on them ws i didn’t like to keep them in my tool boxes so most of the time they weren’t where i needed them your pick are cheap enough to buy several pairs for multiple toolboxes as a matter of fact i’m thinking they would make good Christmas presents in a nice hand crafted Wood case !
AS usual your tips are invaluable, especially to us home shop guys that have limited exposure and need for using all the cool tools. I call your Cool Tools segment a public service announcement for wood workers. :)
I’ve had three of those Pentel pencils for around ten years-0.5, 0.7, and 0.9 mm. The rubber grippers are different colors. And as I recall, they’re not real expensive. (That’s why I bought three.)
Always enjoy your videos. You may want to consider doing this again next year, but do it in November in order to make it in time for those stocking stuffers for Christmas.
This time of the year I use my infrared laser thermometer to monitor my peanut brittle while it's cooking. MUCH handier (and more accurate) than the old-school candy thermometers. :) Steve
I had one of those angle measuring tools and took my one back, it had to be attached so the side was perpendicular to the floor. if the blade rotated any the readout would change angle.
@@jamesrodgers3132 I agree... but I like having the tape rigid when I need to measure lengths more than a foot or so. To me it's worth the little bulk but everyone is different...
Try fast orange hand cleaner it is awesome stuff I have used it for all kinds of goo and shmoo on my hands and some fabrics it's about $7 for a gallon which will last about 6 months
Went to look at one of these on Amazon. Was not entirely surprised to find the entire list under the "people who looked at this item also looked at..." section.
I ordered an iGaging Angle Gauge from your recommended source, chipsfly.com, about a week before Christmas. It arrived today, which I think is a pretty good turn around for the holidays. Also, he shipped to Alaska! Certain other suppliers whose names begin with “Rock” have made ordering to Alaska difficult, so I appreciate chipsfly.com!
Add another supplier whose name begins with "Garr...". They'll ship this but not that, these but not those, to Alaska. The other trick is to inflate the price of shipping. We know what it costs to ship to Alaska by about 5 or 7 different methods, so who are "they" kidding? I've had the supplier ship to the son in Washington (the state), and he forwards to me. And it's still cheaper....
The mechanical pencil you recommend here is excellent, but NOT in MY apron pocket! The problem--even when retracted--is that it gets clogged with dust from my pocket and gets jammed up. Happened the first day of use; now is delegated to a drawer in my toolbox. Sigh.
I find it unclogs itself when the point pops back out. Love them in the apron pocket. But maybe it depends on the apron pocket's size and position. If it's large and low enough to collect tons of dust, that may be different. Hook it up on the part of the apron that covers your chest. I also lay one on top of my table saw fence.
The Graphgear 1000 is surprisingly affordable. Compared to, say the rotring. Perhaps not compared to a bic. The Kuru-toga might be worth trying - even cheaper, and still surprisingly high quality and usable.
@@darkwinter6028 Same here. There are so many cool tools that I can certainly afford, but do not have space for in my 450 sq. ft. garage (planer, jointer, big a** collumn drill press, sand blasting booth, etc....). So for now I make do with a workbench, some old kitchen kabinets to store my hand tools, a benchtop drill press, a sliding mitre saw on a portable stand and a jobsite table saw, that I still need to make a stand for. And with the climate we have here in Denmark, I don't want to leave my car outside at night during winter, so I need space for that as well...
I HAVE ALMOST THREE OF EACH TOOL, DRILLS...COUPLE OF EACH KIND EXCEPT BENCH AND RIGHT ANGLE, NO LOOKING AROUND FOR THE TOOL OR CHASING AFTER IT. ONE REASON, HIGH CRIME. I LEAVE THE JUNK OUT IN PLAIN SIGHT. A GOOD QUALITY TOOL CAN EASILY COST 5 TIMES AS MUCH AS THE JUNK BRAND BUT MOSTLY YOU MISS IT FIVE TIMES AS MUCH, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR CHANGING BATTERIES. ALL MY MASTER TOOLS GO IN A HIDING SPOT, TOOLS ON JOBS ARE SECOND RATE, REASON, CLOWNS DONT APPRECIATE. CLOWN (CLOWN=SO CALLED PRO WITHOUT PROPER TOOLS) COMES BORROWS DRILL, SAW, GRINDER, OR WHATHAVEYOU, THESE ALSO SUFFER HIGH CRIME AND LOSS. TOO BAD EVERYTHING THESE DAYS IS MADE IN CHINA. MY TOOLS ARE SEVERAL YEARS OLD. SAME BRAND DIFFERENT QUALITY.
Love these! My wife now has my Christmas list. BTW, I'm a Maglite Holster guy. Have been since back in '90 when I first started working for EMS. I've been out of EMS for 21 years, but never gave up the Maglite. I use it pretty much every day for something. I work as a lawn sprinkler tech now, and it's so handy to shine down into 2" PVC guide pipe to get a shut off key on a valve handle 4 ft deep, or in poorly lit basements and garages.
3 cheap things I keep in my workshop are rolls of wax paper, aluminum foil (get the wide roll) and plastic wrap. I get them cheap at Dollar General. The wax paper and foil are great for lining the workbench when I’m gluing or staining. The plastic wrap works like a cheap strap clamp. Just wrap it tight around parts you’re gluing.
Flashlight nerd here. We have much nicer LEDs available now, for cheap, compared to the flashlight you've shown here. Not only brighter, but with much more natural light. The quality of color rendering can be more important than brightness your ability to see clearly. The current king (IMO) of cheap small high CRI lights is the Sofirn C01S. It takes a single AAA, so it's tiny, and it costs $12 on Amazon, or like $8 if you can wait for the slow boat from China. I've given many of them out for Christmas, and I'm planning to buy more in bulk to give to more friends. If you don't feel like buying one, message me a PO box where I can send you one. It's just so so much better than the crummy blue light you get from the type you're using now, and you deserve it.
I watched this today (3May2020) and immediately dived into Amazon for the M Power Tri-Scribe here in the UK. They are on sale here from various sellers priced from £52 to £75 and that most expensive one is also £4 for shipping!!!! I liked the look of it but not that much and I have just bought some nice measuring tools and gauges from Axminster Precision: they have a catalogue that's like Aladdin's cave. Nice video with sensible tips, thank you.
Because of this vid I picked up the Pendel graphgear 1000 in 0.5mm. 1.5 years later I love it more than ever. The retractable tip has saved its life many times over. Someday I’ll buy all the sizes. Truly a great tool - significantly better than any other pencil I was using. Great reviews and tips! Love your vids! Thanks again
Always enjoy your tool recommendations! I have purchased several in the past based on your recommendations. Love those Pentel mechanical pencils! Now, they're all I use. Keep the great videos coming, James! Thank you!
A tip for getting extra small splinters out: use a needle to slightly puncture the skin just below the splinter and pull it up. I'm not sure if anyone else does this, but it helped me out a lot over the years. For me, more often than not, a splinter will break off under the skin or will get pushed so far that there is no exposed end above the skin.
I second a big lead holder. I have several for drawing that migrated to the garage as I learned how well they work for marking and how sturdy they are!
I have a excellent radio volume alarm. As my workshop is on the house when planet rock gets loud I have a shrieking alarm. She’s a good cook though so I don’t mind.
The steel drill gauge has yet another use: if you're hand drilling and you have a started hole off center, clamp the gauge to the work with the proper-sized hole over your intended drill location and re-drill. The gauge keeps the drill right where you want it as it bores into the work.
I like using mechanical pencils in my shop, I’ve been using them for engineering work for a long time. I’ve gone from .5mm to .7mm and now to .9mm There are a wide variety of the Pentel models available- all plastic body, metal/plastic body, and all metal body. You can buy cheap mechanical pencils at office supply stores that are already full of lead. Or you can go beyond Pentel and buy the expensive models such as Rotring.
I have several of those same Pentel mechanical pencils and I love them. The 0.5 mm size is perfect for scribing using Incra rules and protractors. I got the first one a long while ago after you mentioned them in one of your other videos. I like them for all the reasons that you said. I have carried a Fenix LD-09 LED flashlight in my front pants pocket every day. That and a folding knife are my EDC. I like your tip about the art pencil with the large lead in it for marking rough lumber. I'll have to get one of those. It seems like I'm always sharpening a carpenter's pencil more than I'm using it. A tip for sharpening chisels, plane irons, etc. is I like to use a cheap USB microscope to view the edge. That makes it trivial to see if I'm ready to change grits yet or not, or if I'm free-handing it I can see how the bevel is coming out (or not). Even a head magnifier (like an Opti-View) helps out, although that magnification is far less than the microscope. My middle-aged eyes can use all the help that they can get.
My "Tinker" model Swiss Army knife has tweezers in it that are amazing. I can literally dig through skin with them to get to a sliver- and they are always in my pocket. Another must have is a small, very bright, tubular LED flashlight. Water proof and hardly noticable on the key chain. Also, always with me. It is my number one, must have tool. The batteries last a surprising amount of time. I usually get about a year out of them. Changing batteries is just a twist away and they are so cheap off of Ebay that they are practically free. I order them in lots of 50 for much less than the cost of a cup of coffee. The flashlight itself is not cheap , but OH so worth it. I get them at a battery store for about ten bucks. I would easily pay double that and not bat an eye. Many times a life saver "Hey, I've got a flashlight right here." The flashlight is roughly three times the size of a .22 cartridge and with a similar shape.
@@mrglsjr I looked it up for you Greg. The light is called the Nano light. It is aircraft aluminum and has lasted me many years on the key chain. I paid ten bucks.
This mech pencil graf gear not been a good experience, dust, clogs. Don't understand. Wood turner. Fails to advance lead regularly. lol, my experience.
I had a few cheap little LED flahlights until I threw them all out. Every single one burned through batteries, even when off. Bette to buy a quality rechargable light and keep it handy. Stay away from any light that uses AAA batteries. IMO
I really enjoy all of your videos and the common sense point of view you have and the let’s keep calm style you deliver info with. I’m very tired of the young guns videos who at 23 somehow have 5000sf shops with 60K worth of state of the art tools telling us old salts how “this is the only way to do things.” At 64 I’m just coming back to woodworking and turning from a lifetime of general carpentry, and am looking for more precise pencils. Am going to Amazon for your suggestions. Still have a ton of carpenter pencils to work through for large marking. Keep up the good work. Its greatly appreciated
Suggestion: The Quantum Pocket Rechargeable Pen Light at Harbor Freight Been using it for the last month, good light Got it on sale but it's worth the full price, imo
The Graphgear 1000 is excellent for woodworking. One thing not mentioned here is each press of the lead advance button only advances the lead around 1mm, leaving the lead far less likely to break in use. All of my cheaper pen type pencils advance the lead too far at each press, leaving the fragile exposed lead vulnerable to instant breakage.
Flashlights and headlamps are worth getting the nicer ones. 18650 powered rechargeable is the way to go! USB-C or even wireless charging is great. Also the colors aren't all the same, real neutral white is nice.
I have several of the items you have shown, however I haven't seen a video of one of the most important tools that you use. Which one you ask, your apron. I know that there must be bunch of them on the market, but which one really serves the wood worker, and is safe. I buy a lot of things from Tractor Supply like the led tweezers, they came as a pair for under 5 dollars.
Hi, I've used silica pouches and put them in the box of routers Also done this with many other items and even drawers etc. I haven't seen any rust build up . . . either they work or they happen to be stored where they wouldn't rust anyway. What is your view in silica pouches. They seem to come with a lot of deliveries so I thought of continuing their use ?
Wonderful Episode I made notes and the company that has the angle finder. Wow, they some nice stuff at reasonable prices. The Caliper set is bluetooth and will directly into any document you open. No typing no errors. Thanks I will be keeping an open document for your suggestion. The right tool always helps.
Be careful with temperature readings on blank or shiny materials with the temperature pistol. It works with infrared radiation and this can be very different for surfaces with different surface radiation coefficients.
I really liked the first few tools. You should pick up a cheap digital caliper. It will replace the guages, scribing tools, plus many other things. You can pick them up for 20 that even display fractions.
I used a laser thermometer to find a relay under the hood of my Jeep that was shorted and draining my battery. On a cool day, temps around 45 F, I scanned all the electrical components until I came across the relay that was reading a little over 60 degrees.
"I use a toothbrush if it is really caked on" - upgrade to a Sonicare and be amazed at how awesome it cleans in tight places. Use a new brush head in your mouth and when it is time to change don't throw the head out ... move it down to the shop. Put a piece of Gorilla tape around it so you know it should never go back in your mouth :)
I always enjoy your videos. They are well made and very informative. This comment however is to congratulate you on your weight loss. In the review of cool tools from the past I have noticed that the "current you" appears to be thinner in the face and torso than the earlier versions. If you haven't lost any weight then it must be the camera. If that's the case I need to get one of those for myself.:)
Stanley tapes hold up under blows better than anything else I've ever used. They rock. Thanks much for the ideas. Thumbs up to crush a troll.
Whenever i see a good quality measuring tape of that size or smaller at any thrift store or garage sale, i buy them all. ALWAYS. If I finally have one in every pcoket and drawer in my house, i start giving them away. old mini measuring tapes in good condition usually last a hell of a long time and theyre handy to have at hand. ive gotten at least 6 or so at 25 cents a piece and even managed to get a few unique ones from old companies that gave them as loyalty gifts to employees.
I'd like to see a combine LED/Magnifying glass tweezers maybe with an larger end and a smaller (fine/ very sharp) set of ends branching from the main jaws.
Someone gets splinters methinks.
The Pental mechanical pencil is the best! I have the .9 mm and it is indispensable!
I got the trend cleaner while back when I saw a video of yours and found my table saw blade to be nasty. It worked really well for me with circular saw blades and countersink drill bits. Came back for more cool tools and I just want to point out that I find Q TIPS to be very effective at getting rid of those caked on dirt. Love the series!
1:22 not everything is metal. Underneath the grip is a plastic part that screws into the main body. The part snapped off from fatigue after a few months on mine. I had to order custom made replacements out of aluminium. Much stronger now, but should come like that from the factory.
Man I love using allot of the same type of products you showing here. I carry a mini led light also. Bridgeport $5 uses 1 AAA And is so bright. Like 500lm bright. And headlamps I have like 4 energizer makes good ones. The ones from China are ok. 18560 rechargeable cells. Just hate that u have to cycle thru all the light modes to get them to shut off. The green energizer had a feature that allows u to hold the power button in and the light dims then once it’s at its dimmest point it flashes and then starts getting brighter. U can do that on any light mode. 3 AAA. I don’t own the zerust item but I do use zerust storage containers/ organizer things. They’re nice. They say the blue dividers emit something that coats metal and keeps it from rusting.
I also own some barrier skin cream but don’t use it that often. Prefer gloves with cotton gloves liners
Man, I've got to stop watching your videos. My Amazon bill is through the roof. Almost everything you show is something I discover a need for in my shop.
Me too!!
Thrice here….😂 😅
Thank you
The time and effort you put into your. Videos
Good list James , those Tweezers are a great find years ago i had to buy a pair of Medical Grade ones that have a really sharp set of tips yet they were close to $200.00 i was told that doctors used them to remove small particles stuck in people’s eyeballs in the Emergency Rooms ! the problem with that kind of money i spent on them ws i didn’t like to keep them in my tool boxes so most of the time they weren’t where i needed them your pick are cheap enough to buy several pairs for multiple toolboxes as a matter of fact i’m thinking they would make good Christmas presents in a nice hand crafted Wood case !
AS usual your tips are invaluable, especially to us home shop guys that have limited exposure and need for using all the cool tools. I call your Cool Tools segment a public service announcement for wood workers. :)
I’ve had three of those Pentel pencils for around ten years-0.5, 0.7, and 0.9 mm. The rubber grippers are different colors. And as I recall, they’re not real expensive. (That’s why I bought three.)
Great video, I have a dumb question I have trouble finding the links at the end of videos, not just yours, for all of them I’m new to RUclips.
I bought the. 09 pencil. I love it!
That angle gauge will for sure be my next purchase!! Thanks for making me aware of its existence
Always enjoy your videos. You may want to consider doing this again next year, but do it in November in order to make it in time for those stocking stuffers for Christmas.
Solid list, keep up the good work. How’s the hand healing up?
This time of the year I use my infrared laser thermometer to monitor my peanut brittle while it's cooking. MUCH handier (and more accurate) than the old-school candy thermometers. :)
Steve
Also fantastic for monitoring the temperature of oil for frying
Love those little straight edge markers/cutters getting the set now.
I had one of those angle measuring tools and took my one back, it had to be attached so the side was perpendicular to the floor. if the blade rotated any the readout would change angle.
Those are a collection that I'll get too. Thanks!
Tractor Supply for your flashlights... Better variety and better prices...
I use the Stanley 12' tape instead of the 10" as the 12' tape is 1" wide and much more rigid...
... but a lot more bulky
@@jamesrodgers3132 I agree... but I like having the tape rigid when I need to measure lengths more than a foot or so. To me it's worth the little bulk but everyone is different...
Steam is imo the best way to get rid of pitch/resin
Love your vids keep yp the great work
Try fast orange hand cleaner it is awesome stuff I have used it for all kinds of goo and shmoo on my hands and some fabrics it's about $7 for a gallon which will last about 6 months
Great info 👍
Awesome video and gift ideas James. Thanx~
If you never have to worry about your lead, you're a lucky man.
Thanks! Great video
awesome. thank you!
The Pentel Graph 1000 in Black i think it was model number Pg1005 was a much better unit.... i still have 2 and use them to draw....
Good stuff. Merry Christmas.
Lots of great suggestions! No if only I can get my wife to watch this video.
Ahhhhhh Jeeeeeeez, now I have to go buy some stuff. Thanks.
How often do you need a 6 foot circle? Means something different these days.
Went to look at one of these on Amazon. Was not entirely surprised to find the entire list under the "people who looked at this item also looked at..." section.
:)
I ordered an iGaging Angle Gauge from your recommended source, chipsfly.com, about a week before Christmas. It arrived today, which I think is a pretty good turn around for the holidays. Also, he shipped to Alaska!
Certain other suppliers whose names begin with “Rock” have made ordering to Alaska difficult, so I appreciate chipsfly.com!
Add another supplier whose name begins with "Garr...". They'll ship this but not that, these but not those, to Alaska.
The other trick is to inflate the price of shipping. We know what it costs to ship to Alaska by about 5 or 7 different methods, so who are "they" kidding?
I've had the supplier ship to the son in Washington (the state), and he forwards to me. And it's still cheaper....
Good video James, Thanks for the info!
where do you get your magnetic dado stack spacers?
As a Model guy, those tweezers look the cat's meow.
I really appreciated this video. And, am a new subscriber! 👍🏼
The mechanical pencil you recommend here is excellent, but NOT in MY apron pocket! The problem--even when retracted--is that it gets clogged with dust from my pocket and gets jammed up. Happened the first day of use; now is delegated to a drawer in my toolbox. Sigh.
I find it unclogs itself when the point pops back out. Love them in the apron pocket. But maybe it depends on the apron pocket's size and position. If it's large and low enough to collect tons of dust, that may be different. Hook it up on the part of the apron that covers your chest. I also lay one on top of my table saw fence.
@@StumpyNubs "I also lay one on top of my table saw fence." I can't do this: I have students! ;-)
Small LED flashlights: Free @ Harbor Freight. No purchase necessary!
Soooooo many tools, so little time!
Where are the “links below”?
Any one know where to buy the long work vest James often wears? I see an Eddie Bauer logo, but, can't find it on their website.
A 6-foot circle? Hmmm... what might I need that for? Let me have a Corona and think about it.
Just how much reading do you do in the toilet....in the dark??? XD
looks good ! I approve :-)
Thanks 😊 only 6 no 8 more tools i need 😂
regardless of the video content, thumbs up just for the red wings can coozy.
My dad would go through the roof if I put down a hand plane with blade down. Always stored our planes on the sides...
"One in the wife's purse, one in MY purse. Just kidding" my wife doesn't carry one in her purse....
You have a man purse?
That pencil looks nice, unfortunately the speed with which I lose a mechanical pencil is inversely proportional to how much I paid for it! :(
I used mechanical pencils when I was working. I had one that I used daily for 7 years...
The Graphgear 1000 is surprisingly affordable. Compared to, say the rotring. Perhaps not compared to a bic. The Kuru-toga might be worth trying - even cheaper, and still surprisingly high quality and usable.
Probably directly proportional
I enjoy your "Cool Tool" videos because they usually include tools that I can afford, not $3000 track saws etc.
Thank you.
James, my wife creates fine artwork. The other day, I asked her why she needed so many brushes. She pointed to your tool wall behind you. She won. 🤫
She was right, too... you can *never* have too many tools. 😎 Now I just need a bigger shop...
Now ask her why women need so many handbags/shoes/clothes.
@@darkwinter6028 Same here. There are so many cool tools that I can certainly afford, but do not have space for in my 450 sq. ft. garage (planer, jointer, big a** collumn drill press, sand blasting booth, etc....). So for now I make do with a workbench, some old kitchen kabinets to store my hand tools, a benchtop drill press, a sliding mitre saw on a portable stand and a jobsite table saw, that I still need to make a stand for.
And with the climate we have here in Denmark, I don't want to leave my car outside at night during winter, so I need space for that as well...
I HAVE ALMOST THREE OF EACH TOOL, DRILLS...COUPLE OF EACH KIND EXCEPT BENCH AND RIGHT ANGLE, NO LOOKING AROUND FOR THE TOOL OR CHASING AFTER IT.
ONE REASON, HIGH CRIME. I LEAVE THE JUNK OUT IN PLAIN SIGHT. A GOOD QUALITY TOOL CAN EASILY COST 5 TIMES AS MUCH AS THE JUNK BRAND BUT MOSTLY YOU MISS IT FIVE TIMES AS MUCH, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR CHANGING BATTERIES.
ALL MY MASTER TOOLS GO IN A HIDING SPOT, TOOLS ON JOBS ARE SECOND RATE, REASON, CLOWNS DONT APPRECIATE. CLOWN (CLOWN=SO CALLED PRO WITHOUT PROPER TOOLS) COMES BORROWS DRILL, SAW, GRINDER, OR WHATHAVEYOU, THESE ALSO SUFFER HIGH CRIME AND LOSS.
TOO BAD EVERYTHING THESE DAYS IS MADE IN CHINA. MY TOOLS ARE SEVERAL YEARS OLD. SAME BRAND DIFFERENT QUALITY.
We are way far past ‘need’
Love these! My wife now has my Christmas list. BTW, I'm a Maglite Holster guy. Have been since back in '90 when I first started working for EMS. I've been out of EMS for 21 years, but never gave up the Maglite. I use it pretty much every day for something. I work as a lawn sprinkler tech now, and it's so handy to shine down into 2" PVC guide pipe to get a shut off key on a valve handle 4 ft deep, or in poorly lit basements and garages.
3 cheap things I keep in my workshop are rolls of wax paper, aluminum foil (get the wide roll) and plastic wrap. I get them cheap at Dollar General. The wax paper and foil are great for lining the workbench when I’m gluing or staining. The plastic wrap works like a cheap strap clamp. Just wrap it tight around parts you’re gluing.
The Al foil works great to line roller pans when painting. No clean up!
Wax paper is a great for glue ups! Surprised I don't see more people use it
Flashlight nerd here. We have much nicer LEDs available now, for cheap, compared to the flashlight you've shown here. Not only brighter, but with much more natural light. The quality of color rendering can be more important than brightness your ability to see clearly.
The current king (IMO) of cheap small high CRI lights is the Sofirn C01S. It takes a single AAA, so it's tiny, and it costs $12 on Amazon, or like $8 if you can wait for the slow boat from China. I've given many of them out for Christmas, and I'm planning to buy more in bulk to give to more friends. If you don't feel like buying one, message me a PO box where I can send you one. It's just so so much better than the crummy blue light you get from the type you're using now, and you deserve it.
I watched this today (3May2020) and immediately dived into Amazon for the M Power Tri-Scribe here in the UK. They are on sale here from various sellers priced from £52 to £75 and that most expensive one is also £4 for shipping!!!! I liked the look of it but not that much and I have just bought some nice measuring tools and gauges from Axminster Precision: they have a catalogue that's like Aladdin's cave. Nice video with sensible tips, thank you.
Because of this vid I picked up the Pendel graphgear 1000 in 0.5mm.
1.5 years later I love it more than ever. The retractable tip has saved its life many times over. Someday I’ll buy all the sizes. Truly a great tool - significantly better than any other pencil I was using.
Great reviews and tips! Love your vids! Thanks again
Always enjoy your tool recommendations! I have purchased several in the past based on your recommendations. Love those Pentel mechanical pencils! Now, they're all I use. Keep the great videos coming, James! Thank you!
A tip for getting extra small splinters out: use a needle to slightly puncture the skin just below the splinter and pull it up. I'm not sure if anyone else does this, but it helped me out a lot over the years. For me, more often than not, a splinter will break off under the skin or will get pushed so far that there is no exposed end above the skin.
I second a big lead holder. I have several for drawing that migrated to the garage as I learned how well they work for marking and how sturdy they are!
Dude I’m going broke watching your cool tool videos! Thanks for some great tips
I have a excellent radio volume alarm. As my workshop is on the house when planet rock gets loud I have a shrieking alarm. She’s a good cook though so I don’t mind.
The thick lead-holder I have has a surprise - a little sharpener in the metal cap. Mine came with white, black, red leads.
2 expensive tools your shop shouldn't be without - a starett combination square and a mitsutoyo caliper.
The steel drill gauge has yet another use: if you're hand drilling and you have a started hole off center, clamp the gauge to the work with the proper-sized hole over your intended drill location and re-drill. The gauge keeps the drill right where you want it as it bores into the work.
I like using mechanical pencils in my shop, I’ve been using them for engineering work for a long time. I’ve gone from .5mm to .7mm and now to .9mm There are a wide variety of the Pentel models available- all plastic body, metal/plastic body, and all metal body. You can buy cheap mechanical pencils at office supply stores that are already full of lead. Or you can go beyond Pentel and buy the expensive models such as Rotring.
Seriously, just stop! This is cool tool overload plus my shopping cart is getting deeper than my bank account🤣
I have several of those same Pentel mechanical pencils and I love them. The 0.5 mm size is perfect for scribing using Incra rules and protractors. I got the first one a long while ago after you mentioned them in one of your other videos. I like them for all the reasons that you said. I have carried a Fenix LD-09 LED flashlight in my front pants pocket every day. That and a folding knife are my EDC. I like your tip about the art pencil with the large lead in it for marking rough lumber. I'll have to get one of those. It seems like I'm always sharpening a carpenter's pencil more than I'm using it. A tip for sharpening chisels, plane irons, etc. is I like to use a cheap USB microscope to view the edge. That makes it trivial to see if I'm ready to change grits yet or not, or if I'm free-handing it I can see how the bevel is coming out (or not). Even a head magnifier (like an Opti-View) helps out, although that magnification is far less than the microscope. My middle-aged eyes can use all the help that they can get.
Awesome. You seem to have completely healed. That is good to know. Also I like your tool list.
Bill Hart I’m wondering if he didn’t record this before the accident?
@@karenmitchell6814might be but I am hoping he has a full recovery. I am going to err on the side of optimism..
@@BillHartCooks. He did have a note about how woodpeckers did not have the sale anymore with the link.
I feel stupid for not going here when looking for me mechanical pencil for WOODWORKINNGGG...
My "Tinker" model Swiss Army knife has tweezers in it that are amazing. I can literally dig through skin with them to get to a sliver- and they are always in my pocket. Another must have is a small, very bright, tubular LED flashlight. Water proof and hardly noticable on the key chain. Also, always with me. It is my number one, must have tool. The batteries last a surprising amount of time. I usually get about a year out of them. Changing batteries is just a twist away and they are so cheap off of Ebay that they are practically free. I order them in lots of 50 for much less than the cost of a cup of coffee. The flashlight itself is not cheap , but OH so worth it. I get them at a battery store for about ten bucks. I would easily pay double that and not bat an eye. Many times a life saver "Hey, I've got a flashlight right here."
The flashlight is roughly three times the size of a .22 cartridge and with a similar shape.
Kirk, what is the brand name and model for the flashlight you mentioned?
@@mrglsjr I looked it up for you Greg. The light is called the Nano light. It is aircraft aluminum and has lasted me many years on the key chain. I paid ten bucks.
@@kirkjohnson9353 - Thanks!
The Pentel GraphGear mechanical pencil is great! For drafting. But it isn't durable enough for woodworking. Personal experience.
This mech pencil graf gear not been a good experience, dust, clogs. Don't understand. Wood turner. Fails to advance lead regularly. lol, my experience.
I had a few cheap little LED flahlights until I threw them all out. Every single one burned through batteries, even when off. Bette to buy a quality rechargable light and keep it handy. Stay away from any light that uses AAA batteries. IMO
I really enjoy all of your videos and the common sense point of view you have and the let’s keep calm style you deliver info with. I’m very tired of the young guns videos who at 23 somehow have 5000sf shops with 60K worth of state of the art tools telling us old salts how “this is the only way to do things.” At 64 I’m just coming back to woodworking and turning from a lifetime of general carpentry, and am looking for more precise pencils. Am going to Amazon for your suggestions. Still have a ton of carpenter pencils to work through for large marking. Keep up the good work. Its greatly appreciated
Suggestion:
The Quantum Pocket Rechargeable Pen Light at Harbor Freight
Been using it for the last month, good light
Got it on sale but it's worth the full price, imo
The Graphgear 1000 is excellent for woodworking. One thing not mentioned here is each press of the lead advance button only advances the lead around 1mm, leaving the lead far less likely to break in use. All of my cheaper pen type pencils advance the lead too far at each press, leaving the fragile exposed lead vulnerable to instant breakage.
Flashlights and headlamps are worth getting the nicer ones. 18650 powered rechargeable is the way to go! USB-C or even wireless charging is great. Also the colors aren't all the same, real neutral white is nice.
I got the LED tweezers a couple months ago & you are 100% correct, every woodworker needs one.
Stumpy I'm from South Africa,just want to say great advise and tips,they help me alot aswell...
I have several of the items you have shown, however I haven't seen a video of one of the most important tools that you use. Which one you ask, your apron. I know that there must be bunch of them on the market, but which one really serves the wood worker, and is safe. I buy a lot of things from Tractor Supply like the led tweezers, they came as a pair for under 5 dollars.
Hi, I've used silica pouches and put them in the box of routers Also done this with many other items and even drawers etc. I haven't seen any rust build up . . . either they work or they happen to be stored where they wouldn't rust anyway. What is your view in silica pouches. They seem to come with a lot of deliveries so I thought of continuing their use ?
Wonderful Episode I made notes and the company that has the angle finder. Wow, they some nice stuff at reasonable prices. The Caliper set is bluetooth and will directly into any document you open. No typing no errors. Thanks I will be keeping an open document for your suggestion. The right tool always helps.
Thanks for the pencil link searching high and low for a quality 0.3 pencil! keep up the good work!
Be careful with temperature readings on blank or shiny materials with the temperature pistol. It works with infrared radiation and this can be very different for surfaces with different surface radiation coefficients.
I really liked the first few tools. You should pick up a cheap digital caliper. It will replace the guages, scribing tools, plus many other things. You can pick them up for 20 that even display fractions.
I used a laser thermometer to find a relay under the hood of my Jeep that was shorted and draining my battery. On a cool day, temps around 45 F, I scanned all the electrical components until I came across the relay that was reading a little over 60 degrees.
"I use a toothbrush if it is really caked on" - upgrade to a Sonicare and be amazed at how awesome it cleans in tight places. Use a new brush head in your mouth and when it is time to change don't throw the head out ... move it down to the shop. Put a piece of Gorilla tape around it so you know it should never go back in your mouth :)
Also, remember to use your wife's toothbrush rather than your own.
I always enjoy your videos. They are well made and very informative. This comment however is to congratulate you on your weight loss. In the review of cool tools from the past I have noticed that the "current you" appears to be thinner in the face and torso than the earlier versions. If you haven't lost any weight then it must be the camera. If that's the case I need to get one of those for myself.:)
My business and I are thankful for every vid. Also my inner child as I needed a way to justify a phaser gun to fend off aliens as well.
Verty good post. Its educational and entertaining, I subscribed Cheers !
Man, you really know you've come across a woodworker when he has to keep a measuring tape within his reach at all times and everywhere he goes.🤣
Oh, and here’s one that’s even cheaper: for a quick compass in the shop use a scrap of vinyl drywall corner bead.
that Trammel Set would be great for laying out gaskets . i need to cut a lot of gaskets in my day job with boilers and chillers.
The $5 self centering punch is now $19.75 on Amazon. Ouch!